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Incaseyoudidntnow posts victory at Harrington Raceway
HARRINGTON - James Magno and Joseph Fonte's Incaseyoudidntnow ($2.40, Jim Morand) was a 1:53.1 winner in the featured $22,500 Free-for-All on Tuesday at Harrington Raceway.
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Caesar Rodney dominates Henlopen Conference tennis tournament
DOVER — Caesar Rodney High captured 11 of the 12 possible titles in dominating the Henlopen Conference tennis tournaments over the weekend.
The Riders took both team championships, winning …
Caesar Rodney boys, Smyrna girls run to Henlopen track titles
FELTON — Caesar Rodney High won the boys’ team title while Smyrna took the girls’ team championship as the Henlopen Conference track & field championships wrapped up on Monday.
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Delaware football team adds Coastal Carolina to future schedules
NEWARK — The Delaware football program continues to add new opponents to its future schedules.
UD announced today that it will play Coastal Carolina in a home-and-home series.
The two …
High school notes: Caesar Rodney set for volleyball state tournament debut
CAMDEN — In some ways, Caesar Rodney High’s boys’ volleyball players are still learning the basics of the sport.
After all, this is just the Riders’ second season with a …
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Pro Sports
DOVER — The engines roaring. The blistering speeds. The pungent scent of burning rubber. There is nothing quite like the race experience.
That’s why tens of thousands of …
NASCAR Cup Series driver Ross Chastain has been growing his roots in Delaware since 2018, as part of an Office of Highway Safety campaign.
Mr. Chastain, otherwise known as the “Melon Man,” began the “Protect Your Melon” effort with the agency to inform motorists about driving under the influence and to ensure safe road trips.
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, …
College Sports
The U.S. Justice Department on Monday announced an agreement with the Liberty County (Georgia) Sheriff’s Office to resolve a civil rights complaint regarding the stop of a Delaware State University team bus last year.
Outdoors
Big things are in the works this spring and summer for fans of outdoor activity.
Robin Eaton, director of Dover Parks & Recreation, touched on several of his department’s ongoing projects and their timelines at the Council Committee of the Whole meeting at City Hall this week.
The dog days of summer are gone — despite this weekend’s warm forecast — but canines will still be treated Saturday in Dover.
Sports
Cape Henlopen tops four Downstate teams in girls' lacrosse state tourney
DOVER — Cape Henlopen High is the favorite to regain its spot atop the state’s girls’ lacrosse world.
The unbeaten Vikings (15-0) are the top seed in the 12-team DIAA state …
Athlete of the Week: Cimone Edge, Smyrna softball
SMYRNA — Smyrna High softball player Cimone Edge was voted this week’s State News Athlete of the Week.
The junior went 4-for-4 with a pair of doubles and four RBI in a win over …
Downstate Delaware high school scores
BASEBALL Polytech 7, Sussex Academy 3 Cape Henlopen 10, Saint Mark’s 6 Caesar Rodney 5, Archmere 3 Delmar 7, Smyrna 3 Milford 4, Odessa 1 Woodbridge 2, Caesar Rodney 1
BOYS’ LACROSSE …
Harrington Raceway Monday's entries
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Changes look to reinvigorate DIAA
DOVER — There was no telling where this process would end when it started.
When a state task force began looking into the Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association last September, …
DOVER — Four of the Henlopen Conference’s six boys’ volleyball teams have made the field for this year’s DIAA state tournament.
The 16-team tourney begins with matches on …
SMYRNA — Elijah Williams never set out to be a hurdler.
It was more like the event found him.
The Smyrna High senior was mostly a triple jumper in middle school. But he stood out …