Review Feb 2

Delaware LIVE+ Weekly Review – Feb. 2, 2025

Sonja FreyMilford-live, Weekly Review

This Week’s Top Stories Include: Check out Mispillion Art League’s Judged Show through March 29 ASPIRA Academy: 1st Spanish immersion school to open in Sussex Co. in Fall ‘26 Millsboro author writes children’s book on threats of socialism Click on the image below to view the PDF

DIAA announces Winter championship sites

Staff WriterNews Briefs, Sports

The Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association (DIAA) has announced the host sites for the 2025 Winter Championships. These events showcase the talent and dedication of Delaware’s student-athletes across various sports, and we are thrilled to bring these competitions to the following locations: DIAA Girls, Boys, and Unified Basketball Championships: University of Delaware Bob Carpenter Center, Sunday, March 9, 2025 DIAA Swimming …

Caravel Academy football lifts the state championship trophy after defeating Howard . Photo by Nick Halliday

Caravel, Saint Mark’s switch classes in 2025-26 football realignment

Nick HallidayHeadlines, Sports

By Nick Halliday The Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association (DIAA) board of directors has approved a significant football realignment for the 2025-26 season, just one day after the Delaware Interscholastic Football Coaches Association (DIFCA) proposed changes that impact all three classifications in the state. The most significant changes are back-to-back state champion Caravel Academy moving up to 3A, Saint Mark’s dropping …

DIAA Soccer -- Sussex celebration

DIAA Boys Soccer: Downstate sweep as Cape Henlopen, Sussex Academy win titles

Nick HallidayHeadlines, Sports

DIAA BOYS SOCCER FINALS Division 1: No. 1 Caesar Rodney defeated No. 2 Salesianum 3-1 Caesar Rodney scored two goals in the second half to pull away for a 3-1 victory over Salesianum in the D1 DIAA soccer finals. Trevor Sulliivan scored the first goal in the second half, which proved to be the game-winner. However, Joe Honroe added a …

Delmar Wildcats field hockey Laela Brown scored two goals as they advance to the semifinals. Photo courtesy of Laela Brown Hudl

No. 2 seed Delmar beats Friends 4-3 to win 9th straight Div. II DIAA Field Hockey title

Nick HallidayHeadlines, Sports

FINALS No. 2 Delmar defeated No. 4 Wilmington Friends 4-3 in a high-scoring game on Saturday to win the state championship for the ninth straight year. Laela Brown scored the game-winning goal with just minutes left. Jordyn Hollamon scored three goals for Delmar. Ella Fontanazza led the Quakers with two goals. Congratulations to the champs on a terrific season! SEMIFINALS …

Smyrna vs Archmere field hockey. Photo by Ben Fulton 1

DIAA Field Hockey semifinalists set for Monday matchups

Nick HallidayHeadlines, Schools

There were no surprises in Round 1 of the DAA Field Hockey championships, at least according to the people seeding the brackets. The semifinals will be played on Monday (Nov. 4) at Delaware State University’s Drass Field at either 4 p.m. or 6 p.m. No. 1 Cape Henlopen defeats  No. 8 St Georges 10-0. Macy Steinwedel led the attack for …

Cape Henlopen vs Smyrna field hockey. Photo courtesy of Ben Fulton

Cape, Newark Charter secure top seeds for DIAA Field Hockey tourney

Shannon TimmonsHeadlines, Sports

Twenty schools — eight in Division 1 and 12 in Division 2 — have been selected to vie for the DIAA Field Hockey championship, including Division 1 top seed Cape Henlopen, and Division 2 top seed Newark Charter. No. 1 Cape Henlopen is a perennial Division 1 powerhouse, losing only to Delmar this season. They are young but fierce and …

Padua Volleyball

Padua grabs No. 1 seed for DIAA state volleyball tournament

Nick HallidayHeadlines, Sports

Sporting an 11-4 record and huge wins last week over Saint Mark’s and Ursuline last week, the Padua Pandas will roll into the DIAA state volleyball tournament with the top seed. The tournament starts Wednesday.  The top eight seeds will have a first-round bye and host second-round matches on Friday or Saturday. The Pandas earned the top seed by playing …

Salesianum vs Tatnall Lacrosse

Two new laws reshape high school sports and DIAA

Nick HallidayHeadlines, Sports

  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 …

A new bill touches on a widely-debated topic: transgender athletes in competitions. (Photo by JJAVA/Adobe Stock)

Trans athletes should compete based on birth gender, bill says 

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Sports

A controversial topic that has swept the nation – transgender athletes – will show up in the Delaware General Assembly Wednesday.  Dubbed the “Fairness in Girls’ Sports Act,” Senate Bill 191 is on the agenda of the Senate Education Committee and if approved would force a trans student athlete to compete only with others who share their biological gender. Sponsored …