Ursuline Volleyball team celebrates after a point. Photo by Jason Winchell

View From the Baseline: Week 3 Volleyball top 10 rankings

Jason WinchellHeadlines, Sports

The season enters the third week and here are some surprise teams off to a good start Milford (3-0), Middletown (2-0), Conrad (3-0), Aspira (3-1), St Georges Tech (3-1), and Friends (3-1)   The Raiders are off to a hot start with wins over No. 4 Tower Hill and No. 6 Padua.  They are about to embark on a month-long …

Brysheem Davis of Hodgson football breaks a tackle in their win over Howard. Photo

Opening week of fall sports recap

Jason WinchellHeadlines, Sports

The high school football season kicked off the season on Thursday night and what a great weekend of football the first state treated to.     Hodgson 21 Howard 6:  The Silver Eagles scored the final 21 points to defeat vo tech rival on Thursday afternoon.  Brysheem Davis had a pair of touchdowns, a 30 yard reception and then a 37 …

Salesianum vs Cape Henlopen boys lacrosse photo courtesy of Nick Halliday

Quick Stick: Preseason boys lacrosse rankings

Jason WinchellHeadlines, Sports

The best part about the warm weather is the fact that the boys lacrosse season is about to kick off.  Will this be the year that we don’t have a Cape Henliopen vs Sallies championship game to end the season.  Those two are the early favorites but with both playing some national powers could the tournament see them on the …

Salesianums RJ Johnson attempts a layup at The Slam Dunk to the Beach Photo courtesy of Nick Halliday

Courtside View – Week 3 boys basketball top 10 rankings

Jason WinchellSports, Headlines

The Boy’s  basketball season heads into the 2024 portion of its schedule this week as teams start getting into their heavy part of the schedule.  Lots of big games on tap the next few weeks of the season.   The Blue Hen Fight A conference opener for both William Penn and Appoquinimink kicks off Thursday night at Appoquinimink.  That’s a …

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Delaware Live spring sports week 6 top 10 rankings

Jason WinchellHeadlines, Sports

Baseball Week 6 Ranking   Ranking School Record Last Week’s Ranking Comments 1 Appoquinimink  10-0 1 Wins over #3 Sussex Central and #4 Sallies last week 2 Cape Henlopen  8-2 7 7 straight wins  3 Sallies 8-2 4 Wa;kpff win vs Middletown lost 6-4 to #1 Appo 4 Saint Mark’s  9-2 6 Beat Smyrna and Conrad over weekend 5 Conrad …

Delaware Live spring sports week 3 top 10 rankings

Jason WinchellHeadlines, Sports

Baseball Week 3 Ranking   Ranking School Record Last Week’s Ranking Comments 1 Appoquinimink  5-0 1 Faces #3 Saint Mark’s this week 2 Sussex Central 4-0 2 Tough schedule the next 3 weeks 3 Saint Mark’s 5-0 3 Strong pitching in their wins over Archmere and Hodgson  4 Sussex Tech 4-0 4 Host Cape and Delmar this week 5 Sallies …

Johnston shines as Caravel Girls win State Championship

Jason WinchellHeadlines, Sports

Caravel Girls Baketball team posing wit the State Championship trophy photo by Nick Halliday NEWARK — The sixth time was definitely the charm. Caravel, a perennial power in Delaware in girls basketball, had gone 0-5 in the DIAA championship game since 2013. But one of the players who was on the last team to make it to the title game …

Week 9 boys and girls high school basketball top 10 rankings

Jason WinchellHeadlines, Sports

Boy’s Week 9 Ranking   Ranking School Record Last Week’s Ranking 1 Sallies 9-7 1 2 Sanford  12-2 3 3 Tower Hill 13-3 2 4 Howard 13-3 4 5 Dover 15-2 5 6 Caravel  13-4 7 7 William Penn 12-4 8 8 Middletown 12-4 9 9 Seaford 12-4 NR 10 Appoquinimink 12-4 6   Girls Week 9 Rankings Ranking Schools …