boys and girls high school teams to 11 state titles, and was named state Coach of the Year eight times. 2109. Jerry Kobasa After starring in baseball and football at Wesley then a junior college and playing quarterback at Delaware State, Kobasa became a coach. by his son, John. On top of the . 994-7399. gritchie@gwu.edu. collazo@udel.edu. Charles Rayne The 6-foot-5 guard from Selbyville sparked Indian River to state championships in 1980 and 1981, still the only titles in school history. Whatever your interests in life you'll find many options to explore at Delaware County Community College. Tickets are $65 each or $600 for a table of 10 and available at the Hall of Fame website www.desports.org/events. Delaware, OH 43015 Phone: 740-833-1021 Steve Glesenkamp, Athletic Director glesenri@delawarecityschools.net Office Staff: Heidi Plank, Administrative Assistant plankhe@delawarecityschools.net Mascot: Pacers Conference: Capital Division, Ohio Capital Conference Twenty Seven Varsity Sports - One Team! professionally overseas. Desert Empire League Baseball. At Howard High School, he was twice the state cross country champion, setting a high school Theyll be honored Oct. 14 at the Chase Center on the Riverfront in Wilmington. 2022 marks the grand finale in a 36-year coaching career for longtime Delaware Head Coach Jim Sherman. Staff Directory Members By Category/Department; Name Title Email Address Phone; JP Blandin: Head Coach jblandin@desu.edu: 302-857-6035 302-857-6035: Stephen Baughan Delaware opens the season on Feb. 18 in Florida. As a senior, she led the Vikings to the 2007 state championship, set the girls state scoring record with 2,464 points, and was named a McDonalds and Parade At Rutgers, she recovered from a torn ACL to make first team All-Big East as senior. We are seeking an Assistant Baseball Coach to assist with the baseball program. Nine prominent men and women, whose outstanding accomplishments in the world of athletics has brought distinction to the The Colonials went 370-208 and reached five state championship games, winning the 1991 title. Shea passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Tuesday, Nov. 6, at the age of 89. He was national collegiate Coach of the Year in 1979 and 2007 and conference Coach of the Year The 62-year-old took Delaware to the NCAA Division I tournament twice, in 2001 and '17. He was an employee of United Engineers where he worked for many years. The banquet begins with social hour and silent auction at 5:30 p.m. followed by dinner and the ceremonies at 6:45. OXFORD The title defense is about to begin. Washington Star Meet, Penn Relays College Division 880 relay, the National Indoor AAU and the Millrose Games, which the Bears won three times. Delaware first baseman Joseph Carpenter is in his third year under Sherman. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Delaware Sports Hall of Fame, 801 Shipyard Drive, Wilmington, The Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame Class of 2019. du Pont High from 1954-58 after two years assisting Bill Cole with unbeaten William Penn teams. After leading the Wilmington High junior varsity to a 62-game winning streak, Thompson, a online at, ********************************************************************. I thought about it and said Yeah, that might be cool, maybe Ill do the college thing for a while, Sherman said. Carpenter says Sherman and his staff were one of the reasons he committed to play in Newark, entrusting him to play in the starting lineup as a freshman. Sports Museum & Hall of Fame. He's also been deeply involved in Delaware high school baseball and the Delaware Baseball Coaches Association (DBCA) for these six decades. DAVE FREDERICK (Track & Field, Sportswriting). An enthusiastic crowd of family and friends was on hand on Thursday, May 9, at The Chase Center at the Wilmington Wilmington, DE 19801-5121 Pitching Coach. Sports Hall of Fame, providing guided tours to the many who visited the museum. After two summers in Cape Cod and his junior year with the Blue Hens, the Chicago Cubs drafted the outfielder in the 20th round of the 1981 draft. College head coach, Larry Shenk: Philadelphia Phillies vice president for public relations for over five decades, Penny Welsh: Basketball star at UNLV, Pitt, and St. Elizabeth High School, David Williams: Left-handed pitcher for the MLB Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds, and New York Mets from Caesar Rodney High School and Delaware Tech. He was an eighth-round draft choice by the Atlanta Braves in 2008 fromSeminole State College in Florida. He will be inducted posthumously. The Delaware Baseball Coaches Association recently announced the All-State baseball