The Henlopen Conference is a high school sports conference comprising public schools in Kent County

Kent County, Delaware

Kent County is a county located in the central part of the U.S. state of Delaware. It is coextensive with the Dover, Delaware, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010 the population was 162,310, a 28.1% increase over the previous decade. The county seat is Dover, the state capital...

 and Sussex County

Sussex County, Delaware

Sussex County is a county located in the southern part of the U.S. state of Delaware. As of 2010 the population was 197,145, an increase of 25.9% over the previous decade. The county seat is Georgetown. The Seaford Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Sussex County.Sussex County is...

 in lower Delaware

Delaware

Delaware is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is bordered to the south and west by Maryland, and to the north by Pennsylvania...

. The teams participate in a variety of sports including football

High school football

High school football, in North America, refers to the game of football as it is played in the United States and Canada. It ranks among the most popular interscholastic sports in both of these nations....

, boys and girls soccer, track and field

Track and field

Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...

, cross country

Cross country running

Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...

, boys and girls basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

, boys and girls indoor track, boys and girls outdoor track, wrestling

Scholastic wrestling

Scholastic wrestling, sometimes known in the United States as Folkstyle wrestling, is a style of amateur wrestling practised at the high school and middle school levels in the United States. This wrestling style is essentially Collegiate wrestling with some slight modifications. It is currently...

, boys and girls lacrosse

Lacrosse

Lacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...

, baseball

Baseball

Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...

, softball

Softball

Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...

, cheerleading

Cheerleading

Cheerleading is a physical activity, sometimes a competitive sport, based on organized routines, usually ranging from one to three minutes, which contain the components of tumbling, dance, jumps, cheers, and stunting to direct spectators of events to cheer on sports teams at games or to participate...

, boys and girls swimming

Swimming (sport)

Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...

, and field hockey

Field hockey

Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...

.

Schools and Teams

The schools and teams that make up the Henlopen Conference are divided into two divisions. The Henlopen Northern Division and Henlopen Southern Division. Despite the name, the schools are not divided by geographical location, but rather by enrollment numbers, with the larger schools in the Northern Division and the smaller schools in the Southern Division. The conferences are re-arranged every few years based on enrollment numbers.

The current conference allignment for the schools along with the city they are located in are:

Henlopen Northern Division

School	Team	City	Geographic areas
Caesar Rodney Caesar Rodney School District The Caesar Rodney School District is a public school district based in Wyoming, Delaware . The current superintendent is Dr. Kevin Fitzgerald, former principal of the high school.-Geography:The district covers a area in central Kent County....	Riders	Camden Camden, Delaware Camden is a town in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,464 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Camden is located at ....	Camden, Wyoming, Dover Air Force Base, Magnolia
Cape Henlopen Cape Henlopen High School Cape Henlopen High School is a public high school in Lewes, Sussex County, Delaware, USA. The School is part of the Cape Henlopen School District and is located between Savannah Road and King's Highway. Cape Henlopen's school colors are bright gold and Columbia blue. Their mascot is Thor the...	Vikings	Lewes Lewes, Delaware Lewes is an incorporated city in Sussex County, Delaware, USA, on the Delmarva Peninsula. According to the 2010 census, the population is 2,747, a decrease of 6.3% from 2000....	Lewes, Rehoboth Beach, Milton, Harbeson, Cedar Creek, Broadkill Beach
Dover Dover High School (Delaware) Dover High School is a notable high school located in Dover, Delaware.-Administration:Dover High School has a principal, Eugene Montaño, and assistant principals Courtney Cooper, Tiff McCullough, and Kevin Turner....	Senators	Dover Dover, Delaware The city of Dover is the capital and second largest city in the U.S. state of Delaware. It is also the county seat of Kent County, and the principal city of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Kent County. It is located on the St. Jones River in the Delaware...	Dover, Cheswold, Hartly, Little Creek
Milford	Buccaneers	Milford Milford, Delaware Milford is a city in Kent and Sussex counties in the U.S. state of Delaware. According to the 2010 census, the population of the city is 9,559....	Milford, Ellendale, Houston, Lincoln City, Thompsonville, Slaughter Beach
Smyrna	Eagles	Smyrna Smyrna, Delaware Smyrna is a town in Kent and New Castle counties in the U.S. state of Delaware. It is part of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area...	Smyrna, Clayton, Leipsic
Sussex Central	Golden Knights	Georgetown Georgetown, Delaware Georgetown is a town in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. According to 2010 census figures, the population of the town is 6,422, an increase of 38.3% over the previous decade...	Georgetown, Millsboro
Sussex Tech Sussex Technical High School Sussex Technical High School is a public high school in Georgetown, Delaware. Its enrolment at last count was roughly 1,200 students. As a choice school, each year over 600 eighth-grade students in Sussex County apply for 300 openings. Its mascot is a raven....	Ravens	Georgetown Georgetown, Delaware Georgetown is a town in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. According to 2010 census figures, the population of the town is 6,422, an increase of 38.3% over the previous decade...	Sussex County technical students

Henlopen Southern Division

School	Team	City	Geographic areas
Delmar Delmar Senior High School Delmar High School, is a public high school in Delmar, DE, a community in Sussex County, Delaware. The school is co-located with Delmar Middle School, along with the district offices...	Wildcats	Delmar Delmar, Delaware As of the census of 2000, there were 1,407 people, 542 households, and 344 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,498.9 people per square mile . There were 595 housing units at an average density of 633.9 per square mile...	Delmar
Indian River Indian River High School (Delaware) Indian River High School is a part of the Indian River School District, located in Dagsboro, Delaware in southern Sussex County. The school district is one of the largest by land area in the State of Delaware...	Indians	Dagsboro Dagsboro, Delaware As of the census of 2000, there were 519 people, 226 households, and 141 families residing in the town. The population density was 409.5 people per square mile . There were 248 housing units at an average density of 195.7 per square mile . The racial makeup of the town was 92.29% White, 6.36%...	Dagsboro, Frankford, Bethany Beach, Millville, Ocean View, Gumboro, Angola, Oak Orchard
Lake Forest Lake Forest High School (Delaware) Lake Forest High School is a small Division II Henlopen Conference School in Felton, Delaware. The school also services the towns Harrington and Frederica...	Spartans	Felton Felton, Delaware Felton is a town in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,298 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Felton is located at ....	Felton, Bowers Beach, Frederica, Harrington, Viola
Laurel	Bulldogs	Laurel Laurel, Delaware As of the census of 2000, there were 3,668 people, 1,389 households, and 957 families residing in the town. The population density was 2,215.9 people per square mile . There were 1,561 housing units at an average density of 943.0 per square mile...	Laurel
Polytech Polytech High School Polytech High School is located in Woodside, Delaware. Polytech High School is a vocational high school that was a vocational school in the 1960s and changed to a regular high school in 1991. Polytech takes all students in Kent County Delaware which they start off in freshman year...	Panthers	Woodside Woodside, Delaware Woodside is a town in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 181 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Woodside is located at ....	Kent County technical students
Seaford	Blue Jays	Seaford Seaford, Delaware Seaford is a city located along the Nanticoke River in Sussex County, Delaware. According to the 2010 Census Bureau figures, the population of the city is 6,928, an increase of 3.4% from the 2000 census...	Seaford, Blades, Bethel
Woodbridge Woodbridge High School (Bridgeville, Delaware) Woodbridge High School is a public high school in Bridgeville, Delaware. It is part of the Woodbridge School District and located in Sussex County. It has about 700 students who go by the name of the "Blue Raiders".-External links:**...	Blue Raiders	Bridgeville Bridgeville, Delaware As of the census of 2000, there were 1,436 people, 570 households, and 381 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,768.6 people per square mile . There were 636 housing units at an average density of 783.3 per square mile...	Bridgeville, Greenwood, Farmington

Conference History

The Henlopen Conference as it is today was created in the mid-1960s. Of the schools now comprising the Henlopen Conference, most were original members of the Diamond State Conference

Diamond State Conference

The Diamond State Conference is a high school sports conference comprising private schools in Delaware. Historically, the conference consisted of schools from Lower Delaware and existed until the 1969-70 school year when the Henlopen Conference was formed...

, which then consisted of Middletown, Smyrna, Dover, Caesar Rodney, Milford, Seaford, Lewes, and Georgetown. Lewes and Georgetown defected first, with every team but Middletown eventually ending up in the Henlopen Conference. Middletown, the only New Castle County school, moved to a conference composed entirely of New Castle County schools with the school district mergers of 1969-70 when it became a part of the Appoquinimink School District.

The original teams of the Henlopen Conference were the Rehoboth Beach Seahawks, Milton Warriors, Lewes Pirates (from Diamond State), Greenwood Foresters, Dover Air Force Base Falcons, Harrington Lions, Felton Green Devils, Delmar Wildcats, Millsboro Blue Devils, John M. Clayton Bears, Laurel Bulldogs, Lord Baltimore Lords, Selbyville Rebels, and Georgetown Golden Knights (from Diamond State).

With the school district mergers of 1969-70, several teams changed. Lewes, Milton, and Rehoboth Beach merged to form the Cape Henlopen Vikings. Georgetown, John M. Clayton, and a large part of the Millsboro School District merged to become the Sussex Central Golden Knights (the other portion of Millsboro was absorbed into Cape Henlopen). Greenwood and Bridgeville merged to become the Woodbridge Blue Raiders. Harrington and Felton merged with Frederica to become the Lake Forest Spartans. Lord Baltimore and Selbyville were merged with Frankford and Dagsboro to become the Indian River Indians. The Milford School District also joined the conference after merging with the Ellendale and Houston school districts, keeping the Milford Buccaneers name. Magnolia and Oak Point merged with Caesar Rodney in 1969 and Dover Air Force Base high school students were absorbed into the Caesar Rodney High School after the United States government closed down the base's school in the 1980s, although the school had always been run by the Caesar Rodney School District through contract. The Sussex Tech Ravens (early 1990's) and Polytech Panthers (2007) joined the conference with the addition of their sports teams when the schools made the transition from vocational trade schools to technical and academic schools.

