Sports

DIS Osprey Players of the Week!

The following Daniel Island School basketball players have been named Osprey Players of the Week for their performance during games played between January 6 and 13. Their coaches describe below why they were selected!

South Carolina's junior golf champs share links to Daniel Island

MARIE ROCHA-TYGH Two young golfers, each with links to Daniel Island, were named the 2018 South Carolina Junior Golf Association’s Players of the Year. The South Carolina Junior Golf Association awarded Jonathan Griz the Jay Haas Player of the Year and, as previously reported in The Daniel Island...

BE grad Jack Tessier one of 10 U.S. Rugby Foundation scholarship

Bishop England High School graduate Jack Tessier of Mount Pleasant is one of 10 recipients of the 2018 Kevin Higgins College Scholarship, awarded by the U.S. Rugby Foundation (USRF). “Rugby is more than a sport and, in many ways, is a lot like life,” said Tessier. In rugby, Tessier has found a...

DI resident earns PBC All-Academic Team Accolades

Daniel Island resident Summer Ricciardi is one of eight University of South Carolina Aiken women’s soccer standouts to be named to the Peach Belt Conference (PBC) all-academic team. Ricciardi is an academic junior, but a redshirt sophomore athletically, as she battled back from a serious ankle...

New year brings first cast, first fish...and first headache!

When I was younger, New Year’s Eve was cause for great celebration. Of course, back then, everything was cause for great celebration. Over the years, my focus has switched from partying all night long to fishing on New Year’s Day. This year was no different. On January 1, I woke up early (without a...

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...