team; Pitcher Breidy Breidenbach, Salesianum, Sr. Eric Buckland, Caravel, Sr. Catcher Corey Jefferson, Archmere, Sr. First base Ryan Haas, Middletown, Sr. Peter Ott, Sussex Central, Sr. Second base Joe Babuca, Caesar Rodney, Sr. Tom Valichla, St. Mark's, Jr. At Penn State, playing under Hall of Fame head coach Joe Paterno in 2008-11, he was named the The Cincinnati Bengals selected him in the second round, as the 53rd player chosen in the 2012 Full-Time. The position requires some evening and weekend work. 2019, Click here to view the 2018 Banquet photo gallery, Click here for detailed bios on the DSMHOF Class of In cross country, she was four times All-Atlantic Coast Conference and All-Southeast Region. Find trainers in your area Rayne was first-team All-State both seasons after being second-team All-State as a sophomore, the first Delaware schoolboy to be voted among the top 10 players three times. WILMINGTON, Del. the state boys basketball championship three times in an 11-year span. During his NFL career, he recorded 43 tackles. He returned to Virginia in 2005 to coach mens tennis at Virginia State University (161-104 over View Full Bio. Delaware's Sherman To Retire At Conclusion Of 2022 Season 1/22/2022 5:50:19 PM NEWARK, Del. 2 all-time at UD when she graduated. At a school where only 38 percent of the student body matriculated in an institution of higher learning, 92 percent of his student-athletes attended college. Delaware 19802 (www.desports.org) or St. Elizabeth School, 809 South Broom Street, Wilmington, Raymond was also the head baseball coach at the University of Maine from 1952 to 1953 and at Delaware from 1956 to 1964, tallying a career college baseball mark of 164-72-3. Her career also included gold medals at the 2015 Pan American Games and 2017 Hockey World League Semifinals and bronze at 2023 Baseball Coaching Staff. daughter, Leah, who was diagnosed with Neuroblastoma stage 4 cancer. With football out of the picture, Sherman would play all four years at Delaware as an outfielder. Just having fun! Along with his teams success, Sherman thrived as a player, garnering attention from major league teams. Sherman landed with the Wildcats in 1987 as head coach and the athletic director and began constructing an extensive network of former players that would go on to play or coach the sport of baseball. His performance once again found him eyeing the possibility of a major league career. He enjoyed a long career in He married Jacqueline Lizotte in 1955 and moved to Delaware. of Delaware baseball coach Jim Sherman is in his final season as skipper for the Blue Hens. and Delaware Semi-Pro Player, Friends School and Professional Player, Coach, V.P. See artifacts from the greatest sports figures Delaware has produced including uniforms, She led the Tar Heels to NCAA titles in 2007 and 2009. The nine standouts, who represent the sports of football, basketball, track & field, field Marianna Advertising opportunities for the souvenir program are also available. Among his players who made the pros were big-league outfielders Kevin Mench and Pedro Swann Jr. TRACK HALL GROWS: Five inducted in 2019 class. Mel Gardner - A member of both the National High School Baseball Hall of Fame and Delaware Baseball Hall of Fame, he enjoyed outstanding success as In 1992, he won the Yonkers Trot with McCluckey and won the North America Cup with Safely Kept, a 25-1 The official Baseball page for the University of Delaware Hens She was ACC Freshman of the Year in 2007, University of Maine and enjoyed an nine-year Pro Bowl career in the NFL primarily with the Jacksonville Jaguars. website at, Advertising opportunities for the souvenir program are also available. individual. As a senior, Sherman continued to grow as a player, recording 68 RBIs, which remains eighth best in school history. ending with 21 state records, nine in individual events. Dexter Boney: All-time leading scorer in Delaware high school basketball history at Brandywine HS before embarking on an education and later became executive director of the Police Athletic League for 18 years. the team. Game honors in the title game, and was named to the 2011 World All-Star Team. He initially covered high school football games as a correspondent before his 15th birthday. hockey, lacrosse, and harness racing, as well as sports writing, will be honored at the states premier sports banquet on Thursday, May 12, at the Chase Center on the Riverfront in From his high school and college playing days at William Penn and Delaware to coaching stops at Wilmington University and UD, Sherm is no stranger to the first state. Stu Madden was head coach of Seaford High School for three seasons before becoming head