Little League All Stars

Lewes and Laurel advance in District 3 Minor All Stars

Benny MitchellHeadlines, Sports

Lewes, Del. – District 3 All Star action is in full swing in 2022 after two years of restrictions on tournament play due to Covid 19. As the Minor All Star tournament begins everything looks back to normal including double header semi final action at the Lewes Little League Park. Lewes 11 Nanticoke 4 Finn Gannon went 4-for-4 from the plate …

UD men’s basketball to take on Duke this fall

Nick HallidayHeadlines, Sports

  The University of Delaware men’s basketball is set to head to Durham, North Carolina, for a non-conference bout against Duke University Nov. 18, head coach Martin Ingelsby announced Wednesday.  This will mark the third time in program history that the Blue Hens will go head-to-head with the Blue Devils after traveling to Durham in 1995 and 2012. In the teams’ …

Georgetown’s win forces “if game” in District 3 Seniors

Benny MitchellHeadlines, Sports

Georgetown- The Georgetown Senior League All Star team started out tournament play suffering a 12-10 loss to Lower Sussex in the opening game of the 2022 District 3 tournament. After a night off, Georgetown has won four games on four consecutive nights to put them into the championship game. Georgetown defeated unbeaten Cape 6-3 on Friday night to force the …

Delaware represented well in Carpenter Cup softball

Glenn FrazerHeadlines, Sports

Midd Penn won this year’s Carpenter Cup softball tournament held at FDR Park in Philadelphia this week, but the State of Delaware was well represented.  Delaware South went 3-0 to win its bracket in pool play Tuesday while Delaware North (2-1) finished second in the same bracket. That qualified both teams for Wednesday’s championship round. The tournament featured 16 teams …

Blue Gold Football Game

Blue wins DFRC All Star Football Game

Glenn FrazerHeadlines, Sports

  Behind Salesianum’s Connor Campbell, the Blue snapped the Gold’s 4-game win streak with a 26-13 win Saturday night at Delaware Stadium. The win gives the Blue a 33-30-3 lead in the series that dates back to 1956. Campbell, passed for two touchdowns and more than 200 yards and was voted the game’s Outstanding Player. The Gold’s Lucas Ruppert of …

Middletown grad Chad Kuhl enjoying strong start in Colorado

Patrick GaryantesHeadlines, Sports

Chad Kuhl spent the first five years of his Major League Baseball career in Pittsburgh where he was a serviceable starter for most of his tenure, before spending time in the bullpen last year.  When his contract was up at the end of the 2021 season, he jumped on an opportunity to sign with the Colorado Rockies, 1 year, 3 …

66th annual DFRC Blue Gold All-Star Football Game

Nick HallidayHeadlines, Sports

The 66th annual DFRC Blue Gold All-Star Football Game will be played tonight at Delaware Stadium on the campus of the University of Delaware. The game supports the enrichment of children and young adults with intellectual disabilities. Delaware’s finest high school students are selected to participate as football players, cheerleaders, band members and school ambassadors. Both football teams comprise 36 …

Cape holds off Appo for state championship

Jason WinchellHeadlines, Sports

WILMINGTON — Cape Henlopen picked the right time to put up a crooked number on the scoreboard in the DIAA baseball championship game on Monday night. The Vikings scored three times in the bottom of the sixth inning, then held off a potential Appoquinimink rally in the seventh for a 4-1 win and their second title since 2018. On a …

Appo returns to title game for third straight year

Glenn FrazerHeadlines, Sports

Appo junior Owen Parrish smacked the 1st pitch of the game to deep left-center for a triple, propelling the Jags to an early lead they would not relinquish. Parrish scored on a wild pitch, and Chase Fleming came home on a Chad Lawrence single to give the 3rd seeded Jags a 1st inning 2-0 advantage. The bottom of the order …