Saint Mark’s shuts out Padua

Nick HallidayHeadlines, Sports

Ryleigh Thomas Saint Mark’s had 15k’s in win over Padua photo by Nick Halliday Ryleigh Thomas was dominant on the mound as Saint Mark’s held Padua scoreless. Thomas threw a complete game allowing 4 hits and struck out 15 Pandas. She also added a 2 run triple late in the game that helped secure the 5-0 victory.  The Spartans got …

Spartans blank Vikings

Nick HallidayHeadlines, Sports

Burns allowed 2 walks and added 8 strikeouts as he shut down any threat the vikings had of scoring. Saint Mark’s went on  to shutout St Elizabeth’s 10-0 in 6 innings Friday evening on Gene Alessandrini field. St Elizabeth’s Sophomore pitcher Luke Trout was throwing a good game himself. He was able to keep the Spartans strong offensive lineup off …

High School softball 2022 season preview

GlennFrazerHeadlines, Sports

  The 2021 softball season concluded with a thrilling extra-inning championship game between Caravel and Sussex Central. This season those two teams expect to be in the mix for another title run along with several other teams as Spring sports got underway this week. As always, pitching is the focus and the state is blessed with a multitude of talent …

Fox leads Sanford in big win over Red Lion

Nick HallidayHeadlines, Sports

Brady Fox pitching for Sanford Warriors baseball, photo by Nick Halliday The Sanford  warriors defeated Red Lion 17- 6 behind the bat and arm of Brady Fox. He went 2-4 scoring 3 runs and 6 RBI’s at the plate while pitching three innings, allowing two runs on three hits and striking out six collecting the win on the mound Warriors …

Senate committee hears Fairness in Women’s Sports Act

Charlie MegginsonGovernment, Headlines, Sports

  A bill to require Delaware student-athletes to compete on athletic teams or in sports associated with their biological sex was the subject of a raucous Senate committee hearing Wednesday.  Senate Bill 227 specifically aims to prohibit transgender girls — or girls who were born as boys — from playing on girls’ sports teams.  Under the bill, cisgender female athletes, …

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Bones drops 21 in homecoming game 

Nick HallidayHealth, Sports

  Nah’Shon “Bones” Hyland dropped 21 points for the Denver Nuggets to help defeat the Philadelphia 76ers in his homecoming game. Hyland made four decisive 3-pointers in the fourth quarter to help lead the Denver Nuggets past the Philadelphia 76ers 114-110 on Monday night. Bones, a Delaware native played his high school basketball at St George’s Tech. Since being drafted …

Delaware Tech’s undefeated baseball team ranked 8th in nation

Nick HallidayHeadlines, Sports

Delaware Tech Baseball team photo courtesy of Delaware Tech To say Delaware Technical Community College’s baseball team is off to a hot start would be an understatement. Delaware Tech is 19-0 and ranked 8th in the nation in the latest National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division II poll. The team has an overall batting average of .355, has scored …

Tower Hill wins first basketball State Championship with performance for the ages

Joe SinglesHeadlines, Sports

Tower Hill boys basketball posing with the state championship trophy The #3 seed Tower Hill took on the #1 seed Salesianum in the DIAA boys’ basketball state championship game at University of Delaware Saturday night in a match up of first time finals participant the Hillers and multiple championship winner Salesianum High School. Tower Hill earned their way here Thursday …

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 …