WILMINGTON, North Carolina – Middletown, DE native and UNCW senior softball player Tayler Vitola has been selected as the 2023-24 Coastal Athletic Association Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year presented by Primis as voted on by the conference’s Academic Affairs Committee. Vitola has flourished academically, athletically and in the community during her four years at UNCW. She has accumulated a 3.835 …
On the Pitch: Week 2 girls soccer top 10
Padua vs Smyrna girls soccer, photo courtesy of Padua Athletics The weather doesn’t look good again this week but the good news is there are only 5 matches on the schedule this week as most schools are on their holiday break. The beauty of soccer is sometimes the final score doesn’t tell the whole story. The No. 3 …
Quick Stick: Week 2 boys lacrosse top 10
The boys lax season kicked off and what a second week it was with some big match ups and some crazy weather. This week has some big matchups and some schools have spring break so the schedule is a little lighter this week. The top rank team defeated 2 nationally ranked teams in thrilling games last week. First they …
Clubhouse talk -Week 2 baseball top 10
Another week of baseball and another week of uncooperative weather. Had some rainouts last week as well as some games played in tornado like winds well for baseball it seemed like tornadoes with dirt funnels cutting through infields. However there were some good games played between some of our top teams. No. 1 DMA has yet to take the …
19 to compete for 8 seats in May 14 school board elections
In a light year for school board races, 19 candidates are vying for eight open seats across eight of the state’s 19 school districts. This year’s election is Tuesday, May 14, with polls open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Last year, 43 candidates ran for 23 vacancies across 16 school districts. In 2022, 42 candidates competed for 19 open …
Cape Henlopen referendum fails, unofficial results show
This is a developing story. Check back for updates. The residents of Cape Henlopen School District have voted down a referendum to raise local taxes in order to generate more local revenue for the district’s operations. “While the result is not what we wanted, we intend to move forward with a positive outlook,” said Superintendent Bob Fulton. “Over the next …
Clubhouse talk -Week 1 baseball rankings
Even though spring sports started last week the spring weather hasn’t. It was cold and windy with rain over the weekend that washed out all the games. We saw same top teams face off in No. 2 Conrad who fell to St Georges who was unranked in the preseason. However they have a good team and I may have missed …
On the Pitch: Week 1 girls soccer rankings
The weather turned colder this week as the season licked off but we started the season with a bang as we had 12 matches involving both teams being ranked.in the Delaware Live top 10. Appoquinimink beat two ranked teams by the combined score of 12-0 (Padua 6-0, St Georges Tech). Sophomore Mariana Catania had 5 goals and 2 assists …
3 Appo High students granted patent for golf tee design
Golfing season doesn’t have to be restricted to warm summer days with perfect weather. A golfing tee designed by three students in the Appoquinimink School District is specially crafted to hold up in cold conditions and not break. The seniors at Appo High – Dylan Everett, Brodie Neubauer, Lucas Karpinski – who created it were granted a provisional patent this …
On The Pitch – preseason girls soccer rankings
The weather outside this week feels like spring which means that the spring sports season will kick off on March 18th. Last year we saw Middletown and Archmere take home state champion trophies in girls soccer. The teams have been practicing for almost 3 weeks and are ready to start the season. The preseason top 10’s in girls soccer has …