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A trip on the Angler for black sea bass

Eric Burnley

4 hours ago

I am sure most of you know how close we came to not having a black sea bass season in federal…

Sallies and a little artificial rain on the Cape…

Fritz Schranck

15 hours ago

Beating the Salesianum School golf team is a tall order, even if it’s a home match at Rehoboth…

Lacrosse lessons learned on Youth Night

Dave Frederick

1 day ago

Youth Night at Cape's Champions Stadium is a tradition unlike any other. The unbeaten Cape…

Phillies bounce back following managerial change

Sumner Spence

1 day ago

Since Don Mattingly has taken over the Phillies, they have won 8 of 10 games, and they were briefly…

Athletes of the Week May 8

1 day ago

MK Barnhart MK Barnhart is a sophomore playing attack for the Denison University women's lacrosse…

Ten Cape athletes sign letters of intent May 6

Dave Frederick

1 day ago

Spring signing day - Ten Cape athletes signed letters of intent May 6. Each athlete has photos…

DQ Dash raises funds for Lewes fireworks

Tim Bamforth

1 day ago

The eighth annual DQ Dash 5K is slated for Sunday, May 17, beginning and ending at the Lewes Beach…

Sussex Academy celebrates baseball seniors

2 days ago

The Sussex Academy baseball team celebrated its seniors April 30, before the Seahawks' 11-2 loss to…

Delmarva Christian volleyball celebrates seniors

Dan Cook

2 days ago

The Delmarva Christian volleyball team honored its seniors May 4, during a match against visiting…

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Sussex Academy volleyball celebrates senior class

Aaron R. Mushrush

2 days ago

Great strides have been made by the Sussex Academy volleyball team in 2026, but efforts on Senior…

Seahawks fly past Eagles 13-9 on girls'…

Aaron R. Mushrush

2 days ago

After celebrating the lacrosse careers of five seniors, the girls laxing it up at Sussex Academy…

Royals rumble Bulldogs on baseball Senior Night

Aaron R. Mushrush

2 days ago

In the second-to-last home game of the season, the seniors of Delmarva Christian's baseball team…

Cape and CR play to scoreless draw

Dan Cook

2 days ago

Whenever the Cape and Caesar Rodney soccer teams get together on the field of competition, records…

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Sussex Academy boys' tennis wraps up undefeated…

Aaron R. Mushrush

2 days ago

The Sussex Academy boys' tennis team's senior class took the program from winless their freshman…

Seahawks girls' tennis finishes up season at .…

Aaron R. Mushrush

2 days ago

A 5-0 win over Seaford on Senior Night May 5, gave the Sussex Academy girls' tennis team a 6-6…

Cape softball shut out by the Panthers

Dan Cook

2 days ago

The Cape softball team couldn't get its offense synchronized May 5, as the Vikings spread out just…

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Cape JV soccer wins battle of unbeaten teams

Dan Cook

2 days ago

The Cape and Caesar Rodney JV soccer teams collided May 5, in a battle of undefeated and unscored-…

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Cape baseball tames the Panthers 8-2

Dan Cook

3 days ago

After Polytech scored a run in the first inning, Cape pitcher Jack Simeone got in the groove and…

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Cape girls' lax beats Sussex Academy 18-2

Dave Frederick

3 days ago

The Cape girls' lacrosse team ran the roster at Sussex Academy May 4, as 10 different players…

Cape excels at Middle School Track Invitational

Kate Ingerski

3 days ago

Cape’s Beacon, Mariner and Frederick D. Thomas middle schools showed out at the Jim Blades Track…

Like Tambourine Man, all athletes eventually fade…

Dave Frederick

4 days ago

Primetime Cape cousins - Ella Rishko and Mikey Frederick are first cousins. They were the male and…

Sussex Academy boys’ tennis claims 10th win in a row…

Aaron R. Mushrush

5 days ago

A win over Seaford on Senior Night Tuesday, May 5, would clinch an undefeated regular season for…

Seahawks boys’ volleyball splits season series with…

Aaron R. Mushrush

5 days ago

Following a 3-2 home win over local rival Delmarva Christian May 1, the Sussex Academy boys’…

Seahawks softball earns 8-6 win over Milford

Aaron R. Mushrush

5 days ago

In 2025, the Sussex Academy softball team was one run away from a slaughter-rule win over Milford,…

Cape soccer shuts out Milford, Red Lion

Dan Cook

5 days ago

The Cape girls’ soccer team has caught fire offensively in its last two games, posting shutout wins…

Cape softball gets wins over Laurel, Archmere

Dan Cook

5 days ago

The Cape softball team scored 24 runs across two games, earning a 10-2 win over Laurel April 30 and…

Cape boys’ lax runs the clock on Caesar Rodney 21-3…

Dan Cook

5 days ago

The loss to Salesianum cut deeply, but the Cape boys’ lacrosse team healed its wounds by getting…

Cape lax girls best Ocean City squad for 13-8 win

Dave Frederick

5 days ago

Cape juniors Ally Diehl, Haley Gamuciello and Mairead Rishko are quick cats on the draw circle. All…

Women’s Fest pickleball events benefit Cape…

1 week ago

More than 200 players took to the courts for high-energy pickleball tournaments hosted at Dave…

Cape golf team keeps winning

Fritz Schranck

1 week ago

The Cape Henlopen High golf team continued its winning ways with a 150-162 April 23 win…

