Rockford Tower lit up for the holidays by Nathan Field

A new view: Rockford Tower is lit for the holidays

Betsy PriceCulture, Headlines

For the first time, Rockford Tower is lit up for the holidays. Fourteen of the tower’s 16 windows have been trimmed in gold lights and will stay lit into January, says Wilmington City Councilman Nathan Field, who not only masterminded the effort but helped string lights, too. The other two windows were not near the staircase and would have been …

Sussex Tech Sean Ely throws a pitch at Frawley Stadium. Photo by Nick Halliday

Clubhouse talk: Week 6 baseball top 10

Nick HallidayHeadlines, Sports

So there remains just one, one team left that is still undefeated as we reach week 6 of baseball. The No. 1 Sussex Central Golden Knights  now 12-0 on the season had two wins last week over then No. 4 Cape Henlopen and Indian River. Isaiah Kelley and Joaquin Rodriguez remain undefeated while Nate Burroughs continue to hit for the …

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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 …

Sussex Central baseball Noah Burroughs. Photo courtesy of Prep Baseball DE

Clubhouse talk: Week 5 baseball top 10

Nick HallidayHeadlines, Sports

Well it was the best spring weather, but it was the best we have seen this spring so far. We saw a new number one last week and we will see a new number one this week.    Cape Henlopen took over as the new No. 1 last week, but suffered their first loss of the season this week. However …

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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 …

Ursuline vs DMA girls soccer photo courtesy of Mike Lang

On the Pitch: Week 3 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..    This week we have a Division 2 semifinal rematch as No. Saint Marks travels to Friends on Tuesday.  These teams split the two matches last season as Friends won 3-0 at Saint Mark’s on May …

Caravel baseball William Potts throws a pitch against Salesianum photo courtesy of Nick Halliday

Clubhouse talk: Week 3 baseball top 10

Nick HallidayHeadlines, Sports

Rain, rain, rain and rain was what we saw last week. Four straight days of rainouts that rescheduled a lot of games this last week. There were a few games played over the weekend including our No. 1 team who finally saw the field. No. 1 DMA finally got a game this week and picked up where they left off …