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By Andy Walter Daily State News NEWARK — There are several sports where the Henlopen Conference annually produces many of Delaware’s best high school teams. On the girls’ side, Downstate field …
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3/15/26
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NEWARK — Second-seeded Howard downed No. 4 St. Georges, 60-46, at the Carpenter Center on Saturday night to capture the DIAA boys’ basketball state title.
The state championship was the …
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3/14/26
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DOVER — It’s been a fun week around Kent County Community School.
Ever since the students who play on Dover High’s Unified basketball team won their DIAA state semifinal game on Monday, …
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3/14/26
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NORFOLK, Va. — In the end, pulling off a second major upset was too tall a task for Delaware State.
But the Hornets didn’t go down without a fight, either.
The seventh-seeded Hornets …
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3/13/26
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NEWARK — There was a time when a college football coaching staff had to recruit players only once.
More often than not, the player accepted a scholarship and stayed at a school for the next …
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3/13/26
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NEWARK — Delaware’s 2026 Conference USA football will include home games against Liberty and Jacksonville State the league announced this evening.
The Blue Hens will also play four …
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3/12/26
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SMYRNA — A total of 28 Downstate players have been chosen to take part in the annual Blue-Gold All-Star Basketball Games.
The contests, for Delaware seniors, are organized by the Delaware …
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3/12/26
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NEWARK - Fourth-seeded St. Georges knocked off No. 1 Dover, 63-57, in the DIAA boys' basketball state semifinals on Wednesday night at the Carpenter Center.
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3/12/26
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NORFOLK, Va. — In college basketball, conference tournaments are mostly about second chances.
After winning only two MEAC games this season, the Delaware State men’s basketball team was …
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3/11/26
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NEWARK — Dover High started this season with dreams of winning back the DIAA state crown that barely eluded them last March.
And, for most of the winter, everything went according to plan for …
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3/11/26
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DOVER — No matter what happens next, this has already been a memorable three seasons for the Dover boys’ basketball program.
The Senators have captured three-straight Henlopen Conference …
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3/11/26
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NEWARK - Top-seeded Sanford downed Smyrna High, 60-39, in the DIAA girls' basketball state semifinals at the Carpenter Center on Tuesday night.
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3/11/26
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NEWARK — It took Smyrna High’s girls’ basketball team 15 years to get back to the DIAA state semifinals.
If coach Erique Gumbs has anything to do with it, it won’t take the Eagles that …
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3/10/26
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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Delaware picked a good time to end its six-game losing streak.
Using a decisive third quarter to break open the contest, the No. 8 Blue Hen women rolled to a 66-47 win over …
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3/10/26
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CAMDEN — Two year after hiring a new head boys’ basketball coach, Caesar Rodney High is advertising the position again.
The school began advertising the job on Friday.
The Riders went …
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3/10/26
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CRISFIELD — The Athletic Booster Club of Crisfield Academy and High School will hold the second annual golf tournament fundraiser Saturday, March 28 at Great Hope Golf Course in Westover.
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3/9/26
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SMYRNA — Erique Gumbs is no stranger to the Carpenter Center.
The Smyrna High girls’ basketball coach played a few games there both in high school (Caravel) and college (Towson).
And …
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3/9/26
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DOVER - Top-seeded Dover High beat No. 8 Smyrna, 54-46, in the DIAA boys' basketball state quaterfinals on Saturday afternoon.
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3/8/26
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DOVER — The first two Dover-Smyrna boys’ basketball games followed the same script.
The Eagles jumped out to a double-digit lead before the Senators stormed back to pull out the victory.
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3/7/26
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SMYRNA - Smyrna High advanced to the DIAA girls' basketball semifinals for the first time since 2011 with a 61-27 win over No. 12 Concord on Friday night.
The Eagles will face top-seeded Sanford …
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3/7/26
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