Sports

First Ace Cup a huge success

Fritz Schranck
1 day ago
Twelve talented young women came to the Cape Region June 3-5 to play the first Ace Cup/Battle at...

Man’s feeble attempts to manage nature – including fish

Eric Burnley
1 day ago
Last week’s article by Dennis Forney describing the feeble attempts by man to control nature and...

Young anglers turn out for Andy & Opie tournament

Ryan Mavity
2 days ago
Families lined the banks of the Broadkill River on a hot, humid day June 5 to take part in the...

Amaya Daisey receives Tammy Hopkins and Jeff Burnham...

Dave Frederick
2 days ago
A dozen memorial scholarships were given out on Senior Awards Night last week at Cape Henlopen...

Athletes of the Week June 11

Dave Frederick
2 days ago
David Erickson This big, no-nonsense and confident right-hander is simply known as David. He was...

A sigh of relief

Sumner Spence
2 days ago
The Philadelphia Phillies won this week's series with the Atlanta Braves. They did it with two...

Basement Boys to Beach Boys, they get around

Dave Frederick
2 days ago
Ahead of the game - I was a Rehoboth Beach Patrol rookie at age 30 with a wife and four kids, and a...

39th Seashore 5-Miler set for Herring Point June 13

Tim Bamforth
2 days ago
The 39th annual Seashore 5-Miler will try a new location and new course Sunday, June 13, as the...

Salta wins inaugural Vic East skim contest

Dan Cook
2 days ago
Johnny Salta of California took first place in the Vic East Skimming Championship held June 5-6 at...

Gelof brothers snap ‘Wahoowa’ for Virginia in NCAA...

Dave Frederick
6 days ago
Livestreaming - The NCAA college baseball playoffs had me watching three games at one time June 6...

Inaugural St. Vincent House of Transformation 5K...

Dave Frederick
6 days ago
The inaugural St. Vincent House of Transformation 5K attracted 77 runners and walkers on a...

Junior golfers raise funds for Alzheimer’s Association

Dan Cook
6 days ago
The inaugural Ace Cup Battle at the Beach Invitational brought together 12 nationally ranked junior...

Changes are coming in fishing data collection

Eric Burnley
1 week ago
It doesn’t take too much imagination to see that changes are coming to the way various fishing...

Sussex Central’s Dion Stevens signs with Kentucky...

Dave Frederick
1 week ago
Dion Stephens, an all-state fullback on the state champion Sussex Central Golden Knights football...

Athletes of the Week June 4

Dave Frederick
1 week ago
Nick Cruz The former Stony Brook strider went on Cruz control at Sunday’s Masser 5-Miler, leading...

Lots on the line

Sumner Spence
1 week ago
My prediction from last week came to be for the Philadelphia 76ers, and they looked great, beating...

Summer is for strength, speed and nutrition

Dave Frederick
1 week ago
Fish out of water - I’m a Cape person, but mostly a kid person, so June 1 I walked onto the...

Cape hurdlers build a bond

Tim Bamforth
1 week ago
Alexa Dougherty and Taylor Johnson are fast friends and became hurdle partners who each qualified...

Sussex Academy’s Sarah Lydic wins DIAA golf...

Fritz Schranck
1 week ago
Congratulations to Sarah Lydic of Sussex Academy for her triumph in the 2021 DIAA State...

Kids’ fishing tourney set June 5 in Milton

1 week ago
The Seventh Annual Andy & Opie Kid’s Fishing Tournament will be held from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.,...

Seven Sussex Academy athletes to play college sports

Dave Frederick
1 week ago
A ceremonial signing of seven athletes representing four sports occurred on turf field 1 at Sussex...

John Becker wins Highway One Companies 5K in 16:13

Dave Frederick
1 week ago
Colten Morris, 19, turned left on Dickinson Avenue in Dewey Beach chasing 42-year-old John Becker...

Wet and windy weather for Masser 5-Miler

Dave Frederick
1 week ago
Nick Cruz and Colten Morris ran together for the first three miles of the Masser 5-Miler May 30...

Celebrity bodyguard motivates martial arts students

1 week ago
Celebrity bodyguard Adriano “Bubba” Almony spoke recently with students at RJ Martial Arts, School...

Caravel outlasts Central for DIAA softball title

Dan Cook
1 week ago
It was a game of attrition warfare May 31, as Caravel and Central battled for 11 tough innings...

Take it to the House of Spirits and remember them all

Dave Frederick
1 week ago
House of Spirits - Magic Mikey Fred played for a state championship in lacrosse Thursday night,...

13 Cape athletes sign to play college sports

Dave Frederick
1 week ago
Thirteen Cape athletes signed agreements to play a college sport during ceremonies held May 26. The...

Fishing tournaments support charities with local ties

Eric Burnley
2 weeks ago
Last weekend, we had two tournaments that were held to support two very worthy charities. The first...

Cape boys’ lax falls to Sallies in championship game

Dave Frederick
2 weeks ago
Cape took the hard road home in the semifinals of the DIAA boys’ lacrosse tournament, overcoming a...

Phil Mickelson makes history

2 weeks ago
Last weekend at the PGA Championship at Kiawah Island golf course in South Carolina, Phil Mickelson...

Cape girls’ lax goes scrap and snap on Tatnall for...

Dave Frederick
2 weeks ago
Cape girls’ lacrosse rode a 152-game Delaware win streak into the state championship game May 27 at...

Sussex Academy golf team wins Henlopen Conference...

Fritz Schranck
2 weeks ago
Led by Sara Lydic, her sister Hannah, and Sawyer Brockstedt, Sussex Academy swept to victory in the...

DNREC to hold free youth fishing tourney June 5

2 weeks ago
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will hold its 35th annual...

Athletes of the Week May 28

Dave Frederick
2 weeks ago
CJ Fritchman He’s a sophomore three-sport athlete, a football running back, and a wrestler at 152...

Two Cape teams in lax finals; fans pay two times

Dave Frederick
2 weeks ago
Double game-day face - The Cape girls’ and boys’ lacrosse programs each played state championship...

Cape girls’ track takes fifth at states; Masser 5...

Tim Bamforth
2 weeks ago
The Cape High girls’ track & field team finished fifth at the state championships tied with...

Cape girls’ lax wins 12th straight state title

2 weeks ago
The Cape Henlopen High School girls’ lacrosse team defeated Tatnall 17-10 May 27 to win its 12th...

Delmarva Christian athletes sign letters of intent

Dan Cook
2 weeks ago
Five Delmarva Christian senior athletes signed letters of intent May 24 to further their collegiate...

Cape girls’ lax blows out Ursuline in semis

Dan Cook
2 weeks ago
The Cape girls’ lacrosse team is peaking and preparing for their state championship appearance...

Cape boys’ lax escapes Sanford 16-15 in semis

Dave Frederick
2 weeks ago
“Make no mistake. It’s not revenge he’s after, it’s a reckoning.” - Doc Holliday, “ Tombstone...

Central softball moves to semis with win over Appo

Dan Cook
2 weeks ago
The Golden Knights softball squad moved into the 2021 DIAA semifinals with a 6-1 thrashing of...

Leap Frog 50K/100K bike rides set June 12

2 weeks ago
The Downstate Delaware Striders & Riders will host the Leap Frog 50K/100K Bicycle Tour...

Track is a digital, data-driven sport in real time

Dave Frederick
2 weeks ago
Bits of digital data - The state track meet generates two days’ worth of live data which has to be...

The sports calendar is packed

Sumner Spence
2 weeks ago
I want to start this week by recapping the incredible story of Shohei Ohtani from Japan. He plays...

DNREC to issue off-peak surf fishing permits...

2 weeks ago
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will launch an off-peak surf...

CR eliminates Delmarva Christian from softball...

Dan Cook
2 weeks ago
The Delmarva Christian softball team’s 2021 season came to an end May 22 with a tight 3-2 loss to...

Cape beats Sussex Academy 17-7 in tournament

Dave Frederick
2 weeks ago
Sussex Academy survived the upside of a crazy game May 20, coming back to beat Dover 12-11 while...

Cape boys’ lax sails past Seahawks 21-4 in...

Dave Frederick
3 weeks ago
The Delaware Military Academy Seahawks mascot was cool on a blistering-hot maskless Saturday. The...

A successful sea bass fishing trip out of OCMD

Eric Burnley
3 weeks ago
On May 15, I along with my friend Doug Elliott, traveled down to Ocean City for a 10-hour sea bass...

Henlopen Soccer Club brings smiles and skills to...

Dan Cook
3 weeks ago
The Henlopen Soccer Clubs spring season is in full swing at Sandhill Fields in Georgetown. The...

Teams lined up for state championship golf tournament

Fritz Schranck
3 weeks ago
This year’s high school state championship golf tournament field is a mix of the new and the...

Sussex Academy girls’ lax slips past Dover 12-11 

Dave Frederick
3 weeks ago
The Dover at Sussex Academy opening-round state tournament game May 20 featured two 12-3 teams...

Cape falls to Sallies in baseball tournament

Dan Cook
3 weeks ago
The ninth-seeded Cape baseball team dropped a heartbreaking 6-1 game to No. 8 Salesianum May 22 in...

Athletes of the Week May 21

3 weeks ago
Matt Gatune A Polytech junior distance runner and stellar student, Matt won the triple crown at the...

Is Mullet Run Street in Milford named after the fish...

3 weeks ago
Biting midges - Known locally as No See Ums. Their scientific name is ceratopogonidae. What are...

Vikings head to Delaware State Track & Field...

Tim Bamforth
3 weeks ago
The Cape Henlopen Vikings will take part in the Delaware State Championships this Friday and...

Delaware Tech softball wins NJCAA Mid-Atlantic...

3 weeks ago
The Delaware Technical Community College softball team remained undefeated in postseason play by...

Milford Middle boys’ lax completes undefeated season

Dave Frederick
3 weeks ago
A large sun-drenched crowd of lacrosse fans showed up May 18 for a middle school boys’ game...

Royals softball uses long ball to defeat Sussex...

Dan Cook
3 weeks ago
Kandice Schlabach went yard three times and garnered four RBIs to lead the Delmarva Christian...

Eagles lacrosse grounds Seahawks 8-7

Dan Cook
3 weeks ago
The Smyrna boys’ lacrosse team squeaked by Sussex Academy 8-7 May 19 in Georgetown to move into the...