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“Golf Without Fear?” Where’s the fun in that?
14 years ago
I love playing the golf course at Shawnee Country Club, but sometimes the golf course doesn’t love...
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Zaidi Guajardo finds niche helping others
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Zaida Guajardo gave up a prestigious six-figure job with great perks in her native Puerto Rico to...
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Young wrestlers become double arm bar assassins
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Long ago in a far-away galaxy I dragged a son to the Young Rough Riders wrestling tournament at...
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Five years ago, Danielle Cannon was in prison for violating parole on a drug charge. She was also...
The Business of Eating
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Hello! I’m Mr. Delicious. My family name is in Latin and hard to pronounce, so pretty much...
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I received this story from Joe Morris, who is spending the winter in the Florida Keys. I call it, “...
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LPGA veteran pens fond Hogan memoir
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Among all of the biographies, sports stories and columns written about the famous Ben Hogan, one of...
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Who were the most physically fit presidents?
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In celebration of Presidents Day Monday, Feb. 21, I thought I’d ask a question that only a...
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Cape girls finish fifth at indoor state track meet
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The Cape Vikings indoor track teams made the trip north to the Delaware State Championships held...
People in Sports
Lackluster and dedication never appear in one sentence
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Sports have always been my life but I’m not a sporty type of guy, just a sportswriter and social...
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Steeler Nation disappointment is entertainment
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I overheard two guys in the 24/7 Fitness locker room talking about the best ways to put on weight...
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Students’ role: Holler and get behind their team
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The good sportsmanship code is required reading before every basketball game, but most fans aren’t...
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Jim Roberts: From Delaware pilot to antique clock repair
Henry J. Evans Jr.
14 years ago
Delaware native Jim Roberts of Lewes allowed himself to be drawn away from the First State only...
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Tomlin stares down games and never wavers
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I began an objective, analytical discussion with avid Steelers fan Ralph Bayko because he asked me...
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Just because you are right doesn’t mean you win
Dave Frederick
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The future is now and now has left the building. There is no now because everything in the universe...
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Samantha Hurley
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Many high school seniors are ready to hit the road, but Samantha Hurley wants to squeeze every...
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This year’s showdown is CR, Central and Smyrna
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I sat in the bleachers at Seaford last Tuesday night, a minority man in every sense of the word -...
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Without chemistry, good coaches have losing seasons
Dave Frederick
14 years ago
What in the name of Pistol Pete has happened to downstate boys’ basketball? I am reminded of the...
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David Wilford: Singing ever since he can remember
Ryan Mavity
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Being David Wilford is fast becoming a busy line of work. The 24-year-old Millsboro native is...
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Sussex Tech is there for students and athletes
Dave Frederick
14 years ago
Real Sussex County people never knock on a front door when visiting a friend. It’s always around...
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It was a bad playoff week for the flying mascots
Dave Frederick
14 years ago
Back in fall 1965 while living in the 10th-floor corner dorm room of Johnson Hall on the campus of...
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Aina Nergaard-Nemmick: Painting large shapes and vibrant colors
Ron MacArthur
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Lewes artist Aina Nergaard-Nammack visits the beach or bay shoreline every day – winter and summer...
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Grand Mom Rose says if it tastes good, then eat it
Dave Frederick
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I can remember years ago a triathlon organizer reminding me to use the full title of the race when...
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Adios Andy - never let the fat guy call the plays
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Mike Mayock, a 52-year-old former NFL safety with the Giants, was doing his first NFL game as a...
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Miki Mathe: Snow sculptor extraordinaire
Kara Nuzback
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Every snowfall, Miki and Susan Mathes’ neighbors case the couple’s front yard, eager to see what...
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Mary Bragg liked everyone, as far as I could tell, except for high school basketball officials. She...
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Cape’s Young nearing school record for wrestling wins
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The Frisco Flyers will be heading out of Philly and Baltimore this Thursday, Jan. 6, having booked...
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As Dylan says “People are crazy and times are strange”
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With all the football I have coached and played and continue to watch and write about, I would have...
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If you don’t have credibility, you aren’t getting plowed out
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Bill Massey said he remembers it just like it happened this morning. But it was 68 years ago this...
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I have to be honest - actually no one does - but every time the Cape boys’ basketball team walks...
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I cruise the countryside with a loaded camera looking for faces to focus on. Last Saturday at the...
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14 years ago
I played at a Catholic high school where sport was a religion. I would never take to the basketball...
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Overusing ‘huge’ is a gargantuanly humongous mistake
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I wish sports commentators would back down from the word “huge” and find another sports synonym...
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Cape students are back to make noise and support their teams
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Talent must meet opportunity for success to occur. I see that happen in sports all the time when...
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If anyone ever fires me I’m firing back with momma jokes
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