Black sea bass season expected to open May 1

Eric Burnley

1 week ago

The folks at NOAA have posted in the National Register the new regulations for black sea bass and…

Phillies make desperation move

Sumner Spence

1 week ago

On Tuesday, the Philadelphia Phillies decided to fire Rob Thomson as their manager after four-plus…

Athletes of the Week May 1

1 week ago

Will DiPaolo This Cape senior pole vaulter lifted off into rarified air April 16 at the Under…

Travels with Fredman: 44 years as a people in sports…

Dave Frederick

1 week ago

Travels with Fredman - Forty-four years ago, with the sound of typewriter keys pounding out copy as…

Cape track wins Henlopen North Championship meet

Tim Bamforth

1 week ago

The Cape boys’ and girls’ track teams won the newly created Henlopen Conference Northern Division…

Seahawks back on track after 16-7 lacrosse triumph…

Aaron R. Mushrush

1 week ago

There’s nothing like execution at all three levels to put an end to a losing streak, like the…

Seahawks celebrate seniors with 7-5 softball win…

Aaron R. Mushrush

1 week ago

A 7-5 win over Laurel on Senior Night April 28 could be the boost the Sussex Academy softball team…

Seahawks fly past Panthers 1-0 for sixth soccer win…

Aaron R. Mushrush

1 week ago

Seven clean sheets in one season is quite the impressive stat. Four clean sheets in a row, starting…

Seahawks volleyball battles back from 2-0 deficit

Aaron R. Mushrush

1 week ago

The Saint Mark’s boys volleyball team arrived at Sussex Academy April 27 with vengeance on its mind…

Cape boys’ lax falls to Salesianum in battle of...

Dan Cook

1 week ago

The Cape boys’ lacrosse team fell to a talented Salesianum squad 11-4 April 28 at the Vikings…

Cape volleyball shuts out IR, falls to Riders

Dan Cook

1 week ago

The Cape boys’ volleyball team had an up-and-down week, as the Vikings smashed Indian River 25-14,…

Arden MacPhee turns the world on with her smile

Dave Frederick

1 week ago

Posterizing Planet Earth - Arden MacPhee, 13, is a community kid who beat the odds and childhood…

Elks Lodge donates to youth golf organization

1 week ago

The Cape Henlopen Elks Lodge presented a check for $3,000 to the First Tee Delaware its recent…

Race for Open Space benefits Lewes Fourth Street…

Dave Frederick

1 week ago

The third annual Race for Open Space 5K and 1-Mile Walk for the Lewes Fourth Street Preserve…

Cape softball falls to the Indians, tames Lions

Dan Cook

1 week ago

The Cape softball team was in the game, but fell to 3-6 with a 3-0 loss to Indian River April 23 at…

Cape baseball mercy rules Laurel 15-5 on Selders…

Dan Cook

1 week ago

Cape senior Max Selders delivered a three-run home run in the bottom of the fifth inning to propel…

Cape girls’ tennis grounds Eagles 4-1

Dan Cook

1 week ago

The Cape girls’ tennis team moved to 5-2 on the season with a 4-1 victory over Smyrna at home.…

Cape tennis sneaks by Indian River 3-2

Dan Cook

1 week ago

The Cape boys’ tennis team moved to 5-3 on the season with a 3-2 victory over Indian River April 24…

Auks fly away from Seahawks in girls’ lax action

Aaron R. Mushrush

1 week ago

An 11-6 loss to Archmere April 25 might be what the schedule reads, but the Sussex Academy girls’…

Seahawks boys’ laxers break even over the weekend

Aaron R. Mushrush

1 week ago

Momentum from a dominating 15-5 win over Delmar April 24 wasn’t enough to propel a shorthanded…

Cape boys’ lax bounces back for two wins in 24 hours…

Dan Cook

1 week ago

After a 10-9 loss to Broadneck April 22, the Cape boys’ lacrosse team bounced back in a big way,…

Vikings spike Seahawks 3-0 for fifth win of season

Aaron R. Mushrush

1 week ago

The Cape boys’ volleyball team hopped back into the win column April 23, earning a 3-0 victory over…

Royals roll Red Lion in an attempt to rescue season…

Aaron R. Mushrush

1 week ago

A once 3-2 Delmarva Christian boys’ volleyball team found itself at 3-5 following a three-game skid…

Vikings break through against Polytech with three…

Aaron R. Mushrush

1 week ago

The first half of the season has come with some frustrations for an ambitious Cape girls’ soccer…

Sussex Academy names new head coach for boys’ soccer…

2 weeks ago

After six incredible seasons leading Sussex Academy boys’ soccer, coach RJ Dina has stepped down as…

Mixed results from Cape golf tri-meet

Fritz Schranck

2 weeks ago

The April 16 tri-meet among the Sussex Central, Sussex Academy and Cape Henlopen golf teams had…

NOAA fails to implement new sea bass, flounder regs…

Eric Burnley

2 weeks ago

Those of us who were anxiously waiting for Friday, May 1, and the opening of black sea bass season…

Good first day of the draft for the Eagles

Sumner Spence

2 weeks ago

The Eagles traded with the Cowboys to move up to the 20th pick and selected wide receiver Makai…

Athletes of the Week April 24

2 weeks ago

Isabel Betts A Milford senior attacker who scored 53 goals as a junior has been ringing the bell…

Fans get eerily quiet when outcome is no longer in…

Dave Frederick

2 weeks ago

Quiet storm - It was a blustery afternoon at Beacon Middle School April 21, for a boys’…