Delaware's Mock Trial Competition runs from Feb. 28 to March 1. (Photo by BillionPhotos.com/Adobe Stock)

34th annual Mock Trial Competition kicks off Friday

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Education

WILMINGTON ā€“ The state’s youngest Atticus Finches and Elle Woodses are gearing up for a yearly favorite of the law community. The 34th annual Delaware High School Mock Trial Competition is set to take place this weekend at the Leonard L. Williams Justice Center in Wilmington. Students from 18 schools across the state will gather on Friday, Feb. 28, and …

Cape Henlopen vs Smyrna field hockey. Both teams have advanced to the D 1 state championship. Photo by Ben Fulton

Top-seeded Cape Henlopen beats Smyrna 2-1 for D1 DIAA Field Hockey championship

Nick HallidayHeadlines, Sports

FINALS Top-seeded Cape Henlopen beat No. 2 Smyrna in the Division 1 DIAA Field Hockey championship game. Emily Wells and Teagan Baker each scored for the Vikings, while Addison Beamer scored the lone goal for Smyrna. Congratulations to the champions! SEMIFINALS No. 1 Cape Henlopen defeated No. 4 Wilmington Charter 2-1. Atia Sabbah and Emily Wells scored one goal apiece …

Cape Henlopen vs Smyrna field hockey. Photo courtesy of Ben Fulton

Cape, Newark Charter secure top seeds for DIAA Field Hockey tourney

Shannon TimmonsHeadlines, Sports

Twenty schools — eight in Division 1 and 12 in Division 2 — have been selected to vie for the DIAA Field Hockey championship, including Division 1 top seed Cape Henlopen, and Division 2 top seed Newark Charter. No. 1 Cape Henlopen is a perennial Division 1 powerhouse, losing only to Delmar this season. They are young but fierce and …

Saint Marks field hockey Claire Krause takes a shot during a game. Photo by Mike Lang

The Corner Scoop: Week 7 Field Hockey Top 10 rankings

Shannon TimmonsHeadlines, Sports

Itā€™s hard to believe we are in Week 7 of the field hockey season. The next two weeks will be interesting as teams finish up the regular season and look to make the tournament. The Division 1 tournament seeds eight teams, and Division 2 seeds 12, so these last few games can make the difference between making the tournament and …

Smyrna vs Archmere field hockey. Photo by Ben Fulton

The Corner Scoop – Week 6 Field Hockey top 10 rankings

Shannon TimmonsHeadlines, Sports

  Itā€™s always refreshing to see coaches and teams play for causes that are bigger than themselves. Field Hockey does a great job of sponsoring fundraisers at their games for causes that are near and dear to our hearts. We have seen Morganā€™s Message for Mental Health and now in October there will be PINK OUT games for Breast Cancer …

The Gordons Pond trail is one of the superintendent's picks at Delaware State Parks. Courtesy of Delaware State Parks.

For verified fun, check out park superintendentsā€™ picks

Ken MammarellaCulture, Headlines

Delaware State Parks in 2022 drew 8 million visitors, lured by the sand and the surf, the flora and the fauna, the past and the participatory sports and other activities and events that donā€™t make alliterative pairs. But wait, thereā€™s more! Park superintendents promote a wide variety of ā€œsuperintendentā€™s picksā€ on the homepages of most of the 17 state parks. …

Salesianum Sals versus Lawrenceville Big Red lacrosse. Photo by Nick Halliday

Quick Stick: Week 6 boys lacrosse top 10

Jason WinchellHeadlines, Sports

The boys’ lacrosse season is winding down as we have 3 full weeks left in the season and a loy more showdowns involving the top 5 teams in the ranking.   Last Friday all eyes were on the showdown at Abinsseno Stadium as No. 1 in Delaware and No. 10 (Inside Lax) Sallies andĀ  No. 2 (Inside Lax) Lawrenceville (NJ) …

Sussex Tech Sean Ely throws a pitch at Frawley Stadium. Photo by Nick Halliday

Clubhouse talk: Week 6 baseball top 10

Nick HallidayHeadlines, Sports

So there remains just one, one team left that is still undefeated as we reach week 6 of baseball. The No. 1 Sussex Central Golden KnightsĀ  now 12-0 on the season had two wins last week over then No. 4 Cape Henlopen and Indian River. Isaiah Kelley and Joaquin Rodriguez remain undefeated while Nate Burroughs continue to hit for the …