The Eagles' River name will overtake the Delaware River until Feb. 10, the day after Super Bowl LIX.

Eagles fever continued as Delaware River renamed for the team

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Sports

While there won’t be tons of dye pumped into the Delaware River that mimics Chicago’s green river during St. Patrick’s Day, the waterway will bleed green in name for a few days. Until Monday, Feb. 10, the Delaware River will be renamed the Eagles’ River in honor of the Philadelphia Eagles competing in Super Bowl LIX versus the Kansas City …

The Eagles parade comes four days before Super Bowl Sunday in New Orleans. (Photo by Kovop58/DepositPhotos)

Eagles Super Bowl pep rally in Downtown Wilmington Wednesday

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Sports

Calling all Eagles fans! The city of Wilmington will have a parade of the Birds Wednesday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. The “Road to Victory” tour will also include three stops in Philadelphia and one in Conshohocken, Pa. READ: Applications for 1st round of EDGE Grant Competition ’25 open until Feb. 28 All fans across the city are encouraged …

The number of permit applications for turkey hunting season hit an all-time high in 2025. (Photo by enterlinedesign/Adobe Stock)

2025 turkey hunting season draws record applicants, permits

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Sports

It’s huntin’ season in Delaware.  And many – a record number – of First Staters want to partake. The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) announced Monday that the 2025 lottery for State Wildlife Area Spring Turkey Season hunting permits held last month had drawn the largest applicant pool since the state’s first wild turkey lottery was held …

Sanford boys basketball Khareem Hart scored 15 points in the victory over Howard. Photo by Nick Halliday

Sanford spoils Howard’s celebration of Coach Joe Hussey in overtime, 62-54

Nick HallidayHeadlines, Sports

WILMINGTON — Howard honored its late coach Joe Hussey, who passed away earlier this month, bringing in the 1985 state championship team he coached. An inspired No. 5 Wildcats team held an early lead over top-ranked Sanford, but couldn’t hold on after halftime, falling 62-54 in overtime. The Wildcats took a 32-26 lead into the half, where we caught up …

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Howard’s Bryson Lane picked as Player of the Week after scoring 25 with five 3’s  

Nick HallidayHeadlines, Sports

  The Premier PT Player of the Week is Howard’s Bryson Lane, who scored 25 Points with five 3’s in a win over AI duPont.  Nominees for this week’s award were Gabriel Park (Newark Charter), Sincere Miller (Brandywine), Latrell Wright (Salesianum), Aizyon Matthews (Seaford), Eva Walker (Conrad), Tatiyanna Davis (Caesar Rodney), Kai Burnette (Smyrna), Ha’Lena Griffin (Howard), and Malachi Stratton …

Wilmington Friends Ryan Wiegand scored 20 points in a win over Saintt Marks. Photo by Nick Halliday

Ryan Wiegand leads Lady Quakers in 46-34 win over Spartans 

Nick HallidayHeadlines, Sports

  WILMINGTON — Team defense and hot shooting from Ryan Wiegand sparked the visiting Wilmington Friends Lady Quakers over Saint Mark’s 46-34.  After the game, Wiegand said team defense was a point of emphasis in the practices leading up to the game. “We have been bringing in groups of senior boys and we play against them, so it’s been really …

DIAA partners with Mile Split for HS track and field and cross country

Peter OsborneNews Briefs, Sports

The Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association (DIAA) has partnered with MileSplit, a division of FloSports, where MileSplit will serve as the exclusive provider of online registration and live results for all DIAA events.   As part of this partnership, DIAA will use MileSplit’s powerful meet management tools to standardize the registration process and provide real-time results for all championship events. Additionally, …

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Nick HallidayHeadlines, Sports

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St Elizabeth Skylar Bolden attempts a layup and scored 7 points in their win over Padua. Photo by Nick Halliday

St Elizabeth’s Sullivan makes last-second shot in OT to defeat Padua 

Nick HallidayHeadlines, Sports

  WILMINGTON — Makayla Sullivan hit a last-second shot in overtime to help the St. Elizabeth Vikings beat Padua on the road by a 42-41 score in the teams’ second meeting of the year. Sullivan found herself open for a last-second layup as she rebounded a missed shot by teammate Skylar Bolden. She came down with the rebound and immediately …

Salesianum basketball Latrell Wright scored 18 points in the fourth quarter to lift the Sals over Middletown. Photo by Nick Halliday

Latrell Wright scores 18 in 4Q, lifting Salesianum over Middletown with last-second layup

Nick HallidayHeadlines, Sports

WILMINGTON — Salesianum got some measure of revenge from losing to Middletown in the football state championship game and grabbed a heart-pounding come-from-behind basketball win 69-68 Friday night. It was the first meeting between the schools since Middletown roared back from an 18-point halftime deficit to grab a 30-27 overtime win in late November. The Sals trailed the Cavaliers for …