The top-ranked Salesianum Sals defeated Smyrna 29-0 Friday night behind a dominant display on both sides of the ball. Head coach Gene Delle Donne and Defensive coordinator (Paul Worrilow) received an excellent effort from the āDā as the Sals kept the Eagles from scoring for the first time in Mike Judyās tenure as head coach. The last time Smyrna …
Softball is a spring sport, but Mother Nature doesnāt know that as today felt more like football weather. On a cloudy and cold Saturday morning, the Smyrna Eagles topped DMV 2-0 at Beverly Jo Carter Field. This is a big non conference win for Smyrna to put them over .500 on the season at 6-5.Ā There was a shakeup …
The Polytech Panthers fell behind 2-0 after three innings in Mondayās Henlopen Conference game at Smyrna. They responded with an immediate rally in the top of the fourth, scoring 6 runs including a 3-run homer by Julia MacConnell.Ā After the win, I asked Julia what her approach was on the āat-batā as she was down in the count on-and-two. She …
On a partly cloudy, 82 degree night in Gainesville, Florida, Payton Dixon, a two-time State Champion softball pitcher from Smyrna, DE earned the biggest win of her collegiate career.Ā The Bulls put up a 7-4 win over the 9th ranked Florida Gators who are 37-4 this season. This is the first time the Bulls have defeated the Gators since …
WILMINGTON ā B.J. Alleyne was not going to let something like the Smyrna defense stop him. The Salesianum senior running back, who had already scored four times against the Eagles in their DIAA Class 3A football quarterfinal, lined up in the shotgun on fourth and goal from the 2 with seven seconds showing on the clock. Alleyne took the snap …
NEWARK ā No doubt, Smyrna got contributions from all six positions on the floor during the DIAA championship match on Thursday night at the Bob Carpenter Center. But the big three ā Anna Richardson, Elise Carter and Eliza Schneider ā were just too much for Ursuline as the Eagles captured their first state title with a decisive 3-1 win. This …
This matchup had been much anticipated as these two teams are no strangers to each other or the DIAA tournament. The regular season matchup went to Smyrna 2-1 at Capeās Champions Stadium, appropriately named as they have ten State Championships going into today.Ā Smyrna and Cape have met in the finals the past two seasons, splitting titles (Cape in 2021, …
The re-match is set as Smyrna and Cape Henlopen advance to the DIAA Tournament Finals.These two faced off in 2021 and 2022 in the finals with Cape winning in 2021 and Smyrna winning in 2022. In the regular season game, the advantage went to Smyrna 2-1. I want to extend congratulations to both Milford and Charter School of Wilmington …
Before last night’s game the Dover Senators had not been able to beat the Smyrna Eagles since 2018 and for the first time in head coach Chipp Knapps Career. In 2018 Dover defeated Smyrna 46-38 in front of a homecoming crowd at Dover. In that game they were powered by Jordan McGee (Temple) and Javon Peace (Central Connecticut State) who …
Middletown continued its dominance over Smyrna in the regular season atĀ Charles V. WilliamsĀ Stadium Friday night but it wasn’t easy. The underdog Eagles had the ball with a chance to win, but Middletown’s Jacobi Rodgers intercepted a pass in the end zone on the final play of the game to preserve the Cavaliers 14-12 win. Both defenses played …
