Laurel – Most wrestling coaches know matches don’t always go as planned and that was the case Wednesday night as both teams were without their top wrestler heading into the dual meet between Caesar Rodney and Laurel. Neither the Bulldogs Stanley Pete, ranked number one at 150 pounds, nor Trevor Copes ranked number one at 126 pounds were to step on …
Courtside View – Week 2 girls basketball top 10 rankings
The girls basketball season enters the final week before the Chrotmas holiday and the holiday tournaments start next week. I am looking forward to seeing how these teams fare before they get into their conference schedule in January. Ursuline freshmen Jezelle Banks scored a career high 29 points in their 79-67 win over Bonita Vista High (CA) over the …
Courtside View – Week 2 boys basketball top 10 rankings
The Boy’s basketball season enters the final week before the Chrotmas holiday and the holiday tournaments start next week. I am looking forward to seeing how these teams fare before they get into their conference schedule in January. The Henlopen North and South both kicked off their conference schedule last week as they play each team in the conference …
Delaware wrestlers face some of nation’s best at Beast of the East
Newark – The Bob Carpenter Center on the Campus of the University of Delaware with 12 wrestling mats sprawled across the floor was the battle ground for the 31st Beast of the East High School Wrestling Tournament. The event featured 960 wrestlers from 168 teams representing 24 states converging on Newark, Delaware. “It was a little overwhelming, but it was …
Dover wins season opener 67-61 over rival CR
The Dover Senators and Caesar Rodney Riders renewed their cross-town rivalry in an early season boys basketball game at sold out Dover High Saturday. The Riders entered the game with a record of 2-1, while the Senators were playing their first game of the 23-24 season. The two teams battled in the first quarter with Caesar Rodney taking an 11-10 …
Courtside View – Week 1 girls basketball top 10 rankings
The Fall sports season ended on December 2nd and now is the time to focus on the winter sports that kicked off their season. Here are my Girls high school basketball courtside notes for this week and the first rankings for Delaware Live. Former Ursuline and Villanova basketball player Adrianna Hahn is the new coach at Tower Hill and …
Courtside View – Week 1 boys basketball top 10 rankings
The Fall sports season ended on December 2nd and now is the time to focus on the winter sports that kicked off their season. Here are my boys high school basketball courtside notes for this week and the first rankings for Delaware LIve. I have enjoyed the fact that these schools are playing some great out of state competition …
Former Sussex Central wrestler takes his talents to Japan
Okinawa, Japan is far far away from Long Neck, Delaware. A 13 hour time difference to be exact. But that is where former two sport high school athlete Jevon Saffold has already made a name for himself fighting in the cage. Saffold, a 2019 graduate of Sussex Central High School joined the United States Air Force after graduation. He is …
Delaware looks to stay hot after first Big East win in program history
It was a great night for the 302 last Tuesday when the Delaware Blue Hens notched their first Big East Conference win in program history with an 87-80 win over Xavier in the Queen City. Jalun Trent, one of many new faces in the blue and gold this season, was named CAA Player of the Week Monday morning. Trent paced …
Delaware State Basketball off to the best start in the last 20 seasons
In the Summer of 2021, Stan Waterman was hired to be the head coach at Delaware State. He left a successful tenure at Sanford High School, where he won 6 basketball state championships. Del State had gone 3-16 the season before his arrival and after a few years, the Hornets are now turning things around in Dover. After the Hornet’s …









