Philip Bowman
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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.
Recent Stories
Berkeley top seed in II-AAAA; Wave No. 2 in I-AAAA
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.
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Bishops pursue milestones and another trophy
A Bishop England victory over Gilbert in today's Class AA state volleyball championship would give the Bishops some nice round numbers -- and another piece of championship hardware.
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Cross countryLocal teams will contend for titles
Today at Sandhills Research Center Class A Boys: 9 a.m. Class AA-A girls: 9:30 a.m. Class AAA girls: 11 a.m. Class AAA boys: 11:30 a.m. Class AAAA girls: Noon ...
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Simmons' seven touchdowns power Burke
Del'Javon Simmons stood out on the football field Friday night, and it wasn't because he wore pink socks. Burke's talented quarterback had an effort that bordered on surreal as the Bulldogs pounded Wade Hampton, 60-20, in the first round of the Class AA playoffs.
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Simmons has Burke riding an eight-game winning streak
Burke standout Del'Javon Simmons is all-state in basketball and is the reigning Region 6-AA football player of the year. Ask coach Earl Brown what his star player's best sport is, and he'll respond with a somewhat surprising answer.
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Bishops roll to sweep against Edisto
The Bishop England girls volleyball team won in a landslide.
On a night when they tallied election votes in the Lowcountry, incumbent state champion Bishop England blasted Class AA challenger Edisto 25-6, 25-8, 25-9 Tuesday night at Father O'Brien Gymnasium.
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Thirteen local players named to North-South game
Three of the state's biggest playmakers head up a list of 13 Lowcountry players who were selected to play in the 62nd annual South Carolina Automobile Dealers Association North-South All-Star Football Game.
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Bulldogs, Cougars hope to keep magical seasons going
Time flies when you're covering high school football. It's hard to believe the regular-season wrapped up Friday for the Class AAA, AA and A teams as well as the entire SCISA population. The first round of the playoffs kick off Friday, and the big story might just be this: Can the Burke Bu...
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Swimmers of the year Kluttz, Hornikel go out with a splash
Samantha Kluttz's high school swimming career concluded Oct. 10 with state championships in the 200- and 500-yard freestyles, but her work is hardly done. She swims year-round for the Southern Marlins Racing Team and she has dreams of swimming at the college level.
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Green Wave's region title comes with a steep price
SUMMERVILLE -- Summerville defeated Beaufort, 33-3, on Friday night to win the Region 8-AAAA championship. But the victory, in front of approximately 3,000 fans at McKissick Field, came with a huge price tag.
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