Now that the Easter break is over, high school sports returns in earnest. Many teams have not played in 10 days to two weeks, and with another month left in the regular season, they will have busy schedules from here on out.
Soccer takes the spotlight this week, as some of the top teams in the state meet each other. But there is a lacrosse matchup between two unbeatens, and a good softball game is on tap for Saturday.
Soccer
Monday
Delaware Military (4-1-1) at Ursuline (0-3), 3:30 p.m.
Wednesday
Archmere (5-0) at Newark Charter (5-2), 3:45 p.m.
Padua (4-1) at Saint Mark’s (5-0), 4 p.m.
Friday
Saint Mark’s at Archmere, 3:45 p.m. The Spartans take to the road for one of the biggest games in Division II this season. The Auks’ veteran lineup no doubt remembers the last game these teams played, as Saint Mark’s took a state tournament semifinal win on the way to a championship. Their regular-season matchup, however, belonged to the Auks.
Padua at Ursuline, 4 p.m.
Saturday
St. Elizabeth (0-3) at Brandywine (4-0), 11 a.m.
Lacrosse
Monday
Padua (1-4) at Christiana (0-3), 3:30 p.m.
Sussex Academy (5-1) at Ss. Peter and Paul, 5 p.m.
Tuesday
Archmere (5-0) at Wilmington Charter (6-0), 4 p.m. Four teams in Delaware remain unbeaten, and the Auks and Force are two of them — and the only ones above the canal. Archmere comes into the game as the highest-scoring team in the state at 17 goals per game, but Charter is allowed fewer than half that.
St. Andrew’s (0-6) at Ursuline (3-1), 4 p.m.
Thursday
Wilmington Charter vs. Padua, 3:30 p.m. at Chase Fieldhouse
Tower Hill (4-2) at Saint Mark’s (4-1), 3:45 p.m.
Archmere at St. Andrew’s, 3:45 p.m.
Severn at Ss. Peter and Paul, 4 p.m.
Friday
Ursuline at Delaware Military (1-2), 3:45 p.m.
Salisbury School at Ss. Peter and Paul, 6 p.m.
Saturday
Archmere at Wilmington Friends (2-5), 10 a.m.
Tower Hill vs. Padua, 11 a.m. at Chase Fieldhouse
Softball
Monday
Ursuline (1-0) vs. Padua (3-2), 3:45 p.m. at Midway Softball Complex
Saint Mark’s (6-0) at Archmere (3-2), 4 p.m.
Wednesday
Padua vs. Newark Charter (3-2), 3:45 p.m. at Folk Park
Thursday
Delmarva Christian (8-0) at Archmere, 3:45 p.m.
Padua at Conrad (3-3), 3:45 p.m.
Ursuline at MOT Charter (1-3), 4 p.m.
Saturday
Padua at Cape Henlopen (4-2), 11 a.m.
Saint Mark’s at Laurel (7-2), noon. The Spartans will face a tough task against the Bulldogs, who have played several tough downstate opponents. Saint Mark’s pitcher Carly Maxton has been outstanding in the circle, and she’s gotten plenty of support from her offense.
Track and field
Friday
Padua at Warrior Invitational, time TBA at West Chester Henderson High School (Pa.)
Saturday
Archmere, Padua and Ursuline at Art Madric Hall of Fame Invitational, 11 a.m. at Caravel Academy
Tennis
Monday
Archmere (2-1) vs. Delaware Military (1-0), 3:45 p.m. at Banning Park
Salisbury Christian at Ss. Peter and Paul, 4 p.m.
Tuesday
Saint Mark’s (1-2) vs. Padua (1-1), 3:45 p.m. at Rodney Street Courts
Ursuline (2-0) at Tower Hill (7-0), 4 p.m.
Thursday
Wilmington Friends (4-1) vs. Ursuline, 3:30 p.m. at Rodney Street Courts
Archmere vs. Saint Mark’s, 3:45 p.m. at Banning Park
Friday
Newark Charter (3-2) at Archmere, 3:30 p.m.
Padua at Brandywine (3-1), 3:30 p.m.
Glasgow (0-2) vs. Ursuline, 3:30 p.m. at Rodney Street Courts
Saint Mark’s at William Penn (1-2), 3:45 p.m.
