The 10-1 Delcastle Cougars traveled to Wilmington Charter Thursday afternoon to take on the 8-2 Force. who was carrying an eight-game win streak into the match after starting off the season with two straight losses. Now it’s a nine-game winning streak. The Force scored early and often, leading 4-0 after 20 minutes and then scoring twice more in the second …
Sals-CR Soccer: Esser leads Salesianum past undefeated Caesar Rodney 3-1
WILMINGTON — The state’s two top soccer teams — Caesar Rodney and Salesianum — met on the Sals’ home turf at Abessinio Stadium Tuesday evening. In the end, the Sals controlled the ball for the majority of the fairly competitive game en route to handing the Riders their first loss of the season by a 3-1 score. The Riders entered …
Salesianum wins first boys volleyball state championship
Salesianum boys volleyball team poses with the DIAA championship trophy. Photo by Ben Fulton The Salesianum Sals boys volleyball defeated Wilmington Charter in three straight sets to win their first ever DIAA boys volleyball state championship. The Sals lost last season to Cape Henlopen in the inaugural season for the boys volleyball, but would not be denied this season. …
Quick Stick: Week 7 boys lacrosse top 10
The boys’ lacrosse season is winding down as we have 2 full weeks left in the season and a lot more showdowns involving the top 5 teams in the ranking. Coming up on Friday night the No. 3 Archmere Auks will travel to Lewes Delaware to take on No. Cape Henlopen. Both are playing the best they have all …
Quick Stick: Week 5 boys lacrosse top 10
The boys’ lacrosse season heats up this week and we are hoping the weather is nice as it was on Saturday. The season has 4 weeks left as teams are trying to make their state tournament push. This Friday all eyes will be on the showdown at Abinsseno Stadium as No. 1 in Delaware and, No. 17 (USA Lax) …
Quick Stick: Week 4 boys lacrosse top 10
The boys’ lacrosse season heats up this week and we are hoping the weather is nice as it was on Sunday, The season has reached its halfway point. The No. 1 team Sallies has already p;ayed two thirds of its schedule and will take a 9-0 record into its final third of the season. In those 6 games the …
Robins OT winner lifts Salesianum over St Mary’s
On a cold and rainy Wednesday night the No. 24 ranked Salesianum Sal hosted the No. 21 nationally ranked St Mary’s Saints of Maryland. The two teams were ranked so close for a reason. These two teams were evenly matched and this game proved that. The Sals and Saints were tied at halftime by a score of 4-4, then …
Courtside View – Week 7 boys basketball top 10 rankings
The Boys basketball season ends on February 21st so there are 15 days left in the regular season. The teams will make their final push to see if they can qualify for the state tournament at the end of the month. The SL 24 Unlock the Light tournament saw 6 boys games over the weekend including a big Blue …
St. Elizabeth holds off Sallies in sold-out showdown
The sell out crowd and the big game atmosphere had little effect on both teams as St. Elizabeth settled in to their 2-2-1 full court press defensively and received some hot three point shooting get them on the score board early and often scoring 20 points in the first 6 minutes of the contest. Sallies clawed their way to within …
William Penn wins Flight-A opener over Appo High
(Middletown, DE) William Penn fell behind early, but closed the first quarter on a 16-5 run to lead Appoquinimink 21-10 Thursday night in boys basketball action. The Colonials actually found themselves down 1-0 before the game clock started. A William Penn player dunked the ball during pregame warmups, resulting in a technical foul. Jaguar junior guard Riley Busby converted …