Maryland
No. 6-seed Maryland men’s lacrosse advances to national championship game with 12-6 win over No. 7-seed Virginia
PHILADELPHIA — The fourth faceoff of Maryland men’s lacrosse’s NCAA Tournament semifinal match against Virginia turned into an all-out scrap for a ground ball. Daniel Maltz briefly came up with it, but he instantly had it knocked out of his stick.
It looked like Virginia won its first faceoff of the day, but the referees blew their whistles and signaled toward Maryland’s bench, as head coach John Tillman called a timeout. Showing an uncharacteristic burst of emotion, Tillman came out to greet his players, pumping his fists.
The timeout helped secure Luke Wierman’s fourth faceoff win of the game, all of which were crucial in building the Terps’ early lead, one they would not relinquish.
Almost 50 minutes later, Tillman was on the field with the rest of the team celebrating a 12-6 win and his eighth national championship game appearance in just 13 seasons as the Terps’ head coach.
Maryland rolled past Virginia on Saturday behind a physically dominate defensive effort and another fantastic game from Wierman at the faceoff X, as he won 15-of-22 attempts.
“Jesse’s [Bernhardt] defensive game plan, I thought, was great, and these guys executed it extremely well,” Tillman said. “And then offensively just to get off to such a good start. I felt like Luke [Wierman] did a tremendous job at the X.”
The Terps will now take on No. 1-seed Notre Dame in the national championship game on Monday.
Nothing says Memorial Day weekend lacrosse more then two of the most highly-touted seniors in the country matched up against each other. It took less than a minute for the raucous Philadelphia crowd to get a dose of just that. Virginia’s Connor Shellenberger had defenseman Ajax Zappitello behind the cage, got about half a step on him and then fired a Lyle Thompson-esque backhand past Logan McNaney into the top corner of the net.
That was Virginia’s only goal of the opening quarter, though.
Wierman picked up right where he left off against Duke, winning the game’s first five opening faceoffs, demonstrating his impressive clamp speed.
Throughout the season, Maryland’s offense has struggled to take advantage of early possessions, but not this time. The ball moved cleanly through a sea of Virginia’s white jerseys, as the Terps found the back of the net four times.
Daniel Kelly, who has excelled since moving into a starting attack spot in early April, scored twice out of unsettled situations, finishing low both times. Additionally, Matlz got free off a cut and Wierman provided a huge boost with an instant goal off a faceoff win.
Trailing 4-1, Virginia, who hadn’t scored since the opening minute, needed some offense to kick-start the second quarter, and got it. Joey Terenzi caught a pass as he trailed behind the play and unleashed a rocket past McNaney to bring the Cavaliers back within two goals.
Maryland had a response ready, though, as Zach Whittier found Maltz for his second goal, and about three minutes later, Eric Spanos found Kelly right in the grill of Kyle Morris, who drew the start at goalie for Virginia after Matt Nunes’ continued struggles.
The Terps and Cavaliers traded a goal apiece before the break, with the Terps getting another in transition from defenseman Colin Burlace, which helped secure a 7-3 halftime lead.
“Everybody loves Colin, you know,” Tillman said, “when you get a goal from somebody that’s a little unlikely, it does go a long way.”
Maryland’s defensive unit allowed Virginia to put just six shots on McNaney the entire half.
“We just couldn’t create slides today against that team defense consistently,” Virginia head coach Lars Tiffany said. “… When a defense doesn’t have to slide, they don’t have to worry about holding spots or playing sides.”
The Terps didn’t let the halftime intermission kill their momentum, as they stormed out of the break with two more goals. One from Spanos on a cut from the back of the cage and another from Jack Koras, who beat his defender.
Virginia struggled to get good looks and failed to score on McNaney, who finished the game with eight saves, when it did. Conversely, the Terps continued to produce solid attempts as Ryan Siracusa got his first goal of the game and Spanos doubled his tally.
Maryland spent much of the fourth quarter killing the clock. Virginia added two more goals, though, as Payton Cormier, who spent most of the game being blanketed by Burlace, finally got free for a goal and McCabe Millon found his second.
Jack Brennan found the back of the net for the second week in a row, scoring Maryland’s 12th and final goal of the day.
Three Things to Know
1. The Terps exacted revenge. Virginia overpowered Maryland, 14-10, in College Park earlier this season, during which it looked like the far superior team. The Terps proved otherwise on Saturday, though, holding Virginia’s potent offense to eight less goals and scoring double-digit goals for the third consecutive game.
2. Notre Dame rematch set. After an already successful postseason — relative to pre-postseason expectations — Maryland has the opportunity to win its second national championship in the last three seasons, but the Terps are staring down an extremely tall task in Notre Dame. The Fighting Irish beat them, 14-9, in South Bend, Indiana early this year.
