Sussex Academy celebrates boys’ soccer state champs
Sussex Academy middle and high school students funneled into the bleachers Nov. 20, for a school-wide pep rally and athlete versus staff soccer game at its stadium to celebrate its back-to-back Division II state champion boy’s soccer team.
The team clinched the title in Dover earlier this month in a nail-biting 2-1 victory over St. Andrew’s.
Speaking at the rally were team captains Andres Romero-Nieto and C.J. Norton, along with head coach R.J. Dina and Head of School Kyle Bentley.
In the athlete versus staff game, the students managed two goals against their scoreless faculty opposition, as classmates cheered from the bleachers.
Ellen McIntyre is a reporter covering education and all things Dewey Beach. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Penn State - Schreyer Honors College in May 2024, then completed an internship writing for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. In 2023, she covered the Women’s World Cup in New Zealand as a freelancer for the Associated Press and saw her work published by outlets including The Washington Post and Fox Sports. Her variety of reporting experience covers crime and courts, investigations, politics and the arts. As a Hockessin, Delaware native, Ellen is happy to be back in her home state, though she enjoys traveling and learning about new cultures. She also loves live music, reading, hiking and spending time in nature.
