The Delaware Interscholastic Football Coaches Association released their selections for the 2024 All-Class football teams as voted on by the coaches. Sussex Central fullback Malik Bell was named to the Class 3A first team and picked as the offensive player of the year. The senior amassed more than 2,000 yards rushing for the Golden Knights. Robbie “R-J” Johnson was selected …
DIAA Boys Soccer: Downstate sweep as Cape Henlopen, Sussex Academy win titles
DIAA BOYS SOCCER FINALS Division 1: No. 1 Caesar Rodney defeated No. 2 Salesianum 3-1 Caesar Rodney scored two goals in the second half to pull away for a 3-1 victory over Salesianum in the D1 DIAA soccer finals. Trevor Sulliivan scored the first goal in the second half, which proved to be the game-winner. However, Joe Honroe added a …
DIAA Volleyball: Tower Hill beats Saint Mark’s in three straight to win championship
FINALS No. 3 Tower Hill beat No. 5 Saint Mark’s 3-0 (25-20, 25-15, 25-23) in the DIAA Volleyball championship match on Thursday night at the Bob Carpenter Center on the campus of the University of Delaware. It was the fourth straight year the two teams met in the state tournament. Tower Hill, the youngest team in this year’s semifinals, beat …
Top-seeded Cape Henlopen beats Smyrna 2-1 for D1 DIAA Field Hockey championship
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 …
No. 2 seed Delmar beats Friends 4-3 to win 9th straight Div. II DIAA Field Hockey title
FINALS No. 2 Delmar defeated No. 4 Wilmington Friends 4-3 in a high-scoring game on Saturday to win the state championship for the ninth straight year. Laela Brown scored the game-winning goal with just minutes left. Jordyn Hollamon scored three goals for Delmar. Ella Fontanazza led the Quakers with two goals. Congratulations to the champs on a terrific season! SEMIFINALS …
How did your favorite hometown athletes do (11/4 edition)?
So — you might be wondering — how are some of your favorite hometown athletes doing in college or the pros? We’ll be letting you know over the next few weeks as we head toward the end of the college season, and as we get into the NBA season and the back half of the NFL season. If we miss …
Some weekend football results…and some chances to watch the games
Brandywine 38, Polytech 35 Brandywine outlasted Polyetch in 1A football battle. In a back-and-forth game that saw 73 total points, Brandywine scored the game-winning touchdown with 2:21 left in the game. Chase Beauparlant found Kahseer Williams for a 70-yard touchdown to seal the victory for the Bulldogs. After a slow first half, both teams combined for six touchdowns. Big play …
DIAA Field Hockey semifinalists set for Monday matchups
There were no surprises in Round 1 of the DAA Field Hockey championships, at least according to the people seeding the brackets. The semifinals will be played on Monday (Nov. 4) at Delaware State University’s Drass Field at either 4 p.m. or 6 p.m. No. 1 Cape Henlopen defeats No. 8 St Georges 10-0. Macy Steinwedel led the attack for …
Cape, Newark Charter secure top seeds for DIAA Field Hockey tourney
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 …
Tower Hill-Concord Soccer: Hillers stay the course with 3-0 win
WILMINGTON — Concord’s bend-but-don’t-break approach to soccer defense worked for 40 minutes, but Tower Hill’s pressure ultimately won the day. The Hillers scored three second-half goals to win 3-0 in a game between two teams who could see each other again come tournament time. On Tuesday afternoon, Tower Hill Hillers made the long trek from south Wilmington to north Wilmington …