Sports

Golf in the desert

Fritz Schranck
1 day ago
I recently enjoyed the opportunity to play golf in the desert. Part of the experience certainly...

Winter projects for fishermen

Eric Burnley
1 day ago
Once the holiday season is over, we will be looking for something to do in our spare time. Of...

Playoff hopes are fading

Sumner Spence
2 days ago
On Sunday, the Philadelphia Eagles lost a boring game to the New York Giants 13-7. So much for the...

Athletes of the Week Dec. 3

2 days ago
LT Messick Thomas the Third was the Little Big Man for the Vikings football team, enduring a...

Rehoboth Marathon set to step off this weekend

Tim Bamforth
2 days ago
Friday and Saturday this weekend will seem like a summer day in the Nation’s Summer Capital, as the...

Fans in the stands and showtime for sports rocks the...

Dave Frederick
2 days ago
Mats come down, Seahawks lift off - Sussex Academy brought its startup wrestling team to Cape...

Royals’ Bell rings in 25 to defeat Sabres

Dan Cook
3 days ago
Delmarva Christian junior Ainsley Bell dropped 25 points, including three from behind the three-...

Cape wrestling beats Lake Forest 77-0 on Teacher...

Dave Frederick
3 days ago
Cape wrestling was back on the mats Dec. 1 after capturing the Division I state championship in...

Cape boys’ basketball scrimmages IR

Kenny Riedel
3 days ago
The Cape Henlopen boys’ basketball team tuned up for its 2021-22 season with a scrimmage at Indian...

Elks Hoop Shoot set Dec. 12

3 days ago
Cape Henlopen Elks Lodge 2540 will hold its local Hoop Shoot contest at 10 a.m., Sunday, Dec. 12,...

Goodbye Girl Ann Grunert waves hello at Turkey Trot 5K

Dave Frederick
5 days ago
Goodbye Girl - Ann Grunert is the executive director at Special Olympics Delaware and is retiring...

Cape hockey alumni match up on Legends turf

Dan Cook
6 days ago
Cape hockey players from the classes of 1996 to 2022 battled for bragging rights on Legends Stadium...

Record turnout of runners for Sea Colony Turkey Trot 5K

Dave Frederick
6 days ago
The 18th annual Sea Colony Turkey Trot 5K to benefit Special Olympics Delaware attracted a record...

Cape soccer alumni play fun and competitive game

Dan Cook
6 days ago
Former Cape soccer players came together Nov. 24 to relive their Vikings glory days with past...

Low-digit surf-fishing tags up for auction

1 week ago
The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control is auctioning low-digit surf-fishing...

Giving thanks for charity through golf

Fritz Schranck
1 week ago
Each year, golf tournaments and related activities raise about $4 billion for charity, according to...

A lot to be thankful for in Delaware

Eric Burnley
1 week ago
Thanksgiving is the time to reflect on the many things we have to be thankful for. No matter your...

Baseball Hall of Fame ballot released

Sumner Spence
1 week ago
Earlier this week, the Baseball Hall of Fame ballots were released. Former Phillies Jimmy Rollins...

Local runners earn All-American status

Tim Bamforth
1 week ago
The Seashore Striders made their 31 st trip to the Cross Country Coaches National Youth...

Athletes of the Week Nov. 26

1 week ago
Kelly Bragg A senior lacrosse player on her way to Mount St. Mary’s, Kelly doubles down as a field...

At 50, coach Chris Mattioni can write down and take...

Dave Frederick
1 week ago
Matty Dome - Cape head wrestling coach Chris Mattioni won the school’s first state championship in...

Cape swimming ready to make a splash in DIAA...

Dan Cook
1 week ago
The Cape swim teams are psyched and prepared for a successful winter season. The boys’ team went...

Cape girls’ basketball hosts play day

Dan Cook
1 week ago
The Lady Vikings hosted a four-team play day Nov. 20 at the Cape gymnasium. The teams each played...

Brian Piccolo Award Ceremony held in Rehoboth

1 week ago
The eighth annual Brian Piccolo Award Ceremony, attended by more than 50 UNICO member and guests,...

Alia Marshall tips the balance as Northwestern beats...

Dave Frederick
1 week ago
Keep the tip - Say “tip drill,” and most sports fans think football and interception. But the...

Central football shuts out Riders in DIAA playoffs

Dan Cook
1 week ago
The Sussex Central football squad used a strong running game and a tenacious defense to shut out...

Cape football falls to Appo 36-0 in DIAA playoffs

Dan Cook
2 weeks ago
The Cape faithful who traveled to Appoquinimink to watch the Vikings football team for the last...

Cape hockey beats Smyrna 4-0 for fifth straight...

Dave Frederick
2 weeks ago
Cape field hockey shut out Smyrna 4-0 Nov. 20 at Dover’s Senator Stadium to lock down the fifth...

Cape shuts out Smyrna to win field hockey title

2 weeks ago
The Cape Henlopen field hockey team defeated Smyrna 4-0 Nov. 20 at Dover High School to win its...

Experience and guile overcoming youthful exuberance

Fritz Schranck
2 weeks ago
The cut line stood at one-under par after the first two rounds of the 2021 ShopRite LPGA Classic...

Fishing for tog at Indian River Inlet

Eric Burnley
2 weeks ago
I have been fishing Indian River Inlet since I was a young boy and it had a steel bulkhead instead...

