Sports

Track generates numbers, but not much funny happens

Dave Frederick
4 hours ago
Henlopen track championships - Dover won the boys’ title and Sussex Academy claimed the girls’...

Sussex Academy bounces back big, cages Blue Jays 47-25

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 day ago
A Jan. 22 celebration of Sussex Academy senior athletes was marred by a 37-10 loss to Indian River...

Riders outscore Cape 18-0 in final four bouts to win...

Dave Frederick
1 day ago
The Cape wrestling team led visiting Caesar Rodney 31-17 after 10 matches with four bouts remaining...

Royals girls’ basketball gets big win over Red Lion

Dan Cook
1 day ago
After three straight losses, the Delmarva Christian girls’ basketball team got back in the winning...

Royals boys’ basketball gets six-point win over the...

Dan Cook
1 day ago
Delmarva Christian freshman guard Aarian Tucker scored 24 points, including 10 from the charity...

Cape girls’ basketball fires it up against the Panthers

Dan Cook
1 day ago
Cape’s Amalia Fruchtman continues to play lights out, as she scored 23 points in the 56-21 running-...

A whole lotta gypsum for greens, and other fun water...

Fritz Schranck
3 days ago
The Atlantic Ocean and Delaware’s brackish Inland Bays are among the best things to experience...

Winter weather is perfect time to inspect fishing gear

Eric Burnley
3 days ago
We seem to be in a bit of a cold spell. Temperatures have been below freezing for several days and...

Cape unified basketball defeats Poly 54-48

Dan Cook
3 days ago
The Cape unified basketball squad picked up its first win of the season with a 54-48 victory over...

NFL is down to the final four

Sumner Spence
4 days ago
Only one of the four teams still competing for the Super Bowl was predicted to have a shot to win...

Athletes of the Week Jan. 23

4 days ago
Ozmeer Batson A vocal leader on the Cape basketball team, this junior forward can mix it up...

Halfway House of Hope: A sports showcase of promise...

Dave Frederick
4 days ago
Halfway house - The Fred Thomas gym is artistically cool, cozy and comfortable, but it doesn’t...

Running 10 miles behind a snowplow

Tim Bamforth
4 days ago
It was winter 1988 at Delaware State and our Sunday morning 10-miler normally happened at 6 a.m...

Shot clock coming to Delaware high school basketball

4 days ago
The Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association has announced that a shot clock will be...

Royals return to ESIAC schedule in dominant form

Aaron R. Mushrush
4 days ago
The Delmarva Christian boys’ basketball team is fending off all challengers to their ESIAC title...

Royals fizzle following strong start against...

Aaron R. Mushrush
4 days ago
If Delmarva Christian girls basketball combined their second half against IR with their first half...

All Vikings play as Cape shoots down Ravens 60-37

Aaron R. Mushrush
4 days ago
Halfway through their divisional schedule, the Cape girls’ basketball team remains undefeated in...

Vikings boys’ basketball runs past Ravens

Dan Cook
5 days ago
The Cape boys’ basketball team jumped out to an 11-0 lead against Sussex Tech Jan. 20, and never...

Cape swimming celebrates Senior Night, wins big

Dan Cook
5 days ago
The Cape swim teams honored the Class of 2026 with a boys’ 101-46 win and a girls’ 109-28 victory...

Seahawks struck down by Blue Raiders 43-23

Aaron R. Mushrush
5 days ago
Basketball is a game of runs and the Sussex Academy girls basketball team is hoping to start...

Cape wrestlers place third at Grapple at the Brook 

Dave Frederick
1 week ago
Grapple at the Brook - The Cape wrestlers, the traveling people of Viking sports, placed third of...

Cape unified basketball loses squeaker to Milford

Dan Cook
1 week ago
The Cape unified basketball team lost a 46-45 barn burner to Milford Jan. 15. “It was great to...

Cape boys’ basketball wins matchup with the Bucs

Dan Cook
1 week ago
Cape players’ legs were clearly feeling the effects of four games in one week, but the Vikings...

Cape swimmers power past Milford

Dan Cook
1 week ago
Despite missing key swimmers, the Cape swim teams powered to a pair of wins over visiting Milford...

Cape girls’ basketball wins duel with the Bucs

Dan Cook
1 week ago
Cape senior Amalia Fruchtman scored 20 points to lead the Vikings to their eighth win Jan. 15, with...

Royals rusty in return to girls’ basketball action

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 week ago
Delmarva Christian’s J-Term is a special time for students and their families to enjoy one another...

Seahawks fly past Blue Jays, over Golden Knights

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 week ago
Temperatures may be cold, but the Sussex Academy swim teams remain hot after both squads handled...

Tree work in winter a perennial golf course project 

Fritz Schranck
1 week ago
Trees are nice to see on a golf course, but there is a limit. Golfers play golf on grass. Grass...

Tog fishing is still worth a trip this time of year

Eric Burnley
1 week ago
With black sea bass closed and the bluefin tuna way far to our south, tog are pretty much the only...

Sussex Academy girls’ basketball puts down Laurel...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 week ago
Sussex Academy girls’ basketball is inserting itself into the Henlopen South conversation after its...

End of the line

Sumner Spence
1 week ago
The Eagles lost in disappointing fashion to the 49ers by the score of the 23-19 on Sunday...