Of note is that not all teams joined the conference immediately at its inception, affecting the number of conference championships the teams could have won.

Football History

Since 1969, teams in the Henlopen Conference have won a total of 21 state football championships. The south leads the north in championships 14 to seven. Caesar Rodney leads the northern division with three Division I Championships and Delmar leads the southern division with six Division II Championships.

Only twice has the conference swept the Division I and Division II championship. In 1988, Dover from the North and Indian River from the South were the first to do it. In 2008, Caesar Rodney from the North and Milford from the south accomplished the feat. In the 2008 championship games, both Caesar Rodney and Milford defeated Sussex Central and Laurel to win their respective championships.

Seaford High School is the only school in the conference to win both a Division I and II Championship.

2006 Lake Forest Forfeits

In 2006 Lake Forest High School had to temporarily shut down their varsity football team due to allegations of use of painkillers. Lake Forest forfeited their final eight games for that season.

Milford Controversy

Prior to the 2007-08 school year, Milford was moved to the Henlopen South while Smyrna joined the Northern Division due to changes in enrollment. On September 30, 2008 those numbers were rechecked and confirmed to determine the assignments for the 2009-10 and 2010-11 school years. With only a total of 8 students separating the seventh and eighth largest schools, with Polytech coming in a 1,164 and Milford at 1,156; the conference assignments were certified to stay the same through June 2011. This included Polytech in the North Division and Milford in the South.

Days prior to the Division 2 Championship game, Polytech High School challenged the enrollment numbers that were submitted by Milford High School. Polytech brought their case to the athletic directors of the Henlopen Conference schools in a monthly meeting, and Milford argued their case as to why the numbers were correct. At the center of Polytech's argument were 17 students of the Intensive Learning Center, a separate school from Milford High School for special needs and mentally challenged students that rented space inside Milford High. The Polytech officials argued that those students were in the building and should be counted, the Milford officials argued that it was a separate school and that the State of Delaware did not count those children in Milford's enrollment nor did Milford receive funding for them.

A vote was held by the athletic directors of the various schools in the conference, all of the directors in the South voted Milford should move up to the North except Laurel High School; all of the directors in the North said Milford should stay down except for Polytech High School, which made it a 6-6 vote as Milford was not allowed to vote. However, the director for Sussex Central wasn't present for the meeting, so the director for Indian River High School was allowed to vote twice as Indian River High School and Sussex Central High School are in the same school district. The director voted two times that Milford move to the North Division and the vote was confirmed.

In December 2008, Milford appealed to the superintendents of the schools comprising the Henlopen Conference. The superintendents voted to uphold the decision of the athletic directors as it was an athletics issue. Milford also appealed to the Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association, the governing body for athletics in Delaware schools. The DIAA decided that the matter needed to be handled by the Henlopen Conference and that they would not be involved.

On April 15, 2009, Milford High School filed a lawsuit against the Henlopen Conference in Chancery Court

Delaware Court of Chancery

The Delaware Court of Chancery is a court of equity in the American state of Delaware. It is one of Delaware's three constitutional courts, along with the Supreme Court and Superior Court.-Jurisdiction:...

 challenging that the vote was against the conference by-laws. In the lawsuit, Milford is listed as seeking "declaratory relief" and to have the vote to change the conference alignments nullified, placing Milford High School back in the South Division. On July 2, that lawsuit was dismissed.

2004 Regular Season Football Standings

Henlopen Northern Division

School	Team	Division Record	Overall Record	Season Outcome
Caesar Rodney	Riders	5 - 0	9 - 2	Loss in semi-finals of Div. I Playoffs
Sussex Tech Sussex Technical High School Sussex Technical High School is a public high school in Georgetown, Delaware. Its enrolment at last count was roughly 1,200 students. As a choice school, each year over 600 eighth-grade students in Sussex County apply for 300 openings. Its mascot is a raven....	Ravens	4 - 1	7 - 4	Loss in first round of Div. I Playoffs
Milford	Buccaneers	3 - 2	7 - 3	Failed to make playoffs
Sussex Central	Golden Knights	2 - 3	5 - 5	Failed to make playoffs
Dover	Senators	1 - 4	3 - 7	Failed to make playoffs
Cape Henlopen Cape Henlopen High School Cape Henlopen High School is a public high school in Lewes, Sussex County, Delaware, USA. The School is part of the Cape Henlopen School District and is located between Savannah Road and King's Highway. Cape Henlopen's school colors are bright gold and Columbia blue. Their mascot is Thor the...	Vikings	0 - 5	0 - 10	Failed to make playoffs

Henlopen Southern Division

School	Team	Division Record	Overall Record	Season Outcome
Indian River Indian River High School (Delaware) Indian River High School is a part of the Indian River School District, located in Dagsboro, Delaware in southern Sussex County. The school district is one of the largest by land area in the State of Delaware...	Indians	5 - 1	8 - 4	Loss in semi-finals of Div. II Playoffs
Woodbridge	Blue Raiders	4 - 2	7 - 3	Failed to make playoffs
Smyrna	Eagles	4 - 2	7 - 4	Loss in first round of Div. II playoffs
Laurel	Bulldogs	4 - 2	7 - 4	Loss in first round of Div. II playoffs
Delmar Delmar Senior High School Delmar High School, is a public high school in Delmar, DE, a community in Sussex County, Delaware. The school is co-located with Delmar Middle School, along with the district offices...	Wildcats	2 - 4	3 - 7	Failed to make playoffs
Seaford	Blue Jays	1 - 5	3 - 7	Failed to make playoffs
Lake Forest Lake Forest High School (Delaware) Lake Forest High School is a small Division II Henlopen Conference School in Felton, Delaware. The school also services the towns Harrington and Frederica...	Spartans	1 - 5	3 - 7	Failed to make playoffs

2005 Regular Season Football Standings

Henlopen Northern Division

School	Team	Division Record	Overall Record	Season Outcome
Dover	Senators	5 - 0	8 - 3	Loss in first round of Div. I playoffs
Caesar Rodney	Riders	3 - 2	4 - 6	Failed to make playoffs
Sussex Central	Golden Knights	2 - 3	6 - 5	Loss in first round of Div. I playoffs
Sussex Tech Sussex Technical High School Sussex Technical High School is a public high school in Georgetown, Delaware. Its enrolment at last count was roughly 1,200 students. As a choice school, each year over 600 eighth-grade students in Sussex County apply for 300 openings. Its mascot is a raven....	Ravens	2 - 3	5 - 5	Failed to make playoffs
Cape Henlopen Cape Henlopen High School Cape Henlopen High School is a public high school in Lewes, Sussex County, Delaware, USA. The School is part of the Cape Henlopen School District and is located between Savannah Road and King's Highway. Cape Henlopen's school colors are bright gold and Columbia blue. Their mascot is Thor the...	Vikings	2 - 3	4 - 6	Failed to make playoffs
Milford	Buccaneers	1 - 4	4 - 6	Failed to make playoffs

Henlopen Southern Division

School	Team	Division Record	Overall Record	Season Outcome
Indian River Indian River High School (Delaware) Indian River High School is a part of the Indian River School District, located in Dagsboro, Delaware in southern Sussex County. The school district is one of the largest by land area in the State of Delaware...	Indians	6 - 0	9 - 2	Loss in semi-finals of Div. II playoffs
Laurel	Bulldogs	5 - 1	8 - 3	Loss in first round of Div. II playoffs
Delmar Delmar Senior High School Delmar High School, is a public high school in Delmar, DE, a community in Sussex County, Delaware. The school is co-located with Delmar Middle School, along with the district offices...	Wildcats	4 - 2	8 - 2	Failed to make playoffs
Lake Forest Lake Forest High School (Delaware) Lake Forest High School is a small Division II Henlopen Conference School in Felton, Delaware. The school also services the towns Harrington and Frederica...	Spartans	3 - 3	4 - 6	Failed to make playoffs
Smyrna	Eagles	2 - 4	5 - 5	Failed to make playoffs
Woodbridge	Blue Raiders	1 - 5	3 - 7	Failed to make playoffs
Seaford	Blue Jays	0 - 6	0 - 10	Failed to make playoffs

2006 Regular Season Football Standings

Henlopen Northern Division

School	Team	Division Record	Overall Record	Season Outcome
Sussex Central	Golden Knights	5 - 0	11 - 1	Loss in Div. I Championship Game
Milford	Buccaneers	3 - 2	6 - 4	Failed to make playoffs
Cape Henlopen Cape Henlopen High School Cape Henlopen High School is a public high school in Lewes, Sussex County, Delaware, USA. The School is part of the Cape Henlopen School District and is located between Savannah Road and King's Highway. Cape Henlopen's school colors are bright gold and Columbia blue. Their mascot is Thor the...	Vikings	3 - 2	5 - 5	Failed to make playoffs
Caesar Rodney	Riders	2 - 3	5 - 5	Failed to make playoffs
Dover	Senators	3 - 3	5 - 5	Failed to make playoffs
Sussex Tech Sussex Technical High School Sussex Technical High School is a public high school in Georgetown, Delaware. Its enrolment at last count was roughly 1,200 students. As a choice school, each year over 600 eighth-grade students in Sussex County apply for 300 openings. Its mascot is a raven....	Ravens	0 - 5	2 - 8	Failed to make playoffs

Henlopen Southern Division

School	Team	Division Record	Overall Record	Season Outcome
Delmar Delmar Senior High School Delmar High School, is a public high school in Delmar, DE, a community in Sussex County, Delaware. The school is co-located with Delmar Middle School, along with the district offices...	Wildcats	6 - 0	11 - 1	Loss in Div. II Championship Game
Indian River Indian River High School (Delaware) Indian River High School is a part of the Indian River School District, located in Dagsboro, Delaware in southern Sussex County. The school district is one of the largest by land area in the State of Delaware...	Indians	5 - 1	8 - 3	Loss in first round of Div. II playoffs
Woodbridge	Blue Raiders	4 - 2	6 - 4	Failed to make playoffs
Laurel	Bulldogs	3 - 3	6 - 4	Failed to make playoffs
Smyrna	Eagles	2 - 4	3 - 7	Failed to make playoffs
Seaford	Blue Jays	1 - 5	2 - 8	Failed to make playoffs
Lake Forest Lake Forest High School (Delaware) Lake Forest High School is a small Division II Henlopen Conference School in Felton, Delaware. The school also services the towns Harrington and Frederica...	Spartans	1 - 5	1 - 9	Failed to make playoffs

