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MISSOULA — Washington-Grizzly Stadium was a wintry playoff wonderland for Montana on Saturday night. The No. 2-seeded Grizzlies took care of business with a 49-19 second-round victory in the at-times driving snow versus visiting Delaware to advance to the quarterfinals, where they will host seventh-seeded Furman next week. The...

• The Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association (DIAA) Football Tournaments championship games will be held at Delaware Stadium, with four state titles on the line. The games include the Unified Flag Football Championship, Class 3A Championship, Class 1A Championship, and Class 2A Championship.

A hard-working senior for the Cape football team, Jackson may have saved his best game for the Nov. 24 win over Sussex Central in the DIAA semifinals. The undersized linebacker is an extension of the coaching staff on the field. “He puts in countless hours of film work and makes all of our defensive adjustments and checks,” said coach Mike Frederick. “He can recite any play of the upcoming opponent and asks questions in advance of practice or the game when he wants more clarity. He is flying to the ball on defense and has become a sure-handed tackler. Jackson was a key contributor to the defense, limiting Central’s powerful backs between the tackles. He may not have had the most tackles Friday, but he had some of the most meaningful.”

The best of us - The brightest light shined down on the darkest day for the family of Freds on a drizzly October morning back in 2017: the sending-home mass for No. 5 Cape quarterback Tom Frederick. The village turned out, tightening the circle that makes our community short-story surreal – a place like no other place. Juan Saez was given the task of organizing teammates to escort Tom from the church. The Cape football team wore yellow laces the rest of the season, and an autographed helmet was presented to our family. The field hockey team showed up in uniform, members of the running community, the gay community, wheelchaired friends, same-day surgery patients up from anesthesia. Buddies from NA meetings filed in, and Tom’s treatment team drove down from Wilmington. Cliffvon Howell gave the eulogy about focusing on kids growing up together in a small town. My nephew Mike, who always called us the Beach Freds, said to me after the service, “I didn’t know places like this still existed in the world. What a beautiful community.” Mike later applied for the open Cape football job. Freds stayed out of the way; he was on his own. Before he accepted the position, like something out of a “Godfather” movie, he came to the house to ask permission from his aunt and uncle, Susan and Fredman. "Your family has an amazing thing going on here. I don't want to drop in and mess it up,” Mike said. Every coach and kid under a helmet Friday night is the central figure of an amazing journey here at Sesame Street by the Sea. It is always about “us.” There is a safety net that catches us when we fall, muppets lift us up and dust us off and pass no judgements. The heat is on and the fire trucks are idling.

Dover Motor Speedway has become renowned for hosting NASCAR's premier Cup Series racing circuit ever since it opened its gates in 1969. It has a long history of legendary winners on the "Monster Mile," including Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Sr. and Richard Petty. However, starting next year, the site will host a different type of car event, when Goodguys Rod & Custom's Mid-Atlantic Nationals takes place June 7-9.

ATHENS, Ohio (AP) — Elmore James scored 21 points and Jaylin Hunter's driving layup with a half-minute left gave Ohio a 74-73 lead over Delaware. James also had five rebounds for the Bobcats (5-2). Hunter added 15 points while going 7 of 18, and he also had six rebounds. Shereef Mitchell went 4 of 12 from the field to finish with 10 points.

In its first postseason action since 2013, the football team (9-3 overall, 5-1 Patriot League) fell to 11th-ranked Delaware in the first round of the NCAA FCS playoffs by a score of 36-34 on Saturday. The loss put an end to the Leopards’ historic 2023 season that resulted in a Patriot League Championship title.

