Sports

Propes propels Ashley Hall golf, first D1 signee in program’s history

You might think of it as the end of an era in Ashley Hall golf history. Or, you might think of it as new beginnings for the player and coach, both Daniel Island residents, who defined the program for a decade. The player is senior Raegan Propes, who has been on the team since she was in the...

STREAK SNAPPED

One quarterback suffered a season-ending knee injury while the other was out for the year with a broken collarbone. Then there’s a lineman who suffered a season-ending knee injury for the second year in a row. Welcome to the 2021 Bishop England “Battling and Bruised” Bishops football...

Sometimes you get tricks before treats

Recently, I have been nursing a badly sprained ankle. So, Brody, the amazing fish-finding and stock-trading dog, has not been fishing very much. Let me tell you, a bored dog is a dangerous dog. Here are a few examples: With a little extra time on his hands, Brody has been dabbling in...

BE swimming displays solid showing at state championships

The Bishop England High School swimming teams both fared well during the annual High School League State Championships, which commenced last Saturday with girls’ competition and concluded Monday with the focus on the boys. The Bishop boys claimed third place in Class AAA after finishing as...

Michelle Siau beats Rob Preiditsch, wins a gift card to The Kingstide

Michelle Siau pulled out a big win with a score of 10-2 to beat sponsor Rob Preiditsch with Cawood Dinsmore Group’s 9-3 score. She wins a $50 gift card to The Kingstide. Remember, you have to play to win! It’s free to enter. Michelle is from Fayetteville, North Carolina and spent 22.5 years...

Philip Simmons proving to be perennial powerhouse

It was difficult to reconcile the Philip Simmons High School football team’s total yardage with its point production when you first glanced at Friday night’s stat sheets. Afterall, the Iron Horses managed only 186 yards in total offense against Burke, yet the scoreboard read Philip Simmons...

BE student-athlete scores perfect on ACT

Matthew Fishburne couldn’t believe his eyes – or his computer – when he recently logged on to check his most recent ACT score. The Bishop England student-athlete had taken the exam before, but wanted to make sure he put his best academic foot forward. So, he took the test one final time...

Fall weather brings fish-feeding frenzy

For me, the availability of pumpkin spice lattes at Starbucks means one thing: Fishing is about to get really good. Shorter days and cooler water temperatures already have redfish, trout and flounder schooling up and feeding aggressively. Brody, the amazing fishing-finding and stock-...

Tracey Thomas beats Ashley Severance, wins a gift card to Sermet’s

Tracey Thomas is the winner of this week’s Pigskin Pick’em Football Contest with a perfect 12-0 score, beating Ashley Severance with Atlantic Properties 9-3 score. “My husband and I have played Pick‘em for years with the DI News and we always have so much fun picking who we think will win...

Propes caps seven-year golf career at Ashley Hall

Daniel Island resident Raegen Propes is concluding her golf career as a member of the Ashley Hall golf team, and she is concluding it in style. Propes and her Panthers teammates competed in the SCISA State Championships, and the team was in third place Monday after the first day of...