Sports

Saltwater Lacrosse sweeps tournament division...

1 day ago
The 2030 Boys’ Saltwater Mid-Atlantic Lacrosse team traveled to North East, Md., May 31, to compete...

Sussex Riptide athletes shine at Special Olympics...

Dan Cook
1 day ago
The 54th Special Olympics Delaware Summer Games were held at the University of Delaware June 13-14...

Cape Region represented in Mid-Atlantic amateur...

Fritz Schranck
1 day ago
Cape Region golfers are traveling to other locales to test their games as the summer golf season...

Everything one needs to know about flounder fishing

Eric Burnley
1 day ago
There is no doubt that flounder is the top species for most bottom fishermen. Sure, we go after...

Open Water Swimmers of Southern Delaware dive into...

Megan Smith
2 days ago
The Open Water Swimmers of Southern Delaware kicked off its third summer season swimming in...

U.S. Open drama, big series for the Phillies, NBA...

Sumner Spence
2 days ago
JJ Spaun is one of the most unlikely U.S. Open champions in the past past 30 years. He had only won...

Athletes of the Week June 20

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Zane Coulbourne This Cape grad will fasten his chinstrap one more time as a high school football...

Savannah Bananas run trophy to Lewes Beach for a bay...

Dave Frederick
2 days ago
Savannah Bananas - I made a joke about the podium being purchased from the Laurel Flea Market...

A trio of races highlights busy running weekend

Tim Bamforth
2 days ago
Three races in three days in three towns made up last weekend’s Seashore Striders Triple Crown Race...

Gold team practices ahead of all-star football game

Dan Cook
3 days ago
The 69th annual DFRC Blue-Gold All-Star Football Game is set for Friday, June 20, at the University...

Cape boys’ lax holds end-of-season banquet

Dan Cook
3 days ago
The Cape boys’ lacrosse team recently celebrated its 2025 season with an awards banquet at the...

Cape baseball holds championship banquet

Dan Cook
3 days ago
The 2025 DIAA state champion Cape baseball team held its end-of-season banquet at Mitchell’s Farm...

Slippery when wet: A sports life connected by song...

Dave Frederick
5 days ago
Vanilla Fudge - A slippery-when-wet Rehoboth Boardwalk with Sunday morning drizzle welcomed 353...

Cape Region golfer profile: Diane Herndon

Fritz Schranck
1 week ago
Thousands of golf fans are filling the grounds of Oakmont Country Club near Pittsburgh, Pa., to...

Plenty of places to fish from the beach in Delaware

Eric Burnley
1 week ago
We have covered most of the areas that are fished from a boat. Now, we will look at the places...

Andy & Opie Fishing Tournament takes over Milton

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 week ago
The 11th annual Andy & Opie Fishing Tournament, presented in part by TechnoGoober and Dan’s...

Cape’s Cardin Benjamin opens Blue-Gold soccer game...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 week ago
Who says you can’t have fun in the June heat on a turf field? Lacing up their cleats and sliding on...

U.S. Open week

Sumner Spence
1 week ago
This Sunday is Father’s Day, the traditional weekend for the men's U.S. Open golf tournament. This...

Athletes of the Week June 13

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Cardin Benjamin This recent Cape grad played his final high school soccer game June 11,...

Athletes in action powered by play, not slowed by...

Dave Frederick
1 week ago
Mostly cloudy - I cover the sports of field hockey and girls’ lacrosse, both competitions governed...

Bodie Frederick, Stephen Hart win Bill Degnan...

Tim Bamforth
1 week ago
The 28th annual Bill Degnan 5K brought 138 runners and walkers to Cape Henlopen High School, the...

Cape trio smashes four home runs in all-star game

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 week ago
A slew of senior players from the ultra-competitive Henlopen Conference joined forces, some on the...

Boys’ lax all-stars battle at DE Turf

Dan Cook
1 week ago
The Blue squad earned bragging rights for 2025, as they defeated the White team 18-12 June 10 in...

Shorebreak Lacrosse defeats Riptide in DE Turf...

Dan Cook
1 week ago
DE Turf’s Men’s Summer Lacrosse League kicked off its fourth season June 9. The seven-week league...

Local girls fare well at lacrosse all-star game

Dan Cook
1 week ago
The Cape connection lacrosse all-stars helped to lead the White team past the Blue squad 14-13 in...

Special Olympics Delaware Summer Games set June 13-14

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The 54th annual Special Olympics Delaware Summer Games will take place Friday, June 13, and...

Delaware FC 2014 Boys’ South Black wins Columbia...

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The Delaware Football Club 2014 Boys’ South Black team delivered a stellar performance at the...

Zeke Clark inspires runners at SoDel Cares 5K

Dave Frederick
1 week ago
Who cares? SoDel Cares - “SoDel Cares is the philanthropic arm of the SoDel family, which is made...

Cape Region golfers earn recognition

2 weeks ago
Several Cape Region high school golfers earned recognition for their 2025 season performances. All-...

Summer fishing has arrived

Eric Burnley
2 weeks ago
We have suffered through a very cold and windy spring with small-craft advisories more days than...

Athletes of the Week June 6

2 weeks ago
Jaxon Clampitt Jaxon has had a year for the record books on the mound for Cape baseball...

