NCAA and NBA seasons off to remarkable start
Elijah Hudson, Sports Writer
December 16, 2019
The basketball season is young, but already it is shaping up to be one of the most exciting years yet, for both the NBA and the NCAA. Giants have fallen: some have regained their footing, while others are still spiraling downwards. In the NBA, six to eight teams have legitimate chances of winning the Larry O'...
Early takeaways of the new college basketball season
Joe Perry, Editor
December 12, 2019
Quite simply, basketball is back in full swing. As the Lakers and Bucks dominate in the pros, the 351 Division 1 college basketball teams have progressed through the first month of their season. Between the ACC-Big Ten Challenge, the Maui Invitational, and the random matchups that make up the non-c...
Winter sports preview
November 25, 2019
Boys’ Basketball The boys’ basketball team is coming off of their first winning season under Coach McCammon’s second stint at Delphi. While the two leading scorers from last year graduated, the depth of the team will make up for their loss. Sharpshooter Jordan Roth will look to lead the team...
Fall Sports Review
Elijah Hudson, Sports Writer
November 12, 2019
Soccer After losing the first six games of the season, the soccer team pulled it together, winning six out of their last eleven games. Sectional hopes were discontinued in the first round, where they lost to Faith Christian 2-0. North White would go on to win their sectional. Senior Ethan Rand...
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...
