The sights and sounds from our 2026 HS Baseball/Softball Media Day
See an extended look at Delaware’s best high school baseball and softball players, and coaches, coming together for spring media day, Mar. 18, 2026.
Delaware may have barely 50 high schools with sports teams.
But the First State has still produced many phenoms who became familiar names while excelling in their athletic endeavors.
Delaware Online/The News Journal wants to take a look back at Delaware’s best in high school sports.
To do so, we need help from our readers.
With the United States nearing its 250th anniversary of gaining independence, USA TODAY Sports will celebrate the 250 greatest American sports figures of all time.
At the root of that are the high school athletes who had the most prolific careers, sparked their teams and brought pride and attention to their schools, communities and the state of Delaware. The USA TODAY Network hopes to first spotlight those individuals.
We will begin with Delaware’s most accomplished high school football players. That will be followed by lists in other sports. From those we will attempt to finalize a list of Delaware’s 10 best high school athletes, with valuable input from our readers.
If you’d like to help us group the greats of Delaware’s high school sports, fill out this online form. While many of Delaware’s best scholastic athletes later excelled at the collegiate, professional or Olympic levels, we’re focusing on what they did as high school athletes.
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