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St. Mark's rallies in first inning, cruises against DMA
Check out all the action in the Spartans' 8-0 win against DMA at St. Mark's, Thursday, March 30, 2023.
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🔒Play ball: Preseason Top 43 players in Delaware high school baseball
A great baseball play can come from anybody, at any time.
One or two stars can dominate the action in some sports – always getting the most scoring opportunities and taking the last-second shots.
But in baseball, the lineup is always revolving and the ball can find everybody.
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🔒She made a life-altering decision by joining the McKean wrestling team
Paris Harnett earned Blue Hen Conference scholarship after joining the McKean wrestling team became her springboard to overcoming educational struggles, family adversity.
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St. Mark's breaks game open early against Auks, makes lead stand up
Archmere went down to the Spartans' 10-5 win at St. Mark's, Tuesday, March 28, 2023. See more photos by William Bretzger.
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Preseason rankings: Top 43 players in Delaware high school girls lacrosse
Could this be the year a Delaware high school girls lacrosse team finally takes down Cape Henlopen?
The Vikings have won the last 13 DIAA state championships. Cape hasn’t lost to an in-state opponent since 2009 – a stretch of 164 games.
But the voting of some of the state’s top coaches indicates the Vikings may have a serious challenger in Tatnall.
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🔒Shaking it out: Shuffling begins in Delaware high school spring sports rankings
Brad Myers has all the rankings compiled after Week 1 of Spring Sports in Delaware. See how things are shaking out in baseball, soccer, volleyball, lacrosse, golf, tennis and track.
Middletown goes extra innings to tackle Conrad
It was a good matchup as Middletown High Cavs won 1-0 in extra innings Thursday at Middletown.
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Buried on depth chart, Marker beat odds as JUCO QB, now vies at Delaware
A football player likely couldn’t be buried deeper on a depth chart than Zach Marker was when he started his college career.
But Marker was willing to accept such indignity because his desire to play collegiately was that intense.
More: Buried on depth chart, Marker beat odds as JUCO QB, now vies at Delaware
Two late goals put Charter Force over Caesar Rodney
Charter School of Wilmington had a late comeback to win, 3-2, Wednesday, March 22, 2023 in Wilmington.
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Final ranking: Top 48 players in Delaware high school girls basketball
We put everything together — coaches voting, personal observation, postseason performances and lots of discussion with trusted sources — to come up with our final Top 48 player rankings. Congratulations to all who were recognized.
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Final rankings: Top 44 players in Delaware high school boys basketball
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Why Salesianum chose this former Player of the Year as the new head football coach
The first head coaching job of Gene Delle Donne’s football career will come at a legendary place, following in the footsteps of a legendary figure.
He believes he’s ready.
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Preseason ranking: Top 56 players in Delaware high school boys lacrosse
The best teams are usually the best teams because they have the best players.
That is certainly the case in Delaware high school boys lacrosse.
When you look through our preseason ranking of the state’s Top 56 players, it should be no surprise to find a lot of players from Salesianum and Cape Henlopen — especially near the top.
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🔒 Starting on top: Preseason Delaware high school spring sports team rankings
Check out Delaware Online's pre-season high school sports rankings as season gets underway.
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Ursuline basketball standout wins Delaware Online Athlete of the Week vote
Congratulations to Jezelle Banks of Ursuline basketball, the Delaware Online Athlete of the Week for Week 15 of the winter season. The eighth-grader led the Raiders with 15 points in a 58-46 loss to Sanford in the DIAA Girls Basketball Tournament championship game.
Banks won an online vote over four other nominees.
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🔒Tower Hill star is Player of the Year, leads DSBA All-State boys basketball team
Tower Hill senior Dean Shepherd is the Player of the Year and leads the Delaware Sportswriters and Broadcasters Association’s All-State boys basketball team released on Friday.
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🔒Sanford star is Player of the Year, leads DSBA All-State girls basketball team
Dallas Pierce of DIAA champion Sanford is the Player of the Year and leads the Delaware Sportswriters and Broadcasters Association’s All-State girls basketball team released Friday.
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🔒Strong down the stretch: Salesianum subdues William Penn for DIAA Basketball crown
Salesianum had a height advantage at every position on Saturday night.
It came in handy during the final minute of the championship game of the DIAA Boys Basketball Tournament.
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🔒Sanford scores final 12 points, tops Ursuline for DIAA Girls Basketball title
Everything appeared to be stacked against Sanford.
Ursuline had just put together a 15-6 run to tie the DIAA Girls Basketball Tournament championship game with 3:29 remaining Friday night.
And Zy Kilgoe, the Warriors’ do-it-all senior point guard, had just left the game after bumping her head on the floor while playing defense.
No problem.
More: Sanford scores final 12 points, tops Ursuline for DIAA Girls Basketball title
🔒Last-minute heroics send Salesianum into DIAA Boys Basketball championship game
The Chicago Bulls used to have a play called give Michael Jordan the ball and get out of the way.
Salesianum ran that play with Isaiah Hynson on Thursday night, and he sent the Sals to the championship game of the DIAA Boys Basketball Tournament.
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William Penn knocks off Howard in DIAA boys basketball semifinals
Catch up on all the action that brought William Penn to the DIAA finals this weekend.
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Sanford soars past Caravel in DIAA Girls Basketball semifinals
Caravel could not match Sanford's momentum, with a 63-20 win Wednesday night. We have the recap.
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🔒Youthful Ursuline too much for Woodbridge in DIAA semifinals
Eighth-graders Brown, Banks spark Ursuline while pair of freshman provide timely baskets against upset-minded Woodbridge Wednesday in semi-final round.
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Caravel edges Tatnall to advance in girls basketball tournament
Check out a 31-image photo gallery of all the highlights from Monday's quarterfinals game by Andre L. Smith.
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William Penn advances in high school basketball playoff after win over Seaford
William Penn holds Seaford scoreless over the final 3:58 to upset the second-seeded Blue Jays in the quarterfinals of the DIAA Boys Basketball tourney on Saturday.
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Woodbridge turns game around, shocks Archmere with fourth quarter surge in DIAA tournament
Catch up on all the action as the Blue Raiders' 42-36 win in the second round of the DIAA state tournament Friday, March 3, 2023 at Archmere Academy.
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Salesianum edges Tower Hill in high school basketball tournament
Catch up on all the action as Salesianum edges out Tower Hill at Saturday's DIAA quarterfinals game.
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See which FBS foes Delaware State will play on football field in 2023
Two bowl-subdivision foes are among Delaware State University’s opponents on its 2023 football schedule, announced last week.
The Hornets will visit Army on Sept. 9 and Miami of Ohio Sept. 23, part of a difficult three-game stretch that also includes a Sept. 16 trip to 2022 FCS playoff qualifier Richmond.