“Everything is good,” Tillman said of the Fighting Irish. “They have the best goalie in the country, arguably … they have a great faceoff guy [and] their defense is tremendous.”
3. Maryland’s leaders shined. McNaney made eight saves, Wierman went 15-for-22 on faceoffs, Zappitello caused three turnovers and Maltz and Kelly combined for five goals. Tillman talked about leaning on his senior leaders heading into the game, and they showed up against Virginia.
“You know, we lost a lot of guys over the last couple of years,” Wierman said. “We just needed to keep chipping away and really sticking together.”
11 Delaware restaurants earn 2026 Wine Spectator Restaurant Award
Eleven Delaware restaurants earned Wine Spectator honors that named them the best dining destinations for wine lovers.
When it comes to wineries, people residing in or visiting Sussex County have the most in-state options.
But though Delaware has few such destinations within its borders, a slew of wineries nearby across state lines provide easy access and opportunity for those seeking a relaxing atmosphere and perhaps some music and food to accompany their liquid delights from the vineyard.
Northern Delaware residents, especially those in the Newark area and suburbs north of Wilmington, are particularly fortunate because of the numerous options available in Chester County, Pennsylvania, and Cecil County, Maryland.
But Sussex County gets to lead off this list of local wineries, because nobody needs to leave the state to get there.
Salted Vines Vineyard
Adrian Mobilia’s vineyard roots go deep, stretching four generations back to Italy, and more recently to his family’s vineyard in northeastern Pennsylvania. He’s planting another legacy in Delaware, first at Fenwick Wine Cellars and now at Salted Vines in Frankford since 2016. The name stems from the winery’s location near the sea and bays, as salty ocean air wafts across the grapes.
Mobilia and his wife, Jessica, slowly plant their 26-acre plot in Frankford at an acre a year. So far, that includes cabernet sauvignon, merlot, malbec and Italian vermentino grapes, with chardonnay and pinot noir soon to follow.
A summer concert series is among the winery’s many attractions.
Hours: Sunday to Thursday: noon to 6 p.m.; Friday: noon to 8 p.m.; Saturday: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Sunday: noon to 7 p.m.
Address: 32512 Blackwater Road, Frankford, Delaware
Website: saltedvines.com
Twin Branch Winery
Twin Branch is the newest winery in Delaware, founded in 2023. But it already may be one of the most famous, after appearing on New Jersey psychic Theresa Caputo’s Lifetime show, “Raising Spirits.”
The vineyard planted its first grapes in 2013, but Twin Branch didn’t open to the public until April of 2023, hosting weddings and weekly live music and plenty of tasters.
Food trucks also stop by the vineyard to offer tasty bites alongside smooth wine, often with musical accompaniment.
Hours: Wednesday to Thursday: 3 to 9 p.m.; Friday to Saturday: noon to 9 p.m.; Sunday: noon to 6 p.m.
Address: 14756 Twin Branch Road, Milton, Delaware
Website: twinbranchwinery.com
Nassau Valley Vineyard
Delaware’s oldest active winery, tucked behind a mini-mall near car detailers and equipment stores, has the character of a sudden green oasis. The vineyards appear as if by surprise, a jumpscare of rusticity with picnic tables placed within shade-rows of trees.
Peg Raley and her father Bob Raley founded the vineyards in 1987 – planting chardonnay, cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc and merlot on a family farm outside Lewes. Decades later, the Raleys are the founding family of Delaware grapes.
Hours: Daily: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Closed Mondays in the off-season). Last call for tastings is 4:30 p.m.
Address: 32165 Winery Way, Lewes, Delaware
Website: nassauvalley.com
Harvest Ridge Winery
The winery, in a rural area along the Mason-Dixon line, straddles the Delaware/Maryland state line on the far western edge of Kent County.
“I always looked at it like Kevin Costner’s ‘Field of Dreams.’ Build it and they will come,” co-owner Chuck Nunan told Delaware Online/The News Journal in 2014.
He and his wife, Chris, founded Harvest Ridge Winery in November 2013, expanding their acreage in 2018 and adding a tasting room in Toughkemon, Pennsylvania, a short drive from Wilmington. Along the way, they founded what they claim is the first modern hard cider brand in Delaware, Rebel Seed.
Hours: Sunday to Thursday: noon to 5 p.m.; Friday to Saturday: noon to 8 p.m.
Address: 447 Westville Road, Marydel, Delaware
Website: harvestridge.wpenginepowered.com
Paradoxc Winery
Just four miles across the Delaware border, Paradoxc offers a particularly wide variety of indoor and outdoor settings, making it a year-round destination.
