The high school football season kicked off the season on Thursday night and what a great weekend of football the first state treated to. Hodgson 21 Howard 6: The Silver Eagles scored the final 21 points to defeat vo tech rival on Thursday afternoon. Brysheem Davis had a pair of touchdowns, a 30 yard reception and then a 37 …
Football games to watch this season week by week
The high school football season kicks off on August 29th this season, which is a little more than two weeks away. I am going to pick a must see game for all 11 weeks but I gave myself some ground rules to follow. I couldn;t use a team more than once, tried to balance out the 3 Classes, and looked …
A Warhol portrait, in Del. since ’85, to be auctioned
A 1985 Andy Warhol portrait of singer Debbie Harry – thought to have been lost but in reality just on display in a Delaware home for almost four decades – is reportedly on its way to being auctioned, the New York Post reports. It could sell for millions of dollars, ARTnews predicts. “It’s been almost 40 years since I worked …
Plan promotes rail service, bicycling, walking, EV charging
Railroad passengers, bicyclists, pedestrians and charging stations for electric vehicles are all important parts of the Wilmington Area Planning Council’s $2.8 billion 2025-2028 Transportation Improvement Plan. Yes, there are also some projects that clearly are for gas-powered motor vehicles, but alternative means of transportation are increasingly being prioritized. IN THE NEWS: NBN Sports Academy opens new facility in Hockessin The …
On the Pitch: Week 6 girls soccer top 10
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 …
On the Pitch: Week 5 girls soccer Top 10
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 …
On the Pitch: Week 4 girls soccer top 10
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 …
Dover and Salesianum advance to state championship
(Newark) The second seeded Dover Senators and fourth seed Salesianum advanced to the boys basketball final with wins Thursday night at a “sold out” Bob Carpenter Center. For The defending state champion Sals, it will be the third straight appearance in the final. They fell to Tower Hill two years ago and won the school’s third title last …
St. Helena’s cancels its long-running carnival
The springtime carnival at St. Helena’s Church, a tradition in North Wilmington that dates back at least to the 1960s, has been canceled. The parish council made the decision “with great reluctance and sorrow,” said Monsignor Stanley Russell, who has served the Bellefonte Catholic church since 1994. The carnival was damaged by unfounded reports of trouble one night in 2022, …
Time to trash expired meds and reduce drug overdose deaths
With Delaware’s 25th Prescription Drug Take-Back Day coming up Saturday, Oct. 28, the state says it sees signs that discarding expired or unused medication is one arrow in its arsenal to reducing addiction and deaths from drug overdoses. Among other things, the Delaware Division of Public Health pointed to: Delaware has dropped in the ranking of overdose deaths per capita. …