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Charter of Wilmington swimmer wins Week 13 Delaware Online Athlete of the Week vote
Congratulations to Georgia Colborn of Charter of Wilmington girls swimming, the Delaware Online Athlete of the Week for Week 13 of the winter season. The junior swept the 100 butterfly and 100 backstroke at the DIAA Girls Swimming and Diving Championships.
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Salesianum shakes off Polytech in DIAA Delaware state high school playoff matchup
Salesianum's comes out on top with a 72-53 win at home in the second round of the DIAA high school state tournament, Thursday, March 2, 2023.
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Record broken, history made by several wrestlers at DIAA Individual finals
Luke Poore had a chance to join a club of 12 – and become a club of one.
There was no way the Caravel senior was going to let it slip away.
“I’ve been waiting for this moment for a long, long time,” he said. “It was gas, no brakes. The whole time, all six minutes.”
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Spartans ease into second round past Dover
Catch up on all the highlights as St. Mark outshines Dover in the first round in DIAA Girls Basketball.
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Hot start sparks Wilmington Friends in DIAA Boys Basketball Tournament first-round win
Hot start sparks Wilmington Friends in DIAA Boys Basketball Tournament first-round win on Tuesday.
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Mount Pleasant tops Conrad in DIAA Boys opener
Mount Pleasant breaks open a close game in the second half for a 69-58 win at Conrad in the opening round of the DIAA Boys Basketball Tournament.
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🔒Seventh heaven: Salesianum churns out another DIAA Boys Swimming championship
It was appropriate that the only two races Salesianum won Saturday night were relays.
Other teams had better individuals. The Sals had the deepest team, by far.
So Sallies still found a way to sit comfortably atop the standings at the end of the DIAA Boys Swimming and Diving Championships.
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🔒Analysis: Top players, keys for 5 playoff contenders in high school girls basketball
The list of legitimate contenders to win the 24-team DIAA Girls Basketball Tournament is short.
The results from throughout the regular season have shown that much of the top talent is concentrated on just a few teams, and those teams have dominated all but each other.
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Team first: Ursuline wins DIAA Girls Swimming title, despite having no individual champs
ix years ago, as a seventh-grader, Natalie Johnson attended the DIAA Girls Swimming and Diving Championships and got a chance to hold the team championship trophy won by Ursuline.
“It was a really fun experience,” she said. “It definitely got me excited about high school swimming.”
On Saturday, Johnson got to hold Ursuline’s next championship trophy. The senior played a huge role as the Raiders earned their eighth overall title at the University of Delaware’s Rawstrom Natatorium.
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Analysis: Top players, keys for 8 major contenders in the DIAA Boys Basketball Tournament
Delaware’s version of March Madness isn’t even going to wait for March.
Eight of the 24 teams in the DIAA Boys Basketball Tournament will be eliminated in the first round on Tuesday night, before the calendar even turns to the third month of the year.
The No. 1 seed has won seven of the last 15 tournaments played to the end (the 2020 event was ended due to the COVID-19 outbreak before the semifinals). Top-seeded Middletown is a deserving favorite, but like most teams, the 3-point shot is a big part of the Cavaliers’ game.
More: Analysis: Top players, keys for 8 major contenders in the DIAA Boys Basketball Tournament
🔒Final Delaware high school basketball rankings heading into the playoffs
It's Middletown on top for Boys Basketball.
See where all the other teams stand in playoff season in Brad Myer's rankings as we head into playoff season.
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Ursuline swimmer wins Winter Week 12 Delaware Online Athlete of the Week vote
Congratulations to Clare Kornacki of Ursuline swimming, the Delaware Online Athlete of the Week for Week 12 of the winter season. The senior won the 200 individual medley and was part of two winning relays in a 119-51 victory over Cape Henlopen.
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🔒Middletown takes No. 1 seed in DIAA Boys Basketball Tournament
Middletown earned the No. 1 seed and was one of eight teams to receive first-round byes when the 24-team field for the DIAA Boys Basketball Tournament was revealed Friday.
The Cavaliers are 17-2, with their only losses coming to Malvern Prep (Pennsylvania) and Salesianum. Middletown, which last won the state title back to back in 2004-05, will open the tournament at home Thursday against the winner of Tuesday’s Mount Pleasant-Conrad game.
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🔒Sanford, unbeaten against Delaware opponents, takes top seed in DIAA Girls Basketball Tournament
Sanford earned the No. 1 seed and was one of eight teams to receive first-round byes when the pairings for the DIAA Girls Basketball Tournament were revealed on Friday.
The Warriors (16-3) are 11-0 against in-state opponents this season, with their losses coming to Colonial (Florida) and Pennsylvania powerhouses Westtown and Academy of Notre Dame.
Sanford will host the winner of Wednesday’s Red Lion Christian-St. Georges game in the second round on Friday, March 3.
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High school sports participation has dropped in Delaware. Will it bounce back?
The dip in Delaware is slightly higher than national drop-off. See which sports are growing, which are not and those that are "emerging"
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ICYMI: A bobblehead of Delaware State University Hornet Too-Fly is available in new HBCU series
The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin has released its first HBCU bobblehead series, and a familiar Delaware face is among the new miniatures.
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St. Georges boys build lead, fall behind, then rally past Concord
St. Georges built a first-half lead, fell behind in the fourth quarter then rallied for a 59-53 win on the final day of the regular season.
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Great start sends No. 3 Tatnall girls past No. 5 Archmere
Tatnall scored 17 of the game’s first 19 points and never looked back on the way to a 55-34 win at Archmere on Tuesday.
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🔒Salesianum finally breaks through to win school's first DIAA Division I Dual Meet wrestling crown
To reverse last week’s regular-season loss to Cape Henlopen, Salesianum was going to have to turn a match under the brightest lights – in Saturday night’s DIAA Division I Dual Meet wrestling final.
Senior Colin Honaker did it.
The matchups and outcomes of the first eight matches had been almost identical. Then Honaker – who had lost a 9-3 decision to Cape’s Braydon Cole last Saturday – turned the tables with a stunning pin in 1:38 at 144 pounds.
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🔒DIAA crowns new Division II wrestling team champ as DMA, Caravel duel
Delaware Military Academy threw its weight around Saturday night.
Doing so allowed the Seahawks to sport some statewide supremacy.
DMA won the seven heaviest weight classes in the DIAA Wrestling Team Championships in the Smyrna High gym.
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🔒It's not just a football school. Middletown boys basketball flying high at No. 1.
Middletown has long been known as a football school among followers of Delaware high school sports.
With eight state championships overall and 10 trips to the DIAA Division I title game in the last 13 years, the Cavaliers have certainly earned that reputation.
But this winter, Middletown fans are finding another sport to support.
Boys basketball.
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Highlights: Caravel girls rally past Charter of Wilmington
Fourth-ranked Caravel trailed by two points at halftime on its Senior Night, then turned up the pressure and pulled away from Charter of Wilmington.
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Colonials cruise at Appo
Catch up on the action captured by photographer William Bretzger as William Penn outscores Appoquinimink 60-33 win at Appo, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023.
