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Sussex Academy honors swimmers at postseason banquet
1 day ago
The Sussex Academy swim teams celebrated their stellar seasons with an awards banquet held March 4...
Fruchtman joins a list of all-state ballers at Cape
Dave Frederick
1 day ago
Bad Company - Amalia Fructman, a Cape junior, was named first-team all-state for basketball. She...
Royals host Cape in soccer scrimmage
Dan Cook
2 days ago
The Cape girls’ soccer team traveled to Delmarva Christian March 14, for a preseason scrimmage. The...
Delmarva Christian volleyball hosts play day
Dan Cook
2 days ago
The Delmarva Christian boys’ volleyball team hosted a six-team play day March 15, allowing each...
Sussex Academy boys’ volleyball optimistic about...
Aaron R. Mushrush
2 days ago
With an eye on the future of the program, the Sussex Academy boys’ volleyball team is hoping to get...
Cape girls’ lax runs with the big dogs at play day
Dave Frederick
2 days ago
The scoreboard clock kept time but not scoring tallies March 15, as Cape hosted a four-team play...
Eighty percent can be enough for retail
Fritz Schranck
4 days ago
Jondo is a South African sunglass maker and a new entrant into the crowded American market for...
Making guns harder to get won’t stop criminals
Eric Burnley
4 days ago
I see where the Delaware Legislature is considering another bill that will make it more difficult...
Cape softball looks forward to having fun in 2025
Dan Cook
5 days ago
With a senior-laden team, Cape softball players are looking forward to having fun this season after...
The Eagles have lost a number of stars on defense
Sumner Spence
5 days ago
In order for the Eagles to have a chance to repeat as Super Bowl champions they’re going to have to...
Athletes of the Week March 14
5 days ago
Geordan Downing This quiet sophomore announced his presence with authority in the No. 14 Cape boys...
Leprechaun leftovers; high school track season gets...
Tim Bamforth
5 days ago
Some stats that I thought were interesting coming away from the 12th Lucky Leprechaun 5K held March...
Seahawks lax seeking to soar to new heights in 2025
Aaron R. Mushrush
6 days ago
In the first quarter of the 2024 DIAA girls’ lacrosse semifinal, Sussex Academy took a 6-5 lead...
Cape baseball ready for season of seniors
Dan Cook
6 days ago
The Cape baseball squad handled St. Michaels in a Maryland-Delaware scrimmage March 11, when the...
Players and coaches are on a first-name basis
Dave Frederick
1 week ago
Name game - Beacon Principal Kathleen Sheehan is in the West Chester University Sports Hall of Fame...
Battle at the Beach kicks off semi-serious lax for...
Aaron R. Mushrush
1 week ago
Following the always trying first week of spring sports, Cape and Sussex Academy girls’ lacrosse...
The spirit of coaches past can be found in the eyes...
Dave Frederick
1 week ago
Windows to the soul - Searching for departed grandparents, just look into the eyes of the...
Five Sussex Tech athletes sign letters of intent
1 week ago
Five Sussex Technical High School athletes signed letters of intent Feb. 26, to further both their...
Cape girls’ soccer hosts play day
Dan Cook
1 week ago
The 2025 edition of the Cape girls’ soccer team hosted a 14-team play day March 8, attracting teams...
Lucky Leprechaun 5K attracts 624 runners
Dave Frederick
1 week ago
A total of 624 runners snaked and slithered 3.1 miles inside Milton town limits looking like a...
Incremental improvements pay off for Ping
Fritz Schranck
1 week ago
January’s PGA Show in Orlando, Fla., included my annual pleasant conversation with Ping engineer...
Harry Aiken was one of a kind
Eric Burnley
1 week ago
The world has lost a singular personality with the passing of Harry Aiken Sr. Harry was one of the...
Sussex Academy game pits students against teachers
Aaron R. Mushrush
1 week ago
With their winter seasons wrapped up, Sussex Academy recognized its student-athletes with a March 3...
The Eagles are reloading
Sumner Spence
1 week ago
I thought NFL teams had to wait another week to talk to their own free agents, but apparently not,...
Athletes of the Week March 7
1 week ago
Bennett Brumbley Bennett placed third in the 165-pound weight class at the recent DIAA Wrestling...
Heartbeats idle during anthem before tachycardia of...
Dave Frederick
1 week ago
Poised performance - Dyleen Enright of Cape and Juliana Marino of Delaware Military Academy each...
Tim Kennard’s memory lives on 20 years later
Tim Bamforth
1 week ago
One of the popular events on Delmarva, the Tim Kennard 10-Miler and 5K, celebrated 20 years March 2...
Young guns in fighting chairs for state wrestling...
Dave Frederick
2 weeks ago
Smart coaches - Most wrestling coaches rock shirts and ties, perhaps a sports jacket, maybe even a...
Cape hires Chip Knapp as football coach
2 weeks ago
Cape Henlopen School District has announced the hiring of Christopher “Chip” Knapp as the new head...
Cape basketball fights hard, but falls in...
Dan Cook
2 weeks ago
At 13-7 for the regular season, some basketball aficionados probably would’ve bet against Cape...
