DOVER- Governor Matt Meyer continued the First State tradition on Tuesday afternoon, purchasing the inaugural ticket for the 69th annual DFRC Blue-Gold All★Star Football Game, with DFRC All-Star Buddies, high school Participants, and their families in attendance. Since its inception, the ticket purchase by Delaware’s sitting Governor has served as a symbolic launch to the DFRC Blue-Gold season. Governor Meyer …
While there won’t be tons of dye pumped into the Delaware River that mimics Chicago’s green river during St. Patrick’s Day, the waterway will bleed green in name for a few days. Until Monday, Feb. 10, the Delaware River will be renamed the Eagles’ River in honor of the Philadelphia Eagles competing in Super Bowl LIX versus the Kansas City …
Calling all Eagles fans! The city of Wilmington will have a parade of the Birds Wednesday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. The “Road to Victory” tour will also include three stops in Philadelphia and one in Conshohocken, Pa. READ: Applications for 1st round of EDGE Grant Competition ’25 open until Feb. 28 All fans across the city are encouraged …
It’s huntin’ season in Delaware. And many – a record number – of First Staters want to partake. The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) announced Monday that the 2025 lottery for State Wildlife Area Spring Turkey Season hunting permits held last month had drawn the largest applicant pool since the state’s first wild turkey lottery was held …
WILMINGTON — Howard honored its late coach Joe Hussey, who passed away earlier this month, bringing in the 1985 state championship team he coached. An inspired No. 5 Wildcats team held an early lead over top-ranked Sanford, but couldn’t hold on after halftime, falling 62-54 in overtime. The Wildcats took a 32-26 lead into the half, where we caught up …
WILMINGTON — Team defense and hot shooting from Ryan Wiegand sparked the visiting Wilmington Friends Lady Quakers over Saint Mark’s 46-34. After the game, Wiegand said team defense was a point of emphasis in the practices leading up to the game. “We have been bringing in groups of senior boys and we play against them, so it’s been really …
WILMINGTON — Makayla Sullivan hit a last-second shot in overtime to help the St. Elizabeth Vikings beat Padua on the road by a 42-41 score in the teams’ second meeting of the year. Sullivan found herself open for a last-second layup as she rebounded a missed shot by teammate Skylar Bolden. She came down with the rebound and immediately …
WILMINGTON — Salesianum got some measure of revenge from losing to Middletown in the football state championship game and grabbed a heart-pounding come-from-behind basketball win 69-68 Friday night. It was the first meeting between the schools since Middletown roared back from an 18-point halftime deficit to grab a 30-27 overtime win in late November. The Sals trailed the Cavaliers for …
Autotrader, a Cox Automotive brand and America’s online leader for car buyers, and EchoPark Automotive, one of the nation’s top sellers of pre-owned vehicles, are partnering with Dover Motor Speedway on The Monster Mile’s signature event of 2025. The Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 on Sunday, July 20 (2 p.m., TNT, Performance Racing Network) is the centerpiece of Dover Motor …
WILMINGTON — No. 7 William Penn went on a late 12-2 run to hand the No. 2 St Elizabeth Vikings its first in-state loss of the season in front of a home crowd, 60-52. The Colonials are full of young talent but looked to their senior leadership of Zy’Aire Gibson and Andy Webb to close out the game. Gibson scored …
