Sports

Cape comes out flat, survives at Dover 34-24

Dave Frederick
10 hours ago
A wrestler who hits the mat flat runs a high risk of ending up flat on his back. The sport requires...

Cape boys blow eight-point lead, lose to Delcastle

Luke Williams
11 hours ago
The Delcastle boys’ basketball team used a timely three-pointer from sophomore forward Jaheem...

Mariner boys’ basketball outlasts Riders 44-41

Dan Cook
12 hours ago
In a game where one point separated the teams until the last few ticks on the clock, the 7-1...

Sussex Tech basketball rallies to beat Woodbridge

Dan Cook
1 day ago
The Sussex Tech boys’ basketball team scored 16 straight points in the third quarter to build...

Smyrna wrestling showed sportsmanship in sudden loss...

Dave Frederick
2 days ago
Part of the game - The Cape wrestling team beat Smyrna in the Big House 34-33 Jan. 9 for the first...

Sussex Tech swimming takes two from Cape

Dan Cook
3 days ago
The Sussex Tech swim teams defeated the Cape boys 87-83 and girls 88-82 Jan. 10 at the Sussex...

Cape girls’ basketball runs past Smyrna 62-29

Dan Cook
3 days ago
After falling behind early and ending the first quarter down 10-8, Cape outscored Smyrna 54-18 to...

Smyrna Eagles soar past Cape 66-60

Luke Williams
3 days ago
The Cape Henlopen boys’ basketball team faced off with the Smyrna Eagles Jan. 11, with Smyrna...

Outdoorsman marketplace to raise money for Millville...

5 days ago
The Millville Volunteer Fire Company will host its inaugural outdoorsman marketplace from 7 a.m. to...

It's never over 'til it’s over

Sumner Spence
6 days ago
On Sunday night, the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Chicago Bears by a score of 16-15, in the...

Mariner wrestling falls to Georgetown Middle School

Dan Cook
6 days ago
Mariner wrestling coach Sean Mann looked for the light at the end of the Georgetown Middle...

Cape teams take second at Snow Hill Invitational

Tim Bamforth
6 days ago
The Cape boys came up a half-point short Jan. 9 in Snow Hill, as they scored 69.5 points to Kent...

New Rules of Golf changes create new look on PGA Tour

Fritz Schranck
6 days ago
During the recent Sentry Tournament of Champions PGA Tour event in Hawaii, golf fans saw things...

Athletes of the Week Jan. 11

6 days ago
Mehkia Applewhite One of Cape’s highly touted freshman basketball players, Mehkia can play up top...

Tog and sea bass sampling Part II

Eric Burnley
6 days ago
At 0600 on Jan. 4, I met up with Scott Newlin from the Fish and Wildlife Division of DNREC at the...

Caruso is a good guy who wants to be a teacher/coach

Dave Frederick
6 days ago
Choir boy - I sat down with Cape wrestler Anthony Caruso Tuesday morning at Cape, deciding not to...

Beacon basketball splits with Selbyville

Dan Cook
1 week ago
The Beacon boys’ basketball team moved to 4-2 on the season with a 34-15 victory over Selbyville...

SAS swimming downs Dover

Dan Cook
1 week ago
The Sussex Academy girls’ swim team moved to 5-0 on the season with a 113-42 win over Dover Jan. 8...

Dania Cannon leads Cape girls to 41-36 win at Dover

Dave Frederick
1 week ago
The Cape girls’ basketball team won ugly Jan. 8 at Dover, struggling for most of the game just to...

Cape wrestling beats Smyrna for first time in school...

Dave Frederick
1 week ago
Cape hadn’t beaten Smyrna in wrestling in the 50-year history of the school district. That ended in...

Davis burns Cape in 85-60 loss

Kenny Riedel
1 week ago
Dover junior guard Eden Davis poured in 17 straight points during a four-minute second-quarter...

Cape grapplers deck Polytech 53-14

Dave Frederick
1 week ago
The Cape Henlopen wrestling team defeated the Polytech Panthers Jan. 7 in Woodside 53-14, riding...

Sussex Tech volleyball game supports fight against...

1 week ago
At their annual Dig Pink games Oct. 2, the Sussex Technical High School girls junior varsity and...

Cape wrestling goes 7-1 at Iron Horse Duals

Dave Frederick
1 week ago
Cape wrestling was one of 16 teams that competed at the Iron Horse Duals Jan. 4-5 at C. Milton...

Cape boys’ basketball lives by the three in 52-50...

Kenny Riedel
1 week ago
In a tight game full of big runs and lead changes, the Cape boys’ basketball team got the final say...

