NBA All-Star Weekend recap
Daniel Jakes, Sports Writer
February 27, 2017
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The NBA season came to a halt for at least one weekend as the league's best came together in New Orleans, Louisiana. In the 66 edition of NBA All-Star Weekend, the first event of the break took place Friday night during the Celebrity All-Star Game. The game itself wasn’t so much a game as it was enter...
Boys’ Basketball gears up for Sectional
Kain Myer, Sports Writer
February 23, 2017
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In his second consecutive year back in the head coaching position, Brian McCammon has begun to bring back the old junkyard mentality that Delphi basketball was once all about. After grabbing only four total victories all of last season, the Oracles have greatly improved and will have a good chance at ...
Tyron Watson Advances to Semi-State
February 14, 2017
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Delphi grappler Tyron Watson, junior, advanced to this weekend’s semi-state wrestling tournament after easily winning the regional competition. With a total time of seven minutes and thirteen seconds of wrestling on Saturday, Watson made regionals look easy. Watson wrestled a total of three matches which...
Lady Oracles win Sectional Championship
February 8, 2017
Head coach Rainey Jones and the Delphi Lady Oracles ended the regular season with an impressive 14-8 record and opened up their postseason tournament last Wednesday, Feb. 1 at Knox High School. Heading into the tournament, the Lady Oracles knew they would be tested in all aspects of the game from the b...
Wrestling Sectional Preview
Daniel Jakes, Sports Writer
January 27, 2017
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The Oracle wrestlers will compete in the Lafayette Jefferson sectional meet on Saturday, Jan. 28. The sectional hosts many tough opponents including Harrison, the sectional favorite, Lafayette Jeff, Central Catholic, Faith Christian, McCutcheon, Carroll, Rossville, Benton Central, and West Lafayette. Â...
Lady Oracles prepare for Sectional Opener
Kain Myer, Sports Writer
January 26, 2017
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February is almost here and high school girls’ basketball teams across the state know what that means, the time to prepare for the postseason is among them. The Lady Oracles, under second year head coach Rainey Jones, look to cap off an impressive regular season. Delphi currently has a record of 13-7 ...
Road to Super Bowl LI
Jake Clouser, Sports Writer
January 26, 2017
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Well, sports fans, only two teams remain and the countdown to Super Bowl LI, or 51 for those of you who don’t know your Roman numerals, has begun. The Atlanta Falcons will be facing off against the fearsome New England Patriots after defeating the Green Bay Packers 44-21. This will be Tom Brady’s sev...
Clemson reins supreme
Daniel Jakes, Sports Writer
January 18, 2017
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As the college football season has come to an end, the playoffs came in with a plot of revenge as the fourth year of the playoffs took its course. In last season’s title game, Alabama beat Clemson 45-40 in a high scoring thriller. This season, Alabama, led by freshman quarterback Jalen Hurts and so...
Lady Oracles fall to Carroll
Kain Myer, Sports Writer
January 16, 2017
The Delphi Lady Oracle basketball team took on the Carroll Cougars last Tuesday, Jan.10 in their annual rivalry matchup. The Oracles, entering the game with a 10-4 record, led the Cougars for the majority of the first half after erasing an early four point deficit. Punches from both squads, howev...
NFL Playoffs Begin
Jacob Clouser, Sports Writer
January 16, 2017
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Whether you like the Super Bowl or just the commercials that play during it, the journey toward determining the best team in the country has begun. Each conference has begun their journey to the top, but only one team will bring home the trophy. In the NFC, the Green Bay Packers played the New York Giants. G...
