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DIAA Boys Soccer: Downstate sweep as Cape Henlopen, Sussex Academy win titles

Nick HallidayHeadlines, Sports

DIAA BOYS SOCCER FINALS Division 1: No. 1 Caesar Rodney defeated No. 2 Salesianum 3-1 Caesar Rodney scored two goals in the second half to pull away for a 3-1 victory over Salesianum in the D1 DIAA soccer finals. Trevor Sulliivan scored the first goal in the second half, which proved to be the game-winner. However, Joe Honroe added a …

Delmar Wildcats field hockey Laela Brown scored two goals as they advance to the semifinals. Photo courtesy of Laela Brown Hudl

No. 2 seed Delmar beats Friends 4-3 to win 9th straight Div. II DIAA Field Hockey title

Nick HallidayHeadlines, Sports

FINALS No. 2 Delmar defeated No. 4 Wilmington Friends 4-3 in a high-scoring game on Saturday to win the state championship for the ninth straight year. Laela Brown scored the game-winning goal with just minutes left. Jordyn Hollamon scored three goals for Delmar. Ella Fontanazza led the Quakers with two goals. Congratulations to the champs on a terrific season! SEMIFINALS …

Smyrna vs Archmere field hockey. Photo by Ben Fulton 1

DIAA Field Hockey semifinalists set for Monday matchups

Nick HallidayHeadlines, Schools

There were no surprises in Round 1 of the DAA Field Hockey championships, at least according to the people seeding the brackets. The semifinals will be played on Monday (Nov. 4) at Delaware State University’s Drass Field at either 4 p.m. or 6 p.m. No. 1 Cape Henlopen defeats  No. 8 St Georges 10-0. Macy Steinwedel led the attack for …

Saint Marks vs Padua field hockey. Photo courtesy of Ben Fulton

DIAA Field Hockey State Championship Round 1 results: Division 2

Nick HallidayHeadlines, Sports

No.  6 Archmere defeats  No. 11 Concord 7-1. Elisabeth Jalot and Maura Read each scored twice to lead the Auks. Freshman Brynn Ellis scores the lone goal for Concord. Archmere advances to play the No. 3 seed Sussex Academy Saturday Nov. 2nd at Sussex Academy. No. 7 Saint Mark’s defeated No. 10 Tatnall 1-0. Katherine Hanick scored the only goal …

Archmere vs Conrad Volleyball DIAA first round. Photo by Nick Halliday

DIAA Volleyball State Championship Round 1 goes chalk

Nick HallidayHeadlines, Sports

All eight first-round DIAA Volleyball tournament games ended with the higher-seeded teams moving on. Wednesday games No. 9 Appoquinimink defeated No. 24 Dickinson (3-0). Appo advances to No. 8 Caravel Friday night. No. 13 Dover defeated No. 20 Lake Forest (3-0). Dover advances to face No. 4 Wilmington Charter Friday night.  No. 14 Delmarva Christian defeated No. 19 Wilmington Friends …

Cape Henlopen vs Smyrna field hockey. Photo courtesy of Ben Fulton

Cape, Newark Charter secure top seeds for DIAA Field Hockey tourney

Shannon TimmonsHeadlines, Sports

Twenty schools — eight in Division 1 and 12 in Division 2 — have been selected to vie for the DIAA Field Hockey championship, including Division 1 top seed Cape Henlopen, and Division 2 top seed Newark Charter. No. 1 Cape Henlopen is a perennial Division 1 powerhouse, losing only to Delmar this season. They are young but fierce and …

Padua Volleyball

Padua grabs No. 1 seed for DIAA state volleyball tournament

Nick HallidayHeadlines, Sports

Sporting an 11-4 record and huge wins last week over Saint Mark’s and Ursuline last week, the Padua Pandas will roll into the DIAA state volleyball tournament with the top seed. The tournament starts Wednesday.  The top eight seeds will have a first-round bye and host second-round matches on Friday or Saturday. The Pandas earned the top seed by playing …

Del Vets starting pitcher Jack Rossi got the win in the state championship over Stahl Post 30. Photo by Nick Halliday

Del Vets wins American Legion state championship

Nick HallidayHeadlines, Sports

  Delvets defeated Stahl Post 30 in a commanding victory to take home the American Legion state championship. Del vets used a double digit scoring inning to go with a strong pitching performance to capture the win.    In the fourth inning, already leading 5-2 Del Vets scored twelve runs on six hits in the inning to put the game …

The Salesianum Sals pose after winning the DIAA baseball state championship. Photo by Nick Halliday

Salesianum wins state baseball championship over Caesar Rodney

Nick HallidayHeadlines, Sports

The No. 13 seeded Salesianum Sals continued their run all the way through the championship. The Sals came into the championship the underdog just like they were as they faced the No. 6 seed in Caesar Rodney Riders.    The Sals beat No. 20 Brandywine, No. 4 DMA, No. 5 Sanford, and No. 2 Sussex Tech to reach the state …

Caravel girls soccer team poses with the DIAA D2 state trophy. Photo courtesy of Caravel Athletics

Caravel finishes undefeated season with state championship

Joe SinglesHeadlines, Sports

   The upset minded Ursuline Raiders met the Caravel Buccaneers Saturday evening in the Division 2 girls’ state championship at Cape Henlopen High School. Ursuline made their way through the tournament with upset wins over St. Marks and St. Andrews after winning their opening round match 1-0 versus The Sanford School.    12 minutes in half Caravel’s Sidney Hayden would …