The high school boys soccer saw a lot of great action last week and with some of the upsets we saw again last week there are some big changes in the rankings this week. Sallies beat Caravel on Saturday night in the battle of No. 1 teams 2-0. Lots of big games this week including some big conference games. This …
View from the Baseline: Week 2 top 10 rankings
Hey, Dover, we heard you. Let’s talk about the Senators. Dover is 4-0 heading into this week, with all four victories coming on the road. After opening with a sweep of the sixth-ranked Caravel, Dover moved to 4-0 after defeating No. 5 Delmarva Christian, 3-1, on Sept. 16 in Georgetown. Three of the four sets were decided by the minimum …
Indians hold on after Vikings comeback
Indian River and St. Elizabeth played three close games over the past two seasons, and the Vikings won all three, including last year in a Class 1A quarterfinal. On Friday night at Abessinio Stadium, the teams were neck and neck once again, but this time, the Indians came out on top, taking a 20-14 decision. The Indians, ranked second in …
Bulldogs hold off late surge by the Riders
Laurel – The Laurel Bulldogs got out to a 14-0 lead late in the first half and it looked like they would coast into halftime, but The Caesar Rodney Riders would not stay down as the two teams slugged it out like a heavyweight fight in the second half. Laurel by land and Caesar Rodney by air was the battle plan …
Smyrna fends off Cape
These two teams saw each other just a little less than a year ago in the Division 1 State Field Hockey Championship game where Smyrna bested the Vikings 2-1 in overtime. The two went head to head in Henlopen North action last night. The Smyrna Eagles, Coached by Loveita Moffett and the Cape Henlopen Vikings coached by Kate Austin sent …
Dover spoils Appo’s home opener
The Dover Senators spoiled the Appoquinimink Jaguars football home opener with a decisive victory. Dover’s potent offense was able to put up 40 plus points again for their third consecutive game in a 45-7 victory over the Jaguars. Senators have started their season by reeling off three straight wins scoring 41 points in a victory over West Philadelphia, 42 …
The Corner Scoop – Week 1 Top 10
The field hockey season heats up after a week of action, while we all hope the temperatures cool off this week. We saw several games pushed back due to the extreme heat this week and no doubt that took a toll on the teams who played on back to back days. With one week of games in the book, it’s …
View from the Baseline: Week 1 rankings
It’s hard to make any conclusions based on four days of volleyball, but here’s what we see from the baseline. Let’s start with the 10th-ranked Ursuline Raiders, who are 2-0 after a win at DMA on Sept. 9. Big hitters up front, a quality setter in Hayley Timmons, and a typical Ursuline defense look pretty good. They needed four sets …
Middletown dominates in home opener
The Middletown Cavaliers were dominant in their home opener Friday night at Cavaliers Stadium. The Cavaliers hosted Sussex Central Friday night in front of home fans for the first time this season and came away with a big 41-7 victory. From the opening kickoff Middletown took advantage of the Golden Knights mishaps. On the kickoff the ball took a …
Banks provides lightning to lead Woodbridge
Greenwood – Extreme heat at kickoff led to second half lightning with the weather, but the Blue Raiders Ji’Kare Banks provided some lightning of his own with a pair of long touchdown runs to lead Woodbridge over Maryland foe Colonel Richardson 52-12. A nearby lightning strike ended the game with 1:25 left on the clock. The two schools are about 16 …









