Sports

NFL is down to the final four

Sumner Spence
3 weeks 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

3 weeks 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
3 weeks 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
3 weeks 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

3 weeks 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
3 weeks 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
3 weeks 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
3 weeks ago
Halfway through their divisional schedule, the Cape girls’ basketball team remains undefeated in...

Vikings boys’ basketball runs past Ravens

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

Cape girls’ basketball wins duel with the Bucs

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

Cape swimmers power past Milford

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

Royals rusty in return to girls’ basketball action

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

End of the line

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

Athletes of the Week Jan. 9

1 month 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
1 month 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
1 month 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
1 month 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
1 month 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
1 month 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
1 month 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
1 month 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
1 month 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

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

Thank you, Stacy Lewis

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

So, you want to catch a bluefin tuna?

1 month ago
The international council that regulates bluefin tuna has increased the amount American...

2026! Here's to the new year

Sumner Spence
1 month ago
The Eagles are playing the Washington Commanders this week in their final game of the regular...

Athletes of the Week Jan. 2

1 month ago
Andrew Collins In the Delmarva Christian boys’ basketball team’s 60-53 win over Washington...

Well-coached players don’t do dumb stuff

Dave Frederick
1 month ago
Don’t do dumb stuff - Forty years ago, I wrote that the Cape boys’ lacrosse team was the best- and...

Get off the couch and run a 5K in just 10 weeks

Tim Bamforth
1 month ago
Most want-to-be runners make the same mistake youth runners make when it comes to getting started...

Royals captured by Crabbers, steamed 66-51 at...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
A 19-17 lead for the Delmarva Christian boys’ basketball team at halftime of its Governor’s...

Seahawks fly past Eagles and into Governor’s...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
A win is a win, but a win in a semifinal is a good position to be in. Through three quarters of...

Sussex Academy boys win wild one 49-48 in Governor’s...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
It’s safe to say the Sussex Academy basketball teams are enjoying the winter break after the boys’...

The spiritually secure hit harder than heathens

Dave Frederick
1 month ago
Sunday morning coming down - On a Sunday morning in Lewes 50 years ago, the Fred house front-door...