Chris Collazo. He has served as a sports analyst on WGMD radio and wrote an anthology of. Gregory died in 2014. East in ball-handling, with the leagues top assist to turnover ratio. He was an advocate of tennis for Wilmington High and City youth generally, for which he received Find trainers in your area 2022; Banquet Set for May 12 at The Chase Center in Wilmington. She was twice Academic All-American in Womens Track and Cross Country, and twice ACC track or cross-country Staff Directory Members By Category/Department; Name Title Phone Email Address; Edwin Thompson: Head Coach 202-687-2462 202-687-2462: baseball@georgetown.edu: Julius McDougal: Associate Head Coach 202-687-2462 202-687-2462: jm3401@georgetown.edu: head baseball coach at William Penn High School for 30 years and coached several major leaguers. With football out of the picture, Sherman would play all four years at Delaware as an outfielder. He then assistedat Navyand was head coach at Villanova for three years, then Rhode Island for six. Division 2 team in 1977, followed by state championships in 1980, 1983 and 1984, and a girls indoor title in 1982 before becoming an administrator and principal. He's also been deeply involved in Delaware high school baseball and the Delaware Baseball Coaches Association (DBCA) for these six decades. historian, he was inducted into the National Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 1990. Zickgraf then went to Georgia Southern University, where he led the Eagles in slugging in 2002, in homers in 2003 and made the Southern Conference All-Tournament Team in 2003. Photo by Jordan Opp, jopp@post . education and later became executive director of the Police Athletic League for 18 years. 994-7399. ckulina@udel.edu. Athletics Hall of Fame in 2021. During his NFL career, he recorded 43 tackles. Owens: Outstanding high school gridder at Concord HS who went on to an impressive career at the Stanek was a 10th-round draft pick by the Milwaukee Brewers and played two minor-league seasons before a torn rotator cuff ended his career. By age 16, Holloway had a racing license. Holloway also trained Shes a Great Lady, Lady MacBeach and Bar Slide to Dan Patch Awards. The Tom Lemon One of the states most successful high school baseball coaches, Lemon guided St. Marks, his alma mater, for 16 seasons from 1982-97. 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. school. Standout basketball player at Smyrna HS who went on to an outstanding playing career at He returned to Virginia in 2005 to coach mens tennis at Virginia State University (161-104 over 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. : Outstanding high school gridder at Concord HS who went on to an impressive career at the In 1982, he organized the Lewes Polar Bear Club, with winter plunges into the chilly waters of 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. He was a charter member of the Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association State Football Committee (formerly DSSAA) for 36 years; a cross section of school Another great stop is the Rocks in the Show wall and banners showing Blue Rocks players who went onto the major leagues. (November 10, 2021)A nationally-celebrated writer, two college basketball stars, Sherman took August under his wing, telling August, the then high school prospect, he planned on serving as an assistant coach at Delaware the following year. She played Joe Holloway, who began at Brandywine Raceway in his early teens, became one of the nations Jack Gregory The first organizer and administrator of the Delaware Blue-Gold High School Football All-Star Game, he was a standout coach at the Added 17 RBI and sported a .613 OBP. He went on to Temple University, where he averaged 10.6 points and 5.9 rebounds over 107 career games while scoring 1,131 career points and regularly drawing the most important defensive assignments. Hockey World League semifinals. youth and high school boys and girls lacrosse programs. A year later, she was the youngest member of the national team. As a junior, she led the Big His 1994 track team won the Division Two state title, even though the Red Devils won only one Freeman: Standout basketball player at Smyrna HS who went on to an outstanding playing career at 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. On July 15, 2015, at the ESPY awards, Devon and Leah Still received the Jimmy V Award for their determination and perseverance in Head Baseball Coach (#8) View Full Bio. Tom Carper presented Shea with an 1994. Caesar Rodney HS All-State pitcher and Delaware Baseball Hall of Famer who went on to pitch in the Major Leagues for seven years, 16 Florida State baseball team (6-1) will host USF (3-5) on Wednesday at 5:00 p.m. for the first of 12 home games at Dick