Reeder, Sals easily dispatch St. Mark's 41-0
Salesianum’s Michael Drake returns a blocked field goal to the Spartan 1-yard line in the second quarter at Delaware Stadium Thursday. The play helped the Sals to a 21-0 halftime lead. Salesianum’s...
View ArticleMount Pleasant caps surprising season with win
Bynum gets second TD on 42 yard run Bynum gets second TD on 42 yard run Johnson connects with Myrick for 21-yd TD strike Johnson connects with Myrick for 21-yd TD strike Jahleel Thomas takes handoff 28...
View ArticleTurnovers key to Middletown win
Middletown senior Isiah Mitchell runs the ball in the third quarter. Middletown defeats Concord 44-21 at Concord Saturday. Middletown senior Isiah Mitchell catches an 18-yard-pass from quarterback...
View ArticleForce, Jaguars reach DI quarterfinals
Wilmington Charter’s Brian Shannon tallied two goals as the Force advanced to the DIAA Division I semifinals. SMYRNA – Soccer is normally a low-scoring game. Not on Saturday night. Charter of...
View ArticleDIAA sets football playoff pairings
Smyrna’s Will Knight looks for running room against Sussex Central. The Eagles will host Mount Pleasant in the Division I playoffs Friday night. Some old foes and some fresh teams were matched up when...
View ArticleFinal Delaware HS football rankings
St. Georges’ Gary Brightwell finds running room against St. Mark’s. The Hawks finished the regular season ranked No. 1 in Division II by The News Journal. FOOTBALL THE NEWS JOURNAL/DELAWAREONLINE...
View ArticleAthlete of Week: Altia Anderson
Altia Anderson, center, a Woodbridge girls basketball player, signs to play at Marquette this fall as her father, Albert Anderson and mother, Twila Anderson watch on. Altia Anderson, center, a...
View ArticleNew kids on block in D-I playoffs
Mount Pleasant’s Isaiah McCready (73) and Franklin Horne pursue Middletown’s Anthony DelPercio. The Green Knights will meet Smyrna in the first round of the Division I playoffs on Friday night. The...
View ArticleSlam Dunk to the Beach games released
Sanford’s Mikey Dixon, who signed with Quinnipiac last week, will lead the Warriors in Slam Dunk to the Beach Dec. 27-29 at Cape Henlopen. Half of the 18 games in the Slam Dunk to the Beach boys...
View ArticleDMA's Fulton leads All-State volleyball
Delaware Military Academy’s Sydney Fulton (7) made the All-State girls volleyball first team and was voted the state’s Player of the Year. The Delaware Military Academy girls volleyball team had a...
View ArticleHigh school football all-conference teams
Howard’s Earnest Austin earned All-Blue Hen Flight B first-team honors at quarterback. BLUE HEN FLIGHT A FIRST TEAM Offense – QB: D.J. Johnson, sr., WP. HB: Grahm Roberts, so., Con; Ahmere Dorsey,...
View ArticleCharter, Sals work OT for soccer wins
Cape Henlopen’s #2 Jack Ashby gains control of the ball over Salesianum’s #24 John Leonard in the second half of the DIAA Division I soccer...
View ArticleDIAA football playoff preview
Sussex Tech’s Patrick Griffin (3) has rushed for 1,622 yards this season, and the Ravens likely will need a big game from him to win at Middletown. DIVISION I NO. 6 MOUNT PLEASANT AT NO. 3 SMYRNA...
View ArticleEagles halt Green Knights' playoff run
Mount Pleasant’s Nigel Bynum (3) and Tiyree Cooper (11) try to bring down Smyrna’s Jared Gillis in the third quarter at Smyrna High School Friday....
View ArticleFriends bounces back with playoff win
Wilmington Friends junior quarterback Justin Beneck breaks through the reach of Lake Forest senior Ben Moore en route to picking up a first down. WILMINGTON – Last year, when an undefeated Wilmington...
View ArticleBlue Raiders top Seahawks to reach DIAA second round
Football WILMINGTON – With 7:32 left in the game, Troy Haynes was 0-for-4 passing. But the freshman quarterback from Woodbridge lofted a perfectly place toss over the fingertips of two Delaware...
View ArticleDIAA sets Black Friday doubleheader
Howard running back Gerald Wiggins, shown here against Glasgow, will lead the Wildcats against Friends in the DIAA Division II semifinals at 1 p.m. Friday at Tower Hill’s DeGroat Field. Put down those...
View ArticleAthlete of the Week: Cassie Kowalski
Delaware Military Academy volleyball player Cassie Kowalski poses for a portrait at the Bob Carpenter Center in Newark on Wednesday evening. Kowalski and DMA volleyball team won the school’s first...
View ArticleQB Beneck a 'winner' for Friends
Wilmington Friends quarterback Justin Beneck is brought down on the sideline after breaking a tackle. Wilmington Friends quarterback Justin Beneck runs through the line for a nice gain during a DIAA...
View ArticleSmyrna-William Penn matchup intrigues
William Penn receiver-defensive back Chi Chi Amachi (2) could be a key factor on both sides of the ball against Smyrna on Saturday. A few hours after Smyrna dusted Mount Pleasant in the first round of...
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