The Wilmington (WilmU) softball team has been chosen as the DSBA Team of the Year for 2024. after making its second straight NCAA Division II World Series; setting a school record with 46 wins, the last coming at the World Series; and finishing the year ranked fifth in the final Division II Top 25 national coaches’ poll. The Wildcats also …
WILMINGTON – Salesianum led the field at the Delcastle Invitational wrestling tournament, claiming the team title with 298 points and crowning four champions. Caesar Rodney had two champions and finished second with 249 points. William Penn (200), St. Georges (199.5) and Sussex Tech (165) rounded out the top five in the 24 team event. Salesianum won the first two weight …
The Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association (DIAA) has announced the host sites for the 2025 Winter Championships. These events showcase the talent and dedication of Delaware’s student-athletes across various sports, and we are thrilled to bring these competitions to the following locations: DIAA Girls, Boys, and Unified Basketball Championships: University of Delaware Bob Carpenter Center, Sunday, March 9, 2025 DIAA Swimming …
As most Delaware high-school sports fans know, the Tattersall family from Wilmington Friends School are legends. Friends won the 2022 Class 2A Championship led by head coach Rob Tattersall, associate head coach Bob Tattersall — the state’s all-time leader in coaching victories in 53 seasons and 331 wins — quarterback and defensive end Robby Tattersall, who was that year’s 2A …
DOVER — The top-ranked Sanford Warriors took to the road and battled toe-to-toe with No. 2 Dover before pulling out a 42-38 win in front of a sold-out crowd Saturday. The Warriors held the game’s largest lead, 14-7 midway through the opening quarter, and had a 21-19 lead at the half. Dover led a 32-31 advantage with eight minutes left, …
DOVER — Delaware State University’s Athletic Transformation project, which was launched two years ago with a $1 million gift from alum Steve Ewing ’83 and $9 million from the State, has taken a huge step forward with the hiring of former NFL All-Pro wide receiver (and Eagles legend) DeSean Jackson as head football coach. Three-time Pro Bowler Jackson played 15 …
Second in a recurring series on Delaware high-school athletes and how they’re doing at the college level or in the pros. This week: Men’s and Women’s Basketball. If we’ve missed someone, please send a note to me at 302sports@gmail.com. MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Jy’are Davis (Sanford) transferred this year to Syracuse University from the University of Delaware, where he was a …
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Newark – The 31st Annual Beast of the East wrestling tournament was not kind to local wrestlers. Held in the University of Delaware’s Bob Carpenter Center, the tournament hosted many of the nation’s top high school wrestlers and teams Saturday and Sunday. Two Beast wins, among seven altogether Malachi Stratton of Sussex Central was the lone First State wrestler to …
Delaware Military Academy (DMA) held a basketball tournament in memory of longtime boys basketball coach Phillip “Phil” Hill, who passed away in November 2023 at age 58. The tournament featured boys’ and girls’ basketball games, and both DMA varsity teams participated. Both teams came away with a win to sweep the doubleheader. The girls’ varsity team defeated Tower Hill …
Five sports facilities in the First State will share $10 million to make upgrades as part of the second round of grant allocations made by the newly formed Delaware Sports Tourism Capital Investment Fund. After considering 17 applications requesting a combined $47,138,560, here’s who the Delaware Tourism Office is dishing the money out to: Kirkwood Sports Complex – $4 million: …
By Kevin Eickman MILFORD — Make no mistake about it, William Penn was the class of the Milford Invitational wrestling field, winning six individual titles on the 20-team Varsity Boys side. William Penn’s champions were Julian Philips at 106, Nazeef Bush at 113, Christian Smith at 126, Jason Hugart at 157, Franklin Norris (Tournament’s Outstanding Wrestler) at 175, and Eliedxander …
