Sports

Iron Horse girls saddle up to repeat as state track champs

The only thing more contagious than Emma McCauley’s enthusiasm is her track and field team's success. McCauley coaches the Philip Simmons High School girls’ team, and the Iron Horse girls won the Class AA state championship last May at Spring Valley High School to bring their championship haul...

'Heartbreaking' championship loss fuels BE's 2026 girls' soccer squad

The Bishop England High School girls’ soccer team has enjoyed a celebration of success over the decades. The Bishops have played in 21 state championship matches in the program’s impressive history and have captured the title 12 times, including a remarkable run from 2002 to 2009 when the team...

Iron Horse boys cruise in first round hoops playoffs

The Philip Simmons High School boys’ basketball team’s surge of success continued in the first round of the Class AA playoffs on Feb. 16 as the Iron Horses pounded Whale Branch 70-30 at The Phil. The Iron Horses improved to 17-7 and, more importantly, kept the momentum flowing with their eight-...

An 11th birthday for Brody, DI's amazing fish-finding dog

On Saturday, Brody (the amazing fish-finding and stock-trading dog) turned 11 years old. Ever wonder what a fish-finding and stock-trading dog does on his birthday? Well, you are about to find out. Brody loves Chick-fil-A nuggets. So, around noon on Saturday, we jumped into Brody’s car and...

Jon Cassella bookends Pigskin Pick' Em Challenge with Super Bowl win

Head coaches say it's always nice to win your first game of the season, but it's more important to win the last. That's exactly what reader Jon Cassella did, bookending victories in the 2025-26 Daniel Island News Pigskin Pick 'Em challenge. Cassella won Week 1 of the challenge last August,...

Bishops, Iron Horses set for playoffs

The Philip Simmons boys’ and girls’ basketball teams, along with the Bishop England boys and girls, are set for postseason play after the conclusion of the penultimate week of the regular season. However, the Iron Horse boys still had business to take care of in the final week of the season...

Ranked No. 2, PSHS soccer squad shoulders sky-high hopes

Jeffrey Collins slammed the proverbial revolving door shut when he was named the coach of the Philip Simmons High School girls' soccer team in 2024. He was the third coach of the Iron Horse team in four years and brought much-needed stability to the program. Success soon followed as Collins...

One game short of title, Iron Horse baseball team reloads for '26

Philip Simmons High School baseball coach Josh Kubisz has been around long enough to realize the South Carolina Baseball Coaches Association’s preseason baseball poll is based partly on past reputation or potential with little scouting involved. In other words, it’s not the most scientific way...

Post-winter storm success: Brody sniffs out redfish on very cold day

Two weeks ago, after the bomb cyclone, snow, and inoperable boat landing gate, Elliott, Brody, and I managed to return back to fishing. We launched the skiff into the falling tide. It was sunny but cold. The water temperature was 47 degrees. Unusually cold. Redfish can tolerate water...

Bishops, Iron Horses top soccer polls heading into the season

It’s a case of deja’ two. For the second straight year, the Bishop England High School girls’ soccer team is ranked No. 1 in the South Carolina High School Soccer Coaches Association preseason poll, which was released on Jan. 23. But the Bishops are far from being alone in the poll when it...