May 19, 2021
The Indian River School District has finalized graduation ceremony plans for the Class of 2021.
Sussex Central High School will host a single outdoor graduation ceremony at 7 p.m., Tuesday, June 1; while Indian River High School will hold a single outdoor ceremony at 7 p.m., Wednesday, June 2. The Howard T. Ennis School will host a single indoor ceremony on at 1 p.m., Thursday, June 3 in the gymnasium.
The rain date for high school ceremonies is Thursday, June 3.
If both high school ceremonies are postponed due to inclement weather, Sussex Central’s will be rescheduled for Thursday, June 3 and Indian River’s for Friday June 4. Start times will remain the same.
“Pinky” plans to be a catcher in college
Aryanna Briddell is shown with her parents Jerrod Briddell and Eureka Herrins. DAVE FREDERICK PHOTOS
Dave Frederick May 13, 2021
Aryanna “Pinky” Briddell, a Sussex Central senior softball athlete who plays first base for the Golden Knights, has signed a letter of intent to attend Shippensburg University of the Division II Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference. The Raiders are coached by Alison Van Scyoc. Shippensburg has 7,000 undergraduate students and is located in south central Pennsylvania off I-81.
“I play catcher for my travel team, East Coast Elite, and that’s the position I will likely play in college,” Briddell said.
The Bucs were right where they wanted to be at the halftime break.
After falling behind quickly in the first quarter, including four straight goals from Caesar Rodney High in the first few minutes and a 6-2 deficit heading into the second quarter, Milford High fought back and stayed in the game.
The Bucs outscored Henlopen Conference Northern Division boys lacrosse foe Caesar Rodney, 3-2, in the second quarter and trailed just 8-5 at the break.
Unfortunately, the Riders’ offensive attack proved too much in the second half as Caesar Rodney pulled away with the 17-8 division win Thursday, May 6. The loss dropped the Bucs to 3-10, while improving CR’s record to 8-4 and snapping a three-game losing streak.
Three new council members have been elected in two Sussex towns following elections on Saturday.
In Lewes, newcomers Carolyn Jones and Khalil Saliba beat out incumbent Rob Morgan for two available seats. Jones received the most votes with 583, while Saliba received 538 and Morgan received 449.
Lewes also held an election for the Board of Public Works. Four candidates ran for three seats. Two incumbents, Tom Panetta and Earl Webb, and one newcomer, Richard Nichols, beat out incumbent Robert Kennedy III. Webb received the most votes with 636. Panetta followed with 418 votes; Nichols, 414; and Kennedy, 407.
In Georgetown, Sue Barlow and Michael DiGiacoma ran a close race. Barlow won with 165 votes, while DiGiacoma received 159.