Sports

BE baseball ranked #10 in preseason rankings

The Bishop England High School baseball team found itself in an unusual location last spring – below .500. The Bishops posted a 9-19 record in the first losing season in more than a quarter of a century of the program’s illustrious history. A history that includes 10 state championships...

Credit One Charleston Open actively recruiting tournament volunteers

The Credit One Charleston Open, the largest women’s-only tennis tournament in North America, is accepting volunteer and ball crew applications for the upcoming event. The WTA 500 tournament will return April 1-9 in the renovated and modernized Credit One Stadium on Daniel Island. The...

Mother Nature throws a mean curveball

If Mother Nature played sports, she would be a baseball pitcher with a wicked curveball. Just when I begin to think I have this fishing thing figured out, Mother Nature throws me a curve. Last Friday, I nearly struck out. When launching the skiff, I was supremely confident. The sky was...

Learn How Your Body Can Heal Itself

Our body's ability to heal itself is a rapidly growing medical science referred to as regenerative medicine. Orthopedic regenerative medicine techniques combined with traditional therapies are a powerful formula for pain relief. EMTT technology, now available on the island, is a non-invasive touch-...

Rogers unable to rebound in second round of Australian Open

She grew up right before our eyes. One day she’s the most celebrated ball girl in the history of the Credit One Charleston Open, which arrived in Charleston as the Family Circle Cup and morphed into the Volvo Car Open. And with the blink of an eye, Shelby Rogers became the face of women’s...

Bishops, Iron Horses pivot to winning ways as playoffs loom

There was no more dominant girls’ high school basketball program in the 2010s in South Carolina than the Bishop England Battling Bishops. Under coach Paul Runey’s guidance, the Bishops appeared in seven state championships during the decade and came away with six state crowns. The first was...

Two more elite talents commit to COCO

World No. 9 and 2021 Charleston champion Veronika Kudermetova and World No. 11 and two-time NCAA champion Danielle Collins have entered the 2023 Credit One Charleston Open, the largest women’s-only tennis tournament in North America. The WTA 500 tournament, which is the annual clay season kickoff...

DI youth soccer standout represents US internationally

Daniel Island School eighth-grader Ava Delpino was recently selected to represent the United States International Futsal Team in Lisbon, Portugal, in December 2022. Delpino, who has been playing futsal and indoor soccer at Elite Futsal Charleston in Mount Pleasant for many years, competed in...

No catch and release on best friends

After last week’s article, I have a little cleaning up to do. While Brody (the amazing fish-finding and stock-trading dog) is my best friend, I didn’t mean to imply that my children (Elliott and Maddie) are not my best friends. Now you may be thinking, how can he have three best friends? Good...

Jeff Caldwell beats Colby Hollifield, wins gift card to Mpishi

“Having had better success in prior years, it seems the talent pool of Daniel Island News participants has significantly improved since 2017,” said Jeff Caldwell, winner of this week’s Pigskin Pick ’Em. “It is tough to win these days.” “This is a fun format and a wonderful newspaper running...