2007 Regular Season Football Standings

Henlopen Northern Division

School	Team	Division Record	Overall Record	Season Outcome
Sussex Central	Golden Knights	6 - 0	10 - 2	Loss in Div. I Championship Game
Caesar Rodney	Riders	4 - 2	6 - 5	Loss in first round of Div. I playoffs
Sussex Tech Sussex Technical High School Sussex Technical High School is a public high school in Georgetown, Delaware. Its enrolment at last count was roughly 1,200 students. As a choice school, each year over 600 eighth-grade students in Sussex County apply for 300 openings. Its mascot is a raven....	Ravens	4 - 2	7 - 3	Failed to make playoffs
Dover	Senators	3 - 3	5 - 5	Failed to make playoffs
Cape Henlopen Cape Henlopen High School Cape Henlopen High School is a public high school in Lewes, Sussex County, Delaware, USA. The School is part of the Cape Henlopen School District and is located between Savannah Road and King's Highway. Cape Henlopen's school colors are bright gold and Columbia blue. Their mascot is Thor the...	Vikings	3 - 3	4 - 6	Failed to make playoffs
Smyrna	Eagles	1 - 5	3 - 7	Failed to make playoffs
Polytech Polytech High School Polytech High School is located in Woodside, Delaware. Polytech High School is a vocational high school that was a vocational school in the 1960s and changed to a regular high school in 1991. Polytech takes all students in Kent County Delaware which they start off in freshman year...	Panthers	0 - 6	2 - 8	Failed to make playoffs

Henlopen Southern Division

School	Team	Division Record	Overall Record	Season Outcome
Delmar Delmar Senior High School Delmar High School, is a public high school in Delmar, DE, a community in Sussex County, Delaware. The school is co-located with Delmar Middle School, along with the district offices...	Wildcats	6 - 0	10 - 1	Loss in semi-finals of Div. II playoffs
Indian River Indian River High School (Delaware) Indian River High School is a part of the Indian River School District, located in Dagsboro, Delaware in southern Sussex County. The school district is one of the largest by land area in the State of Delaware...	Indians	5 - 1	8 - 3	Loss in first round of Div. II playoffs
Milford	Buccaneers	4 - 2	6 - 4	Failed to make playoffs
Woodbridge	Blue Raiders	3 - 3	4 - 6	Failed to make playoffs
Laurel	Bulldogs	2 - 4	5 - 5	Failed to make playoffs
Lake Forest Lake Forest High School (Delaware) Lake Forest High School is a small Division II Henlopen Conference School in Felton, Delaware. The school also services the towns Harrington and Frederica...	Spartans	1 - 5	1 - 9	Failed to make playoffs
Seaford	Blue Jays	0 - 6	1 - 9	Failed to make playoffs

2008 Regular Season Football Standings

Henlopen Northern Division

School	Team	Division Record	Overall Record	Season Outcome
Sussex Central	Golden Knights	6 - 0	10 - 2	Loss in Div. I Championship Game
Caesar Rodney	Riders	5 - 1	11 - 1	Won Div. I State Championship
Dover	Senators	4 - 2	6 - 4	Failed to make playoffs
Smyrna	Eagles	2 - 4	5 - 5	Failed to make playoffs
Sussex Tech Sussex Technical High School Sussex Technical High School is a public high school in Georgetown, Delaware. Its enrolment at last count was roughly 1,200 students. As a choice school, each year over 600 eighth-grade students in Sussex County apply for 300 openings. Its mascot is a raven....	Ravens	2 - 4	4 - 6	Failed to make playoffs
Cape Henlopen Cape Henlopen High School Cape Henlopen High School is a public high school in Lewes, Sussex County, Delaware, USA. The School is part of the Cape Henlopen School District and is located between Savannah Road and King's Highway. Cape Henlopen's school colors are bright gold and Columbia blue. Their mascot is Thor the...	Vikings	2 - 4	3 - 7	Failed to make playoffs
Polytech Polytech High School Polytech High School is located in Woodside, Delaware. Polytech High School is a vocational high school that was a vocational school in the 1960s and changed to a regular high school in 1991. Polytech takes all students in Kent County Delaware which they start off in freshman year...	Panthers	0 - 6	2 - 8	Failed to make playoffs

Henlopen Southern Division

School	Team	Division Record	Overall Record	Season Outcome
Milford	Buccaneers	5 - 1	10 - 2	Won Div. II State Championship
Laurel	Bulldogs	5 - 1	9 - 3	Loss in Div. II State Championship Game
Indian River Indian River High School (Delaware) Indian River High School is a part of the Indian River School District, located in Dagsboro, Delaware in southern Sussex County. The school district is one of the largest by land area in the State of Delaware...	Indians	4 - 2	7 - 4	Loss in first round of Div. II playoffs
Delmar Delmar Senior High School Delmar High School, is a public high school in Delmar, DE, a community in Sussex County, Delaware. The school is co-located with Delmar Middle School, along with the district offices...	Wildcats	4 - 2	8 - 2	Failed to make playoffs
Seaford	Blue Jays	2 - 4	2 - 8	Failed to make playoffs
Lake Forest Lake Forest High School (Delaware) Lake Forest High School is a small Division II Henlopen Conference School in Felton, Delaware. The school also services the towns Harrington and Frederica...	Spartans	1 - 5	3 - 7	Failed to make playoffs
Woodbridge	Blue Raiders	0 - 6	0 - 10	Failed to make playoffs

The week one meeting between Milford and St. Marks (Wilmington, Delaware) was ranked the #10 matchup in the nation by MaxPreps.

2009 Regular Season Football Standings

Henlopen Northern Division

School	Team	Division Record	Overall Record	Season Outcome
Sussex Tech Sussex Technical High School Sussex Technical High School is a public high school in Georgetown, Delaware. Its enrolment at last count was roughly 1,200 students. As a choice school, each year over 600 eighth-grade students in Sussex County apply for 300 openings. Its mascot is a raven....	Ravens	5 - 1	9 - 2	Loss in first round of Div. I playoffs
Caesar Rodney	Riders	5 - 1	8 - 4	Loss in semi-finals of Div. I playoffs
Milford	Buccaneers	5 - 1	6 - 4	Failed to make playoffs
Sussex Central	Golden Knights	2 - 4	6 - 4	Failed to make playoffs
Dover	Senators	2 - 4	4 - 6	Failed to make playoffs
Smyrna	Eagles	2 - 4	2 - 8	Failed to make playoffs
Cape Henlopen Cape Henlopen High School Cape Henlopen High School is a public high school in Lewes, Sussex County, Delaware, USA. The School is part of the Cape Henlopen School District and is located between Savannah Road and King's Highway. Cape Henlopen's school colors are bright gold and Columbia blue. Their mascot is Thor the...	Vikings	0 - 6	1 - 9	Failed to make playoffs

Henlopen Southern Division

School	Team	Division Record	Overall Record	Season Outcome
Delmar Delmar Senior High School Delmar High School, is a public high school in Delmar, DE, a community in Sussex County, Delaware. The school is co-located with Delmar Middle School, along with the district offices...	Wildcats	6 - 0	10 - 3	Won Div. II State Championship
Laurel	Bulldogs	5 - 1	8 - 3	Loss in semi-finals of Div. II Playoffs
Lake Forest Lake Forest High School (Delaware) Lake Forest High School is a small Division II Henlopen Conference School in Felton, Delaware. The school also services the towns Harrington and Frederica...	Spartans	4 - 2	7 - 3	Failed to make playoffs
Indian River Indian River High School (Delaware) Indian River High School is a part of the Indian River School District, located in Dagsboro, Delaware in southern Sussex County. The school district is one of the largest by land area in the State of Delaware...	Indians	3 - 3	5 - 5	Failed to make playoffs
Seaford	Blue Jays	2 - 4	4 - 6	Failed to make playoffs
Polytech Polytech High School Polytech High School is located in Woodside, Delaware. Polytech High School is a vocational high school that was a vocational school in the 1960s and changed to a regular high school in 1991. Polytech takes all students in Kent County Delaware which they start off in freshman year...	Panthers	1 - 5	1 - 9	Failed to make playoffs
Woodbridge	Blue Raiders	0 - 6	3 - 7	Failed to make playoffs

2010 Regular Season Football Standings

Henlopen Northern Division

School	Team	Division Record	Overall Record	Season Outcome
Sussex Central	Golden Knights	5 - 1	7 - 4	Loss in first round of Div. I playoffs
Caesar Rodney	Riders	5 - 1	7 - 4	Loss in first round of Div. I playoffs
Dover	Senators	3 - 3	6 - 4	Failed to make playoffs
Sussex Tech Sussex Technical High School Sussex Technical High School is a public high school in Georgetown, Delaware. Its enrolment at last count was roughly 1,200 students. As a choice school, each year over 600 eighth-grade students in Sussex County apply for 300 openings. Its mascot is a raven....	Ravens	3 - 3	5 - 5	Failed to make playoffs
Cape Henlopen Cape Henlopen High School Cape Henlopen High School is a public high school in Lewes, Sussex County, Delaware, USA. The School is part of the Cape Henlopen School District and is located between Savannah Road and King's Highway. Cape Henlopen's school colors are bright gold and Columbia blue. Their mascot is Thor the...	Vikings	2 - 4	5 - 5	Failed to make playoffs
Smyrna	Eagles	2 - 4	4 - 6	Failed to make playoffs
Milford	Buccaneers	1 - 5	3 - 7	Failed to make playoffs

Henlopen Southern Division

School	Team	Division Record	Overall Record	Season Outcome
Lake Forest Lake Forest High School (Delaware) Lake Forest High School is a small Division II Henlopen Conference School in Felton, Delaware. The school also services the towns Harrington and Frederica...	Spartans	5 - 1	8 - 3	Loss in first round of Div. II playoffs
Delmar Delmar Senior High School Delmar High School, is a public high school in Delmar, DE, a community in Sussex County, Delaware. The school is co-located with Delmar Middle School, along with the district offices...	Wildcats	4 - 2	8 - 4	Loss in semi-finals of Div. II playoffs
Laurel	Bulldogs	4 - 2	5 - 5	Failed to make playoffs
Indian River Indian River High School (Delaware) Indian River High School is a part of the Indian River School District, located in Dagsboro, Delaware in southern Sussex County. The school district is one of the largest by land area in the State of Delaware...	Indians	4 - 2	5 - 5	Failed to make playoffs
Polytech Polytech High School Polytech High School is located in Woodside, Delaware. Polytech High School is a vocational high school that was a vocational school in the 1960s and changed to a regular high school in 1991. Polytech takes all students in Kent County Delaware which they start off in freshman year...	Panthers	3 - 3	4 - 6	Failed to make playoffs
Woodbridge	Blue Raiders	1 - 5	3 - 7	Failed to make playoffs
Seaford	Blue Jays	0 - 6	2 - 8	Failed to make playoffs

Henlopen Conference Football Championships (By Year)

Of note: Teams with a gold background went on to win the State Championship.

