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Italian guys win Shamrock Shuffle races
Dave Frederick
1 hour ago
Italian stallions - The Shamrock Shuffle 5K and 10-Miler races on St. Patrick’s Day inside Cape...
Royals ready to rumble, build up to more in 2024
Aaron R. Mushrush
15 hours ago
Details will be key to Delmarva Christian’s baseball team cracking the .500 mark for the first time...
Powerhouse play day propels Cape girls’ lax into...
Dave Frederick
19 hours ago
An idyllic Friday afternoon March 15 on Lewes Beach, balmy weather, no wind, no bugs and few people...
Gold holds off Blue 160-159 in all-star game thriller
Aaron R. Mushrush
21 hours ago
The Blue-Gold Boys’ Basketball All-Star Game started with a boom and ended with a bang as the Gold...
Cape and Delmarva Christian tune up for regular season
Aaron R. Mushrush
21 hours ago
Local rivals Delmarva Christian and Cape Henlopen got their girls’ soccer teams together on the...
Seahawks soar past Ravens 9-1 in preseason boys’...
Aaron R. Mushrush
21 hours ago
Sussex Tech’s lacrosse program may have started well before Sussex Academy’s, but the on-field...
North prevails over South 105-78 in Blue-Gold girls’...
Aaron R. Mushrush
21 hours ago
In the annual postseason upstate-versus-downstate girls’ basketball game, it was the northern girls...
Cape boys’ volleyball hosts play day
Dan Cook
21 hours ago
The Cape boys’ volleyball team hosted a nine-team play day March 16 for a final tune-up before the...
Fishing Indian River Inlet in 2024 will be different
Eric Burnley
3 days ago
I have been fishing Indian River Inlet for a very long time, but fishing it in 2024 will be...
Cape softball heats up the dirt on Bill Cordrey Field
Dan Cook
3 days ago
Experienced junior youth is one way to describe the Cape softball squad in 2024, as they send just...
Cape golf team preps for 2024 season
Fritz Schranck
3 days ago
A talented squad of veterans fills 10 of the 12 spots on the 2024 Cape Henlopen golf team. Among...
Sussex Academy softball leaning on leather in 2024
Aaron R. Mushrush
3 days ago
The Sussex Academy softball team is hoping to flip the results of a few close games, crack the .500...
A lot of changes for the Eagles
Sumner Spence
4 days ago
NFL free agency has started this week and the Eagles have made a lot of changes. Their big one is...
Athletes of the Week March 15
4 days ago
Anna Bockius A Padua sophomore distance runner, Anna ran the lead-off leg for the Impulse Track...
Smile and seize an exquisite spring day; later you...
Dave Frederick
4 days ago
Smiling faces -
I strafed spring practices at Cape March 13, with 4 p.m. temperatures...
High school athletes head to national meets
Tim Bamforth
4 days ago
We’re in the midst of big national championship meets, as athletes are traveling to New York,...
Sussex Academy track & field ready to launch spring...
Aaron R. Mushrush
4 days ago
Sussex Academy recently approved plans to break ground on a track facility in 2025. The team,...
Seahawks battle Bucs in pre-season scrimmage
Aaron R. Mushrush
4 days ago
The Sussex Academy Seahawks appear ready for takeoff after a dominating 6-0 preseason home victory...
Sussex Academy golf swings into spring season
Aaron R. Mushrush
4 days ago
Two years removed from a state title and coming off a top-10 finish in 2023, the Sussex Academy...
Knights of Columbus hosts free-throw competition
Ted Pfirrmann
6 days ago
The Knights of Columbus hosted a little March Madness after its February free-throw event was...
Lucky Leprechaun 5K a majestic small-town showcase
Dave Frederick
1 week ago
Squall and squawk - A total of 500 runners endured a 20-minute dark cloud, but there was no whining...
Cape boys’ lax hosts four-team play day
Dan Cook
1 week ago
After two short, rainy weeks of practice, the Cape boys’ lacrosse team hosted a four-team play day...
Delmarva Rush 2013 boys win Union Futsal Cup
1 week ago
The Delmarva Rush 2013 boys traveled to the Union Futsal Cup event in Dover, where they matched up...
Sussex Academy boys’ lax seeking first tournament win
Aaron R. Mushrush
1 week ago
The Sussex Academy boys’ lacrosse program would like to go dancing in May – not for prom, but in...
Sussex Academy girls’ lacrosse determined to keep...
Aaron R. Mushrush
1 week ago
Following back-to-back trips to the semifinals of the DIAA girls’ lacrosse tournament, Sussex...
Mariner Middle cheer team named Delaware champions
1 week ago
After winning first place at all three qualifying competitions, the Mariner Middle cheer team...
Bagel Bombers hold first outdoor scrimmages
1 week ago
A total of 50 kids from four Bagel Bombers teams scrimmaged March 3 in Lewes, getting outside for...
Del State takes second at HBCU golf championship
Fritz Schranck
1 week ago
Congratulations to the Delaware State University women’s golf team for its second-place finish Feb...
Learn how to properly catch and release fish
Eric Burnley
1 week ago
This year, we are going to be releasing more fish than ever due to the new summer flounder...
Royals softball readies for 2024 season
Dan Cook
1 week ago
The Delmarva Christian softball squad continues its quest for a DIAA state championship this spring...
