Over the last two weeks at Delmarva Now, polls have been released that allowed local high school sports fans to vote for which teams they thought would be the best in Bayside South football, soccer, field hockey and volleyball. And now that voting has closed in each poll, it is time to announce the winners.
In the poll predicting who will be the best Bayside South high school football team in 2026, the Stephen Decatur Seahawks prevailed as winners. 54% of voters selected Decatur to be the best in the Bayside South, as they attempt to defend their Bayside Conference Championship crown for a fourth year in a row. Coming in second place was Wi-Hi, who will look to build on their Class 2A State Semifinal appearance last season.
In boys soccer, the final results were close, with four teams tallying double-digit percentages of the votes. But the Crisfield Crabbers were the winners of the preseason Boys Soccer poll, as they won with 33% of the vote. Parkside came in second place and, James M. Bennett, and defending Class 3A State Champions Stephen Decatur were tied for third place.
Last season in Bayside South girls soccer, the Stephen Decatur Seahawks were able to usurp their rivals James M. Bennett as both Bayside South and Bayside Conference Champions. And according to the fans voting, they expect the Seahawks to do so again this season, as they won 50% of the votes in the poll. Bennett finished in second place in the voting.
Bayside South field hockey is competitive each and every year, with many good teams lining up against each other each fall. For field hockey fans voting in this year's preseason poll, they expect the James M. Bennett Clippers to come out on top as the Bayside South's best. The Clippers won with 57% of the vote, and the Pocomoke Warriors received 30%.
And finally in Bayside South volleyball, the results were close, with five teams receiving double-digit percentages of the votes. But local high school volleyball fans picked Parkside to come out on top with 34% of the vote. They were followed by Stephen Decatur, Wicomico, Mardela and Snow Hill.
With voting officially over, the fall sports season begins this Friday, Sept. 4. And fans across the Eastern Shore will be looking forward to seeing who ends up on top when it's all said and done.
This article originally appeared on Salisbury Daily Times: See which Bayside South teams fans picked to be the best this fall sports season
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