Sports

Global warming is not a myth

Eric Burnley
1 month ago
Some of my friends say they don’t believe in global warming. Unfortunately, global warming is not...

What an odd summer it's been

Sumner Spence
1 month ago
It seems like just yesterday that baseball even got going and now there are only two weeks left in...

Local muppets and families bonded for a lifetime...

Dave Frederick
1 month ago
Diamond in the rough - Point to point across the diamond from home plate to straight-away center, I...

Athletes of the Week Sept. 18

1 month ago
Ryan Baker Ryan is a veteran Cape cross country runner. The rising sophomore is just 15 years old...

Locals complete virtual Boston Marathon

Tim Bamforth
1 month ago
The 124 th Boston Marathon virtual experience was held last week with thousands taking part all...

Cape rolls to 10-1 hockey win over Force

Dave Frederick
1 month ago
The Vikings 1 team went from shutdown to throwdown Sept. 15 under the lights at DE Turf, playing...

Cape competes in East Coast Power volleyball at...

Dave Frederick
1 month ago
A team composed of returning Cape volleyball players travels to Wilmington on Sundays to play in...

Sunday morning coming down at Champions Stadium

Dave Frederick
1 month ago
Masking the problem - “How are you little bandits doing?” On Sunday morning, I cruised around the...

UD coed cross country club team runs Bottle & Cork 5K

Dave Frederick
1 month ago
The 44th annual Gary P. Lister Bottle & Cork 5K featuring real people in real time attracted...

Oct. 19 date set for Long Neck Sunrise Rotary Club...

1 month ago
The Long Neck Sunrise Rotary Club will hold its 11th annual charity tournament Monday, Oct. 19,...

Fall fishing is on the way

Eric Burnley
1 month ago
As daylight grows shorter and the water starts to cool, fish begin to get the idea that summer is...

Football begins

Sumner Spence
1 month ago
The NFL season began this week with the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs playing the Houston...

Shiny happy real-time people run the Summer’s End 5K

Dave Frederick
1 month ago
A total of 150 shiny happy people gathered in Dewey Beach Sept. 6 for the sixth running of the...

Last-word syndrome dominates discourse on social media

Dave Frederick
1 month ago
Outworked - It is easy to outwork people in the sports arena, from playing to coaching to being a...

Athletes of the Week Sept. 11

Dave Frederick
1 month ago
Brian Fleming A rising freshman who grew up mostly a baseball guy. His dad Mike coached at Cape,...

Doc Masser crosses his final finish line

Tim Bamforth
1 month ago
Longtime runner, partner and close friend Dr. Lee Masser ran through his final finish line Sept. 4...

Lewes Yacht Club renews long-standing tradition

Ron MacArthur
1 month ago
In spite of the COVID-19 pandemic, Lewes Yacht Club sailors have been busy with midweek and weekend...

Fall sports still a possibility

Nick Roth and Melissa Steele
1 month ago
The Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association board of directors reversed its earlier decision...

30th Last Blast Prediction Run won by Tim Young

Dave Frederick
1 month ago
Tim Young predicted his 5K time to be 22:58.0, then went out and ran 22:57.4 to win the 30th annual...

Lee ‘Doc’ Masser dies at 84, closing chapter of an...

Dave Frederick
1 month ago
I’m about half - “How are you feeling?” “I’m about half.” Not sure what that expression means. It’s...

Responding to Professor Firestone

Eric Burnley
1 month ago
In the Aug. 21 edition of the Cape Gazette, Professor Firestone wrote a letter to the editor that...

Sandhill Fields aims to boost local economy

Nick Roth
1 month ago
Sandhill Fields General Manager Brad Leinbach summed up the impact the new 90-acre sports venue in...

A novel idea gone viral: Fall sports return by...

Dave Frederick
1 month ago
Hope is a hoop to jump through in Delaware when it comes to reauthorizing playing high school fall...

The Phillies are making a push for the playoffs

Sumner Spence
1 month ago
As of two weeks ago, it didn’t look good at all for the Phillies to make the playoffs, even with...

Athletes of the Week Sept. 4

1 month ago
Destiny Kusen A rising junior Cape lacrosse goalie, Destiny snapped Aug. 31 at Cape open field...

Legendary sports figures Thompson and Seaver pass away

Dave Frederick
1 month ago
Young Tracy - Tracy Jones Jr. shared a photo of himself with legendary Georgetown University...

Cross country races coming to new Sandhill Fields

Tim Bamforth
1 month ago
It was nice to see the Sandhill Fields project nearing completion as I attended an invite-only...

State provides new guidance on sports

Nick Roth
1 month ago
Gov. John Carney has signed the 26th modification to his state-of-emergency order, releasing...

Colten Morris breaks the banner to win a watermelon

Dave Frederick
1 month ago
Colten Morris, 18, a graduate of Lampeter-Strasburg High in Lancaster, Pa., now living in Lewes, is...

Rookery North golf course to close at end of year

Fritz Schranck
1 month ago
The owners of the Rookery golf courses announced Aug. 28 the closing of their Rookery North golf...

Watermel Run 5K in Laurel showcases a downstate...