Year	Henlopen South (Div II)	Henlopen North (Div I)	At-Large Div I or II State Champion
2011	Indian River	Sussex Central
2010	Lake Forest	Sussex Central
2009	Delmar	Sussex Tech
2008	Milford	Sussex Central	Caesar Rodney (Div I)
2007	Delmar	Sussex Central
2006	Delmar	Sussex Central
2005	Indian River	Dover
2004	Indian River	Caesar Rodney
2003	Indian River	Caesar Rodney
2002	Delmar	Sussex Central
2001	Delmar	Dover
2000	Delmar	Caesar Rodney
1999	Woodbridge	Caesar Rodney
1998	Delmar	Cape Henlopen
1997	Delmar	Cape Henlopen
1996	Delmar	Caesar Rodney
1995	Delmar	Caesar Rodney	Lake Forest (Div II)
1994	Seaford	Caesar Rodney
1993	Laurel	Seaford	Sussex Tech (Div II)
1992	Laurel	Seaford
1991	Lake Forest	Caesar Rodney	Laurel (Div II)
1990	Lake Forest	Caesar Rodney
1989	Lake Forest	Caesar Rodney
1988	Indian River	Dover
1987	Indian River	Seaford	Laurel (Div II)
1986	Laurel, Indian River, Smyrna	Seaford, Caesar Rodney, Dover	Laurel (Div II)
1985	Delmar	Seaford
1984	Lake Forest	Cape Henlopen
1983	Seaford	Caesar Rodney
1982	Seaford	Dover, Cape Henlopen
1981	Lake Forest	Seaford
1980	Indian River	Caesar Rodney
1979	Indian River	Cape Henlopen
1978	Dover Air Force Base***	Caesar Rodney
1977	Smyrna	Caesar Rodney	Dover (Div I)
1976	Delmar	Caesar Rodney
1975	Smyrna	Caesar Rodney
1974	Smyrna	Milford
1973	Smyrna	Caesar Rodney, Sussex Central
1972	Lake Forest	Dover
1971	Laurel	Dover
1970	Indian River	Sussex Central
1969	Indian River	Smyrna

(*** Dover Air Force High School shut down operations and merged with Caesar Rodney High School. The two schools have always been in the same school district.)

Prior to 1969 there were no North and South divisions, simply an overall champion. They were:

Year	Henlopen Conference Champion
1968	Indian River
1967	Bridgeville (Woodbridge)
1966	Bridgeville (Woodbridge)
1965	Delmar
1964	Harrington (Lake Forest)
1963	John M. Clayton (Indian River)
1962	Millsboro / John M. Clayton (Sussex Central / Indian River)
1961	Rehoboth (Cape Henlopen)
1960	Millsboro / Rehoboth (Sussex Central / Indian River)
1959	Bridgeville (Woodbridge)

Note that of those pre-1969 teams listed above, only Indian River and Delmar still exist as school districts today, with Indian River's merger coming prior to the 1969-70 school year.

Total Henlopen Conference Football Championships

School	Division	Total	Notes
Caesar Rodney	North	18	Most all time in Northern Division
Cape Henlopen	North	7	Includes two wins by Rehoboth
Delmar	South	12	Last Championship in 2009 ( State Champions)
Dover	North	6	Last Division Championship was in 2005
Dover AF	n/a	1	*** Please see note above
Indian River	South	14	Includes two won by John M Clayton – Most all time in the Southern Division
Lake Forest	South	7	Includes one won by Harrington
Laurel	South	4	Last Division Championship was in 1993
Milford	North	2	One in the North; One in the South
Poly Tech	South	0	Join the league in 2007
Seaford	South	9	Six in the North; Three in the South
Smyrna	North	6	One in the North; Five in the South
Sussex Central	North	10	Includes two won by Millsboro
Sussex Tech	North	1	Only Championship was in 2009
Woodbridge	South	4	Includes three won by Bridgeville

Football rivalries

Battle of the Bell Milford vs. Lake Forest - Started in 1969 when the conferences were formed and school districts were consolidated. The winning team keeps the trophy, the bell off a train that used to run between Milford and Harrington, for a year until the next Battle of the Bell.


2011 Battle of the Bell Champion - Lake Forest (19-14)


Delaware's Oldest High School Rivalry Seaford vs. Laurel - The oldest rivalry game in the state, and said to be the third oldest rivalry in the nation, these two towns are separated by only 6½ miles and a large turn-out is always expected.


2011 Delaware's Oldest High School Rivalry Champion - Laurel (37-0)


The Civil War Caesar Rodney vs. Dover - A cross-town rivalry game in Dover.


2011 Civil War Champion - Dover (14-6)


The Battle for Georgetown Sussex Tech vs. Sussex Central - A cross-town rivalry game in Georgetown.


2011 Battle for Georgetown Champion - Sussex Central (16-3)


The Tech Bowl Sussex Tech vs. Polytech - A rivalry game between Sussex County and Kent County's two technical high schools.


2011 Tech Bowl Champion - Sussex Tech (48-7)


The Harvest Bowl Smyrna vs. Middletown - A non-conference rivalry game going back to before the Henlopen Conference when the two teams played in the Diamond State Conference.


2011 Harvest Bowl Champion - Middletown (36-6)


Battle for the Lions Club Trophy Delmar vs. Laurel - The two towns are only 9 miles apart along U.S. 13 and the winner takes home a trophy sponsored by the local Lions Club.


2011 Battle for the Lions Club Trophy Champion - Delmar (37-28)


Intra-district Rivalry Sussex Central vs. Indian River - A non-conference game between the two schools. Both schools belong to the the Indian River School District. The IRSD is one of the largest districts in the state of Delaware.


2011 Intra-district Rivalry Champion - Indian River (47-17)

Wrestling championships

Year	Henlopen South	Henlopen North	Conference Dual Meet	Tournament Champion
2009-10
2008-09	Milford	Caesar Rodney	Caesar Rodney	Smyrna
2007-08	Indian River	Sussex Central	Sussex Central	Sussex Central
2006-07		Caesar Rodney
2005-06		Caesar Rodney
2004-05	Milford		Sussex Central	Sussex Central
2003-04	Laurel	Caesar Rodney	Sussex Central	Sussex Central
2002-03	Smyrna	Caesar Rodney	Caesar Rodney	Sussex Central
2001-02	Lake Forest	Caesar Rodney	Caesar Rodney	Caesar Rodney
2000-01	Milford	Caesar Rodney	Caesar Rodney	Caesar Rodney
1999-00	Milford	Caesar Rodney	Caesar Rodney	Caesar Rodney
1998	Smyrna	Caesar Rodney	Caesar Rodney	Caesar Rodney
1997	Smyrna	Caesar Rodney	Caesar Rodney	Caesar Rodney
1996	Smyrna	Caesar Rodney	Caesar Rodney	Caesar Rodney
1995	Smyrna	Sussex Central	Smyrna	Smyrna
1994	Smyrna	Dover	Dover	Dover
1993	Smyrna	Dover	Dover	Dover
1992	Smyrna	Dover	Dover	Dover
1991	Smyrna	Dover	Smyrna	Dover
1990	Smyrna	Cape Henlopen	Smyrna	Smyrna
1989	Smyrna	Sussex Central	Smyrna	Smyrna
1988	Smyrna	Dover	Dover	Dover
1987	Smyrna	Dover	Smyrna	Dover
1986	Smyrna	Dover	Smyrna	Dover
1985	Smyrna	Caesar Rodney	Caesar Rodney	Caesar Rodney
1984	Smyrna	Caesar Rodney	Caesar Rodney	Caesar Rodney
1983	Laurel	Caesar Rodney	Caesar Rodney	Caesar Rodney
1982	Smyrna	Caesar Rodney	Caesar Rodney	Caesar Rodney
1981	Smyrna	Milford	Milford	None
1980	Smyrna	Milford	Milford	None
1979	Smyrna	Caesar Rodney	Smyrna	None
1978	Smyrna	Caesar Rodney	Smyrna	None
1977	Smyrna	Caesar Rodney	Caesar Rodney	None
1976	Smyrna	Sussex Central	Sussex Central	None
1975	Smyrna	Sussex Central	Smyrna	None
1974	Smyrna	Caesar Rodney	Caesar Rodney	None
1973	Smyrna	Caesar Rodney	Caesar Rodney	None
1972	Smyrna	Caesar Rodney	Smyrna, Caesar Rodney, Sussex Central	None
1971	Smyrna	Sussex Central	Smyrna	None
1970	Smyrna	Sussex Central	Smyrna	None
1969	None	None	None	Harrington
1968	None	None	None	?
1967	None	None	None	Delmar
1966	None	None	None	Harrington
1965	None	None	None	Delmar

Prior to 1969 there were no conferences, simply a Tournament Champion. In 1970 the school districts consolidated. Of those pre-1969 teams, only Indian River and Delmar still exist as school districts today, with Indian River's merger coming prior to 1969-70.



