Salesianum Sals versus Lawrenceville Big Red lacrosse. Photo by Nick Halliday

Quick Stick: Week 6 boys lacrosse top 10

Jason WinchellHeadlines, Sports

The boys’ lacrosse season is winding down as we have 3 full weeks left in the season and a loy more showdowns involving the top 5 teams in the ranking.   Last Friday all eyes were on the showdown at Abinsseno Stadium as No. 1 in Delaware and No. 10 (Inside Lax) Sallies and  No. 2 (Inside Lax) Lawrenceville (NJ) …

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On the Pitch: Week 6 girls soccer top 10

Jason WinchellHeadlines, Sports

The weather is picture perfect this week as girls soccer is heading down the home stretch as April ends and May starts mid week..  The regular season ends on May 15th.   The No.4 team in Division 2 is in the middle of a 6 match road trip with a;; of them coming against ranked teams.  They are currently 2-1 …

Salisbury softall Abby Mace up to bat during a game at Washington College. Photo by Shannon Timmons

Mace, Paoli lead No. 1 Salisbury Softball 

Shannon TimmonsHeadlines, Sports

The Salisbury University Softball team is on a 25 game winning streak with an overall record of 30-1.  Graduate students Abby Mace (Smyrna ‘ 19) and Natalie Paoli (Caravel ‘19) are  two standout players who are chasing the opportunity to play for and win a Division III National Championship. Last year the Seagulls lost in the  finals to Trine University. …

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On the Pitch: Week 5 girls soccer Top 10

Nick HallidayHeadlines, Sports

The weather is picture perfect this week as girls soccer is heading down the home stretch in the last full week of April. The regular season ends on May 15. The top 2 teams in Division 2 meet up at Saint Mark’s on Wednesday afternoon as No. 2 Saint Mark’s host No. 1 Caravel.  The top ranked Bucs have only …

Three of four of Appo's candidates participated in Tuesday night's Q+A. (From left: Britney Mumford, Norm Abrams, Candace Jusino)

Appo school board candidates meet public; one no-show

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Education

Another night of get-to-know school board candidate forums, another missing participant. The trend of office-hopefuls not showing up to public meetings continues, as just three of the four of Appoquinimink School District’s school board candidates for this year’s election attended Tuesday night’s meeting. In the second installment of a four-district virtual series, candidate Timothy Johns declined to participate in the …

Appoquinimink's referendum has passed in the district's second attempt to raise local taxes to support district operations and operating costs.

Appo’s referendum successful on second attempt

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Education

This is a developing story. Please check back for updates. Take two — Appoquinimink School District‘s second stab at a referendum has passed. The district will raise about $77.8 million in local revenue: $11,126,000 for operating costs and $66,663,550 for capital costs. The average homeowner will see an increase of  $435 per year on their tax bill. The influx of …

Amy Trauth, a candidate for the Christina School District Board of Education, answered a series of questions on education topics during a public forum Monday night.

Christina candidate talks testing, guns, LGBTQ, books, more

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Education

A series of get-to-know school board candidate forums kicked off Monday night with Christina School District, which has two people vying for one open seat. Hosted by a slew of education and social advocacy groups, the virtual forum is one of four throughout the next two weeks. Matt Clifford, one of the candidates, declined to participate, so the questions on …

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On the Pitch: Week 4 girls soccer top 10

Jason WinchellHeadlines, Sports

The weather doesn’t look good again this week as the girls soccer resumes play for the final 4 week sprint to the state tournament..    The Division 1 No. 1 team Middletown is rolling along this season as they are off to a 5-0 start.  They have outscored their opponents 35-0 which is an average of 7-0 scores in their …