Local Sports
Sussex Central tops 11 Henlopen baseball teams in state tourney
DOVER — Eleven Henlopen Conference squads have made the 24-team field for the DIAA baseball state tournament that was determined on Saturday.
Top-seeded Sussex Central tops a group of four …
Smyrna's Williams among Downstaters who shined at state meet
DOVER — As is often the case, Elijah Williams didn’t get off to the fastest start in the 110-meter hurdles on Saturday.
Almost halfway through the state final, the lanky Smyrna High …
Athlete of the Week: Brandon Yoder, Dover baseball
DOVER — Dover High baseball player Brandon Yoder was voted this week’s State News Athlete of the Week.
The senior pitched five shutout innings and went 4-for-5 with a home run and …
Photo gallery: DIAA track & field state championships
DOVER - The DIAA track & field state championship meet wrapped up at Dover High on Saturday.
While day started with steady rain, it didn' stop the meet from getting completed.
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DIAA softball state tourney bracket loaded with Downstate teams
DOVER — A dozen Henlopen Conference squads, including five who earned first-round byes, are in the field for the expanded DIAA softball state tournament field that was determined today.
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Pro Sports
DOVER — The engines roaring. The blistering speeds. The pungent scent of burning rubber. There is nothing quite like the race experience.
That’s why tens of thousands of …
NASCAR Cup Series driver Ross Chastain has been growing his roots in Delaware since 2018, as part of an Office of Highway Safety campaign.
Mr. Chastain, otherwise known as the “Melon Man,” began the “Protect Your Melon” effort with the agency to inform motorists about driving under the influence and to ensure safe road trips.
DOVER — There’s a “King” who wears a cowboy hat in place of a crown, along with trademark wraparound sunglasses.
His scepter is the steering wheel of his No. 43 race car, …
College Sports
- CaptainU to serve as a partner for the NAHL Combines and NAHL Prospects Challenge -
DALLAS, Texas, April 18, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The North American Hockey League (NAHL) is pleased to …
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.)Mark Robert Rank, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis(THE …
The highlights of the AP Sports report. An up-to-the minute listing of all stories planned, including games and events, is available in Coverage Plan on AP Newsroom, …
Outdoors
The bluefish really showed up the last few days, but I wasn’t here. Sorry I missed you all last week. My arm was stuck in a cast, and I was buried in the mountains in cold fog and fish. Fishing …
Sandhill Fields and the Sussex Sports Center Foundation on Thursday announced a lease agreement with Delmarva Rush, southern Delaware’s largest soccer club.
Sports
Cape Henlopen, Caesar Rodney among top boys' lacrosse seeds
DOVER — Five Henlopen Conference teams made the field for the DIAA boys’ lacrosse state tournament when the 16-team field was determined today.
The tourney begins with games on …
Downstate Delaware high school scores
BASEBALL Sussex Tech 4, Laurel 1 Indian River 7, Delmarva Christian 1 Milford 8, Tower Hill 3 Woodbridge 10, St. Andrew’s 0 Woodbridge 1, ASPIRA 0
SOFTBALL Sussex Central 1, Delaware …
WilmU's Downstaters thrilled to be going back to softball Series
NEW CASTLE — Lexi Moore knew things weren’t looking great at the time.
Coming off the program’s first NCAA Division II World Series appearance, Wilmington University’s …
Dover's Cole has jumped right into new track events for him
DOVER — The way Jaheim Cole remembers it, Dover High’s track & field team was practicing in the gym that day.
Cole, who stands no taller than 5-foot-7, jumped up and grabbed the …
Caesar Rodney rallies to edge Polytech in baseball
CAMDEN — Anthony Hatch drove in Colby Rall with the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning as Caesar Rodney High pulled out a 3-2 win over Polytech in Henlopen North baseball on …
DOVER — Four Henlopen Conference teams — two in each division — have made the fields for the DIAA girls’ soccer state tournaments.
In Division I, Polytech High is seeded …
DOVER — The Delaware State baseball team gave J.P. Blandin a nice going-away present on Tuesday.
In Blandin’s last home game as the Hornets’ coach, DSU dumped Route One rival …