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Sports
High School State Tennis Championships
With sunny skies and temperatures in the 80s, the University of Delaware courts were on fire Wednesday afternoon with the best high school tennis of the year. And no teams were hotter than the Tower Hill Girls and St. Andrew’s Boys teams that took home the 2013 DIAA Tennis State Championships. The…
By: Town Square DelawareMarch Weather Madness: Nobody ever got frostbite watching a basketball game
There were 63 high school sporting events scheduled for Monday afternoon, including several golf matches. But all of those events were either postponed or canceled, because, on the sixth day of spring, it snowed. It doesn’t usually snow on March 25, but being a helpless victim of the weather is…
By: Kevin NoonanMarch Madness: Save Your Money, Enjoy the Games
Everybody loves the underdog, unless they bet money on the top dog. And millions of people put their money into NCAA basketball pools. Offices and other work places buzz with anticipation before the NCAA Tournament as people fill in their brackets and hand over their cash. Some of them haven’t…
By: Kevin NoonanAnother Shot at Tourney Title for Blue Hens Basketball
The University of Delaware women’s basketball team opens its defense of the Colonial Athletic Association’s championship this weekend and the Blue Hens don’t have nearly as much pressure on them as their male counterparts did last week. But that will change next week and – they hope – beyond. The men’s…
By: Kevin NoonanTime for the Birds to Get Down to Business
So many positions to improve, so many players from which to choose, so much money to spend … the NFL begins its free agency period on Tuesday and the Eagles should make a splash or two as they rebuild/retool under new coach Chip Kelly. Eagles fans know their team has…
By: Kevin NoonanWhere Else Are You Going to Live?
A wise man once said, “If you don’t take care of your body…where else are you going to live?” No, it wasn’t some comedian trying to get a laugh. It was Robert Pirello, and wiser words have never been spoken. He knows from personal experience as a man who has…
By: Ken DillTSD Q&A: Kym Fant, Extreme Cyclist
McKean High School graduate Kym Fant (née Lulu) has been vigorously and skillfully pedaling a bike since she was just three. This past summer, the now-California resident’s love of cycling brought her to France with a team of other female cyclists to tackle the legendary, grueling 2,400-mile Tour de France…
By: Town Square DelawareBike to the Bay Raises Critical Funds for Delawareans with MS
In just two days, nearly 2,000 Delaware area cyclists, volunteers, and rest stop coordinators will wake up at are the crack of dawn on September 22nd to prepare for Bike MS: Bike to the Bay. Every single participant serves a different role in making the event the success. Ultimately, every…
By: Kate CowperthwaitDelaware’s Great Rivalry and Déjà Vu
For a brief moment, it looked like this could be the year. Delaware State appeared to be in complete control and Delaware looked a little bit lost and, hey, miracles happen all the time in the world of sports. Then reality set in and the Delaware football team settled down…
By: Kevin NoonanLocal Tennis Teams Head to Regional Competition
Congratulations to the following teams who will represent Delaware at the Senior USTA Sectionals! 3.0 Senior Women: TLC 3.5 Senior Men: DuPont Green 3.5 Senior Women: Smash-N-Run 4.0 Senior Men: GCC Seniors 4.0 Senior Women: Vukelich/Hamilton 4.5 Senior Men: Hitmen 4.5 Senior Women: Schenk…
By: Town Square Delaware