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Boys Basketball comeback effort falls short in opener vs. Saint Mark’s

Terry RogersHeadlines, Milford Headline Story, Sports

By Kevin Eickman When Milford and Saint Mark’s battle in boys’ basketball, the game will normally be physical and close. That was precisely the case this past Saturday as Saint Mark’s defeated Milford 43-39. Both teams presented a solid defense, as Saint Mark’s repeatedly denied Milford the opportunity to get into their sets, and Milford pressed early and often. The …

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 …

DIAA Volleyball -- Tower Hill champs

DIAA Volleyball: Tower Hill beats Saint Mark’s in three straight to win championship

Nick HallidayHeadlines, Sports

FINALS No. 3 Tower Hill beat No. 5 Saint Mark’s 3-0 (25-20, 25-15, 25-23) in the DIAA Volleyball championship match on Thursday night at the Bob Carpenter Center on the campus of the University of Delaware. It was the fourth straight year the two teams met in the state tournament. Tower Hill, the youngest team in this year’s semifinals, beat …

William Penn baseball John Grybowski thorws a pitch during a game photo courtesy of Nick Halliday

Clubhouse talk -Week 2 baseball top 10

Nick HallidaySports

Another week of baseball and another week of uncooperative weather. Had some rainouts last week as well as some games played in tornado like winds well for baseball it seemed like tornadoes with dirt funnels cutting through infields. However there were some good games played between some of our top teams.    No. 1 DMA has yet to take the …

Sussex Academy soccer George Sapna is attacked by his team after kicking the game winning the DII soccer state championship

Sussex Academy wins first soccer state championship

Nick HallidayHeadlines, High Schools, Sports

DOVER – It was a day to remember at Dover High School on the afternoon of Nov. 18, as Sussex Academy made a little bit of history. The Seahawks outlasted Saint Mark’s, 5-4, in penalty kicks for the DIAA Division II boys championship. It was the first team championship in school history. No. 1 Sussex Academy trailed No. 6 Saint …

Dover vs Smyrna volleyball game photo courtesy of Ben Fulton

View from the Baseline: Week 7 volleyball top 10 rankings

Jason WinchellHeadlines, Sports

We’ve reached the final week of the regular season. The next edition of the Baseline will include a look at the state tournament bracket, but a lot will happen between now and then. The focus this week will be, for many teams, fine-tuning as the state tournament approaches. For others, however, whether they play past this week depends on how …

Caesar Rodney vs Dover Volleyball match photo courtesy of Ben Fulton

View from the Baseline: Week 5 volleyball top 10 rankings

Jason WinchellHeadlines, Sports

Could we be seeing a state championship preview this week? That certainly could be the case on Tuesday, when Saint Mark’s and Smyrna meet at 6 p.m. The Spartans and Eagles are the last two remaining unbeaten teams in Delaware after two others who entered last week with no losses — Newark Charter and Middletown — both went down to …

Delaware Live Sports with Football

Delaware Live’s top football games this fall

Jason WinchellHeadlines, Sports

With the fall high school sports season around the corner we wanted to give you an early list of our top games. Below are my 15 football games that are a must watch this upcoming fall season.  Football 3A Games to Watch:   Smyrna @ Sallies on September 22nd:  Sallies has a new coach that will lead to a more …

Freshman Addie Till is the first female varsity wrestler in the history of Saint Marks photo courtesy of Saint Marks

Saint Mark’s Addie Till wins girls wrestling national title

Nick AlessandriniHeadlines, Sports

Saint Mark’s High School has a Wrestling National Champ and HER name is Addie Till. Till stood on top of the podium at 118 pounds in Salisbury, Maryland on May 6 as the MAWA Eastern National Champion. Hard to believe it was just three years ago when the Spartan freshman decided to get involved in the sport of wrestling. “When …