Sports

BEHS soccer teams score No.1 rankings in pre-season polls

Ed Khouri is one of the most successful high school soccer coaches in state history as he closes in on 500 career victories to go along with 14 state championships at the helm of the Bishop England boys’ soccer juggernaut. But it’s a match that the Bishops didn’t win that causes the veteran coach...

High school hoops roundup

It’s just about a month away from March Madness, when the High School League crowns its state champions after a weekend of action at the Colonial Life Center in Columbia. But for now, attention is focused on region play, when every game can influence the league standings and set up the seedings for...

Patti beats Noell in the NFL Championship round

Patti Bianco, a retired court reporter from Rhode Island, is this week’s winner of the Football Pick ‘Em. She was one of three contestants to have five correct picks in the NFL Championship round and she won by a tiebreaker. Patti and her husband moved to Daniel Island almost six years ago. She...

Expectations high for BEHS baseball team as new season begins

Mike Darnell’s mood went from celebratory to solemn after watching his Bishop England High School baseball team win the Class AAA state championship with a victory over Seneca last May. The team celebrated, but Darnell was brought back to reality, perhaps back to the future, when he was asked the...

Shelby Rogers to return home to compete in the 2018 Volvo Car Open

Charleston native and former Daniel Island resident Shelby Rogers will return to her hometown to play in the 2018 Volvo Car Open. She joins Caroline Garcia, Johanna Konta, Sloane Stephens, Petra Kvitová, Madison Keys, Daria Kasatkina and CiCi Bellis in the field. The Volvo Car Open will take place...

Charleston Battery announces 2018 schedule

The United Soccer League (USL) released the 2018 regular season schedule Friday afternoon. For the third straight year, the Charleston Battery opens the season at MUSC Health Stadium on Daniel Island against FC Cincinnati. That match-up will take place on Feb. 17. With six new clubs joining the...

BE's 1967 football team honors coaching legend Jack Cantey

The 1967 Bishop England football team reunited last Saturday to celebrate a memorable season and to honor a great man who just might personify what Bishop England High School is all about. The team gathered during a Bishops’ basketball game and was recognized for that memorable season that included...

A record year for the Pro-Am Jam!

The 6th Annual Denis, Denny & Mark’s Pro-Am Jam hosted by Student Transportation Inc. (STI) raised a record $322,000 at its 2017 event, an increase of 20 percent compared to the previous year. This brings the six-year fundraising total to over $1.3 million raised for the three host charities...

Hanahan boys' basketball team prepares for first round of region play

Life in Region 7-AAA is a constant grind for the boys’ basketball teams that make up the membership of the league. That’s why Hanahan coach Peter Smits isn’t feeling overconfident as his team began the week with a three-game winning streak while owning a 10-7 record overall and 2-0 in league play....

Charleston Battery secures additional land on Daniel Island

The Charleston Battery Foundation has partnered with the Daniel Island Town Association (DITA) to develop a multi-field soccer complex on Daniel Island, south of Oak Leaf Street and the new Edgefield Park Pool. The partnership includes a 25-year lease for the space, which is located approximately...