The Phillies better get off to a good start
Sumner Spence
1 week ago
The Phillies continue to keep on spending a bunch of money to make this year a success. They signed...
Athletes of the Week March 8
1 week ago
Anthony Andrews A sophomore 120-pound wrestler for coach Scott Layfield’s Sussex Tech Ravens, this...
Vision Quest: seeing and assessing the sports world...
Dave Frederick
1 week ago
Vision Quest - Cape wrestling grappled at Sussex Tech Feb. 7, when the Ravens put a scare into the...
Locals finish strong at Tim Kennard 10-Miler
Tim Bamforth
1 week ago
A large field of 444 runners and walkers took part in the 19th annual Tim Kennard 10-Miler, 5K and...
Cape baseball is looking tough for 2024
Dan Cook
1 week ago
The Cape baseball squad is moving into the 2024 season with a mission to get back to Frawley...
Sussex Academy girls hope to replicate boys’ fall...
Aaron R. Mushrush
1 week ago
Last season, the Sussex Academy girls’ soccer team’s season ended in the second round of the state...
Cape girls’ soccer squad is optimistic heading into...
Aaron R. Mushrush
1 week ago
Cape soccer fans were treated to a run to the state title game by the boys' team last fall, and now...
Schaeffer honors state wrestling champ Austin Guerrieri
1 week ago
Sussex County Councilman Mark Schaeffer recently honored Cape Henlopen High School freshman Austin...
Cape volleyball reloads for 2024 season
Dan Cook
1 week ago
The 2023 DIAA boys’ volleyball state champions are working hard to return to the state tournament...
Blanket coverage of championship wrestling from the...
Dave Frederick
2 weeks ago
Blanket coverage - I was Pop Pop in the paddock last weekend, contagiously sick sitting under a...
Cape freshman Austin Guerrieri state champ at 106...
Aaron R. Mushrush
2 weeks ago
A thrilling DIAA Individual State Wrestling Tournament at Cape Henlopen High School was headlined...
Dover defeats Delmarva Christian in DIAA tournament
Dan Cook
2 weeks ago
No. 10 Dover jumped out to a 13-2 lead on the way to a 49-37 win over No. 7 Delmarva Christian...
AJGA coming to Cape Region
Fritz Schranck
2 weeks ago
The Cape Region continues to expand its reputation as a great place for junior golfers. Rehoboth...
Flounder regulations differ from NOAA proposal
Eric Burnley
2 weeks ago
The 2024 summer flounder regulations have been settled, and they are entirely different from those...
Sanford knocks off Cape in second round of boys’...
Aaron R. Mushrush
2 weeks ago
After falling 60-35 to Sanford School in the second round of the DIAA Boys’ Basketball Tournament,...
Goals for the Phillies
Sumner Spence
2 weeks ago
I know they’re only a week-and-a-half into spring training, but there are some important things the...
Hundreds of athletes show up for first week of...
Dave Frederick
2 weeks ago
We talkin’ practice - More than 100 boys and girls showed up on the first day of spring track...
Blue Ribbon Run-A-Thon highlights busy March race...
Tim Bamforth
2 weeks ago
The second annual Blue Ribbon Run-A-Thon will be held Saturday, March 23, in Cape Henlopen State...
Athletes of the Week March 1
2 weeks ago
Connor Kugelmann A Cape senior wrestler heading to the University of Charleston in the fall, Connor...
Cape girls’ basketball falls to the Spartans in DIAA...
Dan Cook
2 weeks ago
The Cape girls’ basketball team’s season came to an end Feb. 28, with a 53-49 loss to Saint Mark’s...
Cape boys knock out Central 61-50 in DIAA first round
Aaron R. Mushrush
2 weeks ago
It’s not easy beating a team thrice in one season. But that’s just what No. 21 Cape managed to do...
Wrestling fans cheer for underdogs and upsets
Dave Frederick
3 weeks ago
Upset specials -
The Henlopen Conference wrestling finals Feb. 24 at Sussex Central’s...
Sussex Academy, Cape girls place well at DIAA Swim...
Dan Cook
3 weeks ago
Editor’s note: The boys’ competition is covered in a separate story.
The Sussex Academy...
Sussex Central wins Henlopen Conference wrestling...
Dave Frederick
3 weeks ago
A two-day conference wrestling tournament is like jet lag without time zones and solitary...
Cape’s JV achieves perfection with 17-0 season
Aaron R. Mushrush
3 weeks ago
A Cape girls’ basketball program has clinched an undefeated season for the second time in less than...
Cape boys swim to podium at UD
Dan Cook
3 weeks ago
Editor’s note: The girls’ swim championships will be covered in a separate story.
The...
Discs abandoned at Cape Henlopen State Park donated...
Aaron R. Mushrush
3 weeks ago
One person’s trash is another person’s treasure. It might not be treasure buried in Cape Henlopen...
Spreading the love – and the dirt – where it needs...
Fritz Schranck
3 weeks ago
A new construction project at The Rookery Golf Club near Milton aims to fix one of the problems...
Delaware trout season opens March 2, so be prepared
Eric Burnley
3 weeks ago
Delaware freshwater trout season will open in Sussex and Kent counties Saturday, March 2. Two ponds...
Spring training finally starts
Sumner Spence
3 weeks ago
The Phillies have lots of expectations to live up to this year because of their progress in the...
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