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Burke's Simmons earns 6-AA honors

Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009

Region 6-AA football champion Burke dominated the conference's all-star selections. Read story.

Two locals finalists for Mr. Football

Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009

Two locals players are finalists for the state's Mr. Football Award: Goose Creek linebacker Malcolm Howard and Berkeley quarterback Bruce Ellington Read story.

Daniel is flying high with Eagles

Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009

The Palmetto Christian Academy football team is a victory away from playing in the SCISA Class A state championship. Read story.

Berkeley top seed in II-AAAA; Wave No. 2 in I-AAAA

Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009

The High School League released its football playoffs schedule, and Berkeley is the No. 1 seed in Division II-AAAA while Summerville is No. 2 in Division I-AAAA. Berkeley is one of four local teams to make the II-AAAA playoffs. Read story.

Cross will discover how it measures up

Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009

The Cross Trojans are the football kings of Region 6-A, wrapping up league play with a 5-1 record after last week's victory over Lincoln. Read story.

Athletic QBs abound in area

Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009

Has Lowcountry football ever had a group of athletic quarterbacks like it has this season? I'm not talking about pure passers or prototypical NFL quarterbacks. Read story.

Championships in 3 sports coming up

Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009

The High School League and SCISA will hold state championships in tennis, volleyball and cross country over the next couple of weeks. Read story.

Cane Bay posted win despite football player suspensions

Sunday, Oct. 18, 2009

The Cane Bay football team wasn't at full force in Friday night's 44-14 victory over Garrett Tech. Several players didn't make the trip to Garrett Tech, and the Berkeley County School District will investigate an incident that led to the suspension of players. Read story.

Simmons back in stride for Burke

Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009

Iwant a rematch.

Burke vs. North Charleston on the gridiron would be one of the best matchups in the state now that Del'Javon Simmons and the Bulldogs have hit their strides. Read story.

Linebacker Scholz also gets his kicks for Green Wave

Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009

You just have to wonder how good of a kicker Michael Scholz would be if he just focused on kickoffs, points-after kicks and field goals. The senior also plays linebacker for the Green Wave, and he does more than an adequate job. Read story.

Wolves just keep reloading

Friday, Oct. 9, 2009

It was supposed to be a season full of question marks for the Timberland Wolves, who experienced heavy graduation losses after posting a 13-1 record and reaching the Class AA Lower State championship game last fall. Read story.

Kluttz, Hornikel eye state titles

Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009

The high school swimming season concludes Saturday with the state championships, and there are many outstanding athletes headed to Columbia (Class AAAA) and Clemson (Class AAA-AA-A) this weekend. Read story.

Fort cross country on probation

Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009

The Fort Dorchester boys cross country team has been placed on probation by the High School League for using an ineligible runner during a September meet at Bishop England. Read story.

Appeals postponed once again

Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009

Sooner or later, the South Carolina High School League's Executive Committee will hear appeals from nine schools, including four from the Lowcountry, on the proposed 2010-12 realignment and reclassification plan. Read story.

Porter-Gaud football shows positive signs

Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009

It's way too early in the season and Porter-Gaud coach Rick Reetz is way too experienced to talk about postseason play, but you have to be encouraged if you're a Cyclones football fan. Porter-Gaud won its third straight game Friday, picking up a 34-27 victory over Wilson Hall. Read story.

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Philip Bowman

Philip Bowman, a Charleston resident and graduate of Ohio State University, joined The Post and Courier as a news copy editor in 1996 and became the paper's high school sports beat writer in 1999. He has more than 20 years experience as a journalist and first came to South Carolina as the editor of the Diocese of Charleston's newspaper in 1991.



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