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Brandywine swimmer wins Winter Week 11 Delaware Online Athlete of the Week vote
Congratulations to Rachel Bockrath of Brandywine girls swimming, the Delaware Online Athlete of the Week for Week 11 of the winter season. The junior set meet records in the 50- and 100-yard freestyles at the Blue Hen Conference meet.
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Late matches give Spartans win in DIAA wrestling opener
Catch up on St. Mark's 42-34 win in the quarterfinal round of the DIAA Division II Dual Meet Wrestling Tournament, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023 at St. Mark's High School.
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240 players to watch heading into the 2023 Delaware high school football season
How soon is too soon to start looking ahead to the next season of Delaware high school football?
It’s mid-February. The Super Bowl is over. We’ve waited long enough.
So it’s time for Delaware Online to present its early list of the top players to watch in high school football next fall.
Strong second half puts Bucs on course against Polytech
Caravel came out on top, 84-62, at Caravel Academy on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023. Check out all the action in a photo gallery by William Bretzger.
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Bulldogs come up short against St. Mark's
Catch up on the game action as the Spartans win 60-54 at home against the Bulldogs, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023.
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Sanford takes control against Ursuline, 59-51
Check out William Bretzger's photos of all the action from the Warriors' 59-51 win at Ursuline, Friday, Feb. 10, 2023.
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Conrad basketball standout wins Winter Week 10 Delaware Online Athlete of the Week vote
Congratulations to Erin Glanz of Conrad girls basketball, the Delaware Online Athlete of the Week for Week 10 of the winter season. The senior racked up a combined 39 points, 16 rebounds and 14 assists in victories over Mount Pleasant and St. Elizabeth.
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Tatnall buzzes past Charter of Wilmington
Check out all the action, courtesy of photographer William Bretzger, as the Hornets win at Charter School of Wilmington on Thursday.
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More injuries, more struggles for Blue Hens vs. basketball rival Drexel
Delaware continues to flounder as Dragons accomplish something they haven't vs. Hens in 12 years.
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Fourth title in four years for McKean
McKean's 69-9 win at Dickinson Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, gave McKean its fourth straight Blue Hen Flight B title.
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DMA cruises to the mat at Archmere
Check out all the action from Delaware Military Academy's 74-3 win Friday, Feb. 3, 2023 at Archmere Academy. William Bretzger captures all the angles.
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🔒Salesianum piles up team points for fourth straight DIAA Indoor track title
Salesianum used the “we before me” approach on Saturday at the DIAA Indoor Track and Field Championships.
The team-first strategy paid off, as the Sals won only one individual event but easily earned its fourth straight boys team championship at the Prince George’s Sports & Learning Complex.
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Major boys basketball shakeup highlights Week 10 Delaware high school sports rankings
Where do things stand after Week 10 of Winter Sports? Brad Myers has the answers with our Week 10 Winter Sports Power Rankings in basketball, wrestling and swimming.
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First State duo among DSU football signing day recruits for new coach
Two in-state prospects were among the 15 players who signed a National Letter of Intent with Delaware State as new coach Lee Hull brought in his first recruiting class Wednesday, DSU announced on Twitter.
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Sals get revenge, of sorts, for title game trouncing
Salesianum runs its winning streak to four and turns the tables on last year's loss in the state final with a 65-51 victory over Tower Hill.
For more photos, click on link below. For a highlight video, visit DelawareOnline.com.
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St. Georges basketball standout wins Week 9 Delaware Online Athlete of the Week vote
Congratulations to Jaeden Bull of St. Georges boys basketball, the Delaware Online Athlete of the Week for Week 9 of the winter season. The junior scored a combined 52 points in victories over Newark, Howard and Havre de Grace (Maryland).
Bull won an online vote over four other nominees. Check out next week’s nominees on Monday on Delaware Online and vote for your favorite. Voting is free and runs Monday through Thursday, with the weekly winner announced each Friday.
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Sanford turns game around in 4th quarter to surge past Tatnall
Check out all the action as Sanford delivers a 52-42 victory over the Hornets on Tuesday.
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🔒Major shakeup: Boys basketball, wrestling have new No. 1s in Week 9 high school sports rankings
Check out our Week 9 Winter Sports rankings for some surprises.
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🔒Meet the Ursuline eighth-grade stars already drawing major-college basketball recruiters
They are flashy, yet fundamentally sound.
They are goofy, yet serious with big plans for the future.
They are young, yet wise beyond their years.
They are Taylor Brown and Jezelle “GG” Banks, two eighth-graders who are already being recruited by many of the nation’s top women’s college basketball teams.
Blue Hens lose starter at last minute, win basketball game with late shot
Despite having two starters out, Delaware starts second half of CAA slate with satisfying win.
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🔒She's this year's Delaware Coach of the Year. Next, this Caravel coach will make history.
Kristin Caldwell guided Caravel to the final game of the DIAA Girls Basketball Tournament six times before the Buccaneers finally broke through for their first championship last spring.
For that persistence and consistent excellence, topped by finally reaching the pinnacle, Caldwell will be honored as Delaware’s Coach of the Year on Feb. 20 at the 74th annual Delaware Sportswriters and Broadcasters Association banquet at Riverfront Events in Wilmington.
Then, exactly one week later, Caldwell will embark on a new challenge.
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Sanford basketball standout wins Week 8 Delaware Online Athlete of the Week vote
Congratulations to Tommy Vaughn Jr. of Sanford boys basketball, the Delaware Online Athlete of the Week for Week 8 of the winter season. The junior scored 53 points in two games, including a career-high 39 in an 85-60 win over Wilmington Christian.
Vaughn won an online vote over four other nominees. Check out next week’s nominees on Monday on Delaware Online and vote for your favorite. Voting is free and runs Monday through Thursday, with the weekly winner announced each Friday.
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Sanford starts slow, finishes fast against Tatnall
Check out all the action captured by William Bretzger for Delaware Online as Sanford tops Tatnall at Tatnall.
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Hot start sends William Penn past Salesianum
William Penn jumps to a 10-point lead in the first quarter and never looks back in a big home win over Salesianum on Saturday.
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Salesianum back on track, beats top-ranked Cavs
Check out all the hoops action captured by William Bretzger as the Sals' deliver a 51-32 win at Salesianum School, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023.
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William Penn breaks into Delaware high school Week 8 winter sports rankings in basketball, wrestling
Check out our Week 8 sports power rankings & stick with us for all your winter sports needs.
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Blue Hens rally to force OT at Drexel but fall short despite Davis' career high
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Second quarter surge sends Hillers past Friends
Tower Hill faces off against Wilmington Friends, and the Hillers celebratee a 70-47 win at Wilmington.
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Sanford swimmer wins Week 7 Delaware Online Athlete of the Week vote
Congratulations to Carson Kalish of Sanford boys swimming, the Delaware Online Athlete of the Week for Week 7 of the winter season. The sophomore set a school record in winning the 100 backstroke, won the 100 butterfly and was part of two winning relays in an 85-81 victory over Wilmington Friends.
