Athletes of the Week Feb. 18

Haley Archambault

Haley has been a thrower under the tutelage of Cape assistant coach Rob Perciful since she was in sixth grade. Now a junior, her FitBit screams CrossFit, as she lifts five days a week and does cardio. “I like pushing myself,” she said. “A couple years ago, I worked at the Dairy Queen and ate fried foods on the move,” Haley joked, adding, “How crazy was that?” At the Henlopen Conference Indoor Track Championships, Hailey threw the shot for a personal best of 32-feet-5-inches, which bettered her 30-11 previous standard. “I think I’m better in the discus and hope to break 100 feet this spring,” she said. Hailey was slightly stunned when she was cut from the volleyball team, but added, “It was a blessing, giving me more time for fitness and to focus on my throwing.” Haley then showed her insulin pump, saying, “I am a Type 1 diabetic, so 24-7, baby.” 

Carter Breasure

This 6-foot-6 junior forward from Delmarva Christian had a triple-double against the Salisbury School Feb. 7 on his home court in Georgetown. He scored 26 points with 10 rebounds and 10 blocks, leading his team to an 80-58 victory. A three-year varsity player, Carter is averaging 10 points, eight rebounds and four blocks per game this season for the Royals. He also plays baseball for DCHS, earning first-team honors among non-conference schools last season at first base. He has played for the Delmarva Christian athletic program since fifth grade at the Milton campus. His favorite course is history, and his hobbies outside school include going to the beach and playing travel baseball.

Kaya Fruchtman 

A senior three-point-shooting guard and four-year starter for the Green Knights of Mt. Pleasant High School, Kaya has been accepted and packaged and will be matriculating at Swarthmore College, where she will play basketball for the Division III Garnet. Kaya is straight out of Milton Elementary School. Her parents are Darlene and Jeremiah Fruchtman. Jeremiah was a 6-foot-4 tattooed Buddhist when he attended Cape. Kaya is an honors student and student council president. She started a meditation club at Mt. Pleasant. She averages 12 points per game and is considered one of the premier shooters in Delaware. Amalia and Amara Fruchtman of the undefeated Beacon team are Kaya’s first cousins. 

Malaki Lewis

A Cape senior coming off a football season where he missed two games due to injury, Malaki had found success as a thrower on the boys’ track team. At the Henlopen Conference Indoor Track Championships, Malaki threw a personal best of 42-feet-11-inches in the shot put to capture third place. “I’ve done football, wrestling, lacrosse and track, but I think track is my favorite sport,” Malaki said. Malaki’s grandfather is Vincent Lewis (Cape class of 1975), who ran a 1:57 for 880 yards on a cinder track and was on three state championship track teams. “I’d like to throw 45 feet, and I feel I’m on my way,” Malaki said. “I’m really looking forward to spring track where I can also throw the discus.” Malaki, a college prep student, hopes to attend the University of Central Florida or Hampton University in the fall. 

Anna Sullivan

This Cape sophomore just finished a great showing at the Henlopen Conference Swim Meet at the Sussex Academy Aquatic Center, where she placed third in the 100 freestyle and the 50 freestyle. She also anchored the 200 and 400 freestyle relay teams, where the Lady Vikings placed second in both events. "Anna swam her best times of the year at the conference tournament," said Cape head coach Bill Geppert. "This puts her in great position to place at states next week. She can swim any event we ask her to swim at or near state-qualifying times. She brings it at 110 percent and is a cornerstone on our team." An honor student at Cape, Anna is also a member of the Leo Club, and she will be playing lacrosse for the Vikings during the spring season. When not playing lacrosse and swimming, she loves surfing in the summer months.

Alex Taylor

“If Alex doesn’t descend to 182, we don’t win the state duals team championship. It is as simple as that,” said Cape wrestling coach Chris Mattioni. Nursing an injured knee while coming down from 194, Alex beat Derek Davis of Smyrna 10-4 in the semifinals; then he was down early 7-2 to Brock Conner of Caesar Rodney. “The cradle is my kryptonite,” Alex said. “I thought, ‘No way are we losing this state title because of me.’” Alex recovered and pinned Conner at 4:27 of the final period to put the Vikings in good position, up 25-10 with six bouts remaining. “I was wearing a copper knee sleeve sprayed over with bio freeze,” Alex said. “Doctor said it was a hematoma.” Alex will be wrestling at 195 for the individual conference and state meets, but we will always remember his descent plan and taking one for the team on the way to a state championship. 

Sadie Tunnell

A Sussex Academy cross country and distance runner, Sadie is a relentless racer with a serious case of the quicks. Sadie won the 400 meters at the Henlopen Conference Championships with a time of 1:00.45, then came back to place second in the 200 meters in a time of 26.64. Sadie, a senior, began her four races of the day by anchoring the Seahawks to a second-place finish in the 4-by-800 meters with a team time of 10:41, then closed out her day anchoring the 4-by-400 relay in a time of 4:33. The Seahawks girls placed third in the meet behind Cape and Smyrna. Sadie will be attending Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pa., in the fall.

Josh Wright

Josh Wright is a skimmer from Sesame Street by the Sea, and he looks the part. He is also the Cape wrestling team’s down-low stopper. During the state dual-meet team championships, Wright was the only wrestler to record three pins, beginning Feb. 9 with William Penn at 126 over Patrick Hunter in the quarterfinals, then Feb. 12 against Smyrna at 132 over Jake Wagner in the semifinals and against Caesar Rodney in the finals, where he led off the match at 126 with a pin of Dylan Bennett.