Sanford's Waterman lines up another winner
Sanford coach Stan Waterman gets his piece of the net after the Warriors’ 39-32 win over St. Georges in the DIAA Boys Basketball Tournament title game Saturday at the Bob Carpenter Center. The last...
View ArticleAthlete of the Week: Maggie Connolly
Sophomore Maggie Connolly clips her piece of the net after Ursuline downed Sanford 39-34 for the Raiders’ 16th state title in the DIAA Girls Basketball Tournament on Friday at the Bob Carpenter...
View ArticleCharles to retire as DIAA executive director
Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association executive director Kevin Charles (right) and then-board chairman Jerry Kobasa listen as officials from Red Lion Christian Academy ask the board to...
View ArticleFormer addict, ex-NBA player delivers sobering message
Appoquinimink High School students listen to former NBA player Chris Herren Tuesday morning. Herren shared his battle with drug and alcohol addiction. Former NBA player Chris Herren discusses his...
View ArticlePrep notes: Expect lots of points at Blue-Gold games
Sanford’s Kyle Evans, shown against Mount Pleasant in the DIAA semifinals, will be one of 60 top senior basketball players participating in the annual Blue-Gold All-Star boys and girls games on...
View ArticleAll-State basketball teams announced
Altia Anderson of Woodbridge was named DSBA Girls Player of the Year and heads the All-State first team. Sanford’s Mikey Dixon was named DSBA Boys Player of the Year and heads the All-State first...
View ArticleZehnder takes over as Newark football coach
Barry Zehnder, shown with his wife Nicole and 3-year-old daughter Taylor, was named head football coach at Newark High on Friday. Newark High’s new football coach has the stamp of approval from the...
View ArticleDelaware high school spring sports rankings
Appoquinimink won the DIAA Baseball Tournament last June at Frawley Stadium, and the Jaguars will start the 2016 season ranked No. 1 by The News Journal. BASEBALL 1. Appoquinimink 2. Caravel 3. St....
View ArticleAthlete of the Week: Jacob Walsh
Jacob Walsh averaged 13.1 points and 7.1 rebounds and was named to the All-State second team in his senior season at Sanford. JACOB WALSH, senior, Sanford boys basketball THE WEEK: Scored six points...
View ArticlePrep notes: N.J. assistant takes over Dover football
Rudy Simonetti, an assistant coach at Passaic Valley Regional High in Little Falls, N.J., has been hired as the new head football coach at Dover High. As an outsider with no head coaching experience,...
View ArticleSussex Tech rally stuns Central in softball opener
Sussex Tech’s catcher Shannon Lord (7) tags out Sussex Central’s Kasie Simpson (14) as she runs to home plate. Sussex Central’s Hayley McCabe (27) is greeted by her...
View ArticleSt. Mark's sharp in baseball opener
St. Mark’s pitcher Andrew Reich (No. 6) celebrates with teammates after throwing a no-hitter in St. Mark’s 12-0 win over Hodgson at St. Mark’s High School on Wednesday...
View ArticleError-free St. Georges wins baseball opener
St. Georges outfielder Dominic Durante slides safely into third as William Penn third baseman Matthew North is late with the tag. St. Georges pitcher Tyler Campbell snags the slow...
View ArticleKimmel's triple sends Milford past Tower Hill
William Kimmel of Milford tags out Bo Anderson at second base in a Tower Hill vs Milford baseball game at Milford High School on Saturday. MILFORD– William Kimmel knows how to let the drama build....
View ArticleDelaware high school sports rankings
Dominic Durante (7) of fifth-ranked St. Georges slides safely into third as William Penn’s Matthew North is late with the tag last Thursday. BASEBALL 1. Appoquinimink (2-0) 1 2. Caravel (1-0) 2 3. St....
View ArticleAthlete of the Week: Shannon Lord
Sussex Tech catcher Shannon Lord went 2-for-3 with two doubles in the Ravens’ come-from-behind, 7-6 win over Sussex Central last Tuesday. Athlete of the week. Sussex Tech’s Shannon Lord. Athlete of...
View ArticlePrep notes: Spring break no break for top HS teams
St. Mark’s Brian Gilardi fields a ground ball during the Spartans’ March 23 win over Hodgson. No. 3-ranked St. Mark’s has three games scheduled during the school’s spring break this week. You’re going...
View ArticleDelaware high school sports rankings
Charter of Wilmington’s Michelle Shulkov (1) works around Tower Hill’s Jade Olurin during the Force’s 10-9 win on March 29. Charter moved into this week’s girls lacrosse rankings at No. 3. BASEBALL 1....
View ArticleAthlete of the Week: Tyler Campbell
St. Georges pitcher Tyler Campbell held William Penn to four hits over six shutout innings in the Hawks’ season opener. St. Georges pitcher Tyler Campbell poses for a portrait at St. Georges High...
View ArticlePrep notes: Smith returns to Polytech football
Kevin Smith guides Polytech through a preseason practice during his first stint as the Panthers’ football coach in 2013. Smith will return as Polytech’s coach next season. Kevin Smith, the most...
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