Total Division Championships:

Caesar Rodney - 21 (most all time in the North)

Cape Henlopen - 1

Delmar - 0

Dover - 7

Indian River - 2

Lake Forest - 0

Laurel - 2

Milford - 6 *Only team to win championships in both the North & South (2 in North, 4 in South)

Polytech - 0

Seaford - 0

Smyrna - 29 (Most by any school, in any conference, in any sport in the state)

Sussex Central - 7

Sussex Tech - 0

Woodbridge - 0



Conference Dual Meet Championships (Overall Champion):

Caesar Rodney - 16 (most all time)

Cape Henlopen - 0

Delmar - 0

Dover - 4

Indian River - 0

Lake Forest - 0

Laurel - 0

Milford - 2 *One of only 2 Sussex County schools to win overall championship

Polytech - 0

Seaford - 0

Smyrna - 12

Sussex Central - 5 *One of only 2 Sussex County schools to win overall championship

Sussex Tech - 0

Woodbridge - 0



Tournament Championships:

Caesar Rodney - 10 (most all time)

Cape Henlopen - 0

Delmar - 2

Dover - 7

Indian River - 0

Lake Forest - 2 *Both won by Harrington prior to 1970 merger

Laurel - 0

Milford - 0

Polytech - 0

Seaford - 0

Smyrna - 4

Sussex Central - 4

Sussex Tech - 0

Woodbridge - 0

Boys basketball championships

Year	Henlopen South Division	Henlopen North Division	Conference Championship Game	Conference Champion
2009-10	Polytech	Dover	Dover 71 - Polytech 55	Dover
2008-09	Woodbridge	Caesar Rodney	Caesar Rodney 41 - Woodbridge 35	Caesar Rodney
2007-08	Woodbridge	Sussex Central	Woodbridge 71 - Sussex Central 60	Woodbridge
2006-07
2005-06	Smyrna	Cape Henlopen	Cape Henlopen 77 - Smyrna 52	Cape Henlopen
2004-05
2003
2002	Lake Forest	Sussex Tech	Sussex Tech 58 - Lake Forest 48	Sussex Tech
2001	Lake Forest	Sussex Central	Sussex Central 59 - Lake Forest 49	Sussex Central
2000	Lake Forest	Sussex Tech	Sussex Tech 73 - Lake Forest 62	Sussex Tech
1999	Lake Forest	Sussex Tech	Sussex Tech 63 - Lake Forest 50	Sussex Tech
1998	Indian River	Cape Henlopen	Cape Henlopen 77 - Indian River 64	Cape Henlopen
1997	Lake Forest	Cape Henlopen	Lake Forest 49 - Cape Henlopen 45	Lake Forest
1996	Indian River	Cape Henlopen	Indian River 74 - Cape Henlopen 72	Indian River
1995	Indian River	Cape Henlopen	Indian River 52 - Cape Henlopen 51	Indian River
1994	Indian River	Caesar Rodney	Caesar Rodney 67 - Indian River 65	Caesar Rodney
1993	Indian River	Sussex Central	Indian River 58 - Sussex Central 45	Indian River
1992	Lake Forest	Dover	Dover 53 - Lake Forest 48	Dover
1991	Indian River	Seaford	Indian River 69 - Seaford 59	Indian River
1990	Indian River	Seaford	Indian River 65 - Seaford 63	Indian River
1989	Indian River	Milford	Milford 82 - Indian River 73	Milford
1988	Woodbridge	Seaford	Seaford 61 - Woodbridge 50	Seaford
1987	Woodbridge	Seaford	Seaford 77 - Woodbridge 63	Seaford
1986	Smyrna	Seaford	Seaford 74 - Smyrna 66	Seaford
1985	Smyrna	Sussex Central	Smyrna 64 - Sussex Central 55	Smyrna
1984	Seaford	Caesar Rodney	Caesar Rodney 61 - Seaford 60	Caesar Rodney
1983	Woodbridge	Cape Henlopen	Cape Henlopen 92 - Woodbridge 80	Cape Henlopen
1982	Lake Forest	Cape Henlopen	Cape Henlopen 71 - Lake Forest 57	Cape Henlopen
1981	Indian River	Cape Henlopen	Cape Henlopen 67 - Indian River 66	Cape Henlopen
1980	Indian River	Cape Henlopen	Cape Henlopen 77 - Indian River 63	Cape Henlopen
1979	Indian River	Cape Henlopen	Cape Henlopen 49 - Indian River 36	Cape Henlopen
1978	Indian River	Dover	Dover 55 - Indian River 53	Dover
1977	Indian River	Dover	Dover 61 - Indian River 59	Dover
1976	Indian River	Cape Henlopen	Cape Henlopen 78 - Indian River 57	Cape Henlopen
1975	Indian River	Cape Henlopen	Cape Henlopen 64 - Indian River 52	Cape Henlopen
1974	Indian River	Cape Henlopen	Indian River 66 - Cape Henlopen 62	Indian River
1973	Woodbridge	Cape Henlopen	Woodbridge 63 - Cape Henlopen 62	Woodbridge
1972	Indian River	Dover	Dover 69 - Indian River 53	Dover
1971	Indian River	Milford	Milford 47 - Indian River 45	Milford
1970	Lake Forest	Milford	Lake Forest 69 - Milford 43	Lake Forest

Prior to 1970 the conference was broken down into East and West based on geographic location. An Eastern Division and Western Division Champion was declared and a championship game was played between the two to determine the Henlopen Conference Champion. No division champions were declared in 1960 and 1961, instead the team with the best record was named Henlopen Conference Champion.

Year	Henlopen West Division	Henlopen East Division	Conference Championship Game	Conference Champion
1969	Dover Air Force Base	Rehoboth	Dover Air Force Base 77 - Rehoboth 70	Dover Air Force Base
1968	Bridgeville	Milton	Bridgeville 65 - Milton 58	Bridgeville
1967	Bridgeville	Milton	Milton 54 - Bridgeville 52	Milton
1966	Felton	Milton	Milton 60 - Felton 58	Milton
1965	Felton	Milton	Felton 73 - Milton 58	Felton
1964	Felton	Lord Baltimore	Felton 81 - Lord Baltimore 59	Felton
1963	Felton	Rehoboth	Rehoboth 48 - Felton 44	Rehoboth
1962	Greenwood	Milton	Milton 46 - Greenwood 38	Milton
1961	No Division Champion	No Division Champion	No Game	Rehoboth
1960	No Division Champion	No Division Champion	No Game	Rehoboth

Note that of those pre-1969 teams listed above, none still exist as an independent school district.



Total division championships:

Caesar Rodney - 3 *Includes 1 won by Dover Air Force Base

Cape Henlopen - 21 *Includes 2 won by Rehoboth (does not included 1960 & 1961) and 5 won by Milton (Most in the North Division and all time)

Delmar - 0

Dover - 4

Indian River - 19 *Includes 1 won by Lord Baltimore (Most in the South Division)

Lake Forest - 10 *Includes 2 won by Felton

Laurel - 0

Milford - 3

Polytech - 0

Seaford - 4 (3 in North, 1 in South)

Smyrna - 3

Sussex Central - 3

Sussex Tech - 3

Woodbridge - 7 *Includes 2 won by Bridgeville and 1 won by Greenwood





Total Henlopen Conference Championships:

Caesar Rodney - 3 *Includes 1 won by Dover Air Force Base

Cape Henlopen - 15 *Includes 3 won by Rehoboth and 3 won by Milton

Delmar - 0

Dover - 4

Indian River - 6

Lake Forest - 4 *Includes 2 won by Felton

Laurel - 0

Milford - 2

Polytech - 0

Seaford - 3

Smyrna - 1

Sussex Central - 1

Sussex Tech - 3

Woodbridge - 2 *Includes 1 won by Bridgeville

Baseball championships

Year	Henlopen South Division	Henlopen North Division	Conference Champion
2009	Milford	Sussex Central	Sussex Central
2008	Indian River	Sussex Central	Indian River
2007	Indian River	Caesar Rodney	Caesar Rodney
2006	Indian River	Cape Henlopen	Cape Henlopen
2005	Indian River	Cape Henlopen	????
2004	Delmar	Caesar Rodney	Caesar Rodeny
2003	Laurel	Cape Henlopen	Cape Henlopen
2002	Seaford	Sussex Central	Seaford
2001	Seaford	Caesar Rodney	Caesar Rodney
2000	Laurel	Sussex Central
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993	Delmar
1992
1991
1990
1989
1988
1987
1986
1985
1984
1983
1982
1981	Delmar
1980
1979
1978
1977
1976
1975
1974
1973
1972
1971
1970
1969	None	None	Delmar
1968
1967
1966
1965
1964
1963
1962
1961
1960

Boys state championships

The following Henlopen Conference boys teams have gone on to win state championships (includes pre-merger teams).

