{"id":13721,"date":"2026-03-10T21:33:43","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T01:33:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/diaa\/?p=13721"},"modified":"2026-03-10T21:33:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T01:33:43","slug":"2026-diaa-girls-basketball-championship-match-set","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/diaa\/2026\/03\/10\/2026-diaa-girls-basketball-championship-match-set\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 DIAA Girls Basketball Championship Match Set"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:calc( 100% + 0px );margin-left: calc(-0px \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-0px \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p style=\"font-size: 14px;line-height: 21px\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><strong><span style=\"color: #283c4b\">DOVER, DE \u2013 March 10, 2026<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #283c4b\">\u00a0\u2013 <\/span><span>The matchup is set for the 2026 DIAA Girls Basketball State Championship following an exciting semifinal round.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in;line-height: 15.75pt\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"color: #283c4b\">No. 1 Sanford secured a spot in the title game with a 60-39 victory over No. 4 Smyrna, while No. 3 St. Elizabeth punched its ticket with a 56-40 win over No. 15 Ursuline.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in;line-height: 13.5pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;color: #283c4b\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in;line-height: 15.75pt\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"color: #283c4b\">The championship showdown between #1 Sanford and #3 St. Elizabeth is scheduled for Saturday, March 14, at 1:00 PM at the University of Delaware Bob Carpenter Center.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in;line-height: 13.5pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;color: #283c4b\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in;line-height: 15.75pt\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><strong><span style=\"color: #283c4b\">Ticket &amp; Broadcast Information:<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #283c4b\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in;line-height: 15.75pt\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"color: #283c4b\">Tickets for the Girls Basketball Championship game will go on sale to the public on Friday, March 13 at 12:00 PM through UD Ticketing. One ticket provides entry to both the Unified and Girls Championships. The Girls Basketball Championship will be the first game in the championship doubleheader (1:00PM), followed by the DIAA Unified Basketball State Championship at 3:00PM.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in;line-height: 13.5pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;color: #283c4b\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in;line-height: 15.75pt\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"color: #283c4b\">Fans attending the Unified game should purchase a ticket for the Girls Basketball Championship, which will grant admission to both games.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in;line-height: 13.5pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;color: #283c4b\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in;line-height: 15.75pt\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"color: #283c4b\">Tickets can be purchased through <a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/w6hmag\/s7zp4pce\/0tarcs\">University of Delaware Ticketing<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in;line-height: 13.5pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;color: #283c4b\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in;line-height: 15.75pt\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"color: #283c4b\">All Basketball Championships will be live streamed via The NFHS Network. More information about <a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/w6hmag\/s7zp4pce\/gmbrcs\">The NFHS Network<\/a> can be found on the <a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/w6hmag\/s7zp4pce\/wecrcs\" target=\"_self\">here.<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in;line-height: 13.5pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;color: #283c4b\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in;line-height: 15.75pt\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"color: #283c4b\">The complete 2026 Basketball State Championship brackets are available on <a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/w6hmag\/s7zp4pce\/c7crcs\">DIAA\u2019s website.<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">For more information about the DIAA Championships, please visit the <a title=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/8nvx9f\/s7zp4pce\/sn8uas\" href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/8nvx9f\/s7zp4pce\/sn8uas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"5\">DIAA website<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0follow DIAA on social media for real-time updates.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Instagram\u00a0<a title=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/8nvx9f\/s7zp4pce\/8f9uas\" href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/8nvx9f\/s7zp4pce\/8f9uas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"6\">@diaa_de<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Twitter\u00a0<a title=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/8nvx9f\/s7zp4pce\/o89uas\" href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/8nvx9f\/s7zp4pce\/o89uas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"7\">@DIAA_Delaware<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Facebook\u00a0<a title=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/8nvx9f\/s7zp4pce\/40avas\" href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/8nvx9f\/s7zp4pce\/40avas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"8\">@DelawareInterscholasticAthleticAssociation<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><b>About DIAA<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">The Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association (DIAA) is committed to promoting the education, health, and sportsmanship of student-athletes through interscholastic athletics. DIAA oversees and regulates high school and middle school sports across Delaware, ensuring fair competition and upholding the highest standards of integrity and excellence.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":12717,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"protect_children":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,7,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13721","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-home-page","category-home-page-slider","category-news"],"acf":[],"checksum":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/diaa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13721","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/diaa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/diaa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/diaa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/diaa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13721"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/diaa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13721\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/diaa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12717"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/diaa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13721"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/diaa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13721"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/diaa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13721"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}