Delmar High is going to spend the next couple weeks trying to win a sixth straight DIAA field hockey state title.

But, in some ways, the championship the Wildcats won on Saturday means just as much.

In its one annual championship showdown with Cape Henlopen, Delmar overcame a one-goal deficit to edge the Vikings, 2-1, for the Henlopen Conference crown.

The victory was the second this season for the Wildcats (16-0) over Cape (14-2) and seventh straight in the rivalry since 2017. Delmar has won both Henlopen championship games that have been held.

Trailing 1-0 on Saturday, the Wildcats scored twice in a four-minute span of the second quarter to take the lead for good. A goal from Maci Bradford tied the contest before Laela Brown followed with the game winner.

Delmar finished with advantages of 12-8 in shots and 6-5 in corners in the game played at Sussex Academy. Kelly Davis made four saves for the Wildcats.

A first-quarter goal from Reagan Ciabattoni gave Cape the early advantage while Morgan Newcomb made three saves.

Both teams are the top seeds in their respective DIAA state tournaments. The Vikings host No. 8 Dover on Thursday at 2 p.m. in the Division I tourney, with the Wildcats playing their opener in the Division II tournament next Saturday morning.

Boys’ soccer

Caesar Rodney 4, Indian River 2: Thaddeus Glasser and Daniel Tebar Gomez each collected two goals and an assist as the Riders won the Henlopen Conference championship on Saturday.

It marked the fourth time that North champion CR (15-0-1) has won the Henlopen title game in the five times it’s been played and the third time it has beaten the South champion Indians for the crown.

The Riders, who downed IR, 2-1, during the regular season, led 3-1 at halftime and 4-1 when Gomez scored in the 49th minute. CR out-shot the Indians, 16-10, and held a 9-3 edge in corner kicks.

Goalie Kaden Childs made six saves.

IR (11-3-1) got goals from Jordan Illian to open the scoring in the sixth minute and Connor Bird to finish the scoring in the 52nd minute. Reece Stone made nine saves.

Top-seeded CR opens the DIAA Division state tournament on Wednesday by hosting Cape Henlopen while third-seeded IR opens the Division II tourney by hosting a game next Saturday.

Cross country

Guy, Crandell take Henlopen titles: Polytech High’s Kenny Guy won the boys’ individual title with Indian River’s Brynn Crandell taking the girls’ crown as the Henlopen Conference cross country championships were held on Saturday at Killens Pond State Park.

Caesar Rodney took the girls’ team championship with 67 points, beating out second-place Sussex Academy, which had 73. With 47 points, Cape Henlopen won the boys’ team title while Polytech was second with 71.

Guy finished in a time of 15:52.6 to top second-place Chase Sims (15:56.4). Rounding out the top five were Polytech’s Matt Gatune (16:03.5), Cape Henlopen’s Ryan Baker (16:21.0) and Cape’s Joseph Degregory (16:38.5).

In the girls’ race, Crandell crossed the finish line in 18:42.4, ahead of runner-up Hannah Zura (19:00.8) of CR. The rest of the top five included Cape Henlopen’s Katie Kuhlman (19:30.0), Smyrna’s Alyssa Young (19:45.2) and Kelly Barr (20:25.9).

The DIAA state championship meet will be held next Saturday at Brandywine Creek State Park.

Volleyball

Dover 3, Middletown 1: The seventh-seeded Senators shook off a first-set loss to out-duel the No. 10 Cavaliers, 21-25, 25-19, 25-23, 26-24, in the second round of the DIAA state tournament on Saturday night.

The victory is believed to be Dover’s first in the state tournament and puts the Senators (15-2) in the state quarterfinals for the first time. Dover will face second-seeded Padua on Tuesday at 6 p.m. at St. Mark’s High.

In Saturday’s victory, the Senators were paced by Kim Czepukaitis (18 kills, 2 aces, 3 blocks), Kendra Williams (11 kills, 2 blocks), Olivia Czepukaitis (8 kills, 1 block, 15 digs), Elle Baughman (5 kills, 18 digs), Olivia Anyanwu (4 kills, 15 digs), Reese Culver (16 digs) and Jamie Bishop (11 digs).

Newark Charter 3, Caesar Rodney 0: The fifth-seeded Patriots topped the No. 12 Riders by scores of 25-10, 25-17, 25-18, in the state tourney’s second round.

CR finishes the season with a record of 11-6.

Wilmington Friends 3, Sussex Central 0: The sixth-seeded Quakers downed the No. 11 Golden Knights, 25-17, 25-20, 25-19 in the second round of the DIAA state tournament.

Senior standout Bre Reid ended her high school career with 23 kills and 11 digs for Central (13-4). Madelynn McTeer added 23 assists.

Football

William Penn 35, Caesar Rodney 0: The Colonials built a 21-0 halftime lead before blanking the winless Riders (0-9) in a matchup of Class 3A teams on Saturday.

Four different players ran for touchdowns for William Penn (4-5). CR closes the regular season by hosting Sussex Central next Friday night.

St. Georges 27, Cape Henlopen 14: The Hawks improved to 6-3 with the Class 3A win over the Vikings.

Cape Henlopen (1-8) closes the regular season next Friday by hosting Smyrna.