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Smyrna pitcher Alexis Dennis (left) and her teammates smiling after they tied the score in Thursday's game with Lake Forest. SPECIAL TO THE DAILY STATE NEWS/GARY EMEIGH
Photo gallery: Smyrna vs. Lake Forest softball
FELTON — A three-run fourth inning sparked Smyrna High to a 6-5 win over Lake Forest in Henlopen Conference softball on Thursday afternoon. The Eagles (5-5 overall) got a two-run triple … more
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MacKenzie Mitchell was Polytech’s starting catcher as a freshman but now plays infield for the Panthers. SPECIAL TO DAILY STATE NEWS/GARY EMEIGH
Polytech softball seniors are proud of the improvement they've made
WOODSIDE — When they started all this, Polytech High’s softball players tried to win every game, of course. It just didn’t happen very often. The Panthers were very young … more
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Smyrna shortstop Skylar Clark puts a tag on Kaitlyn Pierce of Lake Forest who tried to steal second base in the bottom of the first inning Thursday. SPECIAL TO THE DAILY STATE NEWS/GARY EMEIGH
Downstate Delaware high school scores
FELTON — A three-run fourth inning sparked Smyrna High to a 6-5 win over Lake Forest in Henlopen Conference softball on Thursday afternoon. The Eagles (5-5 overall) got a two-run triple … more
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Alex Bowman celebrates his win at the Drydene 400 NASCAR Cup race at Dover Motor Speedway in 2022. Bowman will be looking for the checkered flag in Sunday’s Wurth 400 at Dover Motor Speedway, driving a No. 48 Chevrolet that Jimmie Johnson took to the winner’s circle a record 11 times at the Monster Mile.
Bowman looks to bring winning act to high banks of Dover
DOVER — The best birthday present that Alex Bowman could get this weekend would be a second Miles the Monster trophy for winning Sunday’s Wurth 400 Cup Series race at Dover Motor … more
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Richard Petty, shown in this 2016 photo at the Monster Monument, won seven races at Dover International Speedway.
NASCAR’s ‘King’: Richard Petty remains a man of the people
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, … more
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Dontay Armstrong of West Philadelphia goes low to take down Dover’s Jakwon Kilby after he racked up first down yardage Friday night. SPECIAL TO THE DELAWARE STATE NEWS/GARY EMEIGH
Rosters named for Blue-Gold all-star football game
NEWARK — A total of 29 Downstate players have been named to the Gold roster for the 68th annual Blue-Gold All-Star Football Game, it was announced today. The game will be played on June 21 … more
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DIAA takes next step in allowing student-athletes to be paid
DOVER — The DIAA today took the next step in allowing Delaware high school student-athletes to be paid. After a lengthy debate, the Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association board of … more
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Smyrna’s Jacob Supinski blocking Parker Smith of CR in Wednesday’s match. SPECIAL TO THE DAILY STATE NEWS/GARY EMEIGH
Photo gallery: Caesar Rodney vs. Smyrna, boys' lacrosse
SMYRNA — Caesar Rodney High netted four unanswered fourth-quarter goals to rally for a 13-11 over Smyrna in Henlopen North boys’ lacrosse on Wednesday afternoon. The Eagles (3-1 … more
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New Dover High football coach Maurice Paulk spent the last three seasons as the offensive line coach at Bowie State. BOWIE STATE ATHLETICS PHOTO.
New Dover football coach wants to hit the ground running
DOVER — Maurice Paulk knows that the start of next football season is only about four months away. He also knows that Dover High’s football players have been without a head coach for … more
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From a distance, you cannot see the drivers behind these trotters heading toward the halfway point of the fourth race Wednesday at Harrington Raceway.
Harrington Raceway harness racing results
Harrington Raceway Results Wednesday, April 24, 2024   1st - NW2PMLT Trot $8,000 1-Jetsam (Al Davis) 9.00 8.40 3.40 4-Reddy Fox (Vi Kirby)   4.00 2.40 … more
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Georgetown Little League president Mindi Davis addresses the mayor and Town Council on Monday regarding problems the league is facing with homeless individuals and possible drug users inhabiting dugouts and other structures.