Sport School Year Baseball Dover Senators 1972 Baseball Caesar Rodney Riders 1975 Baseball Seaford Blue Jays 1980 Baseball Seaford Blue Jays 1983 Baseball Seaford Blue Jays 1986 Baseball Sussex Central Golden Knights 1989 Baseball Seaford Blue Jays 1993 Basketball Milford Buccaneers 1971 Basketball Cape Henlopen Vikings 1975 Basketball Cape Henlopen Vikings 1976 Basketball Indian River Indians 1980 Basketball Indian River Indians 1981 Basketball Caesar Rodney Riders 1984 Basketball Seaford Blue Jays 1997 Div. 2 Cross Country Harrington Lions 1963 Div. 2 Cross Country Harrington Lions 1966 Div. 2 Cross Country Harrington Lions 1969 Div. 2 Cross Country Dover Air Force Base Falcons 1971 Div. 2 Cross Country Lake Forest Spartans 1973 Div. 2 Cross Country Lake Forest Spartans 1974 Div. 2 Cross Country Lake Forest Spartans 1975 Div. 2 Cross Country Lake Forest Spartans 1976 Div. 2 Cross Country Cape Henlopen Vikings 1977 Div. 2 Cross Country Woodbridge Blue Raiders 1978 Div. 2 Cross Country Cape Henlopen Vikings 1979 Div. 2 Cross Country Sussex Central Golden Knights 1980 Div. 2 Cross Country Cape Henlopen Vikings 1982 Div. 2 Cross Country Lake Forest Spartans 1983 Div. 2 Cross Country Lake Forest Spartans 1986 Div. 2 Cross Country Lake Forest Spartans 1992 Div. 2 Cross Country Lake Forest Spartans 1993 Div. 2 Cross Country Lake Forest Spartans 1996 Div. 2 Cross Country Cape Henlopen Vikings 1999 Div. 2 Cross Country Cape Henlopen Vikings 2001 Indoor Track Cape Henlopen Vikings 1984 Indoor Track Cape Henlopen Vikings 1985 Indoor Track Seaford Blue Jays 1991 Indoor Track Cape Henlopen Vikings 1993 Indoor Track Dover Senators 1995 Indoor Track Dover Senators 1998 Indoor Track Dover Senators 2002

Sport School Year Lacrosse Caesar Rodney Riders 1996 Lacrosse Caesar Rodney Riders 1997 Lacrosse Cape Henlopen Vikings 1998 Lacrosse Caesar Rodney Riders 1999 Lacrosse Cape Henlopen Vikings 2001 Lacrosse Cape Henlopen Vikings 2002 Lacrosse Cape Henlopen Vikings 2006 Lacrosse Cape Henlopen Vikings 2008 Div. 1 Outdoor Track Seaford Blue Jays 1965 Div. 1 Outdoor Track Dover Senators 1969 Div. 2 Outdoor Track Cape Henlopen Vikings 1971 Div. 2 Outdoor Track Cape Henlopen Vikings 1972 Div. 2 Outdoor Track Cape Henlopen Vikings 1973 Div. 2 Outdoor Track Cape Henlopen Vikings 1975 Div. 1 Outdoor Track Dover Senators 1975 Div. 2 Outdoor Track Cape Henlopen Vikings 1976 Div. 1 Outdoor Track Dover Senators 1976 Div. 1 South* Outdoor Track Dover Senators 1977 Div. 2 South* Outdoor Track Seaford Blue Jays 1977 Div. 2 Outdoor Track Cape Henlopen Vikings 1978 Div. 2 Outdoor Track Woodbridge Blue Raiders 1979 Div. 1 Outdoor Track Dover Senators 1980 Div. 2 Outdoor Track Woodbridge Blue Raiders 1981 Div. 2 Outdoor Track Woodbridge Blue Raiders 1982 Div. 2 Outdoor Track Lake Forest Spartans 1984 Div. 1 Outdoor Track Cape Henlopen Vikings 1986 Div. 2 Outdoor Track Milford Buccaneers 1986 Div. 2 Outdoor Track Lake Forest Spartans 1987 Div. 2 Outdoor Track Smyrna Eagles 1990 Div. 2 Outdoor Track Smyrna Eagles 1991 Div. 2 Outdoor Track Cape Henlopen Vikings 1992 Div. 2 Outdoor Track Cape Henlopen Vikings 1993 Div. 1 Outdoor Track Dover Senators 1995 Div. 2 Outdoor Track Cape Henlopen Vikings 2000 Div. 2 Outdoor Track Cape Henlopen Vikings 2002 Div. 1 Outdoor Track Dover Senators 2004 Div. 2 Outdoor Track Milford Buccaneers 2005 Div. 2 Outdoor Track Milford Buccaneers 2009 Soccer Caesar Rodney Riders 1994 Tennis Caesar Rodney Riders 2001 Tennis Caesar Rodney Riders 2005

Sport School Year Division 1 Football Caesar Rodney Riders 1975 Division 2 Football Delmar Wildcats 1976 Division 1 Football Dover Senators 1977 Division 1 Football Cape Henlopen Vikings 1979 Division 1 Football Seaford Blue Jays 1981 Division 2 Football Seaford Blue Jays 1983 Division 2 Football Delmar Wildcats 1985 Division 2 Football Laurel Bulldogs 1986 Division 2 Football Laurel Bulldogs 1987 Division 1 Football Dover Senators 1988 Division 2 Football Indian River Indians 1988 Division 1 Football Caesar Rodney Riders 1990 Division 2 Football Laurel Bulldogs 1991 Division 2 Football Sussex Tech Ravens 1993 Division 2 Football Lake Forest Spartans 1995 Division 2 Football Delmar Wildcats 2000 Division 2 Football Delmar Wildcats 2001 Division 2 Football Delmar Wildcats 2002 Division 1 Football Caesar Rodney Riders 2008 Division 2 Football Milford Buccaneers 2008 Division 2 Football Delmar Wildcats 2009 Wrestling Caesar Rodney Riders 1975 Wrestling Caesar Rodney Riders 1978 Wrestling Caesar Rodney Riders 1979 Wrestling Milford Buccaneers 1980 Wrestling Milford Buccaneers 1981 Wrestling Caesar Rodney Riders 1982 Wrestling Caesar Rodney Riders 1985 Division 2 Wrestling Smyrna Eagles 1993 Division 2 Wrestling Smyrna Eagles 1994 Division 2 Wrestling Smyrna Eagles 1996 Division 1 Wrestling Caesar Rodney Riders 2001 Division 1 Wrestling Caesar Rodney Riders 2003 Division 2 Wrestling Smyrna Eagles 2003 Division 1 Wrestling Caesar Rodney Riders 2004 Division 2 Wrestling Milford Buccaneers 2004 Division 1 Wrestling Caesar Rodney Riders 2005 Division 2 Wrestling Smyrna Eagles 2005 Division 1 Wrestling Caesar Rodney Riders 2006 Division 1 Wrestling Caesar Rodney Riders 2007 Division 1 Wrestling Sussex Central Golden Knights 2008 Division 2 Wrestling Milford Buccaneers 2009

• 1977 was the only year for a Division 1 & 2 North and Division 1 & 2 South for outdoor track.
• The Middletown Cavaliers won the first outdoor track championship in 1942 as a member of the Diamond State Conference, a precursor to the Henlopen Conference which Middletown is not a part of as they are in New Castle County.

State Championships:


Caesar Rodney - 22 (Includes 1 Cross Country won by Dover Air)

Cape Henlopen - 27

Delmar - 6

Dover - 13

Indian River - 3

Lake Forest - 15 (Includes 3 Cross Country won by Harrington)

Laurel - 3

Milford - 9

Polytech - 0

Seaford - 10

Smyrna - 7

Sussex Central - 3

Sussex Tech - 1

Woodbridge - 4

Girls state championships

The following Henlopen Conference girls teams have gone on to win state championships. There were no girls championships until the 1973–1974 school year, all championships are post-merger.

Sport School Year Basketball Cape Henlopen Vikings 1973 Basketball Polytech Panthers 2003 Div. 2 Cross Country Lake Forest 1990 Div. 2 Cross Country Lake Forest 1993 Div. 2 Cross Country Cape Henlopen 1999 Div. 2 Cross Country Seaford Blue Jays 2000 Div. 1 Cross Country Caesar Rodney Riders 2001 Div. 2 Cross Country Lake Forest Spartans 2001 Div. 1 Cross Country Caesar Rodney Riders 2002 Field Hockey Cape Henlopen Vikings 1979 Field Hockey Cape Henlopen Vikings 1995 Field Hockey Milford Buccaneers 1996 Field Hockey Caesar Rodney 2004 Field Hockey Sussex Tech 2009 Indoor Track Dover Senators 1992 Indoor Track Dover Senators 1993 Indoor Track Dover Senators 1995 Indoor Track Dover Senators 2000 Lacrosse Cape Henlopen 2009

Sport School Year Lacrosse Cape Henlopen 2010 Outdoor Track Dover Senators 1973 Div. 1 South* Outdoor Track Caesar Rodney Riders 1977 Div. 1 Outdoor Track Caesar Rodney Riders 1978 Div. 1 Outdoor Track Caesar Rodney Riders 1979 Div. 1 Outdoor Track Caesar Rodney Riders 1980 Div. 2 Outdoor Track Lake Forest Spartans 1983 Div. 2 Outdoor Track Seaford Blue Jays 1984 Div. 2 Outdoor Track Seaford Blue Jays 1985 Div. 2 Outdoor Track Seaford Blue Jays 1986 Div. 1 Outdoor Track Dover Senators 1993 Div. 1 Outdoor Track Dover Senators 1994 Div. 1 Outdoor Track Dover Senators 1998 Div. 1 Outdoor Track Dover Senators 1999 Div. 1 Outdoor Track Dover Senators 2000 Div. 1 Outdoor Track Caesar Rodney Riders 2001 Div. 2 Outdoor Track Lake Forest Spartans 2001 Div. 1 Outdoor Track Caesar Rodney Riders 2002 Div. 2 Outdoor Track Cape Henlopen Vikings 2002

Sport School Year Div. 2 Outdoor Track Cape Henlopen Vikings 2003 Div. 2 Outdoor Track Cape Henlopen Vikings 2004 Div. 2 Outdoor Track Cape Henlopen Vikings 2005 Div. 2 Outdoor Track Milford Buccaneers 2006 Softball Milford Buccaneers 1976 Softball Lake Forest Spartans 1979 Softball Smyrna Eagles 1993 Softball Sussex Central Golden Knights 1995 Softball Indian River Indians 1998 Softball Caesar Rodney Riders 2003 Softball Sussex Central Golden Knights 2005 Softball Sussex Tech Ravens 2007 Softball Sussex Central Golden Knights 2008 Softball Milford Buccaneers 2009 Tennis Seaford Blue Jays 1991 (tied) Tennis Cape Henlopen Vikings 1991 (tied) Tennis Seaford Blue Jays 1992 Tennis Milford Buccaneers 1997

• 1977 was the only year for a Division 1 North and Division 1 South outdoor track championship.
• Cape Henlopen won the first girls basketball championship in 1973.
• Dover won the first outdoor track championship in 1973.
• Milford won the first softball championship in 1976.
• Cape Henlopen's win for lacrosse in 2009 was the first time a public high school had won the girls lacrosse state championship ever in Delaware, which started in 1998.

