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Caravel Football Scores 33 Second Half Points Earning its First Win as a Class 3A Program

Staff WriterHeadlines, High Schools, Sports

By Ryan Colasanti, Contributing Journalist BEAR — Caravel quarterback Matthew Rice settled under center with just under 10 minutes to play in the third quarter, positioned slightly across midfield. Rice took the third down snap, rolled out to his right and zipped a pass to his senior receiver Tisyn Witcher along the right sideline. Witcher evaded a string of defenders …

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Golden Knights ring the (Malik) Bell three times in 55-30 win over Dover

Benny MitchellHeadlines, High Schools, Sports

GEORGETOWN — What started as a heavyweight slugfest with both teams trading huge blows turned into a one-sided ground attack as Sussex Central scored five times in the first half, leading to a 55-30 Class AAA District 2 victory over Dover led by Malik Bell’s three touchdowns. Sussex Central amassed 483 yards of total offense, with 371 of them on …

Cape Henlopen field hockey celebrates after scoring a goal. Photo courtesy of Dave Fredman Frederick

Cape stays undefeated with win over Milford

Shannon TimmonsHigh Schools, Sports

This was an exciting matchup for 2 of Henlopen North’s best field hockey teams. Cape came in undefeated at 7-0 and Milford at 5-1, but undefeated against Delaware opponents. Every team just gets a little more hyped to play the Vikings because of the winning hockey traditions at Cape.    Corners and penalty strokes were the calls of the day. …

Sussex Tech baseball Kobe Tindely had the game winning hit over CR. Photo by Nick Halliday

 Sussex Tech walks it off at Frawley

Nick HallidayHigh Schools, Sports

Two Henlopen North conference teams made the trip upstate to face off at Frawley Stadium. No. 3 Sussex Tech hosted No. 10  Caesar Rodney in a top 10 matchup.    After six full scoreless innings Sussex Tech walked it off in the bottom of the seventh. Kobe Tindley came to bat with the bases loaded and two outs. Took a …

Polytech sofball Julia MacConnel hit a three run homerun in their win over Smyrna. Photo by Ben Fulton

No. 7 Polytech rallies past Smyrna 

Glenn FrazerHigh Schools, Headlines, Sports

The Polytech Panthers fell behind 2-0 after three innings in Monday’s Henlopen Conference game at Smyrna. They responded with an immediate rally in the top of the fourth, scoring 6 runs including a 3-run homer by Julia MacConnell.  After the win, I asked Julia what her approach was on the “at-bat” as she was down in the count on-and-two. She …

Sussex Tech Jeremy Vest got the win over Cap Henlopen. Photo courtesy of Dan Cook of the Cape Gazette

Vest gets win over No. 1 Cape

Nick HallidayHigh Schools, Headlines, Sports

  No. 5 Sussex Tech hosted No. 1 Cape Henlopen in a Henlopen North matchup of two top ten teams in the state. Tech’s Jeremy Vest outdueled Cape’s Brad Mark’s to get his fourth win of the season.    Both aces were undefeated heading into this top ten matchup and both went the distance in this game. Vest was able …

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Courtside View – Week 5 boys basketball top 10 rankings

Jason WinchellHigh Schools, Sports

Last week saw a couple days of games canceled due to heavy winds and rain.  This week has potential for some snow  so make sure to check the schedule before you head to the gym.   The Smyrna Eagles defeated Caesar Rodney last week in a matchup of much improved Henlopen North teams.  The Eagles improved to 4-0 at home …