In the second game of the DIAA Baseball state championship semifinals No. 1 Sussex Central Golden Knights hosted No. 13 Salesianum Sals. The Sals came into this game the lowest seeded team, but is playing some of their best baseball right now. The Golden Knights have been one of if not the top team all season. The Sals continued …
Clubhouse talk: Baseball playoff preview
Sussex Central takes No. 1 seed in this year’s DIAA Baseball State Championship. The Golden knights went 15-2 during the regular season with their two losses being to Sussex Tech and Caravel. They had wins over multiple top ranked teams while playing in the toughest conference that placed four teams in the top eight and a fifth in the top …
Inside The Circle: Final week softball Top 10
This is the final week of regular season play as teams try to position for seeding in the upcoming tournament. There are many really good matchups this week, and hopefully “mother nature” will allow the games to be played without cancellations. No. 1 Caravel (11-1) The Buccaneers anticipated a game with No. 2 Appo turned out to be a relatively …
Top seeds advance in first round of wrestling state duals
All the top seeded teams in the DIAA Wrestling Dual Meet State Championships advanced to the semifinal round next Saturday at Smyrna High School. Three Henlopen Conference teams advanced to the semifinals on Saturday. Sussex Central, Cape Henlopen and Caesar Rodney will represent the conference while Salesianum secured the fourth spot in the state’s final four. Sussex Central …
Caravel Wins Marathon Softball Championship
Caravel Academy 2021 DIAA Softball State Champions Photo by Ben Fulton BF Imagery A huge Memorial Day crowd witnessed a game for the ages at Dover High School Saturday afternoon as Caravel edged Sussex Central 1-0 for the program’s record 11th softball state title. The game featured two of the best pitchers in the state, three 1st team All-State selections, …
Final Week Softball Action
As the final week of the regular-season winds down, things are “heating” up on softball diamonds around the state.
Super Saturday softball action features top 10 teams
A gusty finish to the Month of April turned into sun-splashed softball diamonds around the state as seven of the top 10 teams were in action Saturday. Top ranked Sussex Central blanked Newark Charter 11-0 behind the pitching of freshman sensation Madge Layfield to improve to 13-1 on the season. Layfield recorded 12 strikeouts in five innings of work, allowed …
DMA wins extra inning marathon at Frawley
DMA wins extra inning marathon at Frawley, they edged Sussex Central 8-7 in 9 innings