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On the morning of December 8, 2023, an incident took place at William Penn School during the transition to the second period. The school initiated a safety protocol, allowing the Leadership Team, SRO, and Constables to investigate. Students not involved were sent to their classes, and teaching continued as normal.

Chesapeake City, MD — Winbak Farm of Maryland is dedicated to the strengthening of the Maryland program. In 2024, the farm is proud to announce the addition of Slick Tony, p,2,1:51.4f; 3,1:50.2f; 1:49.3f ($1,049,516). “Slick Tony is a beautiful horse with a slick gait and extremely intelligent,” said driver...

Over the weekend, the Ramapo ice hockey team won twice, including a vastly important Empire Conference victory over Rutgers University on Saturday night, and a non-conference victory over the University of Delaware on Sunday night. The Roadrunners now stand at 7-5-2 this season, which currently places them third in the Empire.

URI Women’s Club Hockey finished their three-game weekend with a Sunday morning victory against the University of Delaware at Boss Ice Arena. The Rams played a strong game on both sides of the ice, scoring in every period while also recording a shutout. Midway through the first period, Bella...

The University of Delaware is taking the plunge, moving its storied football program up from the lower Football Championship Subdivision to the major college Football Bowl Subdivision. Football and most of UD’s other sports will head to Conference USA in 2025. This week, Delaware Public Media’s Tom Byrne sat...

NEWARK, DE (WTKR)- Winning is becoming a habit for the Old Dominion women's basketball team. Thursday saw the Monarchs climb out of an early hole to keep their record unblemished. ODU overcame a 13-point second quarter deficit and topped Delaware, 57-53, on the road to improve to 8-0 on the...

The Caravel Buccaneers soak it all in after finishing 13-0 and winning the DIAA Class 2A football championship with a 35-13 victory over Archmere at Delaware Stadium #delhs pic.twitter.com/R6cJxm79xk— Brad Myers (@BradMyersTNJ) December 2, 2023 Congratulations to Craig Miller of Caravel football, the Delaware Online Athlete of the Week for Week 13 of the fall season. The senior rushed for 146 yards and two touchdowns in a 35-13 victory over Archmere in the DIAA Class 2A championship...

Which high school football teams have the greatest advantage — public or private?. I’m Greg Giesen, sports strategist for Delaware Online, and this is the De Game Day newsletter. Looking at this year's results in DIAA football one might think private. Three private schools — Salesianum, Caravel and...

Downstate volleyball programs continued to make their presence felt in 2023. When No. 2 Smyrna and No. 3 Caesar Rodney met in the semifinals at the University of Delaware's Bob Carpenter Center, the state tournament was assured of having its first ever downstate finalist. The Eagles then took things a step further, defeating Ursuline 3-1 for the state title.

The College Sports Communicators (CSC) has included five Wilmington University students in its 2023 Academic All-District Men's Soccer Team. The students are Sebastian Agerschou, Yohan Kim, Sora Noda, Max Norden, and Jeremie Saint Marc. They have been acknowledged for their performance in soccer and academics. The Wildcats constitute five of the 24 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference representatives, making them the second highest represented in the conference.

Timber Lanes, a popular Oxford bowling alley that has been a neighborhood mainstay since 1961, recently underwent a complete renovation and rebranded as Timber Wolfe Lanes Bowling Center & Pro Shop, writes Haleigh Abbott for the Chester County Press. The mind behind the makeover is General Manager Catt Wolfe, who...

The Wilmington University men's basketball team won a nonconference game against Kutztown with a score of 78-58 on Thursday night. The game took place at the WU Athletics Complex in Newark, Delaware. The Wildcats, now with a 4-4 record, led by 18 points at halftime. Despite a less successful second half, they maintained their lead over the Golden Bears, who now stand at 1-7.

NEWARK, Del. - University of Delaware senior Savannah Seemans received the Athlete Light as part of The 24 Awards from the Unlocke the Light Foundation. Seemans was presented the award for using her platform to advocate for mental health for student-athletes and for earning a grant on behalf of the Gatorade Play It Forward program earlier this year. Last year, former Delaware football player and current Los Angeles Charger Troy Reeder received the award.

The University of Delaware men’s basketball team earned their sixth win of the season on Tuesday, as the team pulled an 87-80 upset over the Big East conference member, the Xavier University Musketeers.

For the first time in almost 50 years and second time ever, Delaware has beaten a Big East Conference team in basketball. The Blue Hens took charge early in the second half and defeated Xavier 87-80 in front of 10,035 at the Cintas Center in Cincinnati on Tuesday night. Delaware (6-3) snapped a three-game...

The Delaware Blue Coats (4-3) took down the Long Island Nets (4-3) 119-104 on Wednesday, Nov. 29 at Chase Fieldhouse. The win marks the Coats’ first time winning consecutive games this season. “The message is that we want to keep getting better each day,” Head Coach Mike Longabardi said....

NORFOLK, Va. – Old Dominion women's basketball meets an old CAA foe this Thursday when the Monarchs travel to Newark, Delaware for a 7 p.m. game against the Delaware Blue Hens. Thursday's game will be streamed on FloHoops, which costs a monthly subscription of $8.33. Fans can also hear...

Through the snow to the END ZONE ❄️#FCSPlayoffs x 🎥 ESPN+ / @Delaware_FB pic.twitter.com/wR7fcLYGTT— NCAA FCS Football (@NCAA_FCS) December 3, 2023 The Blue Hens were snowed under Saturday in their FCS playoff game at Montana. But it wasn't just what fell from the sky that made for a difficult night at noisy Washington-Grizzly Stadium...

SCY (25 yards) NEWARK, Del. – The Delaware women’s swimming & diving program picked up its first dual meet win of the season against West Chester at the Harry W. Rawstorm Natatorium in the Carpenter Sports Building on Friday. The Blue Hens had 180 points compared to West...

There are less than 100 registered youth girls ice hockey players in Delaware, but they're soon going to have a team to track in their own backyard. After mascot Baby Blue took a turn on the ice, the University of Delaware held a press conference Monday on last week's announcement that women's ice hockey will be their 22nd NCAA varsity sport stating in 2025-26.