Sports

Iron Horse girls, boys target track titles

The Philip Simmons High School girls’ track and field team has one of the best resumes in South Carolina in the past five years. In 2019, just the second year of the school’s existence, the Iron Horse girls finished second in the state. In 2020, COVID-19 wiped out the season. The Iron...

Trash talk and fishing can turn friends into family

Friendship is kind of funny. If your friends hang around long enough, they become family. This is the case with my friend Donna Crocker. We have been fishing together for over 30 years. Donna has seen my children, Elliott and Maddie, grow from toddlers to adults. She is my wife’s best...

BE Dance Team doubles the fun

The Bishop England Dance Team garnered the school’s first and second dance championship titles at the South Carolina State Championships in Irmo Feb. 17. The team took home gold in both Varsity Hip Hop and Varsity Gameday. The team also achieved the highest overall score in the competition...

Crusaderettes Dance Team wins world championship title

The Christ Our King-Stella Maris School Crusaderettes Dance Team made school history by earning the school’s first World Championship title. The competitive dance team, composed of 16 girls in fifth through eighth grade, competed in the National Dance Team Championship and World School Performance...

Iron Horse boys’ tennis builds towards the future

Time. It’s on the side of the Philip Simmons High School boys’ tennis team. The Iron Horses made a deep playoff run and reached the state semifinals last spring before losing to eventual Class AAA state champ Camden. The team might not have as lofty goals in the spring of 2024...

Bishop England football scores a new head coach

Logan Hall knows the Bishop England High School football team has struggled in recent years, failing to score points and win games. Hall also knows the program will be challenged for at least the next couple of years, forced to compete at the Class AAAA level despite having a Class AA...

High school track season kicks off

The list of entries in Bishop England High School’s Father Kelly Classic was short compared to the number of teams entered in other high-profile track and field events. While most big meets attract scores of teams, the Bishops’ field wasn’t even in double digits for boys or girls. ...

Fishing ties families together

For some, fishing is a recreation. For others, it is a sport. For me, it is both. More importantly, fishing is a thread that ties my family together. So, when my niece (Jessica) told me that her son (Jake) wanted to go fishing, I jumped at the opportunity. We agreed to go fishing on Sunday...

Two new WTA women’s professional tennis tournaments are coming to Charleston

Fifth Third Bank announced its commitment to women's sports and professional tennis through a new sponsorship of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) 500 Credit One Charleston Open at Live To Play (LTP) Daniel Island and title sponsorship of two WTA 125 tennis tournaments at LTP Mount Pleasant. The...

Grand Slam champ, 2 Charleston champs join COCO field

A Grand Slam champion and two former Charleston champions have joined the growing player field for the 2024 Credit One Charleston Open, March 30 - April 7. World No. 10 and 2017 Roland Garros champion Jelena Ostapenko, World No. 12 and 2017 Charleston Open champion Daria Kasatkina and World No. 19...