Changes recommended for the Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association (DIAA) are underway now that Gov. John Carney has signed a pair of bills into law hat will help shape the association’s future. The legislation, which went into effect on Aug. 2 originated with a task force that met over the last year to address the DIAA’s operations and was led …
Delaware LIVE Marks Its Anniversary with Growth and Innovation
Celebrating Four Years of Hyperlocal Excellence June 2024 — This June, Delaware LIVE is celebrating its fourth anniversary, delivering daily hyperlocal news to the First State. Born out of a vibrant, digital newsroom in Kent and Sussex Counties, Delaware LIVE was created to meet the increasing demand from Delawareans for more comprehensive access to news about their schools, lawmakers, decision-makers, and local businesses. …
Quick Stick: Week 3 boys lacrosse top ten
The boys’ lacrosse season heats up this week as everyone is now done with spring breaks and the season hits its stride with a lot of big games this week. The No. 3 Archmere Auks are coming into their big game with No. 1 Sallies on Wednesday night with a 1-3 record but don’t let that fool you. Their …
On the Pitch: Week 3 girls soccer top 10
The weather doesn’t look good again this week as the girls soccer resumes play for the final 4 week sprint to the state tournament.. This week we have a Division 2 semifinal rematch as No. Saint Marks travels to Friends on Tuesday. These teams split the two matches last season as Friends won 3-0 at Saint Mark’s on May …
Inside The Circle: Week 3 softball top 10
The old saying goes, “April showers, bring May Flowers”. For the softball teams in the state it means postponements and rescheduling games. Many teams will be adjusting schedules in the coming weeks. Here is our “week-3” Top 10. No. 1 Caravel (3-0) The Buccaneers got one game in last week winning 9-1 at Sussex Tech as Kasey Xenidis threw a …
Eight Meter Talk – Week 2 girls lacrosse top 10
Week are in 2 of the spring season, but not spring weather. Rainy, cold, and windy days have been th norm so far for our athletes. Luckily we haven’t seen to many top 10 in state matchups this early in the season. However we do have some top ten matchups this week and the rain may say different. Check out …
Vitola voted CAA Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year
WILMINGTON, North Carolina – Middletown, DE native and UNCW senior softball player Tayler Vitola has been selected as the 2023-24 Coastal Athletic Association Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year presented by Primis as voted on by the conference’s Academic Affairs Committee. Vitola has flourished academically, athletically and in the community during her four years at UNCW. She has accumulated a 3.835 …
Quick Stick: Week 2 girls soccer top 10
Padua vs Smyrna girls soccer, photo courtesy of Padua AthleticsThe weather doesn’t look good again this week but the good news is there are only 5 matches on the schedule this week as most schools are on their holiday break. The beauty of soccer is sometimes the final score doesn’t tell the whole story. The No. 3 Quakers played …
Quick Stick: Week 2 boys lacrosse top 10
The boys lax season kicked off and what a second week it was with some big match ups and some crazy weather. This week has some big matchups and some schools have spring break so the schedule is a little lighter this week. The top rank team defeated 2 nationally ranked teams in thrilling games last week. First they …
Clubhouse talk -Week 2 baseball top 10
Another week of baseball and another week of uncooperative weather. Had some rainouts last week as well as some games played in tornado like winds well for baseball it seemed like tornadoes with dirt funnels cutting through infields. However there were some good games played between some of our top teams. No. 1 DMA has yet to take the …