Sports

Iron Horses, Bishops’ playmakers picked for all-state squads

If Philip Simmons High School were to create a Mount Rushmore of girls high school basketball, two players from this year’s team would certainly be on it: Kennedy Rivers and Zhaire Mack. They were named to the 2022-23 Class AAA all-state team, as picked by the state coaches’ association....

BE wrestling boasts best season since pandemic, crowns state champion

The Bishop England High School wrestling program continues to rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic, which shut down high school sports all over the country in March 2020 while it lingered into the next year. Three years later, the proud program experienced its best season since the pandemic...

More than one way to catch a bite

The other day, Brody and I were fishing. Several boats slowed down and took pictures of Brody. As they passed, some would excitedly say “that is the fish-finding and stock-trading dog.” Others observed that Brody had fish-finding radar. It seems Brody has become a bit of a local celebrity...

World No. 2 Sabalenka commits to Charleston Open following first Grand Slam victory

Recent Australian Open champion and World No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka from Belarus has committed to compete in the Credit One Charleston Open. The Charleston Open is set to return to the Credit One Stadium from April 1-9. With the addition of World No. 2 Sabalenka, the tournament’s player field now...

Philip Simmons’ squads scratched early from playoff race

It was another successful season for the Philip Simmons High School girls’ basketball team. The Iron Horses won 20 games for the first time in their short history and captured the Region 8-AAA championship with an 8-0 record. But the clock struck midnight on the Iron Horses’ season Feb. 18...

SURVIVE & ADVANCE

If it’s February, the Bishop England High School girls’ basketball team must be making a deep playoff run. The Bishops traveled to Bishopville Feb. 17 to battle Lee Central in the second round of the Class AA playoffs. The long trip might have made the Bishops a little sluggish as the hosts...

Former BE ace, CofC’s Brooks to undergo season-ending elbow surgery

The best is yet to come. That’s the mantra of Daniel Brooks, his family, friends and teammates after the talented College of Charleston pitcher tore his ulnar collateral ligament, which will require Tommy John Surgery and a rehab period that should take 12-14 months. “It’s a tough way...

March is not a fisherman’s friend

For me, March is the most difficult month to fish inshore. It is a transitional time. As the water warms and bait returns to the creeks, the large winter schools of redfish and trout begin to break up. This makes locating fish more challenging. Then once you find fish, getting them...

Next of kin

Bishop England High School didn’t have to search too far to find a replacement for recently retired soccer coaching legend Ed Khouri. All they had to do was shake Khouri’s family tree to land their next coach. BE announced Patrick Khouri, the grandson of the dean of South Carolina soccer...

BE experiences busy National Signing Day; 9 commit across 7 sports

If it’s National Signing Day, it’s going to be a busy time at Bishop England High School because it has one of the top athletic programs in the state. That was the case on Feb. 8 as nine student-athletes finalized their matriculation plans. The athletes, their sport and college choice...