Sanford baseball Brady Fox left and Sussex Tech Jeremy Vest were voted co player of the year by the DBCA. Photos courtesy of Sanford Baseball and Dan Cook of the Gazette

Vest & Fox voted co-players of the year by DBCA 

Nick HallidayHeadlines, Sports

  Sussex Tech’s Jeremy Vest and Sanford Brady Fox were voted as co-players of the year by the Delaware Baseball Coaches Association (DBCA). The Delaware Baseball Coaches Association (DBCA) all state team is voted upon by the head coaches from around the state.    Tech’s Vest went undefeated on the season with a perfect 7-0 record. In 51.2 innings pitched …

The Salesianum Sals pose after winning the DIAA baseball state championship. Photo by Nick Halliday

Salesianum wins state baseball championship over Caesar Rodney

Nick HallidayHeadlines, Sports

The No. 13 seeded Salesianum Sals continued their run all the way through the championship. The Sals came into the championship the underdog just like they were as they faced the No. 6 seed in Caesar Rodney Riders.    The Sals beat No. 20 Brandywine, No. 4 DMA, No. 5 Sanford, and No. 2 Sussex Tech to reach the state …

Caravel girls soccer team poses with the DIAA D2 state trophy. Photo courtesy of Caravel Athletics

Caravel finishes undefeated season with state championship

Joe SinglesHeadlines, Sports

   The upset minded Ursuline Raiders met the Caravel Buccaneers Saturday evening in the Division 2 girls’ state championship at Cape Henlopen High School. Ursuline made their way through the tournament with upset wins over St. Marks and St. Andrews after winning their opening round match 1-0 versus The Sanford School.    12 minutes in half Caravel’s Sidney Hayden would …

Middletown girls soccer poases with the state championship trophy after beating Appo 1 0. Photo courtesy of Middletown Athletics

Riley’s early goal lifts Cavaliers to soccer state title

Joe SinglesHeadlines, Sports

The Division I girls soccer championship was played this afternoon at Cape Henlopen High School between cross town rivals Middletown Cavaliers and the Appoquinimink Jaguars. The Cavalier squad came into the contest touting a 17-0 record while the Jaguars had an impressive season as well with a 13-2-1 record.  On an afternoon that would make the weather in Southern California …

Sussec Central baseball Osiah Kelley throws a pitch. Photo courtesy of Sussex Central Facebook

Clubhouse talk: Baseball playoff preview

Nick HallidayHeadlines, Sports

Sussex Central takes No. 1 seed in this year’s DIAA Baseball State Championship. The Golden knights went 15-2 during the regular season with their two losses being to Sussex Tech and Caravel. They had wins over multiple top ranked teams while playing in the toughest conference that placed four teams in the top eight and a fifth in the top …

Caravel Academy Haley Grygo gets ready for a groundball. Photo by Nick Halliday

Inside The Circle: Softball tournament preview

Glenn FrazerHeadlines, Sports

The DIAA softball tournament begins Tuesday with eight games as the field of 24 will be chasing top seed and No. 1 ranked Caravel for this year’s title. The Buccaneers have won three consecutive championships and 13 overall. Here are our top 10 teams and how they are seeded: No. 1 Caravel (14-1) The Buccaneers have won 8 straight since …

Padua 2024 DIAA DI Girls State Champions. Photo by Nick Halliday copy

Salesianum, Saint Mark’s, Padua, Tatnall run away with state titles

Nick HallidayHeadlines, Sports

The 2024 DIAA Track and Field state championships crowned four teams as state champions  as well as many individuals at Dover high school.    Salesianum took the boys Division I state championship for the fourth year in a row. Ethan Walther took home to first place medals in the 800 and 3200 meter runs. While James Kennedy took first place …

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Xenidis and Arrowsmith combine to keep Caravel on top

Shannon TimmonsHeadlines, Sports

In the second matchup this season of non-conference teams Caravel and Cape Henlopen Caravel stayed red hot at the plate In the first matchup between these two teams the game went 6 scoreless innings before Caravel plated 5 runs to win 5-0.  The Caravel bats came alive in the 2nd inning but they left the bases loaded when a ground …

Caravel Academy softball Haley Grygo looks in on a pitch from second base. Photo by Nick Halliday

Inside The Circle: Final week softball Top 10

Glenn FrazerHeadlines, Sports

This is the final week of regular season play as teams try to position for seeding in the upcoming tournament. There are many really good matchups this week, and hopefully “mother nature” will allow the games to be played without cancellations.   No. 1 Caravel (11-1) The Buccaneers anticipated a game with No. 2 Appo turned out to be a relatively …