Sports

A draft that is welcomed

Sumner Spence
1 month ago
Next Thursday will be the first round of the NFL draft on ESPN and the NFL network. I am quite...

Coronavirus 6-Pack Series reaches halfway point

Tim Bamforth
1 month ago
The Coronavirus 6-Pack Racing Series is giving runners something to do, something to look forward...

Athletes of the Week April 17

1 month ago
Iseabal Cryne A Cape goalie from the class of 2017, Izzy’s senior mates included Korinne LeMaire,...

Flashback Friday: Cape girls win state track...

Dave Frederick
1 month ago
Editor’s note: This article appeared in the May 24, 2011 edition of the Cape Gazette. ...

I believe in yesterday, but yesterday’s gone

Dave Frederick
1 month ago
Seems like yesterday - But yesterday’s gone! I was cruising down Stockley Street passing Schoolvue...

Blue-Gold and all related activities are canceled

1 month ago
The 65th Annual DFRC Blue-Gold All-Star Football game and all related activities have been canceled...

Cape Gazette photographer Dan Cook wins national award

1 month ago
Cape Gazette photographer Dan Cook recently took first place in the Sports Category of the 2019...

Dewey Virtual Run/Walk/Crawl to benefit restaurant...

1 month ago
The COVID-19 virus has effectively closed down Dewey Beach right at the start of the season, and as...

Remembering coach Lou Nicoletti

Dave Frederick
1 month ago
Happy birthday to Lou - (written Sept. 30, 2017) - There were no balloons and thankfully no singing...

DIAA sets spring sports restart plan for mid-May

1 month ago
The DIAA Board of Directors met via videoconference April 9, when they approved a modified regular...

Teacher and track coach Lou Nicoletti passes away at...

Dave Frederick
1 month ago
Cross country and track coach Lou Nicoletti ran his final lap and passed April 9 at Harbor...

Masters week postponed

Sumner Spence
1 month ago
This week was supposed to be the much-anticipated week of The Masters, but everyone knows by now...

185 people from 15 states participating in...

Tim Bamforth
1 month ago
The Coronavirus 6-Pack Racing Series began April 1 and in just over a week has raised nearly $7,000...

More coronavirus restrictions for Delaware golfers

Fritz Schranck
1 month ago
Gov. Carney’s 10th modification to the state of emergency order regarding the coronavirus threat,...

Getting kids started early, but not too early

Eric Burnley
1 month ago
On April 5, my son Roger took my 5-year-old granddaughter Charlotte on her first fishing trip. They...

Athletes of the Week April 10

1 month ago
Dominic Feightner Dominic was captain of the Milford wrestling team and a four-year letter winner...

The moon is down all over the town of Dewey Beach

Dave Frederick
1 month ago
The Moon is Down - Skyjack drone photos by TJ Redefer often show the sun coming up over Dewey Beach...

Flashback Friday: Cape wins first state lacrosse title

Dave Frederick
1 month ago
Editor’s note: This article appeared in the May 29, 1998 edition of the Cape Gazette. ...

State parks, wildlife areas to limit visitors

1 month ago
The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will take steps when necessary to...

Kevin Smith named athletic director at Cape

1 month ago
Cape Henlopen School District has announced the hiring of Kevin Smith as the district’s new...

Delaware Sports Museum Hall of Fame announces 2020...

1 month ago
Ten prominent men and women whose outstanding accomplishments in the world of athletics have...

Seaside Sussex a social distance running mecca

Dave Frederick
1 month ago
Seaside Sussex County has become a social distance running mecca extending to Milton and Millsboro...

Masking and unmasking: depends on who is asking

Dave Frederick
1 month ago
Halloween hockey - I was searching a database of eight “troglobytes” of digitized photos and up...

DRFC Blue-Gold Football Game canceled

1 month ago
Delaware Foundation Reaching Citizens has announced the 2020 Blue-Gold All-Star Football Game has...

March Madness has a whole different feel this year

Sumner Spence
2 months ago
This week was supposed to be the Final Four week in college basketball: Something sports fans...

TXG – YouTube nirvana for fans of golf equipment and...

Fritz Schranck
2 months ago
A well-struck golf ball is both visually and viscerally appealing. Launch monitors now make it easy...

Cape girls’ lax has a history of academic excellence

Dave Frederick
2 months ago
The Cape Henlopen girls’ lacrosse team is currently on ice, sitting in the cooler with 11 straight...

Bet your bottom dollar – the sun will come out...

Dave Frederick
2 months ago
Here Comes the Sun - I was too big in a seat too small in the Rehoboth Elementary School...

Seashore Striders kick off Coronavirus 6-Pack Series

Tim Bamforth
2 months ago
The Seashore Striders have organized a virtual racing series during the month of April for not only...

