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Sallies holds off William Penn for third win of the season

Joe SinglesHigh Schools, Sports

Salesianum Boys Basketball team photo by Nick Halliday The William Penn Colonials visited Sallies Saturday night in what was one of the most highly anticipated match-ups of the 2021-2022 boys’ basketball season thus far. The Colonials came in with a 9-1 record with their only loss coming to Middletown. Sallies on the other hand started the game with a 2-6 …

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Sallies holds off William Penn for third win of the season

Joe SinglesHeadlines

Salesianum Boys Basketball team photo by Nick Halliday The William Penn Colonials visited Sallies Saturday night in what was one of the most highly anticipated match-ups of the 2021-2022 boys’ basketball season thus far. The Colonials came in with a 9-1 record with their only loss coming to Middletown. Sallies on the other hand started the game with a 2-6 …

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Caravel Academy extends dual meet win streak to 23

Benny MitchellHeadlines, Sports

Caravel’s Matt Duarte (standing) lifts Salesianum’s Giovanni Samma in their 182 pound match. Duarte won by a pin in 5:13. (Kenny Correll photo) Bear – The anticipated battle between two of the heavyweights on the Delaware wrestling scene got off the rails early as Caravel Academy won 11 of the 14 bouts on their way to a 54-17 victory over Salesianum …

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Neumann-Goretti too much for Salesianum

Jason WinchellHeadlines, Sports

Sultan Adewale Neumann Goretti (left) Dariyon Williams Salesianum (right) face off at The Grail Sports Complex ELSMERE – For a few of the players on the Neumann-Goretti boys basketball team, Wednesday night’s game against Salesianum was a homecoming of sorts. Rob Wright III and Masud Stewart, a pair of First State residents, led the Saints to a 68-45 victory over …

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Big plays were key in Middletowns semifinal win

Glenn FrazerHeadlines, Sports

Middletown – The Middletown Cavaliers advanced to their 10th championship game since 2010 with a 33-15 win over long-time rival Salesianum Saturday night in front of a sellout crowd. Big plays were the key for Middletown as all five touchdowns covered 31 yards or more. The game began with the longest play of the night when Zy’Aire Tart took the …

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Sallies advances with win over reigning champs

Jason WinchellHeadlines, Sports

WILMINGTON — Five different players scored for Salesianum as the Sals, the third seed in the DIAA Class 3A football tournament, knocked Sussex Central from the bracket with a 34-12 win on Nov. 27 at Abessinio Stadium. The win sets up a meeting at Middletown next weekend. The Sals and Cavaliers did not play this season. The tone was set …

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Salesianum blanks Caesar Rodney in Division I Boys Soccer State Championship

Nick HallidaySports

Photo courtesy of the DIAA Salesianum held the #1 seed Caesar Rodney Riders scoreless securing the Division I Boys Soccer State Championship.  The Riders were the number 1 seed in this year’s Division I Boys Soccer State Championship as they went undefeated in the regular season with a record of 14-0-1. The tie came in their season opener against the …

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Smryna battles through the elements and Salesianum for the victory

Jason WinchellHeadlines, Sports

WILMINGTON — Smyrna wasn’t going to let a little rain get in the way when they took the field against Salesianum on Friday night at Abessinio Stadium. A little rain, or a lot of rain, or a whole lot of rain with a stiff wind thrown in for good measure. The weather was not the greatest, but the show went …

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St. Benedict’s Prep hands Salesianum its second loss of the season Saturday night. 

Joe SinglesSports

St Benedicts Soccer, photo courtesy Tom Horak | For NJ Advance Media National soccer powerhouse St. Benedict’s Prep visited Abessinio Stadium Saturday evening for a high school boys’ soccer battle versus Salesianum. The St. Benedict’s Prep Gray Bees came into the match ranked #2 in the nation in addition to being 4-time defending high school national champions. Although not breaking …