Slideshow: Lake Forest Invitational cross country
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From 9/11 at the Pentagon to Afghanistan
Teresa Connor, second from the left, and Army Lieutenant Colonel Angela Funaro met with three Afghan public affairs officers in Kabul. “The Afghan military and police forces have women serving in their...
View ArticleRoundup: Defending champ Smyrna opens with 56-0 rout of Delcastle
Smyrna High erupted for 40 points in the first quarter as the defending Division I state champion Eagles opened the season with a decisive 56-0 win over Delcastle in football on Saturday morning....
View ArticleMistake-prone Lake Forest drops opener to Hodgson 27-12
GLASGOW — For a lot of the players on the Lake Forest High football team, Saturday morning was their first exposure to varsity football. It didn’t go how the Spartans would have liked, as they slumped...
View ArticleHornets run out of time, suffer 34-21 home loss to Monmouth
DOVER — Delaware State spent most of Saturday failing to reward its improved defensive effort. Finally, the points started showing up on the board and what was once a Monmouth blowout was a...
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Blue Hens rally for 24-6 road victory over Lafayette
Wide receiver Diante Cherry caught a 35-yard scoring pass to make it 17-6 with 7:10 remaining. (UD sports information/Mark Campbell) EASTON, Pa. — For a long time, this game was painfully reminiscent...
View ArticlePassing game, defense key Wesley’s 43-7 home win over Frostburg
Click to view slideshow. Special to the Delaware State News/Gary Emeigh DOVER — It’s not often that the Wesley College football program enters a game with a losing record. It’s even rarer that they...
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Campaign notebook: Candidates’ financial gap visible in primary races
DOVER — The three leading candidates for the U.S. House have all raised upwards of half a million dollars in donations, while in the primaries for governor and lieutenant governor, a clear financial...
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Crowded primary ballot will greet voters on Tuesday
DOVER — Registered Democrats will be busy Tuesday when they go to the polls. On the ballot in the state’s primary election on Tuesday are candidates vying for the Democratic Party’s nomination for the...
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Dover turns into hot spot for cyclists
Click to view slideshow. Special to the Delaware State News/Gary Emeigh DOVER — It was one hot day for cycling in Dover and its surrounding areas — both literally and figuratively — as temperatures...
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That horrible day: Dover Speedway officials recall how NASCAR fans responded...
The stands were a sea of American flags, thanks to race sponsor MBNA. (Delaware State News file) DOVER — Fifteen years later the reaction is palpable. Ask Denis McGlynn to recall an unprecedented...
View ArticleRoundup: Wolverines defeat Ferrum 3-1 for first hockey win of season
Three seniors scored goals as Wesley College picked up its first field hockey victory of the season, a 3-1 win at Ferrum on Sunday afternoon. Isabella Lucia, Lauren Niezgoda (Caesar Rodney) and Allison...
View ArticleRuling: Drug evidence in Cheswold speeding stop inadmissible
DOVER — Potential drug evidence located during a May speeding stop in Cheswold can’t be used against a defendant due to an unjustified search by police, a judge ruled Thursday. Driver Nathan H. Ward,...
View ArticleSmyrna’s 9/11 service strikes tones both somber and hopeful
Click to view slideshow. Special to the Delaware State News/Doug Curran SMYRNA — On Sunday evening, the street in front of Smyrna’s Citizens’ Hose Company was filled with uniformed firefighters,...
View ArticleAMC ceremony honors September 11 victims, heroes
Click to view slideshow. Special to the Delaware State News/Gary Emeigh DOVER — Watching 9/11 unfold as a youngster while watching TV with his mother in the bedroom of their home in New Jersey left an...
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COMMENTARY: Colleges need to confront the ‘snowflake situation’
The University of Chicago has made it clear that they don’t care if their snowflakes melt. No, this isn’t about winter in Chicago, when there’s lots of snow on the banks of Lake Michigan. Rather, it’s...
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Comedian Steven Wright headed to Dover Downs
Comedian Steven Wright will perform at Dover Downs’ Rollins Center in January. (Submitted photo) DOVER – Academy Award winner and Grammy- and Emmy-nominated comedian Steven Wright will perform at Dover...
View ArticleWoman arrested after alleged carjacking in Dover
DOVER – A 26-year-old Bridgeville woman was charged with carjacking and other alleged offenses after a Sunday afternoon incident, police said. At approximately 4:50 p.m., Dover Police said, a...
View ArticleLocal Auto Racing: Mills makes impressive comeback at Delmar
DELMAR — On Saturday night, Jamie Mills made his first appearance at Delaware International Speedway since being injured in a crash early in the season at Bridgeport Speedway. It ended up being a...
View ArticleDelle Donne out of play to repair thumb injury
Former Delaware basketball star Elena Delle Donne will undergo surgery today to repair an injury to her right thumb. A forward for the WNBA’s Chicago Sky, Delle Donne suffered the injury in a game...
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