It’s championship week

Sumner Spence
2 weeks ago
There are a bunch of championship events being played this week, including the NBA Finals between...

Character is the essence of the athlete revealed in...

2 weeks ago
Championship connections - I took a photo of the Clampitts after graduation and didn’t drop one...

Run for the Ribbon 5K raises funds for Reese Cathcart

Tim Bamforth
2 weeks ago
One of the most emotional events the Seashore Striders produces, the Race for the Ribbon 5K, was...

Local 5-year-old amputee set to run 5K June 7

Aaron R. Mushrush
2 weeks ago
Perseverance often paints a beautiful story of inspiration. A race can be like a blank canvas...

Ravens’ remarkable run comes up just short in...

Aaron R. Mushrush
2 weeks ago
Midnight’s bells rang out for Sussex Tech softball just before the girls nearly pulled off the...

Contagious celebrations in a neurodiverse universe

2 weeks ago
Team Reese - Reese Cathcart is a Mariner sixth-grader who plays field hockey and lacrosse. The 18th...

Cape baseball wins the state championship

Dan Cook
2 weeks ago
The Cape baseball team defeated Conrad 6-4 at Frawley Stadium in Wilmington to bring home the DIAA...

Cape baseball wins state championship

2 weeks ago
The Cape baseball team won the state championship with a 6-4 win over Conrad in the DIAA tournament...

Cape boys’ lax falls to Sallies in DIAA championship

Dan Cook
3 weeks ago
The Cape boys’ lacrosse team’s 2025 campaign came to an end with a 12-9 loss to Salesianum May 31,...

Cape girls’ lax wins state title

Dave Frederick
3 weeks ago
The relentless Cape girls’ lacrosse team propelled themselves to another state championship May 31...

Cape baseball downs Sallies, plays Conrad for DIAA...

Dan Cook
3 weeks ago
The Cape baseball team got sweet revenge with a 9-2 DIAA semifinal win over Salesianum May 30,...

Cape beats Sussex Academy 19-3, will face Tower Hill...

Dave Frederick
3 weeks ago
Cape girls’ lacrosse defeated visiting Sussex Academy May 29, by a score of 19-3 in the semifinals...

Sussex Academy takes fourth, Cape finishes fifth in...

Fritz Schranck
3 weeks ago
Steady, drenching rains forced a cancellation of the May 28 second round of the scheduled 36-hole,...

Local tournaments raise funds for important causes

3 weeks ago
I am sorry to be so late with these recent tournament results. Normally, I would have covered these...

Anybody's championship?

Sumner Spence
3 weeks ago
The NBA postseason is coming down to the end. There are only three teams still alive to win it. It...

Athletes of the Week May 30

3 weeks ago
Regan Best “Simply the Best!” Regan had been the ace card in the Cape toolbox beginning with field...

Masser 5-Miler field gets perfect-weather race day

Tim Bamforth
3 weeks ago
A field of 292 runners kicked off the 35th Seashore Striders Racing Series the morning of May 25,...

Sussex Tech upsets Sussex Academy in softball...

Aaron R. Mushrush
3 weeks ago
As No. 9 Sussex Academy’s historic season came to a close in the DIAA softball semifinals May 27,...

Cape boys’ lax swats the Hornets 11-3 in semis

Dan Cook
3 weeks ago
On a night the weather was more suited for a duck, the Cape boys’ lacrosse team braved the wind and...

Harrington Harrier and Wiley Coyote are fastest...

Dave Frederick
3 weeks ago
Melissa Wiley, aka the Wiley Coyote from Ocean City, Md., who’s also a nurse practitioner, was the...

Cape baseball advances to semifinals

Dan Cook
3 weeks ago
The No. 1 Cape baseball team defeated Delaware Military Academy 7-5 in the state tournament...

Moronic moments: We came to get down so jump around

Dave Frederick
3 weeks ago
Moronic Moment - "Watch out, moron!” “No, you da Moron!” “Life is a highway. I wanna ride it all...

The Sussex Guide: Tim Holton runs tethered to Joe...

3 weeks ago
Sussex Guide - Tim Holton is, among other things, a transplant to Sussex County from Brooklyn, N.Y...

Cape football seniors honor impactful teachers

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Cape senior football players started a new program this year called You Made an Impact, where...

Atlantic Lacrosse U12 girls capture ESYLA Championship

3 weeks ago
The U12 girls’ team from Atlantic Lacrosse, a program of the Eastern Shore Youth Lacrosse...

Seahawks fall in OT to Newark Charter in soccer...

Aaron R. Mushrush
3 weeks ago
Despite two improbable bounce-backs late in the second half, No. 3 Sussex Academy was upset 3-2 in...

Sussex Academy softball’s historic season continues...

Aaron R. Mushrush
3 weeks ago
A hardworking group of girls continues making a lot of noise in the DIAA softball state tournament...

Sussex Academy girls’ lax advances to semis

Dave Frederick
3 weeks ago
The Sussex Academy girls’ lacrosse team advanced to the semifinals of the state tournament May 22,...

Cape boys’ lax eliminates Auks

Dan Cook
3 weeks ago
The Cape boys’ lacrosse team moved into the DIAA semifinals with an 11-3 victory over Archmere...