Kalish won an online vote over four other nominees. Check out next week’s nominees on Monday on Delaware Online and vote for your favorite. Voting is free and runs Monday through Thursday, with the weekly winner announced each Friday
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Ursuline cruises against the Spartans
The Raiders' win 52-21 against Saint Marks Thursday, Jan. 19, at Ursuline Academy. Check out many more photos from the court by William Bretzger.
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Middletown wins against Appoquinimink during the boys basketball game at Middletown
Check out all the action captured by Benjamin Chambers as Middletown defeats Appo at Middletown.
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Dominant championship season makes Wilmington Friends football the DSBA Team of the Year
In 2011, Rob Tattersall looked at some of the larger-than-average boys in his son Robby’s first-grade class at Wilmington Friends School and envisioned a state football championship one day.
Eleven years later – on Dec. 10, 2022 – that day arrived.
Led by 11 seniors, including eight from that precocious first-grade class, Friends won its first state football title since 1984.
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Ursuline makes early lead hold up against Woodbridge
Check out our gallery of photos capturing all the action from Saturday's game in Wilmington. Ursuline won, 64-48.
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Delaware to open 2023 football season with CAA game on the road. Face Penn State in Week 2
The University of Delaware will open its 2023 football season on Aug. 31 with a Colonial Athletic Association visit to Stony Brook, the CAA has announced.
The Blue Hens will then play the first of their three nonconference games on Sept. 9 at Penn State, a first-ever meeting with the vaunted Nittany Lions that was announced in 2018.
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🔒Major boys basketball shakeup highlights Week 7 winter sports team rankings
Middletown's on top as we see a major shakeup in Boys Basketball in Week 7. Check out our rankings this and for other winter sports.
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William Penn wrestler wins Week 6 Delaware Online Athlete of the Week vote
Congratulations to Michael Lane of William Penn wrestling, the Delaware Online Athlete of the Week for Week 6 of the winter season. The senior swept four matches to win the 157-pound weight class at the Delcastle Invitational.
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East Side Story: There won't be another state champ like the 1973 Howard basketball
1973 unbeaten Howard state basketball champs feted at 50th anniversary celebration. “I never knew how big it was,” guard David Roane said. “I get stopped by people all the time who ask me about it."
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Video reversal on foul call crucial as Delaware tops hoops rival Towson
The official stat sheet gave Delaware eight assists Wednesday night at the Carpenter Center.
That did not include the most important moment when the Blue Hens benefitted from helpful hands that spun a video review.
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🔒 Who's going where: College signings, commitments for Delaware high school athletes
It’s the day a dream comes true.
It’s one of the biggest days of a young athlete’s life, when the countless hours of practices, workouts, games and academic achievements are rewarded with a celebration happily witnessed by family and friends.
Dozens of Delaware high school athletes have already signed a National Letter of Intent or committed to continue their athletic careers in college.
This is where they're headed:
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🔒Final rankings: Top 100 players in Delaware high school football for 2022
It’s the biggest, most time consuming and complicated thing we do all year.
Take about 3,000 high school football players from 45 teams across Delaware, narrow them down to what we judge to be the 100 best – then put that Top 100 in order.
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Howard surge fuels comeback against Appo
Get a front row seat to all the hoops action in this 24-photo gallery by William Bretzger as Howard beats Appo 57-47.
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🔒Top 6 boys basketball teams shuffle in latest Delaware high school winter sports rankings
There are major boys hoops shakeups in Week 6 of the winter high school sports rankings.
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Delcastle Invitational champs crowned
Check out highlights of the Delcastle Wrestling Invitational, held Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023 at Delcastle Technical High School.
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Vikings withstand late Salesianum charge
Check out all the action captured by William Bretzger during the Vikings' 54-45 win at Salesianum Friday, Jan. 6.
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Ursuline record setter wins Delaware Online Athlete of the Week vote
Congratulations to Gabrielle Paolella of Ursuline track and field, the Delaware Online Athlete of the Week for Week 5 of the winter season.
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Ursuline holds off St. Elizabeth's at St. E Center
Check out William Bretzger's photos from Thursday's Girls Basketball game at St. Elizabeth's.
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Hey UD fans, celebrate National Bobblehead Day on Jan. 7 with a new 'YoUDee" figurine
It’s a bird. It’s a plane. It’s -- it actually is a bird this time. But not just any bird.
The University of Delaware is the latest school to have its beloved mascot memorialized as a bobblehead by the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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Delaware bounces back behind defense in CAA hoops matchup with Elon
For the Blue Hens, ringing in the new year properly on Saturday was a matter of rediscovering its defensive commitment.
While Delaware would have preferred to do a few other things better in its Colonial Athletic Association basketball clash with Elon, limiting the Phoenix to 34-percent shooting and just 52 points had its rewards.
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🔒New No. 1 in girls basketball highlights winter high school sports team rank
Week 5 of the Winter Sports season saw a lot of shakeups, including in girls hoops. Check out our power rankings by Brad Myers.
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Delaware's record-breaking quarterback leaves school early, eyes the NFL
Nolan Henderson is among the career leaders in several important categories for University of Delaware quarterbacks.
He's not going to climb any higher. Henderson's next passes will be as a pro.
With one year of eligibility left, Henderson announced on social media Wednesday a plan to "pursue my dreams and take advantage of the opportunity to play at the next level" by declaring for the NFL draft.
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🔒Meet Delaware's 44 Mini Max high school football award winners
The Maxwell Football Club has announced its 44 Delaware Mini Max Award winners for the 2022 season.
The awards honor one senior from each of Delaware’s high school football teams, based on their football ability, academic performance and contributions to their school and community.
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🔒Building blocks: Look who is coming to play football at Delaware
More than a dozen high school seniors and college transfers have signed a National Letter of Intent, accepting a football scholarship from Delaware. Read Kevin Tresolini's story about who is coming to the Blue Hens.
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Award winners from Middletown, Indian River lead All-State cross country teams
Middletown senior Jonathan Drew has won the Vic Zwolak Award as the state’s top boys cross country runner, and Indian River junior Brynn Crandell has won the William L. Gerow Award as the state’s best girls cross country athlete.
Both runners lead the All-State cross country teams, determined by the 21 fastest overall times from the state meet, with seven runners per team and an extra coaches’ selection on the girls side this year.
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Blue Hens overmatched in final nonconference basketball game
Delaware was overmatched against Ohio, and their 5-game win streak ends; CAA schedule opens next week. Read Kevin Tresolini's coverage here.
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🔒Ursuline basketball moves up in Delaware high school Week 3 winter sports rankings
Winter sports fans, check out our Week 3 Winter Sports rankings by Brad Myers.
And thank you to our subscribers who continue to support local journalism.
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What were the top sports stories of the year in Delaware?
