Fall sports update
Joe Perry, Sports writer
September 24, 2019
Football The Oracle football team has started the year at a respectable 3-2. After blowing out Benton Central in the home opener and defeating Carroll in the Bacon Bowl, the Oracles have hit a rough patch, going 1-2 while losing to a very good Eastern team and missing the win in a razor thin 36-35 ...
Oracles poach Cougars on the road
Joe Perry, Sports writer
September 9, 2019
Last Friday, Carroll hosted Delphi for the annual Bacon Bowl. The battle for the skillet was teeming with fans, as the beautiful weather and heated rivalry attracted fans from all across the county. The matchup has been relatively even the past few years, as the skillet has swapped hands each year sin...
Fall Sports Preview
August 28, 2019
Soccer This season’s biggest change is the creation of a co-ed soccer team. In the last two seasons, the boys’ soccer team has had its two best records in program history. They made it to the sectional championship in their previous season, only to be beaten by a strong Faith Christian team. T...
Senior athletes moving on to college
Elijah Hudson, Sports Writer
May 2, 2019
Five student athletes at Delphi are moving on to play in college athletics next year. Here is a list of the senior athletes that are moving on to play collegiate sports: Blake Carroll is going to Ball State in the fall to play football. He plans on playing wide receiver, and would like ...
Future leagues can learn from the AAF
Joe Perry, Sports writer
April 17, 2019
After enjoying a two month hiatus, the Alliance of American Football (AAF) has ended after folding at the beginning of this month. Through its exhilarating season, the league introduced us to eight teams, each complete with talented rosters in non-traditional sports towns. Like the NFL, it had its jugger...
Bracket Busters: Teams that could bust your bracket
Joe Perry, Sports writer
March 18, 2019
March Madness is here. That’s right. The single-best sporting event in the world is upon us (sorry, not sorry, World Cup fans). Last year’s tournament captivated the nation. After all, how could it not? The 2018 tournament started with #16 UMBC’s historic beatdown on #1 Virginia and ended with S...
Winter Sports Review
Elijah Hudson, Sports Writer
March 14, 2019
Boys’ Basketball For the first time under coach McCammon’s second stint at Delphi, the Oracles were above a .500 win percentage. Their season ended at the sectional championship game, leaving them with a record of 13-12. Delphi had an incredible sectional run including an upset of #11 state rank...
Big Ten is shaping up as college basketball’s best conference
Joe Perry, Sports writer
February 27, 2019
As the calendar turns to March and the anticipation for that coveted bracket begins to build, it’s time to take a deeper look at college basketball. While most of the college basketball world has been hypnotized by the likes of Zion Williamson and Luke Maye in the ACC or the injury to Udoka Azubuike...
NFL should change draft eligibility rules
Elijah Hudson, sports writer
January 31, 2019
The offensive MVP of the football college national championship threw for 347 yards, and three touchdowns. To go on, he threw no interceptions and had a an adjusted quarterback rating of 98.2. He did this against a stellar Alabama defense which is among the best in the nation. This quarterback’s na...
Patriots square up with Rams for Super Bowl LIII
Joe Perry, Sports writer
January 29, 2019
A new chapter in the historic battle of experience against talent will be written this coming Sunday, as the decades old, Brady-led dynasty in New England is set to square up against the young, promising Rams from Los Angeles in Super Bowl LIII. In fact, the age differences between these two teams are so ...
