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 …
The Corner Scoop: Preseason field hockey rankings
Welcome to “The Corner Scoop”, a weekly edition covering high school field hockey in Delaware. The high school season opens up on Wednesday Sept. 6, 2023 so we will rank the top 10 teams in Division 1 and Division 2, along with their matchups for the week. There is talent up and down the state in Division 1 and Division …
View from the baseline: Preseason volleyball rankings
It’s only half a week, but the 2023 high school volleyball season gets going with a bang on Wednesday night, with defending champion Tower Hill traveling to Broom Street to meet Padua, a match that will be streamed live on Delaware Live sports. But that’s just one of 11 matches on the schedule for the season’s first day. Other notable …
On the Pitch: Preseason boys soccer rankings
The high school boys soccer season kicks off Wednesday afternoon so it’s a great time for the first installment of On the Pitch. In this week’s edition we will rank the top 10 teams in each Division along with who they play this week. Defending champions top the rankings in both divisions. Division 1 soccer No. 1 Sallies The …
Fourth quarter surges the Knights past Bulldogs
Georgetown – Sussex Central scored twice in the final four minutes to pull away from Laurel in an inter class game and the season opener for both teams. It was the first time the two schools met in over 30 years. Sussex Central ranked fourth in Class AAA defeated the Laurel Bulldogs ranked third in Class AA 36-21. After a …
Defense will present a test as Smyrna defends 3A Title
The Smyrna Eagles dominated in the playoffs last year en route to the program’s fourth state championship since 2015, all four coming under head coach Mike Judy. This year’s team has plenty of young talent that will be called upon to replace the 15 starters gone from that title squad. Coach Judy told me “We are really looking forward …
Top 10 football games you should watch live this fall
We will have 35 high school football games on our Delaware Live Sports livestream schedule this fall. Here is a look at the Top 10 games you can watch from the comfort of your home. All of our regular season games are free to watch on our YouTube channel. These games happen to fall on Friday night, but our full …