Sports

Make sure you laugh a lot even if you fish a little

Sometimes fishing does not go according to plan. Saturday was a perfect example. My son Elliott, our dog Brody, and I planned to fish offshore for marlin. The forecast was for diminishing winds and calming seas. Unfortunately, the forecast was wrong. At 4 a.m. on Saturday morning, the wind...

BE brings home Southern Cross with 1-shot victory on final day

The Bishop England High School boys’ golf team did it again. Three weeks after an impressive team effort in the 2023 Champions Invitational in Palm Springs, California the Bishops stayed close to home to win the 48th annual Southern Cross at the Palmetto Golf Club in Aiken on April 22. The...

Philip Simmons Middle School runner clocks in among nation’s best

Laura Perry. If you follow high school track and field in the Palmetto State, you might want to remember that name. Perry, who is only a seventh-grader at Philip Simmons Middle School, has the potential to be one of the best girls’ high school distance runners in state history. For...

Bishops, Iron Horses post strong showings at Coaches Classic

The 2023 Coaches Classic lived up to its name – and then some. The Coaches Classic concluded with The Elite Meet held at Camden High School on April 21, showcasing the top high school track and field athletes in the Palmetto State, regardless of their school’s enrollment classification....

Retired coach Ed Khouri honored for leading BE soccer last 29 years

In recognition of an illustrious career as Bishop England High School boys soccer coach that included 513 wins and 14 state championships, former legendary coach Ed Khouri was celebrated recently with a ceremony. Coach Khouri, who was recently inducted into the South Carolina High School Soccer...

You don’t always catch what you want

Every so often, a species of fish grabs my attention. Typically, it is a fish I do not know much about and subsequently catch infrequently. The species that has my attention right now is the blue marlin. So, for the past few months, I have been studying blue marlin habitat preferences,...

Iron Horses’ lax hits stride in time for playoff stretch

After two seasons of growing pains, the Philip Simmons High School girls’ lacrosse team is finally going places. The Iron Horses just completed the best season in the program’s brief history. They posted a 13-3 record, which gave the Iron Horses their first-ever home playoff game in the...

BE baseball back in sync after battling learning curve

Historically, the Bishop England High School baseball program has been one of the most successful programs in the state. The Bishops have won 10 state championships in their proud history, which is the second-most in state history, according to “Palmetto’s Finest,” the official record book...

BE lax forced to forfeit playoffs after discovery of ineligible player

If you glanced at the MaxPreps.com rankings of the top girls’ high school lacrosse teams in the country on April 17, you would notice Bishop England was No. 3 in the nation. But if you checked out the brackets for the South Carolina High School League playoffs, which were scheduled to begin...

Fish & Brats:

On Friday afternoon, I was on my weekly pilgrimage to West Marine. When you have multiple boats, you go there a lot. The GPS in my car always thinks that is my destination. Sadly, most of the time, the GPS is right. On this trip, a Magma propane grill with a rod holder attachment caught my...