DOVER, Del. — Four teams secured places in the second round of Delaware’s 2026 girls volleyball state tournament on November 4, with three earning straight-set victories and another advancing in four sets.
Lake Forest swept Sussex Academy 3-0, winning 25-16, 25-15 and 25-15. St. Georges also finished in three sets against Delmarva Christian, edging the opening set 25-23 before taking the next two 25-19 and 25-12.
Caravel defeated Concord 3-0 with set scores of 25-12, 25-15 and 25-8. Conrad faced the longest contest of the four winners, beating Delaware Military Academy 3-1 after winning the first two sets, dropping the third and closing out the fourth 25-18.
The results moved Lake Forest, St. Georges, Caravel and Conrad into the next stage of the state bracket, with additional first-round matches scheduled for November 5. The tournament now shifts from opening-round qualification toward increasingly consequential elimination matches.