Another year has come and is nearly gone.
In sports, it has left us with plenty to savor, celebrate, ponder but also wonder: “How did that happen?”
Several University of Delaware teams made NCAA tournaments, three more high school seasons yielded numerous state champions and a lifetime’s worth of memories, the Phillies made a stunning run to the World Series and the Eagles’ success hinted that early 2023 may harbor some potential history, too.
But one story in particular, which had nothing to do with wins and losses, caught the attention of citizens in Delaware and well beyond, and it leads our review of the biggest Delaware sports stories of 2022.
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Tigers roll at William Penn
Check out photos from A.I. du Pont's 78-20 road win, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022 against WIlliam Penn in girls basketball.
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🔒Final ranking of the Top 39 players in Delaware high school boys soccer
It should be no surprise to find several Sals and Buccaneers sprinkled through our final ranking of the Top 39 players in Delaware this fall.
The first 11 spots on the list are based on the overall voting of the Delaware High School Soccer Coaches Association. The remainder was compiled with input from one of the state’s top coaches, and includes players from every conference.
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Smyrna football standout wins Delaware Online Athlete of the Week vote
Congratulations to Yamir Knight of Smyrna football, the Delaware Online Athlete of the Week for Week 2 of the winter season. The senior caught a touchdown pass, ran for a TD and passed for a third score in a 52-7 win over Dover in the Class 3A state final.
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For the first time in 10 years, Delaware has Beast of the East wrestling champ
There are just four actual steps to the top of the Beast of the East championship podium, where weight-class place-finishers gather to be feted.
But getting there takes years of work, ounces of sweat and immeasurable determination.
And on Sunday, it took Max Agresti six minutes of regulation, two minutes of overtime and another 10 or so seconds of a decisive sudden-victory period to go where no Delaware wrestler had been in 10 years.
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Beast of the East brings nation's top wrestlers to Delaware, including girls
Alyssa Mahan will be among roughly 1,000 high school wrestlers from 22 states, but one of the few females, who take the mat Saturday for the start of the Beast of the East wrestling tournament at the University of Delaware's Bob Carpenter Center.
But the Delaware Military Academy senior gets a head start at 4 p.m. Friday as one of 55 wrestlers — 10 from Delaware — taking part in an inaugural girls tournament that kicks off the 29th edition of the Beast.
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🔒 Ranking the Top 35 players in Delaware high school field hockey
There was a seismic shift in Delaware high school field hockey this fall.
How does Delmar do it? With elite talent, as you will see in our ranking of the Top 35 players in Delaware high school field hockey for 2022. Compiled with input from one of the state’s top coaches, here is our final list.
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🔒 State's best: Ranking the Top 30 players in Delaware high school girls volleyball
It was a season of change for Girls Volleyball in Delaware.
But now that it’s all over, it’s time to recognize the top individuals. With input from one of the state’s top coaches, here is our final ranking of the Top 30 players in Delaware high school girls volleyball for the 2022 season.
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A.I. du Pont basketball standout wins Delaware Online Athlete of the Week vote
Congratulations to Ishmael Glasgow of A.I. du Pont boys basketball, the Delaware Online Athlete of the Week for Week 1 of the winter season. The senior scored 21 points in wins over Early College HS@DSU and MOT Charter and was named MVP of the A.I. du Pont Tip-Off Tournament.
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Riders beat Newark Charter, 32-32
Delaware football champions crowned in DIAA triple header
Transfer Owens helps Blue Hens rally past Delaware State, earn Ingelsby milestone
Dover football standout wins Fall Week 12 Delaware Online Athlete of the Week vote
L.J. Owens was recruited to play basketball at Delaware twice and went elsewhere.
On their third try, Delaware coaches convinced Owens to come as a graduate transfer this year, and the 6-foot-3 guard’s contributions continued to make a difference Wednesday night.
The Blue Hens had all they could handle in their intra-state duel with Delaware State. The game, Delaware players would say later, had the feel of a conference matchup because of the determination and intensity being put forth.
Congratulations to John Parker of Dover football, the Delaware Online Athlete of the Week for Week 12 of the fall season. The sophomore caught six passes for 101 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for a 1-yard score in a 42-14 Class 3A semifinal win over St. Georges.
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Eagles' Dallas Goedert doesn't give Delaware a chance vs. SDSU – and why he's upset on IR
For the second time in 18 months, Eagles tight end Dallas Goedert has a rooting interest, not to mention a betting partner, in a playoff matchup Saturday between his alma mater South Dakota State and the University of Delaware.
Back in May 2021, when the two schools met in the semifinals of the FCS playoffs, Goedert and former Eagles backup quarterback Joe Flacco, who starred at UD, had bragging rights at stake. That didn't go well for Flacco and the Blue Hens, who lost 33-3.
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Delaware's biggest NCAA football playoff upsets before trip to No. 1 South Dakota State
Kevin Tresolini knows UD sports. Here's his look at Delaware's biggest NCAA football playoff upsets as the Blue Hens seek another Saturday at South Dakota State.
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UD: No. 1 South Dakota State looms but Blue Hens treasure return trip
Kevin Tresolini offers five takeaways from Delaware's 56-17 FCS play-off first-round rout of Saint Francis.
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Free vote: Fall Week 12 nominees for Delaware Online Athlete of the Week
Help decide which performance was the best in Delaware high school sports last week. Vote for the Delaware Online High School Athlete of the Week, with the winner to be announced Friday. Voting is free. Here are this week’s nominees:
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Delaware State fires its football coach, a former NFL star player
As head coach, Rod Milstead could not help Delaware State win football games the way he did as a player.
As a result, the long and difficult task of turning the Hornets into winners again will now fall to someone else.
Milstead, 53, was dismissed as DSU coach Monday, athletic director Alecia Shields-Gadson said in a school announcement.
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🔒Archmere shutout tops Saturday's Delaware high school football playoff roundup
The last time Archmere played Howard, the Auks gave the Wildcats the ball five times.
On Saturday, in the quarterfinals of the DIAA Class 2A playoffs, Archmere played keepaway.
The Auks controlled the ball and controlled the clock, allowing Howard just three second-half possessions. It made all the difference in a 13-0 victory.
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Smyrna field hockey standout wins Fall Week 11 Delaware Online Athlete of the Week vote
Congratulations to Kirsten Johnson of Smyrna field hockey, the Delaware Online Athlete of the Week for Week 11 of the fall season. The senior scored the winning goal in overtime in a 2-1 victory over Cape Henlopen in the DIAA Division I Field Hockey championship game.
Johnson won an online vote over four other nominees. Check out this week’s nominees on Monday on Delaware Online and vote for your favorite. Voting is free and runs Monday through Thursday, with the weekly winner announced each Friday.
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A Walk-and-Talk with 'Delaware Guy' Nolan Henderson as Blue Hen playoff approaches
Nolan Henderson grew up attending Delaware football games. Blue Hens beat reporter Kevin Tresolini hears what it's like to go from the stands to the record books for UD's starting quarterback in a walk across Tubby Raymond Field.
