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 …
Courtside View – Week 3 boys basketball top 10 rankings
The Boy’s basketball season heads into the 2024 portion of its schedule this week as teams start getting into their heavy part of the schedule. Lots of big games on tap the next few weeks of the season. The Blue Hen Fight A conference opener for both William Penn and Appoquinimink kicks off Thursday night at Appoquinimink. That’s a …
Courtside View – Week 1 boys basketball top 10 rankings
The Fall sports season ended on December 2nd and now is the time to focus on the winter sports that kicked off their season. Here are my boys high school basketball courtside notes for this week and the first rankings for Delaware LIve. I have enjoyed the fact that these schools are playing some great out of state competition …