Will Harmon of Sussex Central runs over a Cape Henlopen defender on his way to one of his three touchdowns. Photo by DarJuan Pitts

Harmon, Bell power Sussex Central to 41-27 win over Cape Henlopen

Benny MitchellHeadlines, Sports & Fitness

  LEWES — Sussex Central took the first step in defense of their 2023 Class AAA District 2 title on Friday night as they went into Cape Henlopen for a rematch of last year’s state tournament semifinals. This time the Golden Knights rewrote the script, using a bruising rushing attack to leave the beach with a 41-27 victory. Will Harmon …

Smyrna vs Archmere field hockey. Photo by Ben Fulton

The Corner Scoop – Week 6 Field Hockey top 10 rankings

Shannon TimmonsHeadlines, Sports & Fitness

  It’s always refreshing to see coaches and teams play for causes that are bigger than themselves. Field Hockey does a great job of sponsoring fundraisers at their games for causes that are near and dear to our hearts. We have seen Morgan’s Message for Mental Health and now in October there will be PINK OUT games for Breast Cancer …

Cape Henlopen field hockey celebrates after scoring a goal. Photo courtesy of Dave Fredman Frederick

Cape stays undefeated with win over Milford

Shannon TimmonsSports & Fitness

This was an exciting matchup for 2 of Henlopen North’s best field hockey teams. Cape came in undefeated at 7-0 and Milford at 5-1, but undefeated against Delaware opponents. Every team just gets a little more hyped to play the Vikings because of the winning hockey traditions at Cape.    Corners and penalty strokes were the calls of the day. …

Milford senior midfield Hayden Shockley takes a drive into the scoring circle. Photo courtesy of Dan Cook Cape Gazette

Milford walks away with a win in OT

Shannon TimmonsHeadlines, Sports & Fitness

  Milford and Lake Forest are no strangers to each other as there is a healthy rivalry in all sports. Today, it was field hockey. As expected, this was a great game with plenty of offensive opportunities, great defensive plays, saves by goalkeepers, and an overtime period before Milford found the cage for the win.    Both Lake and Milford …

Ursuline vs DMA girls soccer photo courtesy of Mike Lang

On the Pitch: Week 3 girls soccer top 10

Jason WinchellSports & Fitness

The weather doesn’t look good again this week as the girls soccer resumes play for the final 4 week sprint to the state tournament..    This week we have a Division 2 semifinal rematch as No. Saint Marks travels to Friends on Tuesday.  These teams split the two matches last season as Friends won 3-0 at Saint Mark’s on May …

Sussex Central vs Polytech Softball photo courtesy of Ben Fulton

Inside The Circle: Week 3 softball top 10

Glenn FrazerHeadlines, Sports & Fitness

The old saying goes, “April showers, bring May Flowers”. For the softball teams in the state it means postponements and rescheduling games. Many teams will be adjusting schedules in the coming weeks. Here is our “week-3” Top 10. No. 1 Caravel (3-0) The Buccaneers got one game in last week winning 9-1 at Sussex Tech as Kasey Xenidis threw a …

Cape Henlope girls lacrosse Lulu Rishko win the draw during a game photo courtesy of Dave Frederick

Eight Meter Talk – Week 2 girls lacrosse top 10

Jason WinchellSports & Fitness

Week are in 2 of the spring season, but not spring weather. Rainy, cold, and windy days have been th norm so far for our athletes. Luckily we haven’t seen to many top 10 in state matchups this early in the season. However we do have some top ten matchups this week and the rain may say different. Check out …

UNCW softball player Tayler Vitola has been selected as the 2023 24 Coastal Athletic Association Female Scholar Athlete of the Year photo courtesy of UNCW athletics

Vitola voted CAA Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year

Glenn FrazerSports & Fitness

WILMINGTON, North Carolina – Middletown, DE native and UNCW senior softball player Tayler Vitola has been selected as the 2023-24 Coastal Athletic Association Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year presented by Primis as voted on by the conference’s Academic Affairs Committee. Vitola has flourished academically, athletically and in the community during her four years at UNCW. She has accumulated a 3.835 …

Padua vs Smyrna girls soccer photo courtesy of Padua Athletics

Quick Stick: Week 2 girls soccer top 10

Jason WinchellSports & Fitness

Padua vs Smyrna girls soccer, photo courtesy of Padua AthleticsThe weather doesn’t look good again this week but the good news is there are only 5 matches on the schedule this week as most schools are on their holiday break.   The beauty of soccer is sometimes the final score doesn’t  tell the whole story.  The No. 3 Quakers played …