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Coaches' votes are in: Delaware high school football All-District teams
Check out Delaware high school football’s All-District teams, selected through voting of the head coaches in each district.
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🔒DIAA Football 2022 Tournament: The opening round in photos
Check out all the action from our award-winning photo team from this weekend's opening round of the DIAA tournament.
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Indian River soccer standout wins Week 10 Delaware Online Athlete of the Week vote
Congratulations to Connor Bird of Indian River soccer, the Delaware Online Athlete of the Week for Week 10 of the fall season. The senior scored two goals in a 5-1 victory over Woodbridge in the quarterfinals of the DIAA Division II Boys Soccer Tournament.
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Sweeping up: Tower Hill sinks Saint Mark's in three sets for first DIAA Girls Volleyball crown
Leading as they had all night, with the points winding down in what could be the final set, the Tower Hill girls volleyball team knew they had to stay locked in.
“It’s really surreal, but you have to stay focused and play out the last few points,” junior Molly Pietlock said. “Because anything can happen, and it can change at any moment. But it’s a really good feeling.”
Nothing changed on Monday night at the Bob Carpenter Center.
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St. Andrew's girls, Tatnall boys earn team titles in DII cross country meet
Check out all the action captured by photographer Jason Minto for Delaware Online/The News Journal at Saturday's meet.
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🔒Smyrna, Caravel, Laurel earn top seeds in Delaware high school football playoffs
Smyrna, Caravel and Laurel earned the top seeds in the three playoff brackets released Sunday by the DIAA Football Tournament Committee. Read all about how playoff season is shaking out.
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Glasgow running back wins Week 9 Delaware Online Athlete of the Week vote
Congratulations to Jah'mirr Davis of Glasgow football, the Delaware Online Athlete of the Week for Week 8 of the fall season. The junior rushed for 348 yards and four touchdowns in a 56-8 victory over Dickinson.
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St. Mark's, Tower Hill move on in state volleyball tournament
Check out all the action in high school Girls Volley Ball state tournament in a photo gallery by Gee Johnson.
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🔒88-year-old assistant coach motivates Delaware high school football team
Arvon Jackson leads by example.
When new players join the Delcastle Technical High School football team, the offensive line coach takes them through the exercises that get the blood flowing before every practice.
“Toe touches, squats and all of that, jumping jacks,” he said. “I want them to be in condition. I want them to run. I don’t want them to be lazy.”
The teenagers quickly fall in line. Because Jackson is 88 years old.
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🔒Top Delaware teams from 2012-2022
Delaware Online has put together a list of the greatest 100 sports teams in First State history. This is who made the list from 2012-22.
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🔒As playoffs loom, see the final high school sports rankings of the fall
Check out our Week 9 power rankings by Brad Myers as playoff season looms.
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🔒Top Delaware teams from 2000-2011
Delaware Online has put together a list of the greatest 100 sports teams in First State history. This is who made the list from 2000 through 2011.
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For Blue Hens, rebounding is a group effort involving guards such as Christian Ray
La Salle transfer Christian Ray is expected to provide rebounding strength from guard spot for Blue Hens as basketball season gets under way.
Learn more in Kevin Tresolini's Blue Hens hoops coverage.
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🔒123 top performers from Week 9 in Delaware high school football
Brad Myers highlights the top individual performances of Week 9 in Delaware high school football:
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First-round Game in the DIAA Volleyball Tournament at Middletown
Middletown won 3-2 in the first round game of the DIAA Girls Volleyball Tournament at Middletown.
Check out Benjamin Chambers' photos from Thursday's matchup.
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🔒Top Delaware teams from 1984-1999
Delaware Online has put together a list of the greatest 100 sports teams in First State history. This is who made the list from 1984 through 1999:
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St. Andrew's football standout wins Delaware Online Athlete of the Week vote
Congratulations to Griffin Patterson of St. Andrew’s football, the Delaware Online Athlete of the Week for Week 8 of the fall season. The junior accounted for three touchdowns (62-yard catch, 38-yard pass, 38-yard fumble return) and intercepted a pass in a 26-12 win over Havre de Grace (Maryland.).
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🔒Delaware's top teams through 1983
Delaware Online has put together a list of the greatest 100 sports teams in First State history. This is who made the list from 1983 and before:
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St. Andrew's, Salesianum earn New Castle County cross-country titles
St. Andrew’s girls cross-country team, which approached the New Castle County championship meet hoping to finish second or third, shocked a shirt-sleeved crowd by winning the title at Winterthur on Saturday afternoon.
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Hoops dreams: Blue Hens open basketball season teamed with boy battling Sickle Cell Disease
University of Delaware basketball players recently attended one of Eli Larts’ games at the Kirkwood Soccer Club, giving the 11-year-old a huge dose of pride and attention.
Beginning tonight and for the next several months, he’ll enjoy returning the favor.
Larts, a sixth-grader at Gauger-Cobbs Middle School in Newark, will be on the bench as the Blue Hens open the 2022-23 season against Wilmington University at the Carpenter Center tonight at 7.
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Caravel tops St. Georges in field hockey
Caravel beat St. Georges in Girls Field Hockey on Wednesday, with a score of 3-1.
Check out all the action in a photo gallery by Andre L. Smith/Special to the Delaware News Journal/Delaware Online.
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Delaware Basketball Hall of Fame to induct five players, one coach
Five former Delaware high school standouts, who all then excelled at the college level, and a coach who made his mark at three First State high schools join the Delaware Basketball Hall of Fame
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Free vote: Delaware Online Athlete of the Week nominees for Fall Week 8
Help decide which performance was the best in Delaware high school sports last week. Vote for the Delaware Online High School Athlete of the Week, with the winner to be announced Friday.
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Delaware Track and Field Hall of Fame to induct these 5 standouts
The Delaware Track and Field Hall of Fame will induct five more accomplished runners on Nov. 20.
Check out sports writer Kevin Tresolini's story for the details.
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Newark running back wins Week 7 Delaware Online Athlete of the Week vote
Congratulations to Markee Ellerbe of Newark football, the Delaware Online Athlete of the Week for Week 7 of the fall season. The junior rushed for touchdowns of 24, 76 and 24 yards in a 36-26 victory over McKean.
Ellerbe won an online vote over four other nominees.
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Appoquinimink wins in Boys Soccer Game against Middletown
Middletown fell to Appoquinimink in Boys Soccer on Thursday. Check out all the action from the field captured by Delaware Online photographer Benjamin Chambers.
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Newark Charter tops Wilmington Friends in volleyball
Check out these action shots by Andre L. Smith of Newark Charter besting Wilmington Friends in Wednesday's Girls Volleyball matchup.
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🔒As Salesianum football coach passes 300 wins, find out his secrets to success
Bill DiNardo's football career ended on Sept. 30, 1974, his 16th birthday.