State Championships:

Caesar Rodney - 10

Cape Henlopen - 11

Delmar - 0

Dover - 10

Indian River - 1

Lake Forest - 6

Laurel - 0

Milford - 5

Polytech - 1

Seaford - 6

Smyrna - 1

Sussex Central - 3

Sussex Tech - 2

Woodbridge - 0

Overall state championships

The total number of state championships won by Henlopen Conference teams in both boys and girls sports, in order of championships won:



Cape Henlopen Vikings - 38

Caesar Rodney Riders - 33

Dover Senators - 23

Lake Forest Spartans - 21

Seaford Blue Jays - 16

Milford Buccaneers - 14

Smyrna Eagles - 8

Sussex Central Golden Knights - 6

Delmar Wildcats - 6

Indian River Indians - 4

Woodbridge Blue Raiders - 4

Sussex Tech Ravens - 4

Laurel Bulldogs - 3

Polytech Panthers - 1

Notable sports alumni

• Walter "Huck" Betts
  Huck Betts
  Walter McKinley Betts , born in Millsboro, Delaware, was a pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Braves ....
  
   of Millsboro was a pitcher
  Pitcher
  In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...
  
   for the Philadelphia Phillies
  Philadelphia Phillies
  The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883. The Phillies are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League...
  
   and Boston Braves
  Atlanta Braves
  The Atlanta Braves are a professional baseball club based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Braves are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The Braves have played in Turner Field since 1997....
  
   in the 1920s and 1930s, in the pre-draft years.
• Caleb "Tex" Warrington of Dover (Dover Senators) played center and guard for the Brooklyn Dodgers
  Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC)
  The Brooklyn Dodgers was an American Football team that played in the All-America Football Conference from 1946 to 1948. The team is unrelated to the Brooklyn Dodgers that played in the National Football League from 1930 to 1943...
  
   football team of the All-America Football Conference
  All-America Football Conference
  The All-America Football Conference was a professional American football league that challenged the established National Football League from 1946 to 1949. One of the NFL's most formidable challengers, the AAFC attracted many of the nation's best players, and introduced many lasting innovations...
  
   (the precursor to today's American Football Conference
  American Football Conference
  The American Football Conference is one of the two conferences of the National Football League . This conference and its counterpart, the National Football Conference , currently contain 16 teams each, making up the 32 teams of the NFL....
  
   in the National Football League
  National Football League
  The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
  
  ) from 1946 to 1948 out of Auburn University
  Auburn University
  Auburn University is a public university located in Auburn, Alabama, United States. With more than 25,000 students and 1,200 faculty members, it is one of the largest universities in the state. Auburn was chartered on February 7, 1856, as the East Alabama Male College, a private liberal arts...
  
  .
• Carl Elliott of Laurel (Laurel Bulldogs) played defensive end
  Defensive end
  Defensive end is the name of a defensive position in the sport of American and Canadian football.This position has designated the players at each end of the defensive line, but changes in formations have substantially changed how the position is played over the years...
  
   and wide receiver
  Wide receiver
  A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible...
  
   for the Green Bay Packers
  Green Bay Packers
  The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...
  
   from 1951 to 1954 out of the University of Virginia
  University of Virginia
  The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson...
  
  .
• Robert "Spook" Jacobs
  Spook Jacobs
  Forrest Vandergrift "Spook" Jacobs was a second baseman in Major League Baseball who played from 1954 through 1956 for the Philadelphia Athletics , Kansas City Athletics , and Pittsburgh Pirates...
  
   of Milford (Milford Buccaneers) was a second baseman for the Philadelphia Athletics, Kansas City Athletics, and Pittsburgh Pirates
  Pittsburgh Pirates
  The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They play in the Central Division of the National League, and are five-time World Series Champions...
  
   from 1954–1956, is one of only two players in Major League Baseball
  Major League Baseball
  Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
  
   history to go 4 for 4 in his first major league game (the other being Delino DeShields of Seaford, DE), and is a 1991 inductee to the Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame
  Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame
  The Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame is a membership-based organization founded in 1976. The organization runs a museum with exhibits at Daniel S...
  
  .
• Chris Short
  Chris Short
  Christopher Joseph "Style" Short was a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies , and in his final year, for the Milwaukee Brewers . He was a left-handed pitcher, but batted righty. He was born in Milford, Delaware.Short was considered a top pitcher from 1964 through 1968 with...
  
   of Milford (Milford Buccaneers) was a pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies and Milwaukee Brewers
  Milwaukee Brewers
  The Milwaukee Brewers are a professional baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, currently playing in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League...
  
   from 1959 to 1973, beginning in the pre-draft years.
• Carl Ergenzinger of Dover (Dover Senators) was drafted as a catcher and third baseman in the ninth round for the Houston Astros
  Houston Astros
  The Houston Astros are a Major League Baseball team located in Houston, Texas. They are a member of the National League Central division. The Astros are expected to join the American League West division in 2013. Since , they have played their home games at Minute Maid Park, known as Enron Field...
  
   in 1965, the first year of the formal Major League Baseball Draft.
• Danny LeBright of Milford (Milford Buccaneers) was a pitcher for the Houston Astros, making the team in a 1967 tryout.
• Thomas Sullivan of Dover (Dover Senators) was drafted as a pitcher in the eleventh round by the Cleveland Indians
  Cleveland Indians
  The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. Since , they have played in Progressive Field. The team's spring training facility is in Goodyear, Arizona...
  
   in 1969.
• Randy Lee of Laurel (Laurel Bulldogs) was drafted as a pitcher in the 15th round by the Baltimore Orioles
  Baltimore Orioles
  The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States. They are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League. One of the American League's eight charter franchises in 1901, it spent its first year as a major league...
  
   in 1970.
• Renie Martin
  Renie Martin
  Donald Renie Martin is a former Major League Baseball pitcher-Early career:Martin played for Dover High School and later attended the University of Richmond. Martin was drafted twice, by the San Francisco Giants in 1976 and by the Kansas City Royals in 1977 to play for them Gulf Coast Royals farm...
  
   of Dover (Dover Senators) was drafted as pitcher in the 9th round by the San Francisco Giants
  San Francisco Giants
  The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the National League West Division....
  
   in 1976 out of the University of Richmond
  University of Richmond
  The University of Richmond is a selective, private, nonsectarian, liberal arts university located on the border of the city of Richmond and Henrico County, Virginia. The University of Richmond is a primarily undergraduate, residential university with approximately 4,000 undergraduate and graduate...
  
  .
• Ralph Jean of Dover (Dover Senators) was a pitcher drafted by the Oakland Athletics
  Oakland Athletics
  The Oakland Athletics are a Major League Baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the Athletics have played in the O.co Coliseum....
  
   in the 33rd round of the 1978 draft.
• Randy Bush
  Randy Bush
  Robert Randall Bush , is a former professional baseball player and currently a front office member of the Chicago Cubs. With the hiring of Theo Epstein, Bush will continue as an assistant General Manager, and will be involved in the hiring process of the field and scouting staff.Bush played for...
  
   of Dover (Dover Senators) was drafted as an outfielder by the Minnesota Twins
  Minnesota Twins
  The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. The team is named after the Twin Cities area of Minneapolis and St. Paul. They played in Metropolitan Stadium from 1961 to 1981 and the...
  
   in the 2nd round in 1979 out of the University of New Orleans
  University of New Orleans
  The University of New Orleans, often referred to locally as UNO, is a medium-sized public urban university located on the New Orleans Lakefront within New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. It is a member of the LSU System and the Urban 13 association. Currently UNO is without a proper chancellor...
  
  .
• Robert Nichols of Delmar (Delmar Wildcats) was drafted as a pitcher by the Pittsburgh Pirates
  Pittsburgh Pirates
  The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They play in the Central Division of the National League, and are five-time World Series Champions...
  
   in the 14th round of the 1980 draft.
• Julie Dayton of Laurel (Laurel Bulldogs) was first team All-American in lacrosse in 1980 and 1981 out of Longwood College, was a ten-year member of Team USA from 1980 to 1990, was the head field hockey
  Field hockey
  Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
  
   coach for University of Virginia and Dartmouth College, and is a 2003 inductee into the Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame
  Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame
  The Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame is a membership-based organization founded in 1976. The organization runs a museum with exhibits at Daniel S...
  
  .
• Oliver Maull of Lewes (Cape Henlopen Vikings) was drafted as a catcher by the Baltimore Orioles in the 26th round of the 1981 draft.
• Mike Meade of Dover (Dover Senators) played fullback
  Fullback (American football)
  A fullback is a position in the offensive backfield in American and Canadian football, and is one of the two running back positions along with the halfback...
  
   for the Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions
  Detroit Lions
  The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...
  
   from 1982 to 1985 out of Pennsylvania State University
  Pennsylvania State University
  The Pennsylvania State University, commonly referred to as Penn State or PSU, is a public research university with campuses and facilities throughout the state of Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1855, the university has a threefold mission of teaching, research, and public service...
  
  .
• Bob Vantrease of Seaford (Seaford Blue Jays) was drafted as a pitcher by the Oakland Athletics in the 29th round of the 1983 draft out of the University of Delaware
  University of Delaware
  The university is organized into seven colleges:* College of Agriculture and Natural Resources* College of Arts and Sciences* Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics* College of Earth, Ocean and Environment* College of Education and Human Development...
  
