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Philip Simmons, BE girls tennis teams advance with playoff wins

Richard Schultz is a tennis coach and a tennis aficionada. He also is a man of many words. But Schulz, who coaches the Philip Simmons High School girls’ varsity tennis team, needs only two words to describe his team: very young. “I have a wonderful group of very young players,” Schulz said after...

Sloane Stephens to play at 2020 Volvo Car Open

Grand Slam champion Sloane Stephens will compete in the 2020 Volvo Car Open, April 4-12, on Daniel Island. Stephens captured the 2017 US Open title and is the 2016 Volvo Car Open champion. She joins fellow Grand Slam champions Simona Halep and Garbiñe Muguruza, as well as Volvo Car Open champions...

Jeff Caldwell beats Mingledorff and Patterson, wins $50 to New York Butcher Shoppe

Congratulations to Jeff Caldwell for having a perfect 12-0 score and beating Mingledorff and Patterson in last week’s Pigskin Pick’em Contest. The win landed him a $50 gift card to the New York Butcher Shoppe on Daniel Island. Jeff was monitoring his emails from the Bahamas. He was excited about...

BE football wins in lopsided victory over Academic Magnet

It was one of those lopsided high school football games, the ones that are over literally before even getting started. Last Friday night was a perfect example as Bishop England played Academic Magnet in a monumental mismatch. Academic Magnet fumbled on its first possession of the Region 7-AAA game...

Make sure your tow vehicle is capable of pulling your boat

A few months ago, I purchased a Pathfinder 2500 Hybrid boat because I wanted a more capable nearshore fishing platform. While I love the nearshore performance and handling of the Pathfinder, it is significantly larger than the 22-footer it replaced. This made launching and recovering the new boat...

$The DISA U17 Boyz team won the Charleston Select Shootout championship for the Under 17\Under 19 blue division. Pictured in the second row, left to right, is Turner Orvin, Zach Michel, Joseph Wenger, Aiden Morris, Jake Rook, Matthew Michel, Mason Jordahl, Allen Myers, Kofi Ayiku, Ethan Teufuel, and Coach Cooper Newman. In the front row, left to right, is Trad Turrentine, Nate Heineck, Zander Mullen, Luke Evans, Karl Swanson, and Blake Morros.$

DISA soccer scores big at local tournament

Teams from Daniel Island Soccer Academy (DISA) took home top honors at the 2019 Charleston Men’s Select Shootout tournament hosted by United Soccer Academy Mount Pleasant on October 12 and 13.

BE girls JV tennis team wins state championship!

The Bishop England girls junior varsity tennis team had an excellent 8-1 season, and then proceeded to have some great matches and wins against some of the other top JV teams around the state. The team worked very hard, often competing against local varsity teams to improve, and it really paid off...

Rona Bobey beats Jim Flynn with LTP, wins gift card to Vespa

Rona Bobey tied with several contestants to beat Jim Flynn of LTP with an 11-1 score. Rona secured the win, and a $50 gift card to Vespa, by winning the tiebreaker. A longtime resident, Rona resides on Daniel Island with her husband, John; daughters Alex and Drew (at JWU); and her dog, Tyson. Rona...

Philip Simmons High digs in deep to beat N. Charleston 40-18

Chalk up one in the win column for the Philip Simmons High School football team. And, while you’re at it, chalk up one for confidence. The Iron Horses struggled at times in the first half during Friday’s Region 6-AA encounter at North Charleston High School. But Coach Eric Bendig made adjustments,...

You’ll find more success if you fish for what is here this time of year

This week, fishing felt like a Don Henley song. In the Lowcountry, sharks and tarpon are the boys of summer and this week they were gone. While I have not seen a Dead Head sticker on a Cadillac, I am pretty sure the boys of summer are gone. Catching sharks behind shrimp boats is super easy and very...