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Cape lacrosse boys run the clock and roster on...
Dave Frederick
4 hours ago
Cape boys’ lacrosse ran the clock and ran the roster on the visiting Sabres of Sts. Peter &...
Seahawks soccer screeches past Cape 5-1
Dan Cook
4 hours ago
A golden sunset framed the Sussex Academy girls’ soccer team March 23 as they started out hot and...
Spring fishing from the shore
Eric Burnley
14 hours ago
March is supposed to come in like a lion and go out like a lamb. Well, if the rest of the month is...
NCAA basketball continues
Sumner Spence
1 day ago
Only two No. 1 seeds are still in the tournament, Houston and Alabama. Purdue lost in the first...
Athletes of Week March 24
1 day ago
Brody Smith Brody tore his ACL the first day of practice in 2022, and he was projected to be on the...
Old war horse inspired by young athletes every day
Dave Frederick
1 day ago
Know the story, know the person - Left-handed Cape lacrosse goalie Michael Sposato moved from...
Cape volleyball spikes Seahawks 3-0
Dan Cook
1 day ago
The Cape boys’ volleyball team defeated Sussex Academy 25-15, 25-14 and 25-9 March 22 on the...
Vikings win first match of 2023 season
Fritz Schranck
1 day ago
The Cape Henlopen High School golf team began its 2023 season with a fine 174-239 victory over...
Sussex Academy girls’ lax wins battle of the Seahawks
Dan Cook
2 days ago
The Sussex Academy girls’ lacrosse squad used a consistent scoring barrage of eight goals each half...
Lewes Base Ball Club to host season opener April 2
2 days ago
Lewes will open its 2023 season with first pitch at noon, Sunday April 2, in a doubleheader against...
Tim Kennard River Run brings many local runners to...
Tim Bamforth
2 days ago
The 18th annual Tim Kennard 10-miler took to the streets of Salisbury, Md., March 19, bringing...
Cape boys’ lacrosse stuns Episcopal 10-9 to open season
Dave Frederick
3 days ago
There is no revenge in high school lacrosse; every game is its own reckoning. Cape burst from the...
Cape soccer bites the dogs 7-0
Dan Cook
3 days ago
Cape senior Morgan Schubert and junior Ava Dolan hit the back of the twine twice, while Shannon...
Flop and Slop - Fosbury and Jacobs were high-jumping...
Dave Frederick
4 days ago
Flop and Slop - Dick Fosbury, originator of the back-first high jump known as the Fosbury Flop and...
Cape soccer handles Colonials in scrimmage
Dan Cook
5 days ago
The Cape girls’ soccer team hosted William Penn in their last tuneup scrimmage March 16 at Legends...
Sussex Academy girls’ lax hosts play day
Dan Cook
5 days ago
The Sussex Academy girls’ lacrosse squad ended their preseason March 18 with a play day that...
Cape bats come alive in scrimmage with the Raiders
Dan Cook
5 days ago
The Cape baseball team had its final scrimmage of the preseason March 16, hosting Woodbridge at...
Cape girls’ soccer prepares for 2023 season
Dan Cook
5 days ago
The Cape girls’ soccer squad looks to improve on its 2022 campaign of 7-7-1 with senior leadership...
Zehner on path to PGA major
Fritz Schranck
1 week ago
Congratulations to former Cape Henlopen High golf standout Matt Zehner for qualifying for the 2023...
Where have the striped bass gone?
Eric Burnley
1 week ago
I have been following striped bass since the early 1970s, when I met Bob Pond and Avis Boyd at a...
Sussex Academy soccer looks tough in scrimmage
Dan Cook
1 week ago
The Sussex Academy girls’ soccer team took to the turf of Seahawks Field for its final tune-up...
Myers sets new marks for Delaware Tech softball
1 week ago
Macey Myers will forever have her name etched in the history books of Delaware Technical Community...
March Madness begins
Sumner Spence
1 week ago
This year‘s men’s college basketball tournament is going to be one of the most wide open in a long...
Athletes of the Week March 17
1 week ago
Austin Guerrieri This Mariner Middle eighth-grader won the 90-pound Delaware state wrestling...
Fast-walking Adele Wagner circles 5K course in 31:25
Dave Frederick
1 week ago
Groucho walking - Back when I put together a streak of walking a hundred miles a month for five...
A trip down indoor track memory lane
Tim Bamforth
1 week ago
The 30th annual indoor track & field banquet was held Monday at Padua Academy in Wilmington,...
Cape baseball reloads for 2023 season
Dan Cook
1 week ago
You would think that a 21-2 season and a state championship title in 2022 would satisfy Cape...
Cape volleyball hosts five teams for scrimmage
Dan Cook
1 week ago
The Cape Henlopen boys’ volleyball squad held a six-team play day March 10. The Vikings competed...
Cape kids Baker and Miller win Lucky Leprechaun 5K
Dave Frederick
1 week ago
No. 1 runner Ryan Baker smiled when Race Director Tim Bamfiorth handed him bib 613 for the March 12...
Special Olympics basketball tournament set March 18
1 week ago
Special Olympics Delaware’s annual State Basketball Tournament will take place Saturday, March 18,...
