Archmere dominates in D2 girls soccer championship

Nick HallidayHeadlines, Sports

  The No. 4 seeded  Archmere Auks Upset the top two seeds to win the 2023 DIAA DII Girls Soccer state championship.  After upsetting the No. 1 seed Caravel on Wednesday the Auks kept on their magical run as they beat the No. 2 seed Saint Mark’s for their first state championship title in girls soccer. Archmere won its first …

After 25 years, Indian River returns to softball state final

Benny MitchellHeadlines, High Schools, Sports

Georgetown – Indian River head coach Sara Powell said their mantra all season has been to be 1% better each game. The past two games against Sussex Central and Delmarva Christian the Indians have been one run better, which was all they needed to reach the state championship game for the first time since 1998. The field at Delmarva Christian High …

Maxwell propels Caravel to softball title game

Glenn FrazerHeadlines, High Schools, Sports

  Caravel Academy softball coach Randy Johnson has efficiently used two pitchers this season as a formula to success. The Buccaneers combination of starter Kasey Xenidis and reliever Morgan Maxwell worked well in a 13-4 semifinal win that propelled the Bucs to Saturday’s DIAA championship game. Xenidis (13-1) pitched the first 3 innings against Laurel and handed a 6-3 lead …

Inside The Circle – DIAA softball semifinal preview

Glenn FrazerHeadlines, Sports

  “And then there were four…the 24-team field has been reduced to the final 4 as the DIAA softball tournament continues Tuesday”. The Henlopen Conference-South makes up half the field as both No. 4 seed Laurel and No. 6 seed Indian River scored late in their quarterfinal games to advance. The top  seed, Caravel used 13 hits to score a …

Cape beats Sallies in state’s 1st boys volleyball championship

Nick HallidayHeadlines, Sports

SMYRNA — When Cape Henlopen’s boys volleyball team traveled to Wilmington in April to play Salesianum, the Vikings stayed close for two sets before the Sals pulled away in the third for a sweep. Those first two sets remained in the mind of Cape Henlopen coach Tyler Coupe when game-planning for the rematch, which took place May 23 at Smyrna …

2023 DIAA Track and Field State Championship Results

Glenn FrazerHeadlines, Sports

A large crowd was on hand Friday and Saturday as Dover High hosted the 2023 DIAA State Track and Field championships. The student athletes enjoyed much better weather this year as temperatures hovered in the 60’s to low 70’s as opposed to 2022 when sweltering heat drove temps into the 90’s. The closest team competition took place in the Boy’s …

Salesianum wins 2023 boys basketball state title

Nick HallidayHeadlines, Sports

Salesianum and William Penn both had tough roads getting through the bracket since neither team was a top seed. Salesianum came in as the No. 5 seed, while William Penn came in as the No.7 seed. Both teams came into this game battle tested and ready having had to knock off all the higher seeds to get there.    The …

William Penn, Salesianum advance to boys championship

Nick HallidayHeadlines, Sports

William Penn and Salesianum both won their semi final games to advance to the DIAA Boys Basketball championship this Saturday night at the Bob Carpenter center.     William Penn entered the night as the lowest seed at No. 7, but they knew they belonged. They reached the semis by knocking off the No.2 seed Seaford Blue Jays on their home …