This Week’s Top Stories Include Wilmington Charter to rep 1st State in Samsung STEM competition Howard’s Bryson Lane wins Player of the Week Ryan Wiegand leads Lady Quakers to easy win Click on the image below to view the PDF Sonja Frey
DIAA announces Winter championship sites
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 …
Caravel, Saint Mark’s switch classes in 2025-26 football realignment
By Nick Halliday The Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association (DIAA) board of directors has approved a significant football realignment for the 2025-26 season, just one day after the Delaware Interscholastic Football Coaches Association (DIFCA) proposed changes that impact all three classifications in the state. The most significant changes are back-to-back state champion Caravel Academy moving up to 3A, Saint Mark’s dropping …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Padua grabs No. 1 seed for DIAA state volleyball tournament
Sporting an 11-4 record and huge wins last week over Saint Mark’s and Ursuline last week, the Padua Pandas will roll into the DIAA state volleyball tournament with the top seed. The tournament starts Wednesday. The top eight seeds will have a first-round bye and host second-round matches on Friday or Saturday. The Pandas earned the top seed by playing …
TownSquareLIVE Weekly Review – August 8, 2024
This Week’s Top Stories Include Steve Tague named head of UD’s REP theater American Airlines unveils bus service to Philly airport Planning to vote early? Here’s where to go when Clear bookbags, weapon detectors, more coming to Delaware schools Two new laws reshape high school sports and DIAA Click on the image below to view the PDF Sonja Frey
Two new laws reshape high school sports and DIAA
Changes recommended for the Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association (DIAA) are underway now that Gov. John Carney has signed a pair of bills into law hat will help shape the association’s future. The legislation, which went into effect on Aug. 2 originated with a task force that met over the last year to address the DIAA’s operations and was led …