Especially appealing is the Meadow, bordered by grape vines, where there’s a musical stage and room for as many as 500 visitors on pleasant days. A large selection of reds, whites and specially designated sweets provide plenty of choices for wine drinkers.
Hours: Thursday to Friday 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Saturday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Sunday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Monday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Address: 1833 Flint Hill Road, Landenberg, Pennsylvania.
Website: paradocx.com/
1723 Vineyards
This winery’s name is derived from its location having been chartered as New London Township in 1723, though subsequent re-mapping means it is now in Franklin Township.
More importantly, owners Sarah and Ben Cody’s winery is barely three miles across the Delaware border. They tout their cabernet franc, petit verdot and chambourcin reds and a “go-to” sauvignon blanc among the whites. But there are many tastes to sample, including rosé and sparkling wines.
The tasting room and patio afford views of the vineyards from which the grapes are grown that make those wines.
Hours: Thursday to Friday 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.’; Sunday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Address: 5 McMaster Blvd., Landenberg, Pennsylvania.
Website: 1723vineyards.com/
Penns Woods Winery
Founded in 2001 by Italian immigrant and U.S. Marine Corps veteran Gino Razzi, Penns Woods Winery opened its tasting room in 2006. In 2010, Razzi brought his daughter in to help grow the up-and-coming business.
As the winery took off, Razzi and a partner planted a second vineyard site in 2013, and in 2019, expanded to a third location.
Visitors can enjoy vineyard views, wine by the glass and bottle as well as local beer, cider and more in the family- (and dog-) friendly space. Live music is a staple and other events tied in with holidays or other happenings are frequent.
Tasting room hours: Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday: noon to 6 p.m.; Friday and Saturday: noon to 7 p.m.
Address: 124 Beaver Valley Road, Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania
Website: pennswoodswinery.com
Chaddsford Winery
Sold recently to a Wilmington real estate developer and his family − who own the New Jersey-based White Horse Winery − Chaddsford Winery is one of Pennsylvania’s oldest and largest wineries.
It was founded in 1982 by innovative winemaker Eric Miller, a California native who once lived in Burgundy and made wine in upstate New York, and his wife, Lee Miller.
The Millers made European-style wines and were among the first locally to produce unoaked chardonnay and produce red wines from northern Italian varietals.
The couple retired and stepped away from the business in 2012. The winery’s most recent owners before last year’s sale were the Petrillo family of New York, who had worked with the Millers.
Among the attractions from May through September are Live on the Lawn outdoor concerts on Saturdays and Sundays from 2 to 5 p.m.
Hours: Monday to Thursday: noon to 5 p.m.; Friday to Sunday: noon-6 p.m.
Address: 632 Baltimore Pike, Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania
Website: chaddsford.com
Acadian Wine Company
Acadian Wine Company touts drinking wine as “a communal experience,” and certainly provides that opportunity at its picturesque, rural setting well off the main road.
Its tasting room is also adorned with paintings by local artists and offers outdoor seating and vineyard views. Visitors can choose from more than a dozen locally grown wine offerings.
Hours: Thursday 4 to 8 p.m.; Friday 2 to 8 p.m.; Saturday noon to 8 p.m. Sunday noon to 6 p.m; Monday to Wednesday by appointment.
Address: 553 S, Guernsey Road, West Grove, Pennsylvania.
Website: acadianwinecompany.com/
Vala Vineyards
Vala Vineyards is situated on seven hillside acres where both history and grapes emanate from the area’s verdant black mushroom soils.
The land has been owned by the same family since 1928 with the first grapes planted in 1999. Northern Italian and French wine varieties dot the menu’s earthy offerings of small-batch dry table wines.
Hours: Friday noon to 5:30 p.m. Saturday to Sunday noon to 6 p.m.
Address: 8822 Gap Newport Pike #41, Avondale, Pennsylvania.
Website: valavineyards.com/
Wayvine Winery & Vineyard Farm
Wayvine’s rural setting in southern Chester County offers visitors vast views of fields covered with 14,000 vines that yield numerous varieties to sample. That can be done sitting outside while listening to musicians or inside the neighboring tasting room. A second tasting room in Kennett Square is also open.
Hours: Thursday 4 to 8 p.m.; Friday 4 to 10 p.m.; Saturday noon to 8 p.m. Sunday noon to 6 p.m..
Address: 5150 Forge Road, Nottingham, Pennsylvania.
Website: wayvine.wine/
Casa Carmen Farm and Winery
This pleasant hillside setting is on property long-ago owned by William Penn. It is owned and operated now by brothers Enrique and Felipe Pallares, former polo players turned winemakers, and their families.