An awkward tackle ruptured his spleen and injured a kidney. Surgery was required and Archmere’s reliable junior halfback missed the rest of the season.
When he wasn’t medically cleared to resume playing the next fall, the Auks’ coaches asked him to take on a new role – assistant coach for the junior varsity.
“I loved it,” he said. “Something clicked.”
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Five ways DSU can score homecoming win against N.C. Central
The Delaware State football team will need to have a very short memory following last Saturday’s difficult loss at Howard University, as a likely angry and embarrassed group of North Carolina Central Eagles invade Alumni Stadium for homecoming at 2 pm this Saturday.
The Hornets (4-3 overall, 1-1 MEAC) will look to keep slim conference title hopes and a winning season alive against one of the top-ranked offenses in all of FCS.
The Eagles (5-2 overall, 2-1 MEAC) are coming off a crushing 26-24 loss at defending conference champion South Carolina State, which threw a huge wrench into their Celebration Bowl plans.
A successful homecoming for DelState requires great effort on both sides of the ball against a very good NCCU squad. Here’s what to watch for in between the festivities this weekend.
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Smyrna wins 3-0 over Milford in Girls Field Hockey home game
Check out all the action captured by Delaware Online/News Journal photographer Benjamin Chambers on the field as Smyrna toppled Milford in Girls Field Hockey on Tuesday.
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A.I. du Pont volleyball standout wins latest Delaware Online Athlete of the Week vote
Congratulations to Madalyn Graham of A.I. du Pont girls volleyball, the Delaware Online Athlete of the Week for Week 6 of the fall season. The senior had a combined 35 digs, 44 assists, six aces and 14 kills in three games.
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🔒Wilmington Friends wins Class 2A showdown, tops Week 7 Delaware high school football roundup
Robby Tattersall did a little bit of everything for the Wilmington Friends football team on Friday.
The 6-foot-5 senior rushed 27 times for 123 yards and a touchdown. He completed four passes for 153 yards. He made tackles as a defensive end and on special teams. And he blocked a punt.
Tattersall was one of several Quakers with shining all-around performances in a 34-8 victory over Howard, as No. 1 easily defeated No. 2 in a Class 2A showdown at Abessinio Stadium.
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Delaware seeks to avoid unwanted homecoming history vs. Morgan State
Delaware has never lost three straight homecoming football games since launching the annual alumni gathering on a fall Saturday in 1955.
The Blue Hens will be trying to avoid such a fate Saturday when Morgan State visits, though the 2-4 Bears are significant underdogs against the 5-1, No. 13-ranked hosts.
Kickoff is at 3 p.m. at Delaware Stadium, where previous UD grads will gather for pregame revelry.
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Photos: In Girls Field Hockey, Force too much for Conrad
In Girls Field Hockey news, Conrad fell to Charter in Girls (9-0) Wednesday, Oct.19, 2022.
Check out Delaware Online photographer William Bretzger's photos in our gallery.
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Defending CAA tourney champ Delaware still a contender, says men's basketball poll
Delaware faces a couple of hurdles in its bid to return to the NCAA Tournament as Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball champion.
That's a been-there, done-that scenario for the Blue Hens.
Delaware was third in the CAA preseason coaches' poll behind Towson, which received 12 of the 13 first-place votes, and Hofstra.
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Caravel Girls Volleyball gets past DMA, 3-1
See all the action in a gallery of photos from Tuesday's matchup between Caravel and Delaware Military Academy by Delaware Online photographer William Bretzger.
🔒With big-time football offers in hand, here's where this Middletown lineman is headed
Delaware beat Wake Forest and Pitt in football Monday.
They were playing for a prized recruit.
Anwar O’Neal, a senior at Middletown High, cited allegiance to First State supporters in describing why he selected Delaware’s scholarship offer over those from a slew of high-level programs, including the aforementioned Atlantic Coast Conference pair.
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🔒Four new No. 1s - including Class 3A football - top Delaware high school fall sports rankings
In the thick of the fall season, we've had some shakeups. Check out our Week 6 fall sports team power rankings for Delaware high school athletics. Brad Myers has the scoop.
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Salesianum stuns No. 1 Middletown, tops Week 6 Delaware high school football roundup
5 keys for DSU football as they start conference play this weekend
The Delaware State University football team returns to action Saturday afternoon at Norfolk State University for its first Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference game of the season.
The Hornets finished their nonconference schedule with a 3-2 record, while NSU spoiled Morgan State’s homecoming 24-21 last Saturday. DelState will be looking to do the same to the Spartans this weekend.
Here are five keys to watch for if you’re attending the game or following it elsewhere.
🔒Is Delaware finally looking to move up to Football Bowl Subdivision?
Perhaps it was the recent announcement that little-known Campbell University, a private school in Buies Creek, North Carolina, was joining the Colonial Athletic Association that had a last-straw feel to it.
Maybe it’s seeing so many of Delaware’s former I-AA/FCS peers – James Madison, Old Dominion, Georgia State, Appalachian State, Georgia Southern, Marshall, Sam Houston and now apparently Kennesaw State – move up to the FBS level.
When information surfaced this summer that the University of Delaware would embark on a fundraising project to construct an $85 million athletic facility with offices and an indoor practice field at the north end of Delaware Stadium, it seemed as clear a hint as any.
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🔒Big games on tap: Predicting Week 6 winners in Delaware high school football
EDITOR'S NOTE: The Delcastle at McKean game has been rescheduled for 5 p.m. Saturday.
We are back for another year of predicting the winners and scores for high school football games throughout the First State each week.
Over the years, our three experts have consistently picked more than 80% of the games correctly.
Brad Myers and Kevin Tresolini cover high school sports for Delaware Online/The News Journal. Defending champion Matt Kalin, who generates the Kalin Ratings for Delaware high school football, is a Mount Pleasant and recent University of Maryland graduate.
Here we go with this week’s selections:
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Tatnall stays perfect, beats Padua
Hey, field hockey fans.
Check out these photos by Wiliam Bretzger from the matchup between Tatnall and Padua Wednesday night.
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Smyrna topples top-ranked Spartans, ends streak
Smyrna Eagles toppled the top-ranked St. Mark's Spartans, ending their streak Tuesday night at St. Mark's.
Check out the photos by William Bretzger, who captured all the action.
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🔒New No. 1 in football highlights Week 5 Delaware high school fall sports rankings
Love all fall sports? Check out our Week 5 fall sports team power rankings for Delaware high school athletics. Brad Myers has the scoop.
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Howard quarterback wins Week 4 Delaware Online Athlete of the Week vote
Congratulations to R.J. Matthews of Howard football, the Delaware Online Athlete of the Week for Week 4 of the fall season. The junior rushed for touchdowns of 6 and 18 yards and completed 14 of 16 passes for 124 yards and a third score in a 20-7 win over Mount Pleasant.
Matthews won an online vote over four other nominees.
