Sports

'Different abilities, not disabilities'

Every Sunday at the Family Circle Tennis Center, a group of excited athletes from the Special Olympics South Carolina “Area 6” adaptive tennis program join dedicated volunteer coaches to learn about all aspects of the game, including how to play. “We have athletes with all different kinds of...

Courting Kids to the Game of Tennis!

Seven-year-old Nyla stepped up the net, armed with a racket and fierce determination. Volunteer Ana-lei Kalawe, a local tennis player and high school junior, tossed a ball in Nyla’s direction and the youngster power hit it back over the net. “It felt good!” exclaimed Nyla, who served up a beaming...

Shelby Rogers earns Volvo Car Open’s first ‘Player Who Makes a Difference’ Award

Shelby Rogers may not be able to win on the court during this week’s Volvo Car Open, as an injury is keeping her sidelined for the tournament, but she is still going home with a new title. Rogers, a hometown favorite in the Holy City who grew up crafting her tennis skills on local courts, was...

The Volvo Car Open serves up more than good tennis matches!

Food trucks, unique shops and, of course, all things tennis lined the promenade of the Volvo Car Stadium last Saturday and Sunday for the Volvo Car Open’s Family Weekend, the official start of the tournament. Many tennis lovers started their day with a warm smile and a gourmet latte from Biz...

Girl Power!

The top seven seeds in the Volvo Car Open gathered for All-Access Media Hour at the Daniel Island Club on Monday and were clearly ready to talk tennis. But most of these elite players from around the world also reported that they are aware of the challenges facing women of every profession, walk of...

VCO Face-Off! Fan Vs. Player

When it comes to professional tennis, both fans and players are certainly passionate about the sport! But who serves up the most correct answers to questions about the Volvo Car Open and its presence in Charleston? At last Saturday’s VCO Draw Party at Dockery’s on Daniel Island, we put fan Jim Ryan...

BEHS baseball team ranked in top 25 of national poll

Bishop England baseball coach Mike Darnell is a busy man. He’s focused on what happens on the field, between the lines, as his team aims to repeat as the Class AAA state champs. Darnell is so focused that he had “no idea” that his team showed up in the latest MaxPreps computer poll of the top 25...

BE’s Addie Laurencelle is one of state’s top swimmers

If you are a resident of the Lowcountry, there’s a good chance, perhaps a 99.44 percent chance, that either you or someone you know moved here from the North. And the reason for the move, most of the time, includes something to do with the weather. That includes Addie Laurencelle, whose family...

DIS Osprey basketball teams wrap up season!

Four Daniel Island School basketball teams made it to the playoffs this year – the fifth grade boys, sixth grade girls, seventh grade girls and eighth grade boys! Coaches for the fifth grade boys and sixth grade girls provide season summaries below, followed by individual player awards. Be sure to...

HHS to host baseball invitational featuring multiple local and out of state teams

The 49th annual Hanahan Invitational Tournament, one of the biggest spring high school baseball tournaments on the East Coast, commences Monday at eight venues around the Lowcountry and concludes with two championship games April 5 at Sportsman Field in Hanahan. “We have a full field of teams,”...