Cape’s Walker and Donahue win state wrestling titles
Dave Frederick
2 weeks ago
Cape’s Big House was locked down in rockin-don’t-bother-knockin mode Feb. 28 and March 1, for two...
Trout season opens March 1
Eric Burnley
2 weeks ago
The opening of Delaware’s trout season in Kent and Sussex counties is Saturday, March 1. Tidbury...
Cape punches ticket to DIAA boys’ basketball...
Aaron R. Mushrush
2 weeks ago
For the first time since 2014 ,the Cape boys’ basketball team will play in the quarterfinals of the...
Sigh of relief for the Phillies
Sumner Spence
2 weeks ago
Yesterday, in the Grapefruit League against the Blue Jays on the road, Bryce Harper and Kyle...
Southern Delaware GC’s new golf cave opens wide
Fritz Schranck
2 weeks ago
The Cape Region’s newest golf amenity is now open for business and certainly pleasure. The Pearl,...
Athletes of the Week Feb. 28
2 weeks ago
Will DiPaolo This Cape junior pole vaulter captured the Henlopen Conference title then won his...
Attention, damsels, all lacrosse games are canceled
Dave Frederick
2 weeks ago
Country Road - “Country road takes me home where my games are postponed. I'm a damsel and all my...
Champions crowned at DIAA Indoor Track Championships
Tim Bamforth
2 weeks ago
The Cape Henlopen boys’ indoor track team, one of the favorites heading into last weekend’s DIAA...
Royals girls fall to Silver Eagles 39-32
Dan Cook
2 weeks ago
The Delmarva Christian girls’ basketball team’s season came to an end Feb. 24, with a 39-32 loss to...
Cape girls fall in second round to Sanford
Dan Cook
2 weeks ago
The Cape girls’ basketball team’s season came to a end Feb. 26, with a 57-54 loss to Sanford School...
Four Cape athletes from four different sports sign...
Dave Frederick
2 weeks ago
Cape Henlopen High School hosted a signing day Feb. 19, when four athletes signed letters of intent...
Cape boys’ basketball topples Wilmington Friends 56-52
Aaron R. Mushrush
3 weeks ago
The Cape boys’ basketball team’s fans got the best of both worlds during the No. 14 Vikings’ 56-52...
Cape advances to second round of girls’ basketball...
Aaron R. Mushrush
3 weeks ago
Playing in the final home game of their Cape girls’ basketball careers, seniors Faith Re, Havyn...
Autocorrect is the subliminal mind of artificial...
Dave Frederick
3 weeks ago
Magic Max - Anyone who has watched Cape senior Max Meadows wrestle in tournaments will understand...
Sussex Central wrestling wins Henlopen Conference...
Dave Frederick
3 weeks ago
Winning team championships at conference tournaments requires a few hammers at the top of the 14-...
Cape, Sussex Academy girls shine at state swim...
Dan Cook
3 weeks ago
The Cape and Sussex Academy girls’ swim teams made it to the top 10 in the state, as the Seahawks...
Cape boys’ swimming garners fourth at DIAA...
Dan Cook
3 weeks ago
The Cape Henlopen boys’ swim team took their Henlopen Conference championship squad to the DIAA...
Cape Region Pro-File: Sam Cresta
Fritz Schranck
3 weeks ago
Sam Cresta knows there is more than one way to learn to play golf. That is why his new golf...
Indian River Inlet fishing throughout the years
Eric Burnley
3 weeks ago
I began fishing Indian River Inlet as a child during the late 1940s and early 1950s. In those days...
Quiet time for sports
Sumner Spence
3 weeks ago
The month of February after the Super Bowl is the quietest time on the sports calendar because the...
Athletes of the Week Feb. 21
3 weeks ago
Kha'Nihya Johnson
Sometimes on a basketball court it can seem like the game is much easier...
Buffy and Barney – a story that circles back 25...
Dave Frederick
3 weeks ago
Male menopause - Alpha males and teammates beyond prime-time sports playing days share sentimental...
Lover’s Lane Valentine’s 5K draws 150 runners
Tim Bamforth
3 weeks ago
The Harrington Harrier, Matt Sparacino, 47, easily took the overall male title at the Lover’s Lane...
Vikings fend off WiHi Warriors 73-50 on Senior Night...
Aaron R. Mushrush
3 weeks ago
Timing is everything, and the seniors on the Cape girls’ basketball team could not have timed their...
Cape boys’ basketball wins battle with the Bucs
Dan Cook
1 month ago
The Cape boys’ basketball team got sweet revenge on Milford Feb. 18. securing a 57-46 win over the...
Royals girls’ basketball wins ESIAC title
Dan Cook
1 month ago
The third time was definitely the charm for the Delmarva Christian girls’ basketball team, as the...
Royals crowned ESIAC boys’ basketball champions
Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
In their quest for a second ESIAC tournament title in three years, the Delmarva Christian boys’...
Frederick D. Thomas Middle girls wrap up inaugural...
Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
In their first season, the Frederick D. Thomas Middle School girls’ basketball team nearly went...
Beacon girls’ basketball wins Capital Classic...
Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
Although the season did not start the way the Beacon girls’ basketball team wanted it to, players...
Sussex Academy notches first back-to-back wins in...
Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
History was made at Sussex Academy Feb. 13, when the boys’ basketball team ran away with a 64-34...
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