BALTIMORE (AP) — Martez Robinson had 26 points in Delaware State's 79-73 overtime victory over Loyola (Maryland) on Saturday night.Robinson also added 10 rebounds for the Hornets (4-6). Deywilk Tavarez scored 16 points while going 5 of 14 from the floor and 6 for 8 from the line. Jevin Muniz shot 3 of 13 from the field and 4 for 4 from the line to finish with 10 points.Alonso Faure finished with 16 points, six rebounds and three blocks for the Greyhounds (1-7). Deon Perry added 13 points and seven assists. Chris Kuzemka also put up nine points. The loss is the sixth straight for the Greyhounds.(© Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)

WHEN: Today, 9 p.m. WHERE: Washington-Grizzly Stadium (25,217), Missoula, Mont, RADIO: WDSD 94.7-FM (Scott Klatzkin, Nicholas Allessandrini). TV: ESPN-plus (Shawn Kenney, Marcus Ray). TWITTER: ...

The Ohio Bobcats (4-2) will be trying to build on a four-game home winning streak when hosting the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens (5-2) on Saturday, December 2, 2023 at Convocation Center Ohio. It airs at 2:00 PM ET on ESPN+. Catch tons of live college basketball, plus original programming, with...

Dover, DE — Gaitway Guy ($2.10) maintained the top spot among Delaware-sired 3-year-old male pacers with a 1:55 win in his $20,000 first-round division of the Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund (DSBF) series on Thursday (Nov. 30) at Bally’s Dover. Marshal Dillon ($11.00) captured the other split in 1:56.

Milford Cross Country Boosters hosted their 25th annual Reindeer Stampede 5k Saturday at Killen’s Pond.  169 participants joined the Holiday fun competing for the infamous wooden Reindeer trophies.  Liam McGinnis of Smyrna was the overall winner with a time of 16:29 for the second year in a row.  Paige Ballinger of Milford won the overall female category in 20:20. “Profits ... Read More

Milford senior Nick Araujo has been selected as the HockomockSports.com Player of the Week, presented by Morse Insurance, for Nov. 20 through Nov. 26. Araujo is the 12th player chosen as Player of the Week for the 2023-24 school year. Araujo capped off a stellar career with three touchdowns and...

LEWES, DE -- The cheers were loud and the excitement evident at Nicola Pizza in Lewes as Cape Henlopen's beloved Vikings received an enthusiastic send-off before their upcoming state championships on Friday night. Parents, friends, and faculty, armed with bright yellow pom-poms and hand-made signs, gathered to express their pride...

GEORGETOWN – Mike Frederick bear-hugged three of his players in rapid succession, watched the others run toward him while jumping around, then waited a couple of beats for things to temporarily calm down. Then he stepped forward, looked into the eyes of dozens of kneeling Cape Henlopen Vikings and...

LEWES, DE - A well-fought game in the rain against Salesianum couldn’t dull the shine of an astounding 2023 season run for Cape Henlopen’s Vikings, though it ultimately came to an end Friday night. The Vikings ensured Salesianum’s victory was far from guaranteed, with an impressive first half...

Salesianum captains hoist the @DIAA_Delaware Class 3A championship trophy after downing Cape Henlopen 45-17 on Friday night at Delaware Stadium #delhs pic.twitter.com/xzT71Xh1fk— Brad Myers (@BradMyersTNJ) December 2, 2023 NEWARK – All season, Salesianum coach Gene Delle Donne has stressed the importance of winning the second half. The Sals hit their highest gear in the...

Salesianum's used a smothering defense and a third quarter explosion to defeat Cape Henlopen 45-17 to win the 2023 DIAA 3A Football Championship. It was a 10-10 game at the half after Cape's Wilson Ingerski and Salesianum's Colin Maradik traded field goals in the final three minutes of the first half, but trouble was looming for the team from Sussex County.

A loaded field of 444 runners completed the Friendsgiving 5K in Lewes on Thanksgiving Day, with 26-year-old Jake Bamforth winning the overall title in 16:31. Anna Bokius, 15, a Padua sophomore and recent Division I cross country state champion, was the top female in the race with a time of 19:03.

MISSOULA — It’s win-or-go-home time for the Montana football team. The Griz carry a No. 2 seed and No. 2 national ranking into their FCS-record 27th appearance in the playoffs. They host unseeded and 11th-ranked Delaware, another blue blood, in a second-round game at 7 p.m. Saturday in Washington-Grizzly Stadium.