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Henlopen puts 25 wrestlers in DIAA state semifinals
LEWES - Sussex Central High’s Malachi Stratton began his quest for a third-straight state title with a quarterfinal pin as the DIAA individual state tournament got started on Friday night at …
Smyrna outlasts Appo, advances into quarterfinals
MIDDLETOWN — Smyrna High weathered a late comeback Friday night, topping host Appoquinimink 70-62 to advance to the DIAA Girls Basketball Tournament quarterfinals.
Champion Middletown Cavaliers still winners 20 years later
MIDDLETOWN — Twenty years after teaming up to win a boys’ basketball state title, members of that Middletown High squad are doing quite well on their own too.
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It's back to the Super Bowl for three Blue Hens with the Chiefs
NEWARK — Brett Veach always seemed to want to be involved in bigger things.
He dreamed of playing football at Notre Dame before playing at Delaware.
And when he was coach Andy …
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It’s his own personal wildlife refuge — a 10-by-10-foot room with one door and no windows.
The spot is Don Fountain’s eye on the world, packed with all things turkey.
Eighty-one-year-old Larry Price of Middletown has run 2 miles and walked two more for 546 days straight, as of Wednesday.
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PBA Tour to put Middletown lanes on TV
MIDDLETOWN — Thomas Reis says he’s watched professional bowlers “all my life.”
So he’s excited that the PBA Tour is coming to Mid-County Lanes & Entertainment …
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Veterans Golf Association's Delaware chapter seeks more members
MIDDLETOWN — The Veterans Golf Association is set to tee off again this year in Delaware and is seeking more members to join its cause.
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Middletown linemen come up big in 3A football playoff win
BEAR — With the season on the line Saturday, Middletown High’s interior blockers and tacklers came up big.
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Smyrna loses a heartbreaker to Salesianum on last-second TD
WILMINGTON — Smyrna High was not the typical eight seed.
Top-seed Salesianum School was prepared for that on Friday night.
The Sals and Eagles exchanged big play after big play all …
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Smyrna makes history by taking girls' volleyball state crown
NEWARK — The countless Downstate players and teams who came before them could only dream of this moment.
But Smyrna High is the one who finally got it done.
The No. 2 Eagles were in …
NEWARK — Smyrna High didn’t get off to the best of starts on Tuesday night.
But the Eagles’ opponent, Wilmington Charter, had just the thing to get them going.
The Force …
The free clinic in Smyrna was scheduled for two hours but ran about 20 minutes longer.
The attendees didn’t seem to care, as there was a lot of important, and potentially lifesaving, material to cover.