Sussex Sports Center breaks ground for Sandhill Fields
The Sussex Sports Center Foundation officially held the groundbreaking for Sandhill Fields, a project that will include eight regulation soccer/lacrosse fields, six pickleball courts with a pavilion, a 3.1-mile regulation cross county course, 3.5 miles of walking trails, playground equipment, parking for 350 cars, restroom facilities, picnic pavilions and a food truck area.
Shown at the groundbreaking are (l-r) John Burke, running enthusiast; Jill Burton, SSCF board assistant; Tim Bamforth, SSCF board member/Seashore Striders; Gina Jennings, Sussex County; Rep. Ruth Briggs King, R-Georgetown; Rep. Harvey Kenton, R-Milford; Sen. Ernie Lopez, R-Lewes; Todd Lawson, SSCF board member/Sussex County administrator; I.G. Burton, SSCF board member/Sussex County Council; Stephanie Parker, SSCF board member/Henlopen Soccer Club; Preston Schell, SSCF board member/Ocean Atlantic Companies; Darren Short, SSCF board member/Delaware State Police; Zac Crouch, SSCF board member/Davis, Bowen & Friedel; Rob Arlett, Sussex County Council; Joe Schell, president and secretary, SSCF board; Peter Morrow, SSCF board member; Rob Tunnell, SSCF board member/Tunnell Companies; Tony Sposato, SSCF board member/Sposato Landscaping & Irrigation; Gene Dvornick, SSCF board member/Town of Georgetown; Sen. Brian Pettyjohn, R-Georgetown, SSCF board member; Steve Burke, treasurer, SSCF board/Dentsply Sirona; Rep. Tim Dukes, R-Laurel; Bobby Horsey, vice president, SSCF board/David G. Horsey & Sons; Capt. Ralph Holm, Georgetown Police Dept.; Bill West, SSCF board member/Town of Georgetown; Chief R.L. Hughes, Georgetown Police Dept.; Lt. Tom Tyndall, Georgetown Police Dept.; Greg March, Saltwater Lacrosse; and Dennis March, SSCF board member/Saltwater Lacrosse.
Dan has worked for the Cape Gazette for more than 30 years as a photographer and reporter, covering high school sports and happenings around eastern Sussex County. He won a photography award from the National Newspaper Association, and numerous awards from the Maryland, Delaware, D.C. Press Association. A Delaware native, Dan graduated from Cape in 1972 and returned as a teacher and coach in the 1980s. He retired from the classroom in 2016. He was inducted into Cape High’s Legends Stadium in 2016. In his spare time, Dan enjoys spending time with his wife, two sons, grandchildren and dogs.