Destiny’s Child leads the Eagles to New Orleans to...

Dave Frederick
1 week ago
Destiny’s Child - “We” do not control our own destiny, because fate is predetermined. Nick Foles to...

Sidelines: The Eagles sneak in

Sumner Spence
1 week ago
Football: So it turns out that the Philadelphia Eagles will be able to try to defend their Super...

SAS girls’ basketball gets beaten by Indian River

Dan Cook
1 week ago
The Sussex Academy girls’ basketball team fell behind 11-2 in the first quarter and the Indian...

Athletes of the Week Jan. 4

1 week ago
William Barrow This Cape junior put on a show in the second half of his Special Olympics Unified...

Cape boys take second at Snow Hill Invitational

Tim Bamforth
1 week ago
The Cape boys traveled to Snow Hill to take part in the weekly invitational Jan. 2, and they came...

Golf courses need an occasional trim, and not just...

Fritz Schranck
1 week ago
In golf, there are two kinds of chippers. One is a specially designed club for folks who need extra...

Postcards from the Fred: Players are primetime...

Dave Frederick
1 week ago
Postcards from the Fred - This column, “People in Sports,” has been here for 37 years. Sometimes it...

Taggin’ tog with DNREC

Eric Burnley
1 week ago
On Dec. 27, I went on a fishing trip unlike any other I have been on before. While I have fished...

Race into the New Year 5K closes year of relentless...

Dave Frederick
2 weeks ago
Double the usual turnout showed up at noon on New Year’s Eve for the Race into the New Year 5K. The...

Cape girls’ basketball scores a 47-41 win over Tech

Dan Cook
2 weeks ago
The Cape girls’ basketball freshmen Dynamic Duo of Mehkia Applewhite and Morgan Mahoney scored a...

Sussex Tech boys run Cape out of the Big House 69-54

Kenny Riedel
2 weeks ago
The Sussex Tech boys’ basketball team emphatically snapped its seven-game losing streak to Cape...

Slam Dunk superlatives

Kenny Riedel
2 weeks ago
The 2018 Slam Dunk to the Beach has come and gone, as 18 teams put top-level basketball on display...

High-performance two-sport athlete Jamie Schirmer...

Dave Frederick
2 weeks ago
Big Diesel Cat - Jamie Schirmer is a Sussex Tech senior and homegrown citizen of the 684. He weighs...

Vegas to Lewes: Liberty High School bonds over long...

Kevin Brown
2 weeks ago
When athletes start preparation for game-day festivities, they’ll tell you that the most important...

Recruiting landscape on full display at 2018 Slam Dunk

Kevin Brown
2 weeks ago
Top talents from all over the country shared their stories and aspirations to take their games to...

Cape crowns three champions in Battle at the Beach...

Dave Frederick
2 weeks ago
The 14th annual Battle at the Beach wrestling tournament contested Dec. 27-28 at Indian River High...

Dover Speedway honors ticketing official Sharon Garron

2 weeks ago
Dover International Speedway’s annual holiday luncheon featured a special recognition for Sharon...

Slam Dunk recap Day 3

Kenny Riedel
2 weeks ago
Archbishop Wood (Pa.) 65, Our Savior New American (N.Y.) 63 – Senior forward Julius Phillips...

Cape challenges Hudson Catholic in final Slam Dunk game

Kenny Riedel
2 weeks ago
Up against a New Jersey powerhouse boasting at least five Division I prospects, an undersized Cape...

Slam Dunk Day 2 recap

Kenny Riedel
2 weeks ago
#25 (MaxPreps) Roselle Catholic (N.J.) 76, Eleanor Roosevelt (Md.) 72 – Six-foot-11 junior forward...

Cape wrestling competes at Battle at the Beach

Dave Frederick
2 weeks ago
The Cape wrestling team of coach Chris Mattioni took three grapplers into the Dec. 28 final round...

Slam Dunk Day 1 results

Kenny Riedel
2 weeks ago
Caesar Rodney Unified 27, Cape Henlopen Unified 19: In a Special Olympics Unified matchup, the...

Striders wish runners a Happy New Year

Tim Bamforth
2 weeks ago
To runner Dr. Lee Masser, I leave another year of racing, laughs, fun and good health… To Fredman,...

Athletes of the Week Dec. 28

2 weeks ago
Austen Cave Austen, a senior at Delmar High School, is a self-made success story that you come...

Cape gets schooled by the Warriors

Kenny Riedel
2 weeks ago
Sanford avenged last season’s loss to Cape Henlopen with a 68-31 drubbing of the Vikings in the...