It's about time

Sumner Spence
2 weeks ago
I was not able to watch the Philadelphia Eagles game against the Denver Broncos on Sunday, but the...

Seashore Striders head to national championships

Tim Bamforth
2 weeks ago
The Seashore Striders are making their 31 st trip to the Cross Country Coaches National Youth...

Athletes of the Week Nov. 19

2 weeks ago
Alicia Guajardo Alicia, a sophomore, was chilling Sunday morning, part of the Sussex Tech water...

Foreign players on American rosters is the real...

Dave Frederick
2 weeks ago
The foreign factor - The Final Four of Division I college field hockey begins this Friday, Nov. 19...

State powerlifting records fall at Winter Wrecker event

2 weeks ago
Rehoboth Beach Barbell Club sent nine athletes to compete Nov. 6-7 at the 2021 USA Powerlifting...

Delmar hockey beats Sussex Academy 8-0

Dave Frederick
2 weeks ago
The whistle blew to start the Delmar versus Sussex Academy Division II state semifinal field hockey...

Cape soccer honors players at banquet

Dan Cook
2 weeks ago
The Cape Henlopen soccer team held its end-of-season banquet Nov. 8 at the Rusty Rudder in Dewey...

Harlem Wizards dunk into Cape Henlopen

Dan Cook
2 weeks ago
The world-famous Harlem Wizards visited Cape Henlopen High School Nov. 14, for an afternoon of...

Two Worcester Prep student-athletes sign letters of...

2 weeks ago
Two Worcester Preparatory School senior student-athletes, Myranda Beebe of Rehoboth Beach and Brice...

Cape hockey pounds Poly 8-1 to move into state...

Dave Frederick
2 weeks ago
Cape cranked past Polytech in the semifinal round of the DIAA Division I field hockey state...

Cowbell kids and woot-woot women

Dave Frederick
2 weeks ago
Rogue photos - The Coastal Delaware Running Festival was held over two days this past weekend, and...

Cape finishes second at DIAA Cross Country...

Kenny Riedel
2 weeks ago
Indian River sophomore Brynn Crandell and Salesianum senior Ryan Banko overcame horrendous...

Sussex Academy hockey defeats Tatnall in DIAA quarters

Dan Cook
2 weeks ago
The Sussex Academy field hockey team advanced to the DIAA Division II semifinals with a 3-2 victory...

Delmar hockey beats Caravel 7-0 behind Josie...

Dave Frederick
2 weeks ago
Delmar ramps up the amps at tournament time. The Wildcats step between the lines onto the pitch for...

Cape football grounded by the Eagles 54-8

Dan Cook
2 weeks ago
The Cape football squad fell to second-ranked Smyrna 54-8 on Senior Night Nov. 12 at Legends...

At 87 pounds lost, and the journey continues

Chris Antonio
3 weeks ago
James Ell had been feeling tired and depressed about his overall health. His weight had ballooned...

The opposite of a bounce-back

Fritz Schranck
3 weeks ago
The professional golf tours have fully adopted the use of statistical measurements as an integral...

Rockfish? Maybe

Eric Burnley
3 weeks ago
Over the past week, I have had a few encouraging reports of larger rockfish caught from Delaware...

Polytech outlasts Sussex Tech 2-1 in DIAA first...

Dan Cook
3 weeks ago
No. 5 seed Polytech (9-6-1) defeated No. 4 Sussex Tech 2-1 Nov. 11, to move into the semifinals of...

Cape hockey beats Dover 9-0 to open state tournament

Dave Frederick
3 weeks ago
The Division I field hockey semifinals are set for Tuesday, Nov. 16, at DE Turf, where Cape...

Pontificating

Sumner Spence
3 weeks ago
This past Sunday, the Philadelphia Eagles lost a close game to the Los Angeles Chargers by the...

Skate the Cape Shred Festival slides through state park

Nick Roth
3 weeks ago
The Skate the Cape Shred Festival returned to Fort Miles in Cape Henlopen State Park Nov. 5-7...

Cape cross country heads to state meet

Tim Bamforth
3 weeks ago
Coach Matt Lindell will lead his Henlopen Conference champion boys’ cross country team into this...

Athletes of the Week Nov. 12

Dave Frederick
3 weeks ago
Laela Brown A freshman attacker for the Delmar Wildcats field hockey team, Laela settled and...

Jim Powell, a life from sidelines to between the...

Dave Frederick
3 weeks ago
Between the lines - Jim Powell passed Oct. 31 at the age of 87. Jim was a former football coach and...

Six athletes commit via early signing at Sussex...

Dave Frederick
3 weeks ago
Six Sussex Academy athletes signed National Letters of Intent Nov. 10 at their Georgetown school...

A dozen Cape athletes commit on early signing day

Dave Frederick
3 weeks ago
A dozen Cape athletes signed college National Letters of Intent Nov. 10, the first date allowed for...

Cape soccer falls to CR in DIAA tourney

Dan Cook
3 weeks ago
The Cape soccer team finished its 2021 season with a 5-0 loss to Caesar Rodney in the quarterfinals...

Trophies are the space junk of the digital age

Dave Frederick
3 weeks ago
Land of lost trophies - Trophies are the space junk of the digital age. Cape has 52 years’ worth of...