After winning their first Division I state championship, the Sussex Central High School football team was honored at the Dec. 17 Indian River School District school board meeting. ‘They’re pretty special,’ head coach John Wells said of his...
Thursday, December 27, 2018 - 1:00pm
Sussex Tech Raven Nation Marching Band to perform at Peach Bowl Parade
More than 100 members of the Sussex Tech Raven Nation Marching Band were set to march and perform in the Peach Bowl Festival Parade and other events this week in Atlanta.
The band was scheduled to perform at the College Football Hall of...
Thursday, December 27, 2018 - 11:15am
IR girls drop heartbreaker to Spartans
Indians held eight-point lead at half
It was certainly a tale of two halves for the Indian River High School girls’ basketball team on Tuesday, Dec. 18, as they hosted Lake Forest in a Henlopen Conference South Division contest.
After an impressive first half in which they...
Thursday, December 20, 2018 - 12:32pm
Hitchens revs engine across the coast
Last month, Scott Hitchens competed in the Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modified features in Charlotte, N.C.
“Down there, that race brings the best of everybody. Anybody there could win the race. There’s no one that’s bad there. It’s the...
Thursday, December 20, 2018 - 12:26pm
IR swimmers post state-qualifying times in meet vs. Central
Both the Indian River High School boys’ and girls’ swim teams got themselves back in the win column during a meet against Sussex Central High School on Tuesday, Dec. 18. The boys defeated the Golden Knights, 112-54, while the girls posted a 79-57...
Thursday, December 20, 2018 - 12:22pm
IR wrestlers cruise to wins over Laurel, Hodgson
Anytime there’s a long bus ride north, making the return trip should be more enjoyable. The Indian River High School wrestling team clearly doesn’t view its northward treks as anything but business trips, and they are taking the ride to work....
Thursday, December 20, 2018 - 12:17pm
Parks & Recreation offering special holiday programs
No one has to hibernate over the holidays this year if they get out and get moving in Delaware’s state parks. From “First Day Hikes,” to “Zoo Camp,” to “Stroller Rollers,” there is plenty to do and see in DNREC’s state parks over the winter break...
Thursday, December 20, 2018 - 12:15pm
Selbyville Indians fight hard in pair of losses
The Selbyville Middle School girls’ basketball team suffered setbacks in their two games this past week, but it certainly was not from a lack of effort or fight.
The Indians squared off with a very talents Woodbridge team last Wednesday,...
Thursday, December 20, 2018 - 12:13pm
IR wrestling finishes third overall at Delmar Invitational
Three Indians take home individual titles
Last weekend, Indian River High School’s wrestling team competed in the Delmar Wrestling Invitational, coming third out of 11 teams. Sussex Tech won the overall team honors, with 260 points. Woodbridge...
Thursday, December 13, 2018 - 11:45am
Indians fall in OT to Blue Jays
Through the first three games of the season, the Indian River High School boys’ basketball team was cruising right along with relatively ease, picking up wins in all three games.
But on Tuesday night, Dec. 11, was something they had yet to...
Thursday, December 13, 2018 - 11:42am
Pickleball Points — A slice of humble pie helps you aim high
It is the time of year when we think of family and old friends. This story is about a very gentle fellow and dear friend who has passed. He not only wrote about all the racquet sports, but held more national titles in more racket sports than any...
Thursday, December 13, 2018 - 11:39am
IR Sports Report — IR boys swim past Seahawks
In a highly contested Henlopen Conference South Division swimming meet, the Indian River High School boys edged out host Sussex Academy, 91-79, last Thursday, Dec. 6.
The Indians won seven of the 11 events overall, which included six in...
Thursday, December 13, 2018 - 11:28am
Felton, Indians rolling out of the gates
Let’s play some “Jeopardy.” Here are your clues:
• He’s been a four-year basketball starter.
• He’s been named to the first-team Henlopen All-Conference.
• He was also named as an honorable-mention for the All-State Division...
Thursday, December 6, 2018 - 12:12pm
Indians tame Bulldogs for first win fo the season
The Indian River High School girls’ basketball team is young and is expected to face some growing pains throughout the early parts of this season.
Through those pains — with practice and game experience — they hope to continue to have the...
Thursday, December 6, 2018 - 12:08pm
O’Shields sets sights on the circle at ESU
She has had a very strong couple of years inside the circle for the Indian River High School softball team, and those efforts have led to several colleges expressing interest in her services.
Ultimately, for IRHS senior Abby O’Shields, it...
Thursday, December 6, 2018 - 11:46am
Killen heading to continue baseball career at WilmU
A high-school student-athlete often has a lot of variables to consider when deciding where to go to college — proximity to home, feel of the campus, success of the program… so on and so forth.
For Indian River High School senior J.J....
Thursday, December 6, 2018 - 11:43am
Pickleball Points: Great news! More indoor pickleball courts
There is little doubt who won the “Outstanding Pickleball Community” award this week. Like in the days of Medieval Europe, when cold winds and snow whipped down from the north and lashed at the residents and church officials opened the massive...
Thursday, December 6, 2018 - 11:33am
Indians wrestling looks to build off success of last year
Quality, experienced depth is something that the Indian River High School wrestling program and its head coach, Jeff Windish, will be relying on this upcoming season.
The Indians return seven state qualifiers from a year ago — of which...
Thursday, November 29, 2018 - 11:18am
Young Indians hoping to grow, improve
The Indian River High School girls’ basketball program graduated four seniors from last year’s team, which went 9-11 overall. With those graduations also went some leadership that this season’s squad could certainly use.
Gone are Kealey...
Thursday, November 29, 2018 - 11:16am
Indians look to continue upward trend on the hardwoods
The wins continue to increase with each passing year since head coach B.J. Joseph took over the Indian River High School boys’ basketball program. Now in his fourth season at the helm, Joseph is looking for his troops to take the next step in the...
Thursday, November 29, 2018 - 11:12am
Pickleball Points: Pickleball soles, soul music and a delicious sole
In my previous column, I mentioned that I had prepared this article for your sole. With the holidays approaching, it is time to think about giving yourself a gift. What? Well, don’t you?
For many years of my life, I spent a considerable...
Thursday, November 29, 2018 - 11:09am
Patille to play softball at Siena College
Nicolle Patille of Ocean View transferred to Laurel High School last year and became a leader on its young softball team. She enters the 2019 season as a senior, having already officially committed to attend Siena College in Loudonsville, N.Y.,...
Thursday, November 29, 2018 - 11:07am
IR swimmers set sights on rebuilding programs
Graduation can certainly take its toll on high-school athletic programs. Bigger schools are generally fortunate in having the numbers to make the pain a little more bearable when a team loses significant contributors. Small schools are not as...
Thursday, November 29, 2018 - 11:05am
Indians bow out of playoffs in semi-finals to Caravel
For the last five years, Indian River and Caravel have taken turns ending each other’s boys’ soccer seasons. It’s the kind of rivalry fans look forward to in high school sports — if their team is on the winning side of things.
...
Wednesday, November 21, 2018 - 12:43pm
IR’s Anderson signs to play baseball for WCU
It’s many a young kid’s dream to be able to play their favorite sport collegiately.
Indian River High School senior Jacob Anderson has made that dream a reality. Last Thursday, Nov. 15, supported by several members of his family and...
Wednesday, November 21, 2018 - 12:41pm
Pickleball Points: Holiday pickleball gifts come in a variety of price points
This week, I took time to reflect on all I have to be grateful for: Family and friends. Pickleball. Pain-free knees after a decade of excruciating pain. After a plate of leftovers, I sat down and wrote this article.
With Thanksgiving Day...
Wednesday, November 21, 2018 - 12:33pm
Arrington commits to American U. field hockey
On Nov. 14, Worcester Preparatory School (WPS) senior Hailee Arrington of Salisbury, Md., officially committed to play Division I women’s field hockey at American University in Washington, D.C. Arrington was honored during a ceremony at school...
Wednesday, November 21, 2018 - 12:30pm
Indians earn All-Conference honors
Kilby named South’s Coach of the Year for boys’ soccer
The Indian River High School fall sports teams saw 29 student-athletes earn themselves Henlopen Athletic Conference All-Conference honors for their efforts this past season.
Four of those teams won HAC South Division championships as well...
Wednesday, November 21, 2018 - 12:27pm
Thanksgiving Day to include Gabby Gobble 5K Run/Walk
The 5th Annual Gabby Gobble 5K and Kiddie Fun Run will take place on Thanksgiving morning, Thursday, Nov. 22, at Irish Eyes Pub in Lewes. The Fun Run begins at 9 a.m., with the 5K race beginning at 9:30. Proceeds from the race will go to the Get...
Thursday, November 15, 2018 - 10:55am
IRHS cross-country completes final leg of 2018 season
The Indian River High School boys’ and girls’ teams both participated in the event. IR’s top boys’ finisher was senior Patrick Spencer with his 20th-place finish, with a time of 18:40.15. Senior Sarah Roehl crossed the finish stripe as the top...
Thursday, November 15, 2018 - 10:51am
SMS football, field hockey finish with winning records
With a chance to finish their 2018 campaign with an undefeated record, the Selbyville Middle School football squad came up just short, with a 6-0 loss to Millsboro in the final game of the season, on Thursday, Nov. 1.
The team battled for...
Thursday, November 15, 2018 - 10:41am
Indians soccer continues postseason push
The Indian River High School boys’ soccer program is no stranger to the DIAA Division II state playoffs. They certainly are no stranger to the rest of the state, either.
The Henlopen Conference South Division champs won their first two...
Thursday, November 15, 2018 - 10:37am
IR field hockey takes a turn in ‘the dance’
The 2018 campaign for the Indian River High School field hockey team was more than coach Jodi Stone could have expected when camp started way back in August.
With no senior leaders, Stone and the Indians were going to rely heavily on a...
Thursday, November 15, 2018 - 10:32am
Indians’ football season end in rout
By the end of the 2018 season for the Green-and-Gold football team, the IR no longer stood for Indian River. No, it was more fitting, according to senior J.J. Killen, that the IR perfectly described the team as “injured reserve.”
Of the 43...
Thursday, November 15, 2018 - 10:28am
Pickleball Points: A pickle of a score
Recently, many people have been introduced to pickleball, and more will soon follow. You invariably will hear that pickleball scoring is very difficult, and a gentleman at a pickleball clinic recently suggested to me that pickleball should have...
Thursday, November 15, 2018 - 10:18am
Hunters, residents reminded to check hunting regs
With hunting season in full swing, DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police this week reminded both hunters and residents who live near hunting areas to become familiar with Delaware hunting regulations. Those who are visiting state...
Thursday, November 15, 2018 - 10:12am
Millsboro Lanes set to host Hawk Classic tourney
This weekend, some of the top college bowling teams in the country will descend upon Millsboro Lanes for the annual University of Maryland–Eastern Shore Hawk Classic tournament.
The 18-team field will feature local teams including UMES and...
Thursday, November 15, 2018 - 10:06am
Fenwick guard to compete at World Lifesaving Championship in Australia
“Two seconds and it’s over,” said Fenwick Island Lifeguard Emily Ruppert. “...
Friday, November 9, 2018 - 2:07pm
IR volleyball brings home win in first round of playoffs
No matter how one looks at it, the 2018 Indian River girls’ volleyball team had another successful season. The Indians further put the rest of the state on notice that the sport is alive and well in the south.
According to several sources...
Thursday, November 8, 2018 - 9:46am
Indians fall behind big early in loss to Raiders
Growing pains come in all forms during the course of a football season.
Unfortunately, for this year’s Indian River High School team, those growing pains have been just as tough physically — if not more so — as they have been in other...
Thursday, November 8, 2018 - 9:41am
Pickleball Points: Great news for the pickleball community
I am glad I wear two caps — tennis and pickleball — because I am sitting beside myself on a courtside bench with excitement about the news I can report this week.
Let’s start on the local scene. Thomas Johnston, the director of tennis at...
Thursday, November 8, 2018 - 9:30am
They finished the season 9-0 in their regular-season matches.
They went 3-0 at the DAAD Middle School Volleyball State Invitational Tournament.
They never dropped a set. Not one. None. Zero. Zilch. Nada.
Their closest set...
Thursday, November 8, 2018 - 9:28am
Busy week for IR cross-county teams
Little by little, through hard work, patience and persistence, Indian River High School’s cross-country teams have noticeably improved — especially the boys’ program.
“The boys are doing good,” said head coach Steve O’Boyle as he watched...
Thursday, November 8, 2018 - 9:23am
Indians soccer falls to CR, heads to playoffs
The Indian River boys’ soccer team — the 2018 Henlopen Conference South Division champions — squared off with Caesar Rodney on Saturday, Nov. 3, at the DE Turf Sports Complex.
The Riders were...
Thursday, November 8, 2018 - 9:15am
Indians clinch South Division title
After last year, when the Indians missed the mark on both a division and conference title, the returning members of the 2018 squad made it their mission to return the hardware back to Dagsboro.
Step one: Mission accomplished.
Junior...
Thursday, November 1, 2018 - 12:08pm
Indians fall to Smyrna in championship
Everybody has their kryptonite. Everybody has that one hurdle that no matter how hard they try they just come up short of getting over it. Sometimes a team just has your number.
For as far back as electronic records will allow - and more...
Thursday, November 1, 2018 - 11:33am
Win streak over as Milford has big second half
All good things must come to an end is an old adage that perfectly describes last week’s Indian River football team’s contest with Henlopen Conference South Division foe Milford.
The Indians’ three-game win streak was no more following a...
Thursday, November 1, 2018 - 11:25am
Indians win middle school state tournament
The wins just keep piling on for the Selbyville Middle School girls’ volleyball team, but none of those wins are as impressive as the three the group put together last Friday, Oct. 26.
You see,...
Thursday, November 1, 2018 - 11:18am
Successful fall season for the Indians
The Indian River athletic department got a good jump start on defending their Founders Cup trophy for this 2018-19 school year after the fall season the Indians sports teams have experienced so far.
...
Thursday, November 1, 2018 - 11:09am
Two pickleballers honored by Delaware Senior Olympics (DSO)
This week it gives me great pleasure to write about two outstanding humans. I have mentioned frequently the pickleball accomplishments of both Pearl Morris and Diane Milam, and both are to be honored at a banquet on Nov. 10 in Dover. Pearl was...
Thursday, November 1, 2018 - 11:05am
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