Sports

Spring playoffs in full swing; BE girls lacrosse reaches state semis

The Philip Simmons High School boys’ soccer team was dominant in a 10-0 victory over Edisto High School on May 4 in the first round of the Class AA playoffs. It was the Iron Horses’ 10th consecutive victory as they improved to 20-2. The Iron Horses advanced to host a second-round game...

Iron Horses streak to 7-straight track and field titles

It’s becoming a rite of spring. The Philip Simmons High School girls’ and boys’ track teams both won Region 6-AA championships with dominating performances on April 29. It marked the seventh consecutive year the Iron Horses were crowned region champs. Not bad, considering the school is only...

Bishops track and field teams finish runner-ups at regionals

The Bishop England High School track and field teams are among the most successful in the Palmetto State. The girls’ team owns 14 state championships and two second-place finishes while the boys have won four state championships and have four state runners-up efforts to their credit. Both...

Bishop boys' tennis team continues state championship push

The Bishop England High School boys’ tennis team had plenty to celebrate with a 12-3 record, a Region 6-AAAA championship, and the No. 1 seed in the Lower State playoff brackets as the second week of the postseason began. That’s an impressive accomplishment for coach Kristin Fleming Arnold and...

Bishops Grace Buss runs circles around competition, classroom

Grace Buss is the epitome of the Bishop England High School student-athlete. She’s determined and solid on the track and cross-country course, and, most importantly, in the classroom. That combination is why Buss will matriculate to Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, and write the...

Sports Roundup

PHILIP SIMMONS BASEBALL The Philip Simmons High School baseball team’s bid to repeat as Region 6-AA champions came up short as Andrews High School handed the Iron Horses a pair of heartbreaking losses last week to win the region title with an 8-0 record. Still, the Iron Horses began this...

A father and son's first fishing catch

Fishing is a great family and community activity. It is an excellent way to spend time with your children and neighbors. So, when Joe Jurcak with Fenland Townhomes asked me to help with a youth fishing class, I gladly volunteered. We planned for the class to be on the dock in Nowell Creek...

BE honors soccer icon Ed Khouri with new scholarship

Bishop England High School soccer legend Ed Khouri’s legacy will live on thanks to a scholarship in his honor that was the brainchild of current boys’ coach Brandon Costa, staff and soccer alumni. Khouri retired at the end of the 2022 season and was the mastermind of a program that became the...

Iron Horses enter crucial stretch with baseball region title at stake

The Philip Simmons High School baseball team entered the final two weeks of the regular season with a chance to make school history. The Iron Horses entered play this week with a 17-3 record, which is on pace to be the best regular-season record in the program’s nine-year history. But the...

Bishops find success at Father Kelly Classic track meet

Bishop England High School hosted its annual Father Kelly Classic, and the Bishop thinclads fared well as the girls finished second and the boys held down third place in the team standings. Cane Bay won the girls’ crown with a 153-116 win over the Bishops. Hanahan was third with 112. The...