Salesianum football Aiden Lego breaks a big run in their win over Smyrna. Photo by Donnell Henriquz

Dominant second half propels Salesianum to shutout win

Glenn FrazerHeadlines, Sports

  The top-ranked Salesianum Sals defeated Smyrna 29-0 Friday night behind a dominant display on both sides of the ball. Head coach Gene Delle Donne and Defensive coordinator (Paul Worrilow) received an excellent effort from the “D” as the Sals kept the Eagles from scoring for the first time in Mike Judy’s tenure as head coach. The last time Smyrna …

Sussex Central Malik Bell 5 looks for running room in the Golden Knights 37 33 victory over Middletown. Photo by DarJuan Pitts

Golden Knights walk off in epic win over Middletown

Benny MitchellHigh Schools, Sports

  Georgetown – In baseball it’s called a walk-off, in basketball a buzzer beater, but in football it’s called an epic finish. Number four ranked Sussex Central, trailing by four with 12 seconds left, quarterback Bradley Chavez found JuJuan Sturgis in the endzone for a touchdown and a 37-33 victory over number two ranked Middletown. Chavez was 6 for 15 passing …

Caravel Football Josh Roy ran for over 300 yards in their win over Hodgson. Photo by Nick Halliday

Josh Roy ‘carries’ Caravel to victory in season opener

Glenn FrazerHeadlines, Sports

(Bear, DE)    Junior running back Josh Roy rushed for over 300 yards and scored 3 touchdowns to help Caravel win its season opening football game Thursday night. After the game Roy was asked about his performance but instead, he talked about his teammates. “The first half was bad, but my o-line, and teammates picked me up and stuck with …

Delmar vs Cape Henlopen field hockey. Photo by Ben Fulton

The Corner Scoop: 2024 field hockey pre-season rankings

Shannon TimmonsHeadlines, Sports

Welcome back to “The Corner Scoop”, a weekly edition covering high school field hockey in Delaware. The high school season opens up on Tuesday September 3, 2024 so we will rank the top 10 teams in Division 1 and Division 2, along with their matchups for the week. There is plenty of talent across the state but some teams will …

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Week 0 Premier PT Player of Week: Salesianum’s McBride

Nick HallidayHeadlines, Sports

The first ever Premier Physical Therapy player of the Week is Salesianum’s quarterback Brady McBride. This year we decided we wanted to come up with a way to showcase a player of the week for each week of high school sports. Premier (PT) Physical Therapy had the same idea and wanted to join us in showcasing those players as they …

Newark Charter football MAxwell Wiest 3 celebrates with his teammates after a touchdown. Photo by Nick Halliday

Newark Charter Patriots make history in big win

Nick HallidayHeadlines, Sports

  The Newark Charter Patriots made history last night as they took their new football field for the first time in school history. The Patriots added a new football stadium, the Robert W. Gore and football program to their school this school year and they did it with a big party as well as a big win.  The festivities started …

The Piedmont Bulls 12U will be competing in the Cal Ripken Majors 70 world series. Photo courtesy of Coach Pete Metrinko

Piedmont Bulls set to play in Cal Ripken World Series

Nick HallidayHeadlines, Sports

The Piedmont Bulls 12U Major/70 team has been invited to play for the Cal Ripken Major/70 world series. Piedmont is affiliated with the Babe Ruth League which is the equivalent to LIttle League. They also have a World Series like Little League does in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, but they play theirs in Branson, Missouri.    These Bulls have represented Delaware in …

MOT Major All Star Billy Windley was dominant on the mound to defeat Nammans for the state championship. Photo by Ben Fulton

MOT Majors All Stars advance to Mid Atlantic Regional

Nick HallidayHeadlines, Sports

  MOT Little League Majors Division District All Stars defeated Naamans to win the state championship. Naamans lost their first game to Lewes and came into the game with one loss in order to capture the state championship had to beat MOT twice, but MOT never gave them that chance.   MOT’s starting pitcher Bill Windley dominated the game on …

Naamans Little League Majors pose with the D2 banner after winning the championship. Photo by Mike Lang

Naamans advances to Majors division state championship

Nick HallidayHeadlines, Sports

  BRANDYWINE HUNDRED — Brady Bell slammed a two-out home run in the top of the first inning, staking Naamans Little League to a lead it would never relinquish in a 7-2 win over Canal Little League on Thursday at Naamans. With the win, Naamans captured the District II Major Little League championship and advanced to the state tournament next …

Brandywine Little League majors all stars mob Nolan Giles after hitting a walk off homerun to win the game. Photo by Nick Halliday

Brandywine, Naamans get walk off wins to advance

Nick HallidayHeadlines, Sports

In the District 2 Majors division tournament Newark National took a 2-0 lead in the top of the first, then added three more runs in the fifth. Brandywine rallied from a 5-0 deficit, tying the game in the fifth highlighted by Shane Savage’s single to center, scoring two runs. Then walked it off in the bottom of the sixth as …