Howard quarterback wins Week 4 Delaware Online Athlete of the Week vote
After loss at William & Mary, uphill climb for Delaware in tough CAA
The bad omens came before the touchdowns for Delaware on Saturday at Zable Stadium.
The Blue Hens were able to alter what appeared to be their destiny and put themselves in position to win their stiffest 2022 football test.
Delaware wasn’t as overmatched as it seemed it might initially be against the Tribe. But William & Mary was a handful and mistakes ended up contributing to the Hens’ first loss, a 27-21 defeat in which three fourth-quarter possessions couldn’t get Delaware the points it needed.
Degree of difficulty: Sizing up unbeaten Blue Hens' remaining 5 CAA football games
After its dominant back-to-back home wins, Delaware's path to a potential Colonial Athletic Association football title now faces some severe road tests.
The Blue Hens (5-0 overall, 3-0 CAA) travel to William & Mary on Saturday for a 3:30 p.m. showdown between Top 25 teams.
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Girls Field Hockey: Delmar edges Cape Henlopen, 2-1
Check out all the action from this week's matchup in our photo gallery.
Photos: Delmar edges Cape Henlopen, 2-1
Overlooked and spurned as a recruit, this Delaware receiver shows he belongs
When opportunity eventually came for Chandler Harvin, the receiver seized it and now has become a valuable weapon for the unbeaten, No. 6-ranked Delaware Blue Hens.
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🔒Football shuffling highlights Week 4 Delaware high school fall sports team rankings
Love all fall sports? Check out our Week 4 fall sports team power rankings for Delaware high school athletics. Brad Myers has the scoop.
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Special teams, defense push DSU football past Robert Morris
On a windy, misty night at Alumni Stadium, Delaware State sophomore punter Matt Noll came into Saturday’s non-conference matchup against Robert Morris with a feeling that he’d be able to help swing the game in his team’s favor.
Noll didn’t predict a muffed return that would be recovered for an insurance touchdown in the Hornets’ 14-9 victory over the Colonials, but everything else the MEAC pre-season first team punter prepared for worked out in DelState’s favor.“I tell Coach Milstead every week that I’m here to put my team in the best position possible to win,” Noll said after his 11 punts for 480 yards kept Robert Morris (0-4) pinned deep enough all game for the Hornet defense to keep a handle on things.
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Meet our Week 3 Delaware Online Athlete of the Week
Congratulations to Brian Wright of Smyrna football, the Delaware Online Athlete of the Week for Week 3 of the fall season. The senior completed 16 of 21 passes for 188 yards and five touchdowns in a 44-0 victory over Caesar Rodney.
Wright won an online vote over four other nominees. Check out this week’s nominees on Monday on Delaware Online and vote for your favorite. Voting is free and runs Monday through Thursday, with the weekly winner announced each Friday.
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Historically speaking, Delaware win over Towson positive harbinger for 2022 season
As positive omens go, Delaware football followers have to appreciate this bit of historical foreshadowing.
The Blue Hens beat Towson Saturday 24-10 at sold-out Delaware Stadium to raise their record to 5-0.
5 things to watch as Delaware State hosts Saturday night game
The Delaware State football team wraps up a two-week stint at Alumni Stadium with a visit from Robert Morris University of the Big South. With the weather being a question mark, this game could really go either way as the Hornets (2-2) look to rebound from a 26-13 loss to Merrimack last weekend.
The Colonials (0-3) are looking for their first win of the season and come into Dover fresh off a 45-3 drubbing courtesy of East Tennessee State on Saturday. Here’s what to watch for (with an umbrella, most likely) on Saturday.
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🔒 Experts predict close calls for Week 4 Delaware high school football
We are back for another year of predicting the winners and scores for high school football games throughout the First State each week.
Over the years, our three experts have consistently picked more than 80 percent of the games correctly.
Brad Myers and Kevin Tresolini cover high school sports for The News Journal and Delaware Online. Defending champion Matt Kalin, who generates the Kalin Ratings for Delaware high school football, is a Mount Pleasant and recent University of Maryland graduate.
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🔒Shining brightly: 87 top performances from Week 3 in Delaware high school football
Things are heating up out there, and we don't mean the weather.
Highlighting the top individual performances from Week 3 of Delaware high school football:
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Two new No. 1 teams highlight latest Delaware fall high school sports rankings
Loving the excitement of fall sports as seasons heat up? Check out our Week 4 fall sports rankings for Delaware high school athletics. Brad Myers has the scoop.
Week 4 rankings: Two new No. 1 teams highlight latest Delaware fall high school sports rankings
Vote for Week 3 Athlete of the Week: It's free to vote!
Help decide which performance was the best in Delaware high school sports last week.
Vote for the Delaware Online High School Athlete of the Week, with the winner to be announced Friday. Voting is free.
🔒8-year-old dynamo, national attention has found this pint-sized Bear gymnast
Not to make you feel bad about yourself, but there's a 8-year-old in Bear that has more Instagram followers than you.
And she doesn't even know or really care.
During the early part of the pandemic when Newark's First State Gymnastics was closed, Niasha McDaniels began recording her then-7-year-old daughter Delilah McDaniels as she practiced gymnastics at home.
Tiny but mighty: An 8-year-old dynamo, national attention has found this pint-sized Newark gymnast
🔒Strong finishers: Ranking the Top 25 runners in Delaware high school girls cross-country
The best runners in Delaware high school girls cross-country are easy to spot.
Everybody starts at the same time, but the fastest finish sooner than the others.
So we take the top returning finishers from last year’s DIAA Championships and put them in order by time to produce our early season Top 25 girls cross-country rankings.
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Nationally ranked Blue Hens belatedly get offense humming in 35-3 CAA win over Hampton
Even on nights it doesn’t operate with the efficiency and explosiveness its operators prefer, Delaware’s uptempo spread offense apparently just needs time.
That was the case Saturday at Delaware Stadium, where the Blue Hens got in rhythm in the second half to finish off a 35-3 Colonial Athletic Association win over Hampton.
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From Wesley to Delaware State, this walk-on receiver continues to shine
Jerrish Halsey had options after the final Wesley College football season in the spring of 2021.
There was a scholarship waiting for him at Division II Shippensburg (Pa.) University or a chance to stay in Dover and walk on at Division I Delaware State.
The Rahway, New Jersey, native bet on himself and walked on at Delaware State University.
After a breakout performance against Virginia University of Lynchburg (seven receptions, 134 yards and two touchdowns), Halsey’s gambit is paying dividends.
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🔒Where does Delaware Stadium rank among top places to watch FCS football?
Delaware Stadium, now in its 70th season, has long been regarded as one of the premier destinations at the Blue Hens’ level of football, known as college division, then NCAA Division II, followed by I-AA and now FCS over the facility’s lifetime.
Where does it land among the best dozen places right now to watch FCS football?
More: Blue Hens are Top 10. Where does Delaware Stadium rank among top places to watch FCS football?
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