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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
The calendar says it’s mid August which means we are getting closer to the start of the DIAA volleyball season that kicks off on Sept. 6. Mike Lang and myself are working on the finalizing the Delaware Live volleyball livestream schedule for this fall, but wanted to take a quick break to bring you some of the volleyball matches to …
The Delaware Live sports staff this summer is featuring some of the high school football venues where they have covered games. As you drive west of Middletown near the Route 301 bypass on Friday nights in the fall, you can’t miss the lights of the Appoquinimink High football stadium. One of three high schools in the Appoquinimink School District, Jaguar …
On Sept. 8, Newark Charter School will unveil its new athletic complex as the field hockey team takes on Padua at 7 p.m. It will be the first night event at Boulden Brothers Field at the Robert W. Gore Stadium, a name announced this week in a press release. Robert Gore, president of W. L. Gore & Associates, is the …
You can’t talk about Friday night high school football in Sussex County without talking about “The Castle” where the Sussex Central Golden Knights call home. Located on Patriot’s Way nestled between Georgetown and Millsboro the stadium is surrounded by woods and cornfields with U.S. Route 113 in the distance as a backdrop. One of the better sunsets in high school …
Former DIAA Executive Director Tommy Neubauer was brought in as a contracted part time help at the Executive Director position during the search for the new full time director. It was until a few weeks ago did they finally find a fulltime replacement for Polk DavidBaylor was appointed DIAA’s new Executive Director on July 17th. Baylor was born and raised …
Today I’m looking at the newest football programs that enjoy playing at their home stadium. The stadium has some great seating and great sightlines and the atmosphere in the stadium is great. The stands seem right on top of the field but there is plenty of sideline room. The team enters through the crowd to Enter Sandman as their …