Visitors can choose from a large selection of red, white and sparkling wines as well as many vermouths that can be enjoyed with tapas, sandwiches and other food offerings.
Hours: Wednesday and Thursday 4 to 8 p.m.; Friday 4 to 9 p.m.; Saturday noon to 9 p.m. Sunday noon to 6 p.m..
Address: 49 Camino Way, West Grove, Pennsylvania.
Website: casacarmenwines.com/
Dove Valley
Harry and Janet Hepbron’s 100-acre farm has produced a vast array of wines since the first vines were planted in 1998. They can be enjoyed on-site outside or in the shade of a large entertainment venue where bands regularly visit and themed festivals are frequently held, such as the Aug. 1 Caribbean Wine Splash.
Hours: Thursday and Sunday noon to 5 p.m.
Address: 645 Harrington Road, Rising Sun, Maryland.
Website: dovevalleywine.com/
Bohemia Manor Winery
Bohemia Manor’s hilltop setting off Route 213 south of Chesapeake City offers spectacular views of the Bohemia River as it flows by. The 22 acres of vines have been producing wine since 2014.
Since 2024, visitors have been able to sample many selections at an on-site restaurant and bar with the option of luxury overnight stays also at the Manor House or Vintner’s Cottage.
Hours: Wednesday and Thursday 4 to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday Noon to 8 p.m.; Sunday Noon to 6 p.m.
Address: 237 Bohemia Manor Farm Lane, Chesapeake City, Maryland.
Website: bohemiamanorwine.com/
Staff reporter Isabel Hughes contributed to this story. Contact Kevin Tresolini at ktresolini@delawareonline.com and follow on Twitter @kevintresolini. Support local journalism by subscribing to delawareonline.com and our DE Game Day newsletter.
Maryland
Dog who called Maryland shelter home for 7 years finally adopted: “There wasn’t a dry eye in the house”
The SPCA of Anne Arundel County announced that their longest running shelter resident has been adopted. Kylo Jace found his forever home after living at the SPCA of Anne Arundel County for 7 years.
The SPCA said on their Facebook page thar Kylo is a dog who “takes many meetings with someone in order to fully trust them and feel comfortable enough to show his true silly, wonderful personality.”
Over the years, he had specific volunteers and staff who had earned his trust and would take turns walking and caring for him day after day, the shelter said.
Over the course of the past 7 months, the woman who adopted Kylo came to visit him twice a week and slowly, but surely, worked her way into his trusted inner circle.
The team at SPCA even worked to ensure Kylo was comfortable getting into his new owner’s car, doing home visits before the big day. On Sunday, he officially left the building that he has spent the past few years in for the final time.
“There wasn’t a dry eye in the house and we truly are on Cloud 9 knowing he gets to spend the rest of his life loved for exactly who he is!” shelter staff said on social media.
Kylo’s adoption fee was fully paid for in memory of Jim Ehrig, a fan favorite of Kylo’s who passed away.
The SPCA hopes Kylo’s story will encourage more people to take a chance on a shelter dog.
Watch Tide to Table of Ocean City’s crew in action in Instagram reel
Instagram reel offers inside look at Tide to Table crew in action. Provided bby Jason Schwinabart, Vision Jet Media.
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The results are in for Delmarva Now’s reader poll of the best local ice cream shop on Maryland’s Lower Shore.
The 10 ice cream shops featured in the poll from the Ocean City, Salisbury and Berlin areas are often sought out by beachgoers with a sweet tooth during the hot summer months.
Get to know the winner and runner-up below.
Island Creamery voted best ice cream shop on Lower Shore
Island Creamery finished in first place with 47 votes, or 62.67% of the total, in Delmarva Now’s reader poll.
The creamery, named “Best Ice Cream Place in America” on July 7, 2023, for its use of fresh, quality ingredients and creativity, is best known for unique flavors such as Wallops Rocket Fuel and Rum Raisin.
It operates three locations across the Delmarva Peninsula: 120 N. Main St. in Berlin, 306 Dogwood Drive in Salisbury and 6243 Maddox Blvd. in Chincoteague, Virginia.
Dumser’s Dairyland secures second place in ice cream poll
Dumser’s Dairyland secured second place in Delmarva Now’s reader poll with 16 votes, or 21.33% of the total.
The family-owned business first opened in 1939 and offers a wide variety of fresh ice cream flavors, including coconut chocolate chip, butter pecan and mint Oreo.
Dumser’s Dairyland operates seven locations in Ocean City, including on the Boardwalk, in West Ocean City and along Coastal Highway. Some locations capture the look of a 1950s diner.
Olivia Minzola covers communities on the Lower Shore. Contact her with tips and story ideas at ominzola@delmarvanow.com.
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