Lewes & Rehoboth Hundred in Sussex County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Coach Janet Maull-Martin
Photographed by Pete Skillman, May 21, 2026
1. Coach Janet Maull-Martin Marker
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Coach Janet Maull-Martin has been a pillar of "firsts" in the Cape community from the very start. In 1968 she was the first African-American female to play a varsity sport at Lewes High School. She then went on to attend Cape Henlopen High School after consolidation and was a member of the first graduating class in 1970. Coach Maull-Martin began her coaching career in 1975 when she coached field hockey, basketball and softball at Milton Middle School. In 1984 she moved to Cape Henlopen High School where she coached the girls' basketball team alongside Bob Cassidy. She took over the head coaching position in 1986 becoming the first African-American female coach. She took the team to the state tournament semi-finals in 1986, 1987 and 1988, winning back-to-back Conference Championships in '87 and '88, earning her the 1988 Henlopen Conference Girls' Basketball Coach of the Year. In 1994 she went on to lead the ninth grade Boys' Basketball team making her the first female to coach a boys' team in competition for Cape Henlopen High School, and tallied a winning record of 10-2. Coach Maull-Martin continues to make a difference at Cape, serving in roles where she leads with integrity and passion, showing her unwavering dedication to the students, staff and community through her participation on the Cape Henlopen School District Board of Education.
Coach Janet Maull-Martin has been a pillar of "firsts" in the Cape community from the very start. In 1968 she was the first African-American female to play a varsity sport at Lewes High School. She then went on to attend Cape Henlopen High School after consolidation and was a member of the first graduating class in 1970. Coach Maull-Martin began her coaching career in 1975 when she coached field hockey, basketball and softball at Milton Middle School. In 1984 she moved to Cape Henlopen High School where she coached the girls' basketball team alongside Bob Cassidy. She took over the head coaching position in 1986 becoming the first African-American female coach. She took the team to the state tournament semi-finals in 1986, 1987 and 1988, winning back-to-back Conference Championships in '87 and '88, earning her the 1988 Henlopen Conference Girls' Basketball Coach of the Year. In 1994 she went on to lead the ninth grade Boys' Basketball team making her the first female to coach a boys' team in competition for Cape Henlopen High School, and tallied a winning record of 10-2. Coach Maull-Martin continues to make a difference at Cape, serving in roles where she leads with integrity and passion, showing her unwavering dedication to the students, staff and community through her participation on the Cape Henlopen School District Board of Education.
Location. 38° 45.453′ N, 75° 9.074′ W. Marker is in Lewes, Delaware, in Sussex County. It is in Lewes & Rehoboth Hundred. It can be reached from Kings Highway. Marker is located near the entrance to Legends Stadium on the campus of Cape Henlopen High School. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1250 Kings Hwy, Lewes DE 19958, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on Delawares Beaches. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic and on the Delmarva Peninsula. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, and the Antebellum South.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 22, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 21, 2026, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware. This page has been viewed 8 times since then. Photos:1, 2. submitted on May 21, 2026, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.
