It was a sold-out crowd Friday evening in Wilmington at Howard School of Technology where the fourth-ranked Wildcats welcomed sixth-ranked Salesianum. Sallies came into the contest winning 7 of 8, with their only loss coming to #5 Sanford. The Wildcats were winners of 5 of their last 6 games, with their only loss coming to #1 Middletown. It was …
No. 9 Caravel extends hot week with win over No. 5 Sanford
Two red-hot top 10 teams went at it Thursday night in Bear, as the No. 9 Caravel Bucs played host to the No. 5 Sanford Warriors. Sanford had come into the contest winning their last 8 and Caravel winning 6 of their last 7, including a win over No. 3 Polytech earlier in the week. Things were tight early …
Sussex Central, Caravel top seeds in state wrestling duals
Dover – The Sussex Central Golden Knights earned the top seed in Division I while the Caravel Academy Buccaneers got the nod in Division II for the upcoming DIAA dual meet state wrestling championships. The top four seeds in each division will host their first round match on Wednesday night beginning at 7:00pm. Sussex Central (20-0) the Henlopen North champ …
Big plays highlight Polytech rally over Cape
Woodside, DE-There was plenty to cheer for at Thursday night’s boys basketball game as No. 3 Polytech hosted Cape Henlopen. In the end, the home team Panthers prevailed 77-72 with pressure defense and clutch performances in the final quarter, most notably by Kyle Gamber and Brett Shelton-Hoskins. The visiting Vikings shook off a slow start and came to life in …
Sussex Central claims Henlopen North mat title
Camden- Coaches normally going into a match with a script of how they expect a dual meet to go. Before the midway point of Wednesday night’s match both coaches probably abandoned that script as the match saw two big upsets. Sussex Central won eight of the 14 bouts as they claimed the Henlopen Conference Northern Division dual meet championship …
Middletown defends home court in dominating effort
The top ranked Middletown Cavaliers and the #4 St George’s Seahawks struggled to score points in the first half of their boys basketball game Monday night. At the end of the first quarter the Cavaliers held an 8-2 lead and were up just 17-8 after the opening 16:00 minutes of play. In the locker room, Head coach Azeez Ali told …
Maxwell Football Club honors 2022 Delaware winner Robby TattersallĀ
The 38th annual Tri-State Mini Max Awards banquet was held Sunday at the Drexelbrook Catering Events Center in Drexel Hill, PA. For the first year, the Pennsylvania and New Jersey winners were joined by the Delaware high school players. This is the 8th year that the First State players were honored by the MFC. A senior football player was honored …
Tatnall, Salesianum take DIAA indoor track titles
The 2022-23 Delaware high school indoor track and field season came to a close Saturday in Landover, Maryland. The true 200 meter oval at Prince George’s Sports and Learning Complex was the perfect site as the Tatnall girls and Salesianum boys secured the team titles. Tatnall accumulated 131 points to finish ahead of Padua with 107 points while Smyrna and …
Caesar Rodney grapplers win 8th straight match
Camden- The Caesar Rodney Riders used a pair of pins to sandwich their dual meet victory over the Smyrna Eagles 50-24 in a Henlopen Conference Northern Division match. Nate Legg got the Riders started with a pin at 165 pounds in 1:56 and Cameron Cataldi ended the night with a pin at 157 pounds in 1:04. Caesar Rodney won nine …
Strong fourth quarter lifts Caravel
Laurel made the long trip north to face Caravel for a Thursday night matchup boys basketball matchup. Laurel was not slowed down by the long bus ride coming out hot, outscoring Caravel 18-8 in the first quarter while taking a 35-34 lead into halftime. Laurel was able to get to the basket with ease scoring all their first half points …