Salesianum brings Broom Street to winter sports
Dave Frederick
1 week ago
Broom Street -
Salesianum is on Broom Street in Wilmington, just turn right at the liquor...
Cape softball has a new coach and new outlook for 2023
Dan Cook
1 week ago
The Cape softball squad has a new/old face at the front this season, as longtime assistant Mike...
Cape girls’ lacrosse hosts play day
Dan Cook
1 week ago
The Cape girls’ lacrosse team hosted a three-way scrimmage against Strath Haven of Pennsylvania and...
Blue-Gold basketball games set March 18
1 week ago
The annual Blue-Gold All-Star Basketball Games will be held Saturday, March 18, at Dover high...
Cape boys’ lacrosse hangs tough at play day
Dan Cook
1 week ago
The Cape boys’ lacrosse team took to the turf March 11 for a windy, cold and damp play day with...
Cape volleyball looks to DIAA schedule with hope
Dan Cook
2 weeks ago
The Cape boys’ volleyball team is hoping to get DIAA approval to be a level 3 team this season so...
Delaware Artificial Reef Guide now available
Eric Burnley
2 weeks ago
The guide to Delaware’s artificial reefs is now available from the Department of Natural Resources...
Huge turnout for 2023 Cape golf team
Fritz Schranck
2 weeks ago
A record-setting crowd of junior golfers appeared at Rehoboth Beach Country Club Feb. 27, the first...
Busiest time of year
Sumner Spence
2 weeks ago
There are only three weeks left until the baseball season starts. The Phillies’ offense seems ready...
Athletes of the Week March 10
2 weeks ago
Holt Baker The hard road home in a bracket of 16 wrestlers is dropping into the consolation round...
Adria Windish and Sam Mincey show Cape’s Got Talent
Dave Frederick
2 weeks ago
Bringing the Big House down - Cape’s Adria Windish brought the wrestling crowd to its collective...
Furlong runs 100 miles in 24 hours
Tim Bamforth
2 weeks ago
Gavin Furlong, a local runner, member of the Seashore Striders and coach at Sussex Academy, began a...
Tower Beach FC camps set
2 weeks ago
Cape Henlopen High School soccer coach Patrick Kilby has started Tower Beach FC, a new club that...
Shamrock Shuffle attracts 160 runners for 5K and 10...
Dave Frederick
2 weeks ago
The 17th annual Shamrock Shuffle 10-Miler and 5K attracted 160 runners March 5 to Cape Henlopen...
Cape girls’ basketball falls to Woodbridge in...
Dan Cook
2 weeks ago
The Cape girls’ basketball team’s Cinderella season came to a close March 6, as the Vikings fell 48...
Cruising and perusing fields of dreams and seams
Dave Frederick
2 weeks ago
Cruising and perusing -
I carry my camera onto the lacrosse practice field with my head on...
Cape’s Bender, Fritchman win state wrestling titles
Dave Frederick
2 weeks ago
Luke Bender (157) and C.J. Fritchman (175) won individual wrestling state titles March 4 in their...
Kim and Evans Family Foundation golf outing set...
2 weeks ago
The Kim and Evans Family Foundation will host its third annual golf outing fundraiser Monday, April...
Rehoboth Beach Barbell Club hosts powerlifting...
Chris Flood
3 weeks ago
Men and women from across the state participated Feb. 25 in the 2023 USA Powerlifting Delaware...
Con.Struct enters the golf market
Fritz Schranck
3 weeks ago
Every year, the PGA Show attracts new businesses to the golf market to show their stuff. Con.Struct...
Six fishing state records set in 2022
Eric Burnley
3 weeks ago
The year 2022 was a good one for anglers setting state records for a variety of fish in both fresh...
Cape unified basketball downs IR in DIAA quarterfinals
Dan Cook
3 weeks ago
The Cape unified basketball team defeated Indian River 36-35 in overtime to punch a ticket to the...
Cape girls’ basketball outduels Spartans 44-43
Dan Cook
3 weeks ago
The Cape girls’ basketball team defeated Saint Mark’s 44-43 to advance to the quarterfinals of the...
New rules in baseball
Sumner Spence
3 weeks ago
They are three new rules that will be significant for Major League Baseball this year. I am...
Jaden Messick enjoys birthday 16 running the track...
Dave Frederick
3 weeks ago
Ain’t that tough enough? Jaden Messick, a sophomore, wore No. 1 in football as a 160-pound...
Blue Ribbon Run-A-Thon raises awareness about...
Tim Bamforth
3 weeks ago
Gavin Furlong, a local runner, Seashore Striders member and Sussex Academy coach, will attempt to...
Cape hosts wrestling state championships March 3-4
Dave Frederick
3 weeks ago
Five mats will be laid down Friday afternoon for the start of the DIAA Individual State...
Big second half lifts Royals over Cavs 58-37
Dan Cook
3 weeks ago
The Delmarva Christian girls’ basketball team went into the halftime break trailing 20-18, but the...
Downstate swimmers earn honors at state championships
3 weeks ago
Several Cape Region swimmers earned high finishes at the DIAA Swimming and Diving Championships...
Cape boys’ basketball eliminated from state tournament
Kenny Riedel
3 weeks ago
After a season of ups and downs, the Cape Henlopen boys’ basketball team picked the wrong night to...
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