  .
• Doug Willey of Bridgeville (Woodbridge Blue Raiders) was drafted as a pitcher by the Atlanta Braves in the 15th round of the 1985 draft out of Essex Community College.
• Warren McGee of Seaford (Seaford Blue Jays) was signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as a pitcher after the 1986 draft.
• Delino DeShields
  Delino DeShields
  Delino Lamont DeShields is a former second baseman in Major League Baseball who enjoyed a 13-year career with 5 teams. He is currently the manager for the Dayton Dragons in the Cincinnati Reds organization....
  
   of Seaford (Seaford Blue Jays) was drafted as a second baseman by the Montreal Expos
  Montreal Expos
  The Montreal Expos were a Major League Baseball team located in Montreal, Quebec from 1969 through 2004, holding the first MLB franchise awarded outside the United States. After the 2004 season, MLB moved the Expos to Washington, D.C. and renamed them the Nationals.Named after the Expo 67 World's...
  
   as the 12th overall pick in the 1st round in 1987 out of Villanova University
  Villanova University
  Villanova University is a private university located in Radnor Township, a suburb northwest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States...
  
   and is one of only two players in Major League Baseball history to collect four hits in their major league debut (the other was Milford's Spook Jacobs), had career totals of 1548 hits, 872 runs scored, 561 RBIs, and 463 stolens bases. He was named the Baltimore Orioles Most Valuable Player in 2000 and is a 2006 inductee into the Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame
  Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame
  The Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame is a membership-based organization founded in 1976. The organization runs a museum with exhibits at Daniel S...
  
  .
• Clarence Bailey of Milford (Milford Buccaneers) played as a fullback for the Miami Dolphins in 1987 out of Hampton University
  Hampton University
  Hampton University is a historically black university located in Hampton, Virginia, United States. It was founded by black and white leaders of the American Missionary Association after the American Civil War to provide education to freedmen.-History:...
  
  .
• Pat Wright of Camden (Caesar Rodney Riders) was drafted as a catcher by the Oakland Athletics in the 32nd round of the 1988 draft.
• Michael Neill of Seaford (Seaford Blue Jays) was drafted as an outfielder by the Oakland Athletics in the 2nd round of the 1991 draft out of Villanova University, won an Olympic Gold Medal with the United States Olympic Baseball team, won 5 state championships in Little League, advanced three times to the Little League World Series, 1991 Big East Player of the Year, and is a 2005 inductee to the Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame
  Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame
  The Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame is a membership-based organization founded in 1976. The organization runs a museum with exhibits at Daniel S...
  
  .
• Stoney Briggs of Seaford (Seaford Blue Jays) was drafted as an outfielder by the Toronto Blue Jays
  Toronto Blue Jays
  The Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Blue Jays are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball 's American League ....
  
   in the 8th round of the 1991 draft out of Delaware Technical & Community College
  Delaware Technical & Community College
  Delaware Technical & Community College is the community college system in the state of Delaware with locations in four cities. It was created by the Delaware General Assembly in 1966 by House Bill 529. The college is fully accredited and several curricula have been accredited by various...
  
  .
• Mark Harris of Camden (Caesar Rodney Riders) was drafted as a shortstop by the Chicago White Sox
  Chicago White Sox
  The Chicago White Sox are a Major League Baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois.The White Sox play in the American League's Central Division. Since , the White Sox have played in U.S. Cellular Field, which was originally called New Comiskey Park and nicknamed The Cell by local fans...
  
   in the 17th round of the 1991 draft.
• Ben Cephas of Seaford (Seaford Blue Jays) was drafted as an outfielder by the Milwaukee Brewers
  Milwaukee Brewers
  The Milwaukee Brewers are a professional baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, currently playing in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League...
  
   in the 27th round of the 1992 draft out of Delaware Technical & Community College.
• Frank Roberts of Seaford (Seaford Blue Jays) was drafted as a pitcher by the Florida Marlins
  Florida Marlins
  The Miami Marlins are a professional baseball team based in Miami, Florida, United States. Established in 1993 as an expansion franchise called the Florida Marlins, the Marlins are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The Marlins played their home games at...
  
   in their inaugural draft in 1993 in the 72nd round (the draft was extended for the expansion teams).
• Brad Lee of Lewes (Cape Henlopen Vikings) was drafted as an outfielder by the Texas Rangers
  Texas Rangers (baseball)
  The Texas Rangers are a professional baseball team in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, based in Arlington, Texas. The Rangers are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League, and are the reigning A.L. Western Division and A.L. Champions. Since , the Rangers have...
  
   in the supplemental draft in 1994 out of Delaware Technical & Community College.
• Brian Miflin of Lewes (Cape Henlopen Vikings) was drafted as an outfielder by the New York Mets
  New York Mets
  The New York Mets are a professional baseball team based in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York. They belong to Major League Baseball's National League East Division. One of baseball's first expansion teams, the Mets were founded in 1962 to replace New York's departed National League...
  
   in the 50th round of the 1994 draft out of Delaware Technical & Community College.
• Mike Riley of Seaford (Seaford Blue Jays) was drafted as a pitcher by the San Francisco Giants in the 16th round of the 1996 draft out of West Virginia University
  West Virginia University
  West Virginia University is a public research university in Morgantown, West Virginia, USA. Other campuses include: West Virginia University at Parkersburg in Parkersburg; West Virginia University Institute of Technology in Montgomery; Potomac State College of West Virginia University in Keyser;...
  
  .
• Lovett Purnell of Seaford (Seaford Blue Jays) was drafted as a tight end and wide receiver by the New England Patriots
  New England Patriots
  The New England Patriots, commonly called the "Pats", are a professional football team based in the Greater Boston area, playing their home games in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts at Gillette Stadium. The team is part of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National...
  
   in the 7th round of the 1996 draft and played for the Baltimore Ravens
  Baltimore Ravens
  The Baltimore Ravens are a professional football franchise based in Baltimore, Maryland.The Baltimore Ravens are officially a quasi-expansion franchise, having originated in 1995 with the Cleveland Browns relocation controversy after Art Modell, then owner of the Cleveland Browns, announced his...
  
   as well, was drafted by the Chicago White Sox
  Chicago White Sox
  The Chicago White Sox are a Major League Baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois.The White Sox play in the American League's Central Division. Since , the White Sox have played in U.S. Cellular Field, which was originally called New Comiskey Park and nicknamed The Cell by local fans...
  
  , was captain of the West Virginia University
  West Virginia University
  West Virginia University is a public research university in Morgantown, West Virginia, USA. Other campuses include: West Virginia University at Parkersburg in Parkersburg; West Virginia University Institute of Technology in Montgomery; Potomac State College of West Virginia University in Keyser;...
  
   football team and named to the WVU All-Century Team, named All-Big East, and played in Super Bowl XXXI
  Super Bowl XXXI
  Super Bowl XXXI was an American football game played on January 26, 1997, at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana to decide the National Football League champion following the 1996 regular season. The National Football Conference champion Green Bay Packers defeated the American...
  
  , and was a 2007 inductee into the Delaware Sports Museum Hall of Fame.
• Erik McLaughlin (Polytech Panthers) was signed by the Atlanta Braves
  Atlanta Braves
  The Atlanta Braves are a professional baseball club based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Braves are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The Braves have played in Turner Field since 1997....
  
   after a try-out in 1996.
• Rob Meyers of Felton (Lake Forest Spartans) was signed by the Minnesota Twins after a try-out in 1997.
• Dave Williams of Camden (Caesar Rodney Riders) was drafted as a pitcher by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1998.
• Luke Petitgout of Georgetown (Sussex Central Golden Knights) was drafted as an offensive lineman by the New York Giants
  New York Giants
  The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
  
   as the 19th overall pick of the 1999 draft out of the University of Notre Dame
  University of Notre Dame
  The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated community north of the city of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States...
  
  .
• Ian Snell
  Ian Snell
  Ian Dante Snell is an American Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers organization. From -, he went by the name Ian Oquendo, adopting the last name of his wife, and during the 2009 World Baseball Classic he went by Ian Davila-Snell, adopting his stepfather's surname...
  
   (aka Ian Oquendo) of Dover (Caesar Rodney Riders) was drafted as a pitcher by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 26th round in the 2000 draft.
• Mark Comoli of Millsboro (Indian River Indians) was drafted as a pitcher by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 25th round of the 2001 draft out of Delaware Technical & Community College.
• Isiah Wright of Dover (Dover Senators) was drafted as a pitcher by the Montreal Expos in the 15th round of the 2002 draft.
• Shawn Phillips of Laurel (Laurel Bulldogs) was drafted as a pitcher by Texas Rangers in the 2004 draft out of Delaware State University
  Delaware State University
  Delaware State University , is an American historically black, public university located in Dover, Delaware, and there are two satellite campuses located in Wilmington, Delaware, and Georgetown, Delaware...
  
  .
• Derrick Gibson of Seaford (Seaford Blue Jays) was drafted as a shortstop and pitcher by the Boston Red Sox
  Boston Red Sox
  The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, and a member of Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park since . The "Red Sox"...
  
   in the 2nd round of the 2008 draft.
• Theodis Bowe of Ellendale
  Ellendale, Delaware
  Ellendale is a town in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. The population was 381 at the 2010 census, an increase of 16.5% since 2000. It is part of the Seaford, Delaware Micropolitan Statistical Area. Ellendale is the "Gateway to Delaware's Resort Beaches" because it is the city located on U.S...
  
   (Milford Buccaneers) was drafted as a center fielder by the Cincinnati Reds
  Cincinnati Reds
  The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the National League Central Division. The club was established in 1882 as a charter member of the American Association and joined the National League in 1890....
  
   in the 21st round of the 2008 draft.
• Jerrell Allen of Milford (Milford Buccaneers) was drafted as a center field by the Kansas City Royals in the 11th round of the 2011 MLB draft.
• Professional wrestlers Jamin and Mark Pugh, the Briscoe Brothers
  Briscoe Brothers
  The Briscoe Brothers are the professional wrestling tag team of Jay and Mark Briscoe. They are currently wrestling for the American promotions Ring of Honor, Full Impact Pro, Combat Zone Wrestling, as well as occasionally for the Japanese promotion Pro Wrestling Noah.Their wrestling careers have...
  
  , of Laurel (Laurel Bulldogs) received honorable mention all-state for football in both their junior and senior years of high school.