coach at Delaware Tech in 2018. He was also a finalist for both the national Outland and Bednarik awards. Vantrease went 28-4 in 59 career appearances, including 13 complete games, and is still among the all-time UD leaders in wins, strikeouts (224) and innings pitched (280). Gelof, who was named the Gatorade. It was one of six times that she was first-team All-American in individual events: twice each at the 10,000, twice in the indoors 5,000, and twice in cross country. Tyler Kavanaugh. At Howard High School, he was twice the state cross country champion, setting a high school record of 10:48 at Rockford Park's 2.3-mile course that lasted a decade. Gregory then became football coach at East Stroudsburg, his teams going 49-11-2 with two league championships, and he was national coach of the year in 1965. The two met at a WilmU basketball game during Shermans last year as the skipper at Wilmington in 1994, as August looked at the possibility of becoming a dual sport athlete out of high school. All the type of characteristics I knew coaching wise and the relationships with the players and all that kind of stuff is what Ive took from our relationship, August said. A crowd of over 400 attended the annual event. Hockey World League semifinals. Tickets to the 46th annual banquet are $65 each with tables of 8 available for $490. He played three seasons for the Bengals and a fourth season for the Houston Texans before retiring in 2017. August says his growth as a coach came from his time under Sherman as a player and as an assistant coach. Deadline is Oct. 7. Baseball Brian August Head Baseball Coach, Associate Athletic Director brian.m.august@wilmu.edu Phone: (302) 356-6753 Dennis Walker Assistant Coach dennis.p.walker@wilmu.edu Jarad Carney Assistant Coach jarad.j.carney@wilmu.edu Chuck Clausius Brandon Guyer spent seven years as a Major League Baseball outfielder, now he coaches athletes and he's trying his hand at Spartan Races. (Feb. 15, 2022)-- The Delaware Sports Museum & Hall of Fame will host its inaugural Black History Month sports discussion Email:desports@desports.org, Every Saturday from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. (Closed Dec. 24 & Dec. 31), 2 hours before each Blue Rocks home game from April-September (closes 30 minutes before game time), (open year round for school and group tours by appointment), Overview of the Hall of Fame Induction Process, Welcome to the Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame. the 2016 Hockey Champions Trophy and the Pan American Cup at Spooky Nook in 2016. all-conference honors, set numerous school records and led the team to the NCAA Tournament. King has been a leader in Delaware track and field, as an athlete, coach, and civic volunteer. As a senior, Gibson batted .655 and was 8-1 on the mound en route to being named state Player of the Year. in the most games (135) of any Rutgers player ever, and is one of only two Scarlet Knights to record a triple-double. At Howard, he returned his alma mater to prominence, turning the Wildcats into the states best Zickgraf, Dickinsons Don Krug and Salesianums Mike Stanek. The Patriot Ice Center. In 2016, he received the Herm Reitzes Award for Public Service from the Delaware Sportswriters and Broadcasters Association. The Delaware Sportswriters and Broadcasters Association (DSBA) named him Delaware's Outstanding Rincon: Former Dover Air Force Base HS cross country and distance state champion who went on to an Player at St. Mark's H.S, University of Delaware, Player and Coach at Sussex Central High School, Player at St. Mark's H.S., University of Delaware and Professional, Player at Delaware City H.S., Profession and, Coach at Seaford H.S. Henry, a graduate of Howard HS, was a state track champion in the 100 and 200 yard dash events and enjoyed an outstanding career at Morgan State University. Derrik Gibson: The 2008 Seaford grad was first-team All-State three times from 2006-2008 while starring as a pitcher and shortstop. Ann Marie "Annie" Igo Rizzo, Montell Owens; Standing(left to right): Ian Snell, Dan Rincon, George He was introduced to harness racing by a family friend, a priest, who was a part-time driver at He is a member of four other athletic halls of fame within the state. She averaged 11 points, three steals and a team-leading six assists for the USA National Teams Baseball Coaches in America make an average salary of $44,764 per year or $22 per hour. (Photo by Mark Campbell), SUBJECT: Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame Inducts Star-Studded Class of 2020-2021. Visitors will experience the history of sport in Delaware from 1860 to the present. 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