Lewes – The have nots became the haves at the 67th Annual DIAA Individual State Wrestling Championships Saturday night at Cape Henlopen High School. Tower Hill ended the longest drought crowning their first two state champions since Bill Rankin won the 130 pound weight class for the Hillers in 1972. Tower Hill junior Jack Duffy won a dramatic 6-5 decision …
Delaware LIVE Weekly Review – Feb. 19, 2023
Click on the image below to view as a PDF This Week’s Top Headlines Include: Headlines JFC asks for return on investment on educational spending Educator pay committee delays salary vote over budget, timeline State Chamber: Proposed family leave rules ‘very unclear’ Culture Screening Room movie theater opens in downtown Wilmington New group wants to preserve Brandywine Hundred history UD …
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 …
Sussex Central, Caravel top seeds in state wrestling duals
Dover – The Sussex Central Golden Knights earned the top seed in Division I while the Caravel Academy Buccaneers got the nod in Division II for the upcoming DIAA dual meet state wrestling championships. The top four seeds in each division will host their first round match on Wednesday night beginning at 7:00pm. Sussex Central (20-0) the Henlopen North champ …
Sussex Central claims Henlopen North mat title
Camden- Coaches normally going into a match with a script of how they expect a dual meet to go. Before the midway point of Wednesday night’s match both coaches probably abandoned that script as the match saw two big upsets. Sussex Central won eight of the 14 bouts as they claimed the Henlopen Conference Northern Division dual meet championship …
Caesar Rodney grapplers win 8th straight match
Camden- The Caesar Rodney Riders used a pair of pins to sandwich their dual meet victory over the Smyrna Eagles 50-24 in a Henlopen Conference Northern Division match. Nate Legg got the Riders started with a pin at 165 pounds in 1:56 and Cameron Cataldi ended the night with a pin at 157 pounds in 1:04. Caesar Rodney won nine …
High school basketball, wrestling rankings: Week 8
Boys Basketball Week 6 Rankings as of 1/31/23 by Jason Winchell Ranking School Record Last Week’s Ranking Comments 1 Middletown 12-2 1 Lost to Sallies, Win over Penn 2 Seaford 12-2 3 Win over Lake 3 Tower Hill 9-2 5 Plays Sallies 4 St Georges 12-2 NR Win over Howard 5 Howard 8-2 2 Lost to St Georges, Plays Penn …
Sussex Central knocks off defending champ Cape Henlopen
Georgetown – To be the champs you have to beat the champs and the Sussex Central wrestling team took a big step in that direction Wednesday night handing defending state champion Cape Henlopen a 36-30 loss in front of a capacity crowd. The Golden Knights took a 33-30 lead into the final match of the night featuring #4 ranked Holt …
High school basketball, wrestling rankings: Week 7
Boys Basketball Week 6 Rankings as of 1/18/23 by Jason Winchell Ranking School Record Last Week’s Ranking Comments 1 Middletown 8-1 1 Win over Appo 2 Howard 6-1 2 Big Win over Sanford 3 Seaford 9-1 4 Win over Laurel 4 Sanford 5-2 5 Lost to Howard 5 Tower Hill 6-2 1 Win over Friends 6 Caravel 5-3 5 Win …
William Penn grapplers upset fifth-ranked Smyrna
New Castle – The Wm. Penn wrestlers knew the history heading into their Monday night showdown with number five ranked Smyrna. The Colonials last win over the Eagles was 17 years ago in 2006. Monday night’s win was the biggest win for the program over the last 20 years as Wm. Penn defeated Smyrna 39-32 in front of a loud …