Sports

Taking the hassle out of boat ownership

One of my least favorite things about offshore fishing is getting my engines serviced every 100 hours. When you fish as much as I do, you hit 100 hours pretty quickly. The logistics of getting the Yellowfin off the dock, onto the trailer, and into the shop are not much fun. Typically, this is...

Iron Horse player Bernard Jenkins dedicates season to late mother

Philip Simmons High School football player Bernard Jenkins’ mother passed away July 13. The 5-foot-8, 260-pound senior lineman went to workouts the next day because he wanted to be with the rest of his family, his teammates. “My teammates, we’ve been together for a long time,” said Jenkins, a...

Bishops ready for new region foes as practice gets underway

Logan Hall inherited a program at its crossroads when he was named the coach of the Bishop England High School football team in time for the 2024 season. The Battling Bishops won back-to-back Class AA state titles beginning with the 2011 season, but a little over a decade later the team...

Daniel Island Club tennis team makes history, advances to USTA Nationals

The Daniel Island Club Women's 55 & Over 3.0 USTA tennis team recently made club history by winning the USTA Southern Sectional Championship in Auburn, Alabama, becoming the first USTA league team from the club to qualify for the USTA League National Championships. Competing through the...

State volleyball champs visit USC, reload for 2026 season

The Philip Simmons High School girls’ volleyball team isn’t resting on its laurels after winning the program’s first state championship last fall. In fact, the Iron Horses didn’t get much rest over the summer as they prepped for the 2026 season. Coach Jay Watterworth’s squad just completed a...

Sold on determination

Eric Bendig knew his job would involve more than X’s and O’s when he was named the coach of the Philip Simmons High School football team when the school opened in time for the 2017-18 academic year. He also had to sell the program to student-athletes that first season when the Iron Horses...

College basketball doubleheader to be played outdoors at Credit One Stadium

It has been home to some memorable events in 25 years, including concerts ranging from a Funk Fest in its early days to Elton John’s farewell tour in 2023. It also hosted a Davis Cup showdown in September 2004 when the U.S. played Belarus in a men’s tourney that is considered the "World Cup of...

Give early fishing a try during dog days of summer

Recently, my family travel schedule has been hectic. However, early Saturday morning, the schedule for Elliott (my son), Brody (the amazing fish-finding and stock-trading dog), and myself aligned for an early morning fishing trip. We pushed away from the dock just after sunrise and planned to fish...

Top Class AA program in the state

Philip Simmons High School earned the Carlisle Cup for athletic excellence for the 2025-26 academic year. But that’s just half of the school’s mission concerning student-athletes. “Our goal is not simply to win championships, but to develop young men and women who excel in the classroom,...

Two state crowns help Bishops finish second in Carlisle Cup

Bishop England High School just missed winning the Carlisle Cup championship for the second consecutive year, but the Bishops still had plenty of athletic success to celebrate during the 2025-26 school year. The Bishops finished second in Class AAAA as A.C. Flora High School posted an 1,140-1,...