Georgetown Little League confronts homelessness, drug use issues
Homelessness and apparent drug use continue to hit home at the Georgetown Little League facility, stirring safety concerns and precautions after needles and human feces were discovered on the property. more
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Jones sidelined from Dover race with back injury from Talladega
DOVER — A hard impact with the outside wall at Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama was enough to sideline NASCAR Cup Series driver Erik Jones from Sunday’s Wurth 400 at Dover Motor … more
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Jersey skiffs will be among the divisions competing at the Cambridge Classic.
2024 Cambridge Classic Powerboat Regatta is May 18-19
CAMBRIDGE – The tradition of boat racing on Maryland’s Eastern Shore is deep. In the early 1900s, Lou Barrett Jr. and Alfred I. DuPont talked on DuPont’s yacht, the Alicia, after … more
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Brady Kosc of Cape Henlopen dives back to first base to avoid being picked off in Tuesday’s game with Sussex Central. Joaquin Rodriguez-Costa of the Golden Knights reaches for the throw. SPECIAL TO THE DAILY STATE NEWS/GARY EMEIGH
Photo gallery: Sussex Central vs. Cape Henlopen baseball
GEORGETOWN — Nobody would be surprised if Sussex Central and Cape Henlopen High’s baseball teams meet again with bigger stakes on the line. But on Tuesday evening it was the Golden … more
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Jamie Ness is trying to finish as the leading trainer at Delaware Park for a record 12th time this season. HOOFPRINTS, INC.
Trainer Ness aiming to break Delaware Park record
STANTON — When the 87th season of live racing opens on May 15, trainer Jamie Ness will again be looking to rewrite the Delaware Park record book. While the native of Heron, South Dakota … more
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Dover’s Kole Turner (4) is greeted by his teammates after he put the Senators on the board by scoring from third base on a wild pitch. SPECIAL TO THE DAILY STATE NEWS/GARY EMEIGH
Downstate Delaware high school scores
BASEBALL Dover 14, Smyrna 2 Polytech 11, Milford 1 Delmar 9, Seaford 1 Indian River 10 , Lake Forest 0 Laurel 3, Woodbridge 0 Saint Mark’s 3, Sussex Academy Delaware Military 23, First State … more
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Majorca N notched her first win of the season in 1:53.3 Tuesday at Harrington Raceway in the $22,500 Mares Open. HARRINGTON RACEWAY PHOTO.
Majorca N posts first win at Harrington Raceway
HARRINGTON  - Mike Casalino Jr. and Dylan Davis' Majorca N ($5.40, Corey Callahan) notched her first win of the season in 1:53.3 on Tuesday at Harrington Raceway in the $22,500 Mares Open. … more
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Sophomore Michael Sebastian is second in goals with 37 for Smyrna, which is off to the best start in program history. SPECIAL TO THE DELAWARE STATE NEWS/GARY EMEIGH
Smyrna boys' lacrosse team set to put its 8-0 record to the test
SMYRNA — This is a big week for the Smyrna High boys’ lacrosse team. Off to the best start in program history, the Eagles (8-0) host Caesar Rodney today and Cape Henlopen on Friday. … more
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Chris Amparo has hit 10 homers for the Delaware State baseball team. DELAWARE STATE PHOTO.
College notes: Delaware State baseball enjoying win streak; Delaware adds basketball transfer
DOVER — Usually, there is no one reason why a team gets hot. But, once their players start believing, coaches know better than to analyze it too much. That’s the way it’s … more
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Martin Truex Jr., driver of the No. 19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Würth 400 at Dover International Speedway on May 1, 2023.
Truex has a friend when it comes to Dover Motor Speedway
DOVER — The affinity that Martin Truex Jr. has for Dover Motor Speedway is obvious. It is the NASCAR track where he recorded the first Cup Series victory of his career in the spring of … more
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