Sports

An ace is a great early Christmas gift

Fritz Schranck
3 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
3 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
3 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

3 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
3 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
3 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
3 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
3 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
3 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
3 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
3 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

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

Thank you, Stacy Lewis

Fritz Schranck
4 weeks 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?

4 weeks 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...

Royals race past Jaguars to open Governor’s Challenge

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
They Delmarva Christian boys’ basketball team’s debut in the 42nd Governor’s Challenge was a...

Cape boys’ basketball wins Ocean Bracket at Beach Slam

Dan Cook
1 month ago
The Cape boys’ basketball team won the Ocean Bracket of the Beach Slam in Lewes Dec. 26-27, with a...

Cape Region golf year in review – 2025

Fritz Schranck
1 month ago
Dec. 31 marks the end of this column’s 27th year and a busy 12 months of Cape Region golf. ...

Best way to effect change is to get involved

Eric Burnley
1 month ago
Last week, I shared the good news that the Mid-Atlantic Council had increased the recreational...

Run With Santa ends weeks of holiday races and...

Dave Frederick
1 month ago
The foot traffic holiday running season is heading toward the Race Into the New Year 5K at noon,...

Athletes of Week Dec 26

1 month ago
Grayson Davis A Cape freshman descended from 150 to 144 pounds for the Beast of the East and made...

Christmas gifts for the running and racing community

Tim Bamforth
1 month ago
The Cape Region is a unique place for running and racing, with events to choose from within a 10-...

Governor’s Cup gets prime placement in Cape...

Dave Frederick
1 month ago
In My Room - “Do my dreaming and my scheming. Lie awake and pray. Do my crying and my sighing...

Delmarva Rush excels at Cecil Fall Blast tournament

1 month ago
Delmarva Rush Soccer Club wrapped up a successful weekend at the Cecil Fall Blast Soccer Tournament...

Delmarva Christian swim teams confident at the break

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
Hosting an ESIAC quad meet Dec. 19 proved to be an early present for Delmarva Christian’s swim...

The whammy is bad, but the double whammy is worse

Dave Frederick
1 month ago
The whammy - Two extended arms with fingers on both hands wiggling coming from a sports person is...

Cape girls’ basketball beats Stephen Decatur 50-31

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
Crossing state lines and entering unfamiliar territory didn’t seem to faze the Cape girls’...

Royals sunk by the Bucs

Dan Cook
1 month ago
The Delmarva Christian boys’ basketball team moved to 3-3 with a 72-53 loss to Milford Dec. 20 on...

Christmas Carol parodies and more

Fritz Schranck
1 month ago
This part of the year is steeped in tradition, and so it is time for the Christmas carol parodies...

The fishing outlook for 2026

Eric Burnley
1 month ago
I do this every year just so people can say, “Boy, he was wrong again.” Of course, the big unknown...

Beach Slam tournament returns Dec. 26-27

1 month ago
The Beach Slam Basketball Tournament returns to Cape Henlopen High School with a slate of boys’...

Just what the Eagles needed

Sumner Spence
1 month ago
On Sunday, the Philadelphia Eagles dominated the struggling Las Vegas Raiders by a score of 31-0...

Athletes of the Week Dec. 19

1 month ago
Noah Barbrow A junior forward on the Delmarva Christian basketball team, this honors student is a...

Great athletes snap wherever they matriculate

Dave Frederick
1 month ago
The Warrior - A song by American rock band Scandal (1984) reached No. 1 in Canada. The band was...

Indoor track teams get to work

Tim Bamforth
1 month ago
The Cape indoor track & field team traveled south to the Virginia Beach Sports Center for the...

Sussex Academy wrestling pinned down by IR

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
As the Sussex Academy wrestling team continues to take its lumps as the new program in the Henlopen...

Seahawks stung by Hornets in boys’ basketball thriller

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
Growing pains can leave scars, but those wounds can be lessons. For the Sussex Academy boys’...

Cape boys’ basketball falls to Senators

Dan Cook
1 month ago
The Cape boys’ basketball team started slow and fell behind early against Dover Dec. 16, and the...

Cape wrestling uses 18 bonus points to top Sussex Tech

Dave Frederick
1 month ago
Lightweights and underweights sandwiched at opposite sides of a back-and-fourth dual wrestling...

Royals basketball splits with the Mallards

Dan Cook
1 month ago
The Delmarva Christian boys’ basketball team dominated Worcester Prep 58-27 Dec. 15 to move to 3-1...

Sussex Academy swimming sweeps Henlopen South tri-meet

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
A Henlopen South tri-meet between Sussex Academy, Lake Forest and Seaford at the Sussex Academy...

Cute person wins Ugly Sweater 5K

Dave Frederick
1 month ago
Redemption Song - Flor Duerr of Dover was rocking it Saturday morning at the Redemption City Ugly...

Local swimmers collect awards in St. Croix

1 month ago
Four local female swimmers won age-group awards in the 29th annual Coral Reef Swim Nov. 9, in the...

Cape girls’ wrestling competes in Milford

Frank Payton and Hollyann Wettstein
1 month ago
Cape Henlopen High School embarked on a new voyage Dec. 12, as its newly formed all-girls wrestling...

Fruchtman surpasses two milestones

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
Delaware might know how much game the Cape girls’ basketball team has this season, and now Maryland...

Cape boys’ basketball outplays Golden Knights 60-27

Dan Cook
1 month ago
Three Vikings reached double figures as the Cape boys’ basketball squad conquered Sussex Central 60...

Cape swimmers power past Indian River

Dan Cook
1 month ago
The Cape swim teams moved to 2-0 on the season with a boys’ 115-50 win and a 93-77 girls’ victory...

Delmarva Christian boys drop the Jags 67-28