Athletes of the Week April 3

2 months ago
Emory Howell The godfather of Cape track out of Slaughter Neck, Emory was a long sprinter who ran...

Worcester Prep announces winter sports awards

2 months ago
Worcester Prep students from around Delmarva captured coveted winter sports awards. In addition,...

Special Olympics Delaware Summer Games and Torch Run...

2 months ago
The Special Olympics Delaware Summer Games and Torch Run have been canceled due to the COVID-19...

Surf fishing allowed with restrictions

2 months ago
Under the state’s stay-at-home order, surf fishing is permitted, but only two people per vehicle...

Cape girls’ soccer is shut down for now, but hope...

Dave Frederick
2 months ago
Cape girls’ soccer coach Patrick Kilby was walking from the Cape rotunda on the morning of March 26...

Pretty darn close to being interesting

Dave Frederick
2 months ago
Social media distancing - Speaking of sports not being played, many of us have social media...

Coronavirus requires fresh approach to staying in shape

Chris Antonio
2 months ago
Recently, Gov. John Carney decided to close all gyms and fitness facilities throughout Delaware...

Athletes of the Week March 27

2 months ago
Austin Elliott A center fielder and pitcher and all-state player on the 2018 Cape state...

Stay Six Feet Away 5K set March 29

2 months ago
Sherry Wyatt, fitness director at Every1Fitness in Rehoboth Beach, was trying to think of a way to...

There's no crying in baseball

2 months ago
Thursday was supposed to be opening day for Major League Baseball, but that will not happen for at...

Staying toned for golf

Fritz Schranck
2 months ago
Playing golf should be a great way to spend time outdoors while maintaining the social distancing...

What do runners do when forced to stay home?

Tim Bamforth
2 months ago
Working out and participating in local races has been a challenge for the past few weeks, or at...

Out-of-school suspension but hope on the horizon

Dave Frederick
2 months ago
Out-of-school suspension - DIAA announced that the spring sports season is suspended though May 15...

Social distancing and running

Kevin Danahy
2 months ago
For everyone who uses running as a way to interact with others or to be a part of a community,...

Brandon Davis qualifies for World Masters...

2 months ago
The head Olympic weightlifitng coach at Rehoboth Beach Barbell Club won three silver medals at the...

Dover’s NASCAR weekend May 1-3 postponed

2 months ago
NASCAR has announced that Dover International Speedway’s May 1-3 NASCAR tripleheader weekend has...

Coach Jim Alderman hangs tough as a cruiserweight...

Dave Frederick
2 months ago
Jimbo checks in - Got a call from former Cape football coach Jim Alderman March 22 to report he is...

Cape Henlopen crowned 13 state champions in first...

Dave Frederick
2 months ago
The first decade of the Cape Henlopen consolidated school system began in 1969 and brought together...

Historic pauses in sports

Sumner Spence
2 months ago
Since World War II started for the U.S. in the early 1940s, all sports have been significantly...

COVID-19 pandemic forces cancellations, changes

Eric Burnley
2 months ago
As I am sure you may have guessed, LureFest, along with just about everything else, has either been...

Go-hard athletes told to go home; college spring...

Dave Frederick
2 months ago
College sports were stopped abruptly last week halfway into the season because of a pending...

Athletes of the Week March 20

2 months ago
Tim Gray Timmy’s name was recently announced as a member of the 2020 class for the Delaware Afro-...

Cape Region running events canceled or postponed

Tim Bamforth
2 months ago
As race director of the Seashore Striders, I live in the Cape Region where there are more running...

Remembering people at their best reflects the best...

Dave Frederick
2 months ago
Crying on my keyboard - Burli Hopkins, 41, succumbed to addiction early morning March 18 at his...

Cape Region clubs react to the pandemic

Fritz Schranck
2 months ago
The coronavirus pandemic affects nearly every aspect of Cape Region life, with closures,...

Cape girls tennis looks to reload in 2020

Dan Cook
2 months ago
The Lady Vikings defeated Caesar Rodney for the first time in 11 years in 2019, and finished just...

Delmarva Christian boys’ volleyball looks to 2020...

Dan Cook
2 months ago
The Delmarva Christian boys’ volleyball team is looking to improve on its 6-5 record of the 2019...

I believe that we will win. Just let us play

Dave Frederick
2 months ago
“I believe that we will win.” The chant is a call-and- response interaction between two parties. It...

Running is about distance but not social distance

Dave Frederick
2 months ago
The 14th annual Shamrock Shuffle 5K and 10-Miler staged behind Tanger Outlets Seaside along the...

Lucky Leprechaun 5K a prelude to a parade

Dave Frederick
2 months ago
The toughest part of being a leprechaun for a day is spelling the word, dressing in screaming green...

Four co-state basketball champions is unprecedented

2 months ago
Unprecedented stuff Unfortunately, because of the spread of the coronavirus, it looks like there...