Top-seeded Cape Henlopen High topped a group of 10 Henlopen Conference squads that made the 24-team DIAA baseball state tournament field that was determined on Sunday.

As the fifth seed, the Vikings are also the highest-seeded downstate team in the boys’ lacrosse bracket that was also released.

The top eight seeds in the baseball tourney earned first-round byes in the tournament, which begins on Thursday.

Along with Henlopen North champion Cape at No. 1, South champion Delmar also received a bye as the No. 7 seed.

Thursday’s first-round contests start at 4 p.m. In matchups involving Henlopen schools, No. 16 Sussex Central hosts No. 17 Lake Forest, No. 9 Sussex Tech hosts No. 24 Woodbridge, No. 13 Smyrna hosts No. 20 William Penn, No. 18

Caesar Rodney goes to No. 15 St. Elizabeth, No. 14 Indian River hosts No. 19 Newark Charter while No. 22 Laurel goes to No. 11 Tower Hill.

In Saturday’s second round, No. 1 Cape Henlopen hosts the Central-Lake Forest winner while No. 7 Delmar hosts the winner of the matchup between No. 10 Middletown and No. 23 Sanford.

The tournament continues through June 4 with the last two rounds being played at Wilmington’s Frawley Stadium.

Three downstate squads made the 16-team boys’ lacrosse field.

Fifth-seeded Cape Henlopen will host No. 12 Sussex Academy on Wednesday at 7 p.m. in a rematch of last Friday’s Henlopen Conference championship game. Sixth-seeded Caesar Rodney will host No. 11 St. Andrews on Tuesday at 7 p.m.

Archmere is the top seed in the tourney, with the championship game scheuled for June 3 or 4 at Dover High

Tennis

DIAA tourney gets underway: The DIAA tennis state tournaments got started on Saturday with only one round being played in the extreme heat.

Much of the field had first-round byes, as well.

Both tournaments are slated to resume on Monday with second-round matches at 1 p.m. and quarterfinal matches to follow at various sites in Kent and New Castle Counties.

The semifinals are slated for Tuesday with the finals on Wednesday afternoon.

On Saturday, at boys’ first singles, Sussex Central’s Connor Olivieri won a first-round match. At second singles, Central’s Javier Lara Quesada was a winner.

At first doubles, Smyrna’s Joseph Beamer-Earl Hurd survived in a three-set match.

In the girls’ bracket, Sussex Academy’s Sage Tunnell won at second singles while Smyrna’s Maria Sterling advanced at third singles. Smyrna’s Emma VanOrden-Elayna Tush won at first doubles.

BASEBALL
DIAA State Tournament
First round
Thursday, May 26
Games start at 4 p.m.
17-Lake Forest (11-7) at 16-Sussex Central (10-7)
24-Woodbridge (10-8) at 9-Sussex Tech (12-5)
20-William Penn (10-8) at 13-Smyrna (11-7)
21-Wilm. Charter (9-9) at 12-Archmere (10-8)
18-Caesar Rodney (10-8) at 15-St. Elizabeth (11-7)
23-Sanford (11-7) at 10-Middletown (13-5)
19-Newark Charter (9-9) at 14-Indian River (13-5)
22-Laurel (10-7) at 11-Tower Hill (13-5)
Second round
Saturday, May 28
Games start at 1 p.m.
Lake/Central at 1-Cape Henlopen (17-2)
Woodbridge/Sussex Tech at 8-Concord (14-3)
William Penn/Smyrna at 4-Salesianum (14-4)
Wilm. Charter/Archmere at 5-St. Mark's (13-5)
Caesar Rodney/St. Eliz. at 2-Conrad (15-3)
Middletown/Sanford at 7-Delmar (10-7)
New. Charter/IR at 3-Appoquinimink (15-2)
Laurel/Tower Hill at 6-Del. Military (14-4)
Quarterfinals
Tuesday, May 31
Games start at 4 p.m.
Sites TBA
Thursday, June 2
Semifinals
At Frawley Stadium, 4, 7 p.m.
Finals
Saturday, June 4
At Frawley Stadium, 7 p.m.

BOYS' LACROSSE
DIAA State Tournament
First round
Tuesday, May 24
16-Concord (11-4) at 1-Archmere (14-1), 4:30 p.m.
13-Wilm. Charter (8-6) at 4-Delaware Military (11-3), 4 p.m.
15-St. Georges (11-3) at 2-Salesianum (11-4), 7 p.m.
11-St. Andrews (11-4) at 6-Caesar Rodney (9-6), 7 p.m.
Wednesday, May 25
14-Middletown (9-5) at 3-Sanford (13-2), 4 p.m.
9-Wilmington Friends (9-6) at 8-Tower Hill (9-6), 7 p.m.
12-Sussex Academy (12-4) at 5-Cape Henlopen (12-3), 7 p.m.
10-Caravel (10-5) at 7-Appoquinimink (9-6), 7 p.m.
Quarterfinals
Saturday, May 28
Times and sites TBA
Semifinals
Wednesday, June 1
Times and sites TBA
Finals
June 3 or 4
At Dover High, time TBA