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
Filed under Sports
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
Filed under Sports
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
Filed under Sports
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
Filed under Sports
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 ...
Delphi v. Carroll
Elijah Hudson, Sports Writer
January 18, 2019
Filed under Sports
On Jan. 4, both Varsity Oracle basketball programs squared off in their own gym against Carroll. The stands were packed and provided a great atmosphere all night. The girls’ team got the party started off right away and the boys’ team put the icing on the cake. The Lady Oracles rose to the occasion and st...
College football playoff preview
Joe Perry, sports writer
December 5, 2018
Filed under Sports
College football’s regular season has ended, which means that the bowl season is upon us. This three week stretch includes roughly 80 of the best teams in the country competing in 40 different bowls. More importantly, though, it includes four teams competing for the national championship. In its f...
Winter Sports Preview
Elijah Hudson, Sports Writer
November 16, 2018
Filed under Sports
Boys’ Basketball The Oracles are coming off of a season where they went 9-14, and only graduated one starter. They will be returning the large portion of the varsity team, with several underclassmen throwing in their names for time on the court. With a multitude of varsity caliber players, the bo...
Fall Sports Review
Elijah Hudson, Sports Writer
November 16, 2018
Filed under Sports
Football The football team lost in the first round of Sectionals after completing one of the most impressive seasons by a Delphi program. The Oracles fell to the Rensselaer Bombers 21-6 after being placed in one of the toughest high school sectional brackets in Indiana. The loss did not necessaril...
Coach Strasser receives Colts’ Coach of the Week award
Joe Perry, Sports writer
October 18, 2018
Delphi head football coach Josh Strasser was awarded with the Indianapolis Colts’ Coach of the Week for Week 7 of the high school football season. He was nominated by his fellow coaches in the area, and chosen by the Indiana Football Coaches Association (IFCA) among ten candidates. He was primarily ch...
