The second round of the boys state basketball tournament kicks off tonight. The eight second round games all tip off at 7 pm as the 2024 State tournament continues. Here is a look of the eight games, No. 9 Howard (14-7). at No. 8 William Penn (16-4) The Wildcats advanced with a 61-46 win over McKean on Tuesday night. …
DIAA State Wrestling Championships Bracket Breakdown
106 pounds This may be the most wide open bracket in the tournament. Top seed Austin Gueirrieri (Cape Henlopen) is the favorite with wins over all top seeds, but he will see eighth grader Dominic Spennato (Red Lion) who he had the narrowest margin of victory over this year, a 3-2 decision back in January. The top bracket is loaded …
DMA rallies for comeback win over Smyrna to advance
WILMINGTON — Delaware Military Academy’s boys basketball team averaged nearly 61 points per game this season, but at halftime of the 13th-seeded Seahawks’ opening-round DIAA tournament game against No. 20 Smyrna on Feb. 27, they had just 13 points and trailed the Eagles by 7. But in front of a spirited and emotional crowd inside the dome, DMA mounted a …
Courtside View – Girls basketball first round playoff preview
The first round of the girls state basketball tournament kicks off tonight. The eight first round games all tip off at 7 pm as we get the 2024 tournament started. Here is a look of the eight games, No. 24 Smyrna (13-7) at No. 9 Archmere (12-8). The Auks have had a challenging schedule this year and it will …
Mount Pleasant wins opening round thriller in OT
The Mount Pleasant Green Knights hang their hat on defense to keep them in close, low-scoring games. Eight times this season they have been involved in games decided by five points or less. In the opening round of the DIAA boys basketball tournament Tuesday night, the ‘Knights were again involved in a close-defensive ball game with Odessa. Neither team led …
Courtside View – Boys basketball first round playoff preview
The first round of the boys state basketball tournament kicks off tonight. The eight first round games all tip off at 7 pm as we get the 2024 tournament started. Here is a look into the eight games today. No. 24 Mckean (16-4) at No. 9 Howard (13-7). These two Blue Hen Flight B teams meet again to decide …
Blue Coats keep it cruising winning 3 straight
The Delaware Blue Coats (15-6) played three games in the last four days and won each contest coming back off the All-Star break. They defeated Grand Rapids Gold twice and the Motor City Cruise Sunday to complete the three game winning streak. In game one against the Gold, Terquavion Smith led the way for the Blue Coats finishing …
Caravel takes top seed in DIAA girls basketball state championship
The Caravel Buccaneers girls basketball team is the No. 1 seed in this year’s Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Associations (DIAA) girls basketball state championship. Even after suffering a season ending loss to No. 6 seed Sanford Warriors the Buccaneers still had the most points based on the formula used by the DIAA to determine seedings.. With Caravel on the top …
Vikings are top seed in DIAA Boys Basketball Championship
The No. 1 ranked St Elizabeth’s Vikings are the number one seed in this year’s Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Associations (DIAA) boys basketball state championship. The brackets were revealed today as the committee met at the DIAA headquarters in Dover. St Elizabeths suffered just one loss this season when the No. 5 so have a chance to meet again …
DIAA to focus on HS athletes selling name, image in March
The Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association punted on taking action on name, image and likeness (NIL) regulation at its monthly meeting this week. The board had been scheduled to consider language that could make it permissible for student-athletes to capitalize financially, but the first move among the board members was a motion to table the vote until March 21. That motion …