Sports

No one beats Rosie Stieby in this week's Pigskin Pick'Em Challenge!

Rosie Stieby of Daniel Island Real Estate gives a $50 gift card from Sermet’s Courtyard to Carol Stops. Rosie’s score of 8-5 did not get beat this week, but several contestants came close with a 7-4. Carol won the tiebreaker by picking the Chargers with a score of 27-14. Carol was very...

PSHS girls' basketball team captures Carolina Invitational title

New high schools have all the bells and whistles, and when it comes to athletics that includes diamonds, gridirons, courts and tracks, not to mention trophy cases. Philip Simmons High School is no exception, and the school, which opened in time for the 2016-17 academic year, plans to have a great...

Lady Bishops suffer first loss of season

One bad quarter of basketball cost the Bishop England girls’ team its perfect season. But all is not lost. The Bishops should be in the hunt for a region title and - the ultimate prize - a state championship. The Bishops competed in the annual Carolina Classic and aimed for a title in the Palmetto...

Phil shares his pick of top sports stories of 2018 - by month

Last week, we had the 12 days of Christmas. This week, we have the top 12 sports stories of 2018 – by month. Here is one man’s opinion. JANUARY BE football team honors Jack Cantey The 1967 Bishop England football team reunited to celebrate a memorable season that included a 10-0 regular-season...

Christmas Day fishing can be a family tradition

Every Christmas Day, my children and I sneak away to try and catch a fish. When time allows, we launch the skiff. However, most of the time, we visit one of the Daniel Island docks or ponds. This year, we fished from a dock. Upon our arrival, the tide was nearing dead low. Elliott and Maddie...

Abigail Schimpf accepts Beth Daniel Player of the Year Award

Daniel Island’s own Abigail Schimpf was named one of the two South Carolina Junior Golf Player of the Year by the SC Junior Golf Association (SCJRGA). The players of the year, one male and one female, are chosen through the yearly Heritage Classic Foundation Ranking, which Schimpf topped in her...

Hanahan's Cooper Dawson shares National Signing Day spotlight with friend, Kingsley Feinman

It was supposed to be a climax of a friendship that was forged in the hallways of Hanahan High School when Cooper Dawson and Kingsley Feinman met as freshmen. The bond was taken to a higher level their senior year when Dawson suffered a knee injury that forced him to miss his final season as a...

Faith, family, friends, food and fishing!

For me, the holiday season is about the five “Fs” - faith, family, friends, food and fishing. These are the key ingredients for making great memories. Thinking back, my senior year report card also had five Fs. However, those are memories I am trying to forget. Or, at least to deny! As our families...

Leo Albano is ready to take part in Notre Dames's quest for national football title

Wednesday was a long day for Leo Albano, and you could tell he was tired during a phone interview in which the subject was about 1,000 miles away. Albano is a former three-sport star for Bishop England and now is a member of the Notre Dame football team, which is preparing to play in the college...

Tom O'Brien picks a perfect ticket - 12 wins tops Ray Passailaigue for LIDI gift card

Tom O’Brien pulled off the rare feat of guessing all 12 games correctly last week! He beat Ray Passailaigue of Backflow Services and Repair to win a gift card to Ristorante LIDI. “This is my first time entering . . . my wife e-mailed the entry information to me while I was in Tampa last week and...