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Atlantic Lacrosse U12 girls capture ESYLA Championship
4 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
4 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
4 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
4 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
4 weeks ago
The Cape boys’ lacrosse team moved into the DIAA semifinals with an 11-3 victory over Archmere...
Cape baseball mercy rules Charter 11-1
Dan Cook
4 weeks ago
The Cape baseball team moved into the quarterfinals of the state tournament with an 11-1 five-...
Record harvests reported for white-tailed deer, wild...
1 month ago
Two of Delaware’s most popular and productive hunting seasons – wild turkey and white-tailed deer...
Mid-Atlantic should follow lead of Gulf states
Eric Burnley
1 month ago
As I mentioned a few weeks ago, the federal system for counting the fish recreational anglers catch...
Local athletes break records in powerlifting debuts
1 month ago
Two local athletes – 9-year-old Pierce Kietzmann and 44-year-old Alex Moor – both smashed Delaware...
Cape softball falls to Smyrna in quarterfinals
Dan Cook
1 month ago
The Cape softball team fell to Smyrna 5-2 in the DIAA quarterfinals May 24, ending the Vikings’...
The Phillies are in first place!
Sumner Spence
1 month ago
The Phillies are currently on a seven-game winning streak. Last weekend, they swept the Pittsburgh...
Cape golf wins Henlopen North title
Fritz Schranck
1 month ago
In an exciting low-scoring playoff against Polytech May 16, the Cape High golf team won its first...
Athletes of the Week May 23
1 month ago
Kasen Adams This Mariner Middle eighth-grader led the baseball team with a .606 average, 21 hits,...
We are the champions, my friends; track athletes...
1 month ago
Two guys - There is no more athletic event on the track than the 110-meter high hurdles. It...
Let Me Run runners tackle DQ Dash
Tim Bamforth
1 month ago
Who doesn’t want to finish a 5K to a full table of mini Blizzards from Dairy Queen? That was once...
Seahawks honor trio leaving the nest in season finale
Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
Three seniors on the Sussex Academy baseball team were celebrated before their final varsity game...
Sussex Academy softball advances with 15-2 win
Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
Hosting its first DIAA softball state tournament game in program history, No. 9 Sussex Academy...
Seahawks book grudge match in quarterfinals against...
Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
One minute into the second quarter of the No. 5 Sussex Academy girls’ lacrosse team’s second-round...
Cape soccer falls to Charter in OT
Dan Cook
1 month ago
After 92 minutes of an intensely tough match on the Legends Stadium pitch, the Charter’s Alexa...
Cape shakes off Quakers 19-7 to advance in girls’...
Dave Frederick
1 month ago
The Quakers weren’t quaking May 21, taking the field against top-ranked Cape at Champions Stadium...
Sussex Academy athletes sign letters of intent
Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
Sussex Academy held its annual college decision day May 1, allowing each senior to declare their...
Sussex Academy golf team celebrates graduating seniors
1 month ago
The senior members of the Sussex Academy golf team were feted just before their final match at...
Beacon Middle softball finishes with 8-3 record
1 month ago
The Beacon Middle School softball team concluded its 2025 season with an 8-3 record. Under the...
Cape boys' lax takes care of Warriors 20-2
Dan Cook
1 month ago
The No. 2-seeded Cape boys’ lacrosse team ran the clock on No. 15 Sanford 20-2 in the opening round...
Cape softball falls to Lake in conference championship
Dan Cook
1 month ago
Lake Forest rose up to knock Cape off from the undefeated ranks with a 4-2 victory in the Henlopen...
Runner is a two-time state champion, same event on...
Dave Frederick
1 month ago
Two-time state champion - Junior McKenzie Winward of Newark Charter School is the two-time DII...
Third annual Cape Gazette 5K is fast and fun
Dan Cook
1 month ago
A 5K kicked off the third annual Cape Gazette Run & Fun Fest May 10, taking runners from Nassau...
Sussex Academy boys’ soccer gets state championship...
Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
For the second year in a row, Sussex Academy boys’ soccer players received their state championship...
Cape boys’ lax wins Henlopen Conference Championship...
Dan Cook
1 month ago
Cape had 11 different scorers hit the back of the twine in the Vikings’ 23-1 running-clock victory...
Delmarva Rush 2015 Boys earn championship at PA...
1 month ago
The Delmarva Rush 2015 Boys soccer team claimed the championship title at the PA Classics 2025...
Sussex Academy clinches second Henlopen title in a...
Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
For the first time in program history, Sussex Academy girls’ soccer has won the Henlopen Athletic...
