It was “unseasonable” Autumn weather for the New Castle County and Henlopen cross country meets over the weekend. The New Castle County meet was held at Winterthur while the Henlopen race took place at Killens Pond, the site for the upcoming state championship meet on Saturday the 12th. won the boy’s race at Winterthur in a time of 16:09.44, followed …
The highly anticipated showdown between No. 1 Smyrna and No. 3 Salesianum did not disappoint. The opening half alone featured several “highlight” plays, keeping the large homecoming crowd on the edge of their seats. The home team Eagles’ defense provided the first highlight when senior linebacker Nasir Jenkins gathered a “tipped” pass in stride for a 30-yard “pick six”, barely …
Ethan Walther (DMA) led three of his teammates to the finish line, photo courtesy of Glenn FrazerBellevue State Park was the setting for the Diamond State Athletic Conference (DSAC) cross country championship. Ethan Walther (DMA) led three of his teammates to the finish line as the SeaHawks won the boys title with 23 points. Walther won convincingly with a time …
The Division II state championship game in 1989 was played at Dover High between Lake Forest and Caravel in an 18-14 Buccaneers win. Ironically, the two head coaches (Fred Johnson and John Reed) played against each other in that game, the 1st of four titles for Caravel. The two coaches reminisced about that game, that took place over 30 years …
Bellevue State Park was the setting for a “picture-perfect” Autumn day as 416 varsity runners competed in the Joe O’Neill Cross Country Invitational. Salesianum and Padua took the team titles. The Sals (66) finished just 6 points ahead of 2nd place Middletown. Cape Henlopen took 3rd with 90 points. The Cavaliers’ Jonathan Drew won the boys race with a time …
The Caravel Buccaneers had lost 5 straight games to Woodbridge, dating back to 2012. Coach John Reed’s team scored 14 first quarter points on the way to a 28-16 victory thus snapping that losing skid and improving to 6-0 in the process. The Bucs drove downfield on their opening possession as Craig Miller punched it in from five yards out …
The 50th Annual Manhattan cross country invitational was held over the weekend at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx, New York. This is the largest single-day high school meet in the nation, with nearly 8,000 runners participating. The state of Delaware was well represented as several teams raced in multiple, junior varsity, freshman and sophomore classifications. The best “team” finish …
The Appoquinimink Jaguars have never beaten their district rival Middletown (on the field) in football since the Jags started playing on the varsity level in 2009. That streak continued Friday night in a “hard-fought” game at Appoquinimink High School. The defending state champions scored on two long plays to secure a 14-0 win in front of a capacity crowd of …
Middletown continued its dominance over Smyrna in regular-season games, winning the annual Harvest Bowl in a “thriller” in front of a packed house at Cavalier Stadium. In a contest dictated by the home team in the opening half, and the visiting Eagles in the second half, it came down to a 4th down and 13 pass play with :13 left …
The parking lots were filled, the crowd was at capacity, and much to the delight of the home fans, the Spartans delivered an impressive 48-0 win over Red Lion Christian Academy in a class 2A game. Last year these two teams were separated by a single point in a game not decided until late in the 4th quarter. This time …
