Athletes of the Week Oct. 14
Abby E'Nama
A senior Academic Challenge student at Cape, this middle blocker turned up the heat in the volleyball match with Delmarva Christian, picking up a double-double by using her 6-foot-4 height to power 11 kills and roof 10 blocks in the Vikings’ 3-2 win. "Abby has really grown this past season. She has physically and mentally matured in volleyball terms," said head coach Tyler Coupe. "She's made her presence known in every match. Her swings have been lights out and an absolute joy to watch." Abby has committed to play volleyball at Juaniata College in Huntingdon, Pa. The Eagles have won the Centennial Conference championship for 35 straight seasons. When not on the Cape hardwood, she plays travel volleyball for the Premier team from Magnolia.
Jazmyne Marino
Jazmyne’s athletic career could be a country song – concussions, tendons and ligaments, life on the shelf. But the girl is a warrior, and she has fought her way back into the Sussex Tech field hockey lineup after an ACL rupture Feb. 15 followed by two surgeries, the most recent June 8. She was just cleared to play Sept. 19, and since insertion into the Ravens’ lineup, Jazmyne has scored five goals and has three assists. At home Oct. 11, she had her biggest goal against Cape Henlopen, scoring off a corner with 2:20 left in the first half. Jazmyne has worked with Carrie Lingo in the summertime since the fifth grade. Jazmyne is the only Delaware player to score against Cape this season.
Macey Mitchell
A senior goalie from Sussex Tech, Macey Mitchell from Millsboro has alliteration; her name just rolls off the tongue. Macey dedicated her game performance at the Pink Game versus Cape Oct. 11 to late teacher Bruce Hefke on his birthday. And then she played lights out, stopping Cape on close shots corner after corner, recording 15 saves. Leading 1-0 with just 18 minutes to play, Cape sent home a goal, and four minutes later the Vikings scored the game-winner. The upset was right in front of Macey like a rebounded shot, she knew it and smiled, “We played really well.” She was first in the handshake line. She remembered a box she made in Bruce Hefke’s cabinet shop. Great kid, but Bruce’s friends cry.
Ulysis Slagle
Ulysis was born on Presidents Day, named after Ulysses S. Grant, but with a Latin spelling. Teammates call the junior center attacking midfielder Uly. Down to Delmar Oct. 11, Uly scored two goals and had two assists in the Vikings’ 7-1 win over the Wildcats. Uly has eight goals over the last two seasons, and he can run the field at both ends. “We’ve been working attacking patterns in practice because we play well but just need to score more," Uly said. Uly’s mom is from Mexico and his dad is from Baltimore. He has an older brother named Fred. Uly carries a 3.921 GPA and has visited Johns Hopkins, Tufts and Princeton universities. His grandfather, Jacob Slagle, was a college football star at Princeton. “I like math and plan to major in engineering in college,” Uly said. He takes honors classes and AP English. He played for the Henlopen and River soccer clubs.