Cape track boys lose to Middletown by two points
Dave Frederick
1 month ago
Bill Henry Buckaloo, Don Don Mitchell and Johnny Hopkins were waiting for the results of the boys’...
Bucs goalie Landen Hill steals the show in regular...
Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
Sussex Academy wrapped up its regular season at 10-5 after the Seahawks were stonewalled by Milford...
Black sea bass fishing is pretty basic
Eric Burnley
1 month ago
May 15 was the opening of black sea bass season. I was all set to go out on the Angler from Ocean...
Players, fans see the light with new scoreboards at...
1 month ago
Lewes Little League held its Light Up the Scoreboards event May 8, at the ball fields near the...
Questionable baseball news
Sumner Spence
1 month ago
This week, Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred decided to release 16 players (who have...
Athletes of the Week May 16
1 month ago
JP Eichten
JP might only be a sophomore, but he just wrapped up his third regular season as...
Champions compete without fear of failure
1 month ago
Champions Stadium - Step on the track or inside the lines in any sport and you are a champion with...
Cape foursome breaks 43-year-old school record
Tim Bamforth
1 month ago
The year was 1982. It was a cool evening at the original Dover High School, and nearly every track...
Run & Fun Fest Pickleball event benefits Harry K...
1 month ago
A charity pickleball tournament was recently hosted at Dave Marshall Tennis & Pickleball in...
Cape to face Polytech in unprecedented Henlopen...
Fritz Schranck
1 month ago
Polytech’s May 8 loss to Delmar of the Henlopen South caused a bit of a stir in the Henlopen...
Cape girls’ soccer on verge of history, secures 12th...
Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
A seven-game win streak culminated with the Cape girls’ soccer team securing its second 9-0 win in...
Seahawks second, Vikings third at conference tennis...
Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
Sussex Academy sophomore JP Eichten’s steady ascent to the top of the Henlopen ranks was completed...
Sussex Academy girls’ soccer wraps up season with 8...
Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
There are a number of ways a Senior Night can go, but for the Sussex Academy girls’ soccer team,...
Cape softball finishes regular season undefeated
Dan Cook
1 month ago
The Cape softball team finished the regular season 18-0 with a 9-2 win over Padua on Senior Day May...
Cape volleyball sinks Christiana in four
Dan Cook
1 month ago
After dropping the first set to a physical Christiana team 25-18, the Cape boys’ volleyball team...
Cape girls’ tennis places second in Henlopen tournament
Dan Cook
1 month ago
The Cape girls’ tennis squad finished second to Caesar Rodney May 12, at the Henlopen Conference...
Cape girls’ lax downs CR 12-9 to finish regular...
Dave Frederick
1 month ago
A balmy drizzle with low clouds blanket the field, creating a peaceful, easy feeling belying the...
State track championships are a two-day lesson in...
1 month ago
Security blanket - The two-day divisional track championships held May 9-10 at Dover High School...
Seahawks walk it off against Red Wolves on Lowe’s...
Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
Down to the final out and trailing 5-4, the Sussex Academy softball team gifted Carson Gesuero with...
Seahawks strike first, but Bucs score late to force OT
Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
The Sussex Academy girls’ soccer team has proven a lot in 2025, and most recently garnered...
Seahawks lax outlasts Blue Raiders on Senior Night
Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
A trio of hat tricks helped the Sussex Academy boys’ lacrosse team hold off a late surge from...
Royals fend off Bucs 6-3 on Senior Day
Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
The Delmarva Christian baseball team clinched its 10th win of the season by coming from behind to...
Cape boys’ lax runs the clock on the Ravens
Dan Cook
1 month ago
The Cape boys’ lacrosse team finished off its regular-season schedule with a 21-1 running-clock...
Cape girls’ lax rocks Smyrna on Senior Night
Dave Frederick
1 month ago
The Smyrna girls’ lacrosse team got rocked by Cape 18-5 on the Vikings’ Senior Night May 9. The...
Cape track teams capture conference championships
Dave Frederick
1 month ago
Cape track's traditional plug-and-play favorite race has always been the two-mile relay, later...
Cape, Sussex Academy, and Sussex Central have a...
Fritz Schranck
1 month ago
Competing in delightful but rare spring conditions for this year, three Cape Region high school...
Cape softball takes Henlopen North with win over...
Dan Cook
1 month ago
The Cape softball team used timely hits, smart base running and locked-in pitching to win the...
Cape baseball claims Henlopen North title
1 month ago
The Cape baseball team claimed the Henlopen North title May 9, with an 11-3 win over Polytech in...
All Philly!
Sumner Spence
1 month ago
The PGA Tour golf tournament being played this week is being held at the Philadelphia Cricket Club...
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