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Starting on top: Preseason Delaware high school spring sports team rankings

brad myers, delaware news journal
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Delaware Online rankings

Baseball

1. Caravel

2. Cape Henlopen

3. Sussex Central

4. Saint Mark’s

5. Sanford

Tim Tyler is among the top returning players for Caravel, which opens the season ranked No. 1 statewide in baseball.
Tim Tyler is among the top returning players for Caravel, which opens the season ranked No. 1 statewide in baseball.

DBCA coaches’ poll

1. Cape Henlopen

2. Saint Mark’s

3. Delaware Military Academy

4. Caravel

5. Sussex Central

Pitcher Madge Layfield is among the top returning players for Sussex Central, which opens the season ranked No. 2 statewide in softball.
Pitcher Madge Layfield is among the top returning players for Sussex Central, which opens the season ranked No. 2 statewide in softball.

Softball

1. Caravel

2. Sussex Central

3. Laurel

4. Polytech

5. Appoquinimink

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Boys lacrosse

1. Salesianum

2. Cape Henlopen

3. Archmere

4. Wilmington Friends

5. Caesar Rodney

Cape Henlopen's Louise Rishko (center) is among the top returnees as the Vikings open the season ranked No. 1 statewide in girls lacrosse.
Cape Henlopen's Louise Rishko (center) is among the top returnees as the Vikings open the season ranked No. 1 statewide in girls lacrosse.

Girls lacrosse

1. Cape Henlopen

2. Tatnall

3. Sussex Academy

4. Archmere

5. Ursuline

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Girls soccer

DIVISION I

1. Middletown

2. Appoquinimink

3. Padua

4. Smyrna

5. Polytech

Senior Gabby Riley (left) is among the top returnees for Middletown, which opens the season ranked No. 1 statewide in Division I girls soccer.
Senior Gabby Riley (left) is among the top returnees for Middletown, which opens the season ranked No. 1 statewide in Division I girls soccer.

DIVISION II

1. Saint Mark’s

2. Caravel

3. Sussex Academy

4. Archmere

5. Wilmington Friends

Golf

1. Tatnall

2. Tower Hill

3. Archmere

4. Caesar Rodney

5. Polytech

Defending DIAA first singles champion Andy Zhu returns for Archmere, which opens the season ranked No. 4 statewide in boys tennis.
Defending DIAA first singles champion Andy Zhu returns for Archmere, which opens the season ranked No. 4 statewide in boys tennis.

Boys tennis

1. Charter of Wilmington

2. Tower Hill

3. Caesar Rodney

4. Archmere

5. Cape Henlopen

Girls tennis

1. Caesar Rodney

2. Tower Hill

3. Archmere

4. Cape Henlopen

5. Wilmington Friends

Cody Popp (left) is among the top returnees for Salesianum, which opens the season ranked No. 1 in boys volleyball.
Cody Popp (left) is among the top returnees for Salesianum, which opens the season ranked No. 1 in boys volleyball.

Boys volleyball

1. Salesianum

2. Cape Henlopen

3. Delaware Military Academy

4. Charter of Wilmington

5. Delcastle

Contact Brad Myers at bmyers@delawareonline.com. Follow on Twitter: @BradMyersTNJ

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