Dave Frederick
1 month ago
Sisterhood - My day at the Watermel Run 5K Aug. 30 began at 7 a.m. in Laurel at Janosik...

Joe Anderson lost 74 pounds and got off the meds

Chris Antonio
1 month ago
Joe Anderson was determined to change the condition of his health. He was overweight, always tired...

Not that far from what you should expect

Fritz Schranck
1 month ago
Our foursome played a morning round Aug. 17, a day after weekend rains created a soaking-wet...

Virginia Beach fishing adventure

Eric Burnley
1 month ago
My wife Barbara and I drove down to Virginia Beach Aug. 19 to visit with my son Ric, his wife...

Is it really the end of August?!

Sumner Spence
1 month ago
The NFL season starts in two weeks. There will be no preseason games this year. Because of that, it...

“You don’t cut nobody, you ain’t no doctor”

Dave Frederick
1 month ago
Zing go the strings - A Cape football lineman in 1987 grabbed the back of his leg before...

Athletes of the Week Aug. 28

Dave Frederick
1 month ago
Ryan Borden This 17-year-old from Chantilly, Va., entering his senior year at Freedom High, ran...

Badges and Basketball a slam dunk in Georgetown

1 month ago
The inaugural Badges and Basketball event at Sports at the Beach in Georgetown was a slam dunk for...

Indoor Track Delaware hosts high-profile virtual...

Tim Bamforth
1 month ago
On Aug. 26, I was happy to be a part of what may have been the most talented Zoom call ever in the...

Watermel Run 5K set for Aug. 30 in Laurel

1 month ago
The second annual Watermel Run 5K will take place Sunday, Aug. 30, in Laurel at Janosik Park on...

Ryan Borden wins Dewey Beach Patrol 5K in 16:08

Dave Frederick
1 month ago
Ryan Borden, 17, of Chantilly, Va., entering his senior year at Freedom High, won the 18th annual...

Second checker! Muppet Mike Toohey leaves the...

Dave Frederick
1 month ago
Second checker! Each and every time I saw Mike Toohey over the last 35 years, I’d say, “Second...

Parent group pushes for fall sports to start in...

Dave Frederick
1 month ago
The Delaware High School Parent Group is a Facebook grouping with 2,700 members. The public group...

2020 Slam Dunk to the Beach canceled

1 month ago
You can add the 2020 Slam Dunk to the Beach holiday basketball tournament to the list of events...

Sawyer Brockstedt wins regional qualifier

Fritz Schranck
2 months ago
Sawyer Brockstedt is having a great summer. The Rehoboth Beach eighth- grader at Sussex Academy...

DNREC adds ship to growing artificial reef

Eric Burnley
2 months ago
On Aug. 13, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control sank the...

Cape hockey sells team masks to benefit Beebe

2 months ago
The Cape Henlopen High School field hockey team recently sold CH face masks to the community. The...

Seashore Striders Summer Series raises $20,000

Tim Bamforth
2 months ago
This past week, the Seashore Striders donated a $3,000 check from Race for the Ribbon proceeds to...

Athletes of the Week Aug. 21

2 months ago
Jormir de la Cruz Jormir is a Cape senior and returning team captain for Courtney Hennessey’s cheer...

Money is its own reward; for some it beats recognition

Dave Frederick
2 months ago
Speeding Belltown Bullet - This Bullet's name was Kevin, not to be confused with Kyle. There are a...

Playoff review

2 months ago
The NBA playoffs are in full swing. The 76ers are down 2-0 in the series against the Boston Celtics...

Dogfish Head Lacrosse wins Ocean City Classic

Dan Cook
2 months ago
The lacrosse talent pool was overflowing at the Ocean City Lacrosse Classic Aug. 13-16, as the...

John Foard lands largemouth bass

2 months ago
John Foard, 12, of West Virginia landed this 22-inch, 4.64-pound largemouth bass Aug. 13, on a...

Will Harris wins sixth Delaware’s Strongest Man title

2 months ago
Rehoboth Beach Barbell Club’s head strength coach Will Harris recently won his sixth Delaware's...

Turf is slippery at sunup, so tumble with caution

Dave Frederick
2 months ago
Cape cheerleading coach Courtney Hennessey: “ These kids mean so much to me. They are always...

The difference between a milestone and a millstone...

Dave Frederick
2 months ago
Moving through Milestones - Big Mike Donovan, a 6-foot-8 former Marine and a bit of a wild child,...

Breast Fest 5K features real-time, in-person...

Dave Frederick
2 months ago
Tyler Muse, 26, of Bel Air, Md., is a graduate student at Salisbury University. The former...

CrossFit Lewes shares the pain

Nick Roth
2 months ago
The CrossFit Lewes community is rallying around a longtime member who was recently diagnosed with...

The Rookery celebrates 20 years of Cape Region...

Fritz Schranck
2 months ago
The Rookery’s South course opened for public play in August 2000, making this month the 20th...

2020 White Marlin Open is in the books

Eric Burnley
2 months ago
The White Marlin Open for 2020 is in the books, and while a Delaware boat did not walk away with...