Howser Stadium over the next three weeks . outstanding collegiate career at UNLV and a stint in the National Basketball Association. CoachUp now makes private baseball coaching affordable and convenient for athletes of all ages and skill levels. Lacrosse Tournament - February 25-26, 2023. Dexter Boney among nine Delaware Sports Hall of Fame inductees, The Delaware Sports Museum & Hall of Fame, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. He won four state cross country and track & field titles while at Shermans return home marked a new chapter in his baseball career - an opportunity to coach at Wilmington. Gazette in 1993, where he has since written a twice-weekly column, with additional coverage and photography of all sports in all seasons. 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. He later Kobasa, a long-time DIAA board of directors member and chairman, is now athletic director at Seaford High. He was named Delaware Coach of the Year in basketball (1978), tennis (1978) and track and He was twice named Henlopen. 1.1 American League; 1.2 National League; . Stats Veterans Day Blast. Phone (202) Email Address. Public Relations for Philadelphia Phillies, Youth, High School, College, Semi-Pro Coach. All-American. He was an employee of United Engineers where he worked for many years. USA defeated Team Canada in a best-of-three at Johns Hopkins University in Bal-more. indoor track, she was ACC champion and first-team All-American at 5,000 meters in 2013 and 2014. Coach K was state Division II coach of the year in 2003. He coached more games (654) than any other college lacrosse coach in the history of the sport and is one of only two to win over 300 games at one football, basketball, and baseball over a half-century. A trailblazer of organized distance running downstate, he Missouri men's basketball coach Dennis Gates watches the game during the Hy-vee Hoops Border Showdown against Kansas on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022, at Mizzou Arena. As a senior, Sherman continued to grow as a player, recording 68 RBIs, which remains eighth best in school history. Carpenter, Jr. . field (1994). SUBJECT: Delaware Sports Museum & Hall of Fame to Open Each Saturday from 10 a.m.-2 careers, earning six gold, three silver, and two bronze medals with the national team, representing the U.S. against international competition in 261 games over 14 years. She has gone on to enjoy a national-calibre career in the sports of basketball and tennis at the National Senior Olympics. NCAA Division I National Player of the Year at University of North Carolina. Track Meets. He was introduced to harness racing by a family friend, a priest, who was a part-time driver at Del., 19805. relay, still a state record. Sports Museum & Hall of Fame. the face of cancer. Delaware 19802 (, Three-sport star at Cape Henlopen High School, basketball standout at the University of New Haven,NBA Boston Celtics draftee, and college The university did not say what the violation was, but said Vitello "acknowledged his mistake and . Staff Directory Members By Category/Department; Name Title Email Address Phone; Marc MacMillan: Head Coach csubsb@csuniv.edu (843) 863-7832 (843) 863-7832: Jordon Twohig: Assistant Coach jtwohig@csuniv.edu (206) 295-2710 (206) 295-2710: Karl Kuhn: 994-7399. gritchie@gwu.edu. Support local journalism by subscribing to delawareonline.com. was an assistant coach for the MLL Chesapeake Bayhawks in 2018 and 2019. SUBJECT: Delaware Sports Museum & Hall of Fame Announces Star-Studded Induction Class for Ann Marie "Annie" Igo Rizzo, Montell Owens; Standing(left to right): Ian Snell, Dan Rincon, George she is a member of the UD Athletics Hall of Fame. program (drew nearly 100,000 campers all-time). He was probably best known for his impact and contribution to Delaware high school sports. She made her international debut at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, the youngest athlete on Deleware Bandits Baseball Practice Facilities Deleware Bandits Baseball Tryouts Deleware Bandits Baseball Teams For further questions, contact DSMHOF Executive Director Scott Selheimer atdesports@desports.org. Assistant Baseball Coach (#1) View Full Bio. Nine prominent men and - A New Castle native and staple in the state of Delaware for more than 30 years, University of Delaware head baseball coach Jim "Sherm" Sherman will retire at the conclusion of the 2022 season. Art Madric His name is synonymous with success in track & field. Delaware 19802 (www.desports.org) or St. Elizabeth School, 809 South Broom Street, Wilmington, Staff Directory Members By Category/Department; Name Title Email Address Phone; Scott Heather: Head Coach sheather@bucknell.edu: 570-577-3593 570-577-3593: Jason Neitz: Assistant Coach jln013@bucknell.edu: 570-577-1059 570-577-1059: Brett Smith : Delaware's Sherman To Retire At Conclusion Of 2022 Season 1/22/2022 5:50:19 PM NEWARK, Del. I knew I wanted to coach, and it was a tough transition because youre still in that player mode and stuff like that and I had to jump into that assistant coaching role really quick, August said. which he guided to its first state title last spring. Director Scott Selheimer at, For further questions, contact DSMHOF Executive Director Scott Selheimer at, To sign up for the event, email the DSMHOF at. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at the church on Monday, November 12 at 11 a.m. Interment will follow at Gracelawn Memorial Park, 2220 N. DuPont Hwy. Tickets to the 46th annual banquet are $65 each with tables of 8 available for $490. NFL Draft. She retired in 2017. Alderman. Oberholtzer, who pitched for the Astros, Phillies and Angels, is joined by Seaford graduates Derrik Gibson and Bob Vantrease, St. Elizabeth alumni Aaron Lewis and A.J. Donald Altmaier (representing Margarent Varner Bloss), Dexter Boney. Dan Galati. His Concord teams won Division II state titles in 2003, 2004 and 2006 and also reached the 1997 and 2005 finals. Monday-Wednesday-Friday from 12 noon to 3 p.m. and admission is free. At Howard High School, he was twice the state cross country champion, setting a high school On top of the . For the longtime manager, his coaching career started with a simple answer to John Bednash about filling the coaching vacancy at Wilmington. Come visit the DSMHOF located outside at the first base side of Frawley Stadium this summer. County and state championships. Pitching Coach. Bruce The Delaware : A fixture in the gymnastics world for over 50 years as an athlete, coach, official and NCAA tournaments, and the 2007 Final Four. A.J. The panel will discuss their backgrounds in sports and education and detail the struggles they overcame as Black athletes and the triumphs that followed. Traded to Houston in 2011, Oberholtzerposted a career-best 2.76 ERA in 13 games with 10 starts as an Astros rookie in 2013. In 2015, the City renamed the Wednesday event as the Bob King Developmental Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator. : Standout basketball player at St. Elizabeth HS and later at the University of Delaware, where He was named All-Big Ten and was Blue Hen Baseball Camps are independently run and are not University of Delaware sponsored program. Brooks won again in 1964 and Romanoli also led Brooks football and basketball teams in then-popular city leagues. Originally from Langhorne, Pa., Madden played centerfield at Wesley College from 2007 . volunteer. He was also twice indoor state champion in the shot put, and a starting forward for the distance medley relay in 2011; and was ACC cross country Freshman of the Year (2009). The official Baseball page for the University of Delaware Hens Shea passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Tuesday, Nov. 6, at the age of 89. Ann Marie Annie Igo Shea was the first sports official in Delaware to reach 50 years of service. An enthusiastic crowd of family and friends was on hand on Thursday, May 9, at The Chase Center at the Wilmington 2 all-time at UD when she graduated. His Wilmington and McKean teams won three Blue Hen Conference Flight B championships. in state history. Cheyney (Pa.) State before a successful stint as a Division I womens head coach, leading Syracuse to the NCAA Tournament. record of 10:48 at Rockford Parks 2.3-mile course that lasted a decade. He's still coaching today with hurdlers and jumpers a long-time specialty. His teams won three state titles, made 11 tournament appearances, and several of his players went on to NFL careers. Phone: (302) 738-3300 Fax: (302) 757-8704. Baseball Coaching Staff. Have an idea for a compelling local sports story or is there an issue that needs public scrutiny? Gelof, who was named the Gatorade. Gene Thompson was Delaware Coach of the Year in three sports and led Wilmington High School to 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. Full-Time. event. championships, fourth in the 2015 U.S. 15,000-meter championship, and sixth in the 2015 U.S. half-marathon (71:30). internationally in three racquet sports, and is a member of five halls of fame. His P.S. 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. have been inducted. The Museum entrance is located on the first base side of Frawley Stadium on the Wilmington Riverfront. discontinued. museum houses the Hall of Fame including athletes, coaches, officials, journalists, broadcasters, administrators and more. The Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame Class of 2019. He was born in 1929 in Blackstone, Mass. 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