Cape wrestling rolls over Sussex Central 55-20;...

Dave Frederick
1 week ago
Cape wrestling rolled over visiting Sussex Central 55-20 Jan. 14, recording eight wins by pin in a...

Athletes of Week January 16

1 week ago
Cale Baker - Coach Chris Mattioni said, “Senior Cale Baker is wrestling in the 120-pound weight...

Swimming in the stream of consciousness, showing up...

Dave Frederick
1 week ago
Streaming the scene - Late-afternoon middle school sports is its own scene outside the lines. It's...

Cape runners well represented with Dopey and Goofy...

Tim Bamforth
1 week ago
Louise Holt and Cathy Haut are fast friends who met through the Seashore Striders family of running...

Seahawks add Raven feathers to their season bounty

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 week ago
A 129-39 victory over Sussex Tech Jan. 12 kept the Sussex Academy girls’ swim team undefeated while...

Cape swimming teams victorious against Panthers

Dan Cook
1 week ago
The Cape swim teams splashed to 5-0 with a 107-53 boys’ win and a 108-37 girls’ victory over...

Cape girls cap comeback with strong finish to sweep...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 week ago
A slow start probably wasn’t what the Cape girls’ basketball team had in mind for their final...

Cape girls’ wrestling gains experience at Delcastle...

1 week ago
The Cape girls’ wrestling team continued to advance in its inaugural season, competing Jan. 11 at...

Real competition features best on best

Dave Frederick
2 weeks ago
Friars Club - I have a good friend, Chuck Chinici, who used to be the AD at Malvern Prep in Malvern...

Cape boys’ basketball gets wins over CR and Laurel

Dan Cook
2 weeks ago
Four Vikings scored in double figures in the Vikings’ 79-61 win over Caesar Rodney Jan. 8, and...

Cape girls’ basketball saddles Riders with 23-point...

Dan Cook
2 weeks ago
The Cape girls’ basketball team got back into the winning column Jan. 8 with a 47-24 win over...

Cape swimming splashes past Central

Dan Cook
2 weeks ago
The Cape boys’ and girls’ swim teams moved to 4-0 on the season with the boys’ 103-46 win and the...

Cape unified basketball falls to CR, but makes...

Dan Cook
2 weeks ago
The Cape unified team faced what most basketball aficionados would think was an impossible deficit...

Spartans clip Seahawks 47-43 in girls’ basketball

Aaron R. Mushrush
2 weeks ago
For the second straight game, the Sussex Academy girls’ basketball team nearly overcame a few big...

Sussex Academy swim squads clinch Henlopen South

Aaron R. Mushrush
2 weeks ago
For the 10th season in a row, the Sussex Academy girls’ swim team is the best squad in the Henlopen...

An ace is a great early Christmas gift

Fritz Schranck
2 weeks ago
Congratulations to Dick Bryan for his first hole in one, made Dec. 21 on the 129-yard par three...

Be safe on the water; wear a PFD

Eric Burnley
2 weeks ago
As we enter the new year, I believe it is the perfect time to take a pledge to be safe in our...

Eagles’ up-and-down season continues

Sumner Spence
2 weeks ago
The Eagles had a disappointing loss in Week 18 to the Washington Commanders, losing by seven points...

Athletes of the Week Jan. 9

2 weeks ago
Tripp Gannon Tripp is a pure athlete. He wrestles and plays baseball. He’s all upside and...

Personal bests and milestones in the sports landscape

Dave Frederick
2 weeks ago
Raven flies high - “Air” Jordan Welch, a Sussex Tech senior high jumper, took the top off the event...

New Year’s Eve race winners are impressive athletes

Tim Bamforth
2 weeks ago
Liam Steyn and Anna Bosse were crowned champions in the Race Into the New Year last week, so I...

Cape basketball tames Wildcats in double OT

Dan Cook
2 weeks ago
If anyone left the Cape versus Howard boys’ basketball game early Jan. 6, they missed one of the...

Cape wrestling escapes Milford with 42-35 win

Dave Frederick
2 weeks ago
Cape wrestling went “gingerbread man catch me if you can” at Milford Jan. 7, scoring 42 points by...

Cape unified basketball tips off season with battle...

Aaron R. Mushrush
2 weeks ago
A showdown between the reigning unified flag football champions (Cape) and the defending unified...

New Year’s weekend races draw 1,000 runners and...

Dave Frederick
2 weeks ago
The Boardwalk at the top of Rehoboth Avenue in Rehoboth Beach was teeming with runners on New Year’...

Navin Duffy displays skills at 2025 Kicking World...

Aaron R. Mushrush
2 weeks ago
Few things are more chaotic than the recruiting process, especially with the new transfer portal,...

Pups and pop-pops are ready for banner year in 2026

Dave Frederick
3 weeks ago
Just some kid - One-mile walkers and 5K runners mesh at the end of their endeavors. This little guy...

Charity runners raise $28,000 for Surfgimp Foundation

3 weeks ago
Nearly three dozen charity runners participating in the 2025 Rehoboth Seashore Marathon Dec. 6...

Thank you, Stacy Lewis

Fritz Schranck
3 weeks ago
The first tee box at Seaview Resort’s Bay Course offers a sweeping downhill view of the golf course...