Blue-Gold all-star games cap basketball season
Sanford’s Kyle Evans will play for the Blue squad in Saturday’s boys all-star game. Delaware high school basketball season has wound down, but there is still one game left to play. This year’s...
View ArticleAthlete of the Week: Maggie Connolly
Sophomore Maggie Connolly clips her piece of the net after Ursuline downed Sanford 39-34 for the Raiders’ 16th state title in the DIAA Girls Basketball Tournament on Friday at the Bob Carpenter...
View ArticleCharles to retire as DIAA executive director
Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association executive director Kevin Charles (right) and then-board chairman Jerry Kobasa listen as officials from Red Lion Christian Academy ask the board to...
View ArticleFormer addict, ex-NBA player delivers sobering message
Appoquinimink High School students listen to former NBA player Chris Herren Tuesday morning. Herren shared his battle with drug and alcohol addiction. Former NBA player Chris Herren discusses his...
View ArticlePrep notes: Expect lots of points at Blue-Gold games
Sanford’s Kyle Evans, shown against Mount Pleasant in the DIAA semifinals, will be one of 60 top senior basketball players participating in the annual Blue-Gold All-Star boys and girls games on...
View ArticleAll-State basketball teams announced
Altia Anderson of Woodbridge was named DSBA Girls Player of the Year and heads the All-State first team. Sanford’s Mikey Dixon was named DSBA Boys Player of the Year and heads the All-State first...
View ArticleGold sweeps to basketball victories
Blue Girls All-Star Chrishyanah Alston (1) of Sanford, right, jumps up for a shot attempt in the Blue Gold All-Star girls basketball game at the University of...
View ArticleAthlete of the Week: Jacob Walsh
Jacob Walsh averaged 13.1 points and 7.1 rebounds and was named to the All-State second team in his senior season at Sanford. JACOB WALSH, senior, Sanford boys basketball THE WEEK: Scored six points...
View ArticlePrep notes: N.J. assistant takes over Dover football
Rudy Simonetti, an assistant coach at Passaic Valley Regional High in Little Falls, N.J., has been hired as the new head football coach at Dover High. As an outsider with no head coaching experience,...
View ArticlePrep notes: Smith returns to Polytech football
Kevin Smith guides Polytech through a preseason practice during his first stint as the Panthers’ football coach in 2013. Smith will return as Polytech’s coach next season. Kevin Smith, the most...
View ArticlePrep notes: Archmere honors Aitken as pioneer
Marcy Aitken looks to her son Mark as she’s applauded at a ceremony honoring Aitken for her contributions to Archmere on Thursday evening. Archmere has built one of the most competitive girls athletic...
View ArticlePrep notes: State's best headed for Penn Relays
Charter of Wilmington’s Kevin Murray is among 27 runners to qualify for the high school boys 3,000-meter race at the upcoming Penn Relays. Some of Delaware’s best high school track and field athletes...
View ArticlePrep notes: Del. Wrestling Alliance gets national award
(From left) Michael Clavier of Caesar Rodney, Alexander Spahr of Charter of Wilmington, Nathaniel Vincent of Delmar, Sara Davis of Woodbridge, Kalen Wilson of Smyrna and Shane Cawman of Delaware...
View ArticleGrowth spurt supercharges Dixon's game at Sanford
Sanford’s Mikey Dixon poses for a portrait in the Sanford School gymnasium on Monday afternoon, April 11, 2016. Sanford’s Mikey Dixon poses for a portrait in the Sanford School gymnasium on Monday...
View ArticleWoodbridge's Anderson reels in a scholarship
Altia Anderson, a Woodbridge girls basketball player who will be signing a scholarship to play at Marquette this fall. Altia Anderson, a Woodbridge girls basketball player who will be signing a...
View ArticleAthlete of the Week: Mackenzie Scully
MACKENZIE SCULLY, senior, Padua soccer THE WEEK: Had two goals and an assist in a 7-0 victory at Smyrna last Tuesday, then scored another goal in the top-ranked Pandas’ 3-0 win over third-ranked...
View ArticlePrep notes: Diamond State Classic thrives
Salesianum’s Joseph Cautillo (8) watches the third base runner after he grabs a infield hit in their game against Cape Henlopen. Noah Agwu, sr., A.I. du Pont, shot put (52-6¾) Reed Winkler, shown here...
View ArticleP.S. du Pont players pay homage to Louis Redding
The Louis L. Redding House is located on East 11th Street in Wilmington. P.S. du Pont 1968 state championship basketball team members (L-R) Ronnie Smith, Clinton Tynes and Randy Johnson with a Morning...
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