Young Laurel team looks to represent District III with gusto
For the District III team representing the host region in the 2007 Senior Softball League World Series at the Pyle Center in Roxana on Aug. 5, hope and enthusiasm are at an all-time high. Laurel Little League is a young team — 9 of 14 members of...
Friday, August 3, 2007 - 2:23pm
FIBP takes honors in competition
The Fenwick Island Beach Patrol’s lifeguard competition team garnered top finishes in five events, in competition on July 11, and qualified for the national championships in those five events.
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Thursday, July 26, 2007 - 6:00pm
Post 28 tournament hopes hanging in the balance
In the month of July, Post 28’s Sussex East Warriors have been the best Legion baseball team in the state of Delaware. They’ve won 12 games, including eight doubleheader victories, and lost only one, improving their regular-season record to 13-7...
Thursday, July 26, 2007 - 5:56pm
Lower Sussex Juniors fight off Laurel rebound
Lower Sussex’s Junior League All-Stars thought they were heading home after only four innings in a slaughter-rule win. They led Laurel 11-1 heading into the bottom half of the fourth on July 16, and it appeared that Lower Sussex would coast to...
Thursday, July 19, 2007 - 3:15pm
Lower Sussex Major Leaguers go 2-2 in tournament
In every sport, there is an immeasurable quantity known as pressure. And all the repetitions and going over the specifics of what should be done in certain situations can help prepare an athlete for the situations they may encounter. But the...
Thursday, July 19, 2007 - 3:14pm
Warriors heat up and sweep upstate teams
Maybe the summer’s heat is rubbing off on the Sussex East Warriors Legion baseball team, because they’re on fire. They’ve won 10 of their last 11 games, to extend their record to 11-7 overall and 10-7 in the conference, after starting the season...
Thursday, July 19, 2007 - 3:11pm
IR soccer players ready for the hunt
For years now, the River Soccer Club has been a vital pipeline for the Indian River varsity soccer programs. Year in and year out, Indian River is a contender to win the Henlopen Conference, and this year’s freshman class may have put them in...
Saturday, July 7, 2007 - 7:16am
Harker takes the reins for IR field hockey
The last two seasons have been difficult for the Indian River varsity field hockey team. Each year they’ve had a new coach, and each year they’ve failed to make it past the first round of the Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association state...
Saturday, July 7, 2007 - 7:14am
Indians shake things up for 2007 season
The varsity football coaching staff at Indian River High School followed conventional wisdom in preparing for their 2007 season: Don’t try to jam a square peg into a round hole; and make the most of what you have, even if it means breaking the...
Saturday, July 7, 2007 - 7:11am
Post 28 Warriors hit their stride
After a slow start, the Sussex East Warriors, representing Post 28, have finally hit their stride. They’ve countered a four-game slide by winning their last three, including a June 30 doubleheader against R.C. DuPont to pull their record within...
Thursday, July 5, 2007 - 8:00pm
Lower Sussex loses tourney but shows strength on the field
Two losses in All-Star Little League play equals double-elimination from the local tournament. And on June 29, Lower Sussex’s 9 and 10 year olds bowed out following a 3-0 loss to Millsboro. But, if it’s any consolation, Lower Sussex’s head coach...
Thursday, July 5, 2007 - 8:00pm
As far as Legion baseball in Delaware is concerned, Sussex East’s Post 28 team perennially has been one of the elite teams in the state. Each summer they’re competitive, and recently they have been in contention for the league crown.
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Thursday, June 28, 2007 - 8:00pm
Cornell leaves her mark, and number, at Tech
Sussex Tech alumni and former Clarksville resident Harper Cornell has always had success picking her number for sports teams.
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Harper Cornell’s high school alma mater retired her collegiate number in a...
Thursday, June 14, 2007 - 8:00pm
Boarders suit up for competition
Surfers and bodyboarders of all ages are slipping into their trunks and suits, and waxing down their boards once again, for another Delmarva District Eastern Surfing Association (ESA) event.
This Saturday, June 16, surfers and boarders...
Thursday, June 14, 2007 - 8:00pm
Legion ball tries to pull together best of the best
As summer begins and schools close their doors, a new Legion baseball season embarks. And Sussex East’s Post 28 Legion baseball team, which is stacked with quality starting pitching and has a good mixture of experience and youth, is optimistic...
Thursday, June 14, 2007 - 8:00pm
Sisters-in-law run marathon for a cure
This past weekend, Bethany-Fenwick Area Chamber of Commerce Membership Director Carrie Subity and her sister-in-law, Nikki Basile, were two of 20,000 people to run a marathon in San Diego benefiting the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Subity said...
Thursday, June 14, 2007 - 8:00pm
Lady Indians slip against Caravel in softball semifinals
Though the Lady Indians toppled over Seaford last Saturday in the quarterfinals of the state softball tournament, their moment came to a dwindling end, inning by inning, this past Wednesday. Top-seeded Caravel flattened the Indian River team 15-2...
Thursday, May 31, 2007 - 8:00pm
IR golf scores impressive season despite no three-peat
When the names of the top 16 high school golf teams in Delaware were announced for the state tournament, Indian River head coach Neil Beahan was less than pleased that his team did not make the cut. Even more frustrating was the fact that they...
Thursday, May 31, 2007 - 8:00pm
Ocean View group to bike America
On June 18, Ocean View residents Brett and Jennifer Dieste-Buffington and Russell Littleton will embark on a journey few have ever taken: they’ll bicycle coast-to-coast, more than 3,600 miles across a northern trek of the United States of America...
Friday, May 25, 2007 - 7:39am
Indian River wiped out in first round of states
There were some misty eyes in Dover on Tuesday, May 22, as seven local seniors played the final soccer game of their high school career. The ninth-seeded Indian River girls were stopped early, shut out by eighth seed Alexis I. duPont in the 2007...
Friday, May 25, 2007 - 7:37am
The Indian River Indians varsity baseball team was eliminated in the opening round of the Delaware State Tournament, in a 4-0 shutout by the fourth seeded Salesianum Sales on May 22.
Indians pitcher Trevor Abbott looked like his old self...
Friday, May 25, 2007 - 7:34am
Punishers come up short in first-ever semi-final game
The Sussex County Punishers of the Diamond Football League had their post-season hopes dashed by the three-time Northern Conference champions, the Gloucester County Generals, 50-14 in the semi-finals on May 12.
The Punishers held the lead...
Thursday, May 17, 2007 - 4:36pm
Indians baseball takes Southern Division
The Indian River varsity baseball team earned its third consecutive Southern Division title following a 5-4 come-from-behind win over Milford on May 9. Indians right-fielder Mark Ahfeldt came through again with his second walk-off RBI single in...
Thursday, May 17, 2007 - 4:36pm
Lady Indians lose focus heading into tournament time
After losing three of their last four games to Dover, Middletown and Tower Hill, Indian River head coach Steve Kilby said he hopes that his Lady Indians varsity soccer team will rebound in time for the state tournament, which begins May 22....
Thursday, May 17, 2007 - 4:31pm
Indians tennis looks for upsets in weekend tourney
The season for Indian River varsity boys’ tennis team concluded with consecutive losses to Seaford and Smyrna (5-0 and 3-2, respectively) and ended with a 6-8 record. Despite that losing record, first-year Indians head coach Pat Cicala rated the...
Friday, May 11, 2007 - 1:37pm
IR golf goes for South Championship yet again
The Indian River golf team continues to muster up solid play as they move forward in the season, scoring low numbers on Friday, May 3, against Laurel and Monday, May 7, at Milford. Smarter decisions and powerful play have been in evidence, as the...
Friday, May 11, 2007 - 1:34pm
Tennis finishes a long, but improved season
The season may have come to a seemingly abrupt end for the girls of Indian River’s tennis team, but first-year head coach Karen Oliphant couldn’t be more proud of her players.
Jocelyn Hazzard will be a likely contender returning next...
Friday, May 11, 2007 - 1:31pm
Lady Indians continue shutout trend
The Lady Indians varsity soccer team notched their third shutout victory in the team’s last four games, following a 4-0 win over PolyTech on May 3 and a 6-0 win over division foe Smyrna on May 8, as conference play comes to a close.
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Friday, May 11, 2007 - 1:29pm
Lady Indians chop down Lake Forest
Indian River seemed to be doing everything right on the softball field as they scored two more for the win column this week, for a season record of 15-3. A 5-1 victory at Polytech last Thursday, May 3, wasn’t enough to satisfy the Indians, and...
Friday, May 11, 2007 - 1:25pm
Spring surf-fishing tournament taking off this weekend
For those hoping to dust off their reels from the shed or for those who have been casting away all year long, the Bethany-Fenwick chamber of Commerce is once again hosting its Annual Spring Surf-fishing Tournament this Saturday, May 12, from 7 a....
Friday, May 11, 2007 - 1:22pm
Punishers win first playoff game - head to DFL semi-finals
There hasn’t been much celebration for Sussex County’s semi-pro Diamond Football League football team over the last seven years. They’ve made the playoffs only twice and had yet to win a post-season game as the Warhawks.
Punishers...
Friday, May 11, 2007 - 1:12pm
Lady Indians move to 9-1 season
The Indian River Lady Indians varsity soccer team improved their regular-season record to 9-1 following a pair of road wins over Caravel and, most recently, Lake Forest on May 2.
The Lady Indians squeaked past Lake Forest 3-2 behind a pair...
Friday, May 4, 2007 - 8:26am
Indians beat Milford, dine out
For the members of the Indian River (4-5) varsity tennis team, this season is all about learning the game and developing their skills for future seasons. But, more importantly, it’s about having fun.
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Friday, May 4, 2007 - 8:25am
Indians storm to four straight wins
The Indian River Indians varsity baseball team (8-5) won their fourth straight game in a row this week, with conference wins over Smyrna, Sussex Tech and Delmar in the chase for the Southern Division crown.
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Friday, May 4, 2007 - 8:21am
Indians change momentum on the golf course
After a few disappointing matches to round out last month, the Indian River golf team jumped back on track this week. They pulled off a tri-match victory on Tuesday, May 1, when they squared off against Milford and Delmarva Christian. The Indians...
Friday, May 4, 2007 - 8:09am
Softball moves to 13-3 on season
The Lady Indians bounced back and forth this week in softball, trying to snag consistency out of the air like a change-up pitch. A commanding, blowout win, a surprising defeat and a come-from-behind squeaker have made the Lady Indians one of the...
Friday, May 4, 2007 - 8:06am
IR golf team losing focus at season's mid-point
As the middle of the season rolls over them, the Indian River High School golf team is struggling to find consistency in their matches. Despite a win on Monday at Lake Forest’s Shawnee Country Club, the Indians fell to hosts Caesar Rodney at...
Friday, April 27, 2007 - 10:28am
Punishers win Central Division
The Sussex County Punishers of the Diamond Football League became the Central Division Champions of the Mid-Atlantic region and secured a home playoff game after beating the Calvert County Cobras 27-6 in their regular-season finale on April 21....
Friday, April 27, 2007 - 10:22am
As a freshman, Indian River pitcher Cory Showalter had only seen limited action in two relief appearances. He’d pitched 6 1/3 through eight games. But with Trevor Abbott sidelined until mid-May with a back injury, he and the rest of the pitching...
Friday, April 27, 2007 - 10:22am
Indian River’s softball shaping up well on the season
Every year, Indian River softball coach Mark Browne sets his sights on the same goal: to improve performance and be a better team by the end of the season. Now, with his team sitting at a comfortable 6-1 conference record and an 11-2 record...
Friday, April 27, 2007 - 10:19am
Girls’ tennis tallies win and losses, stays energetic
Coming off of the holiday break and into bitter April wind didn’t seem to faze the Indian River girls’ tennis team as they returned to the courts to chalk up a 4-1 win against Sussex Central last Wednesday.
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Friday, April 27, 2007 - 10:16am
Lady Indians knock off nemeses
The last two seasons, the Delmar Lady Wildcats’ varsity soccer team has had Indian River’s number. But on April 17, the Lady Indians returned the favor, beating Delmar 4-3 at the end of regulation.
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Thursday, April 19, 2007 - 8:00pm
Lady Indians drop Central, 4-2
Following the Indian River varsity soccer team’s 4-2 win over Sussex Central on April 5, Lady Indians (4-1) head coach Steve Kilby decided to give his players the week off during the spring break holiday to mend up and vacation with their...
Friday, April 13, 2007 - 9:13am
Newark pitcher quiets Indians' bats
The Indian River varsity baseball team (3-3) just couldn’t get a hit to drop against pitcher Brian Perkins and the rest of the red-hot Newark Yellow Jackets (6-0) in a 2-0 loss on April 10.
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Friday, April 13, 2007 - 9:11am
It’s been a slow start for sophomore pitcher Sarah Tyre, who missed the first few games this season, but now that she’s back on the mound, she said she couldn’t be more pleased to be doing what she loves.
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Friday, April 13, 2007 - 9:08am
Lady Indians bounce back, shut down Tech
Only one week after their first game of the season — a loss to perennial Henlopen championship contender Caesar Rodney, 4-0 — the Indian River Lady Indians varsity soccer team showed great resilience against one of the better teams in the...
Friday, April 6, 2007 - 10:21am
IR golf suffers one-stroke loss to visiting Henlopen
For Indian River golf coach Neil Beahan, if there’s anything worse than sacrificing a loss at a home match, it’s falling short by one stroke. That nightmare became a reality on Tuesday as the Indians hosted Cape Henlopen, falling just shy, with a...
Friday, April 6, 2007 - 10:20am
Indian River softball runs down Dover
For the most part, Indian River softball seems to be right on track, chalking up a 23-1 win this past Monday against visiting Dover to bring their season to 5-1, with recent wins over Woodbridge (12-3) and Newark (14-2).
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Friday, April 6, 2007 - 10:17am
Punishers hope to finish strong
In the eight years since the Diamond Football League was formed, Sussex County has always had a team. The Sussex County Warhawks have reigned in purgatory for seven losing seasons, with only one winning season — in 2002, when former team owner...
Friday, April 6, 2007 - 10:14am
Indians look to build skills, gain confidence
Indian River’s varsity tennis team is taking a different approach to the season this year, since they’re basically starting over from scratch. They’re building for the future with a slew of first-year players and have placed a strong emphasis on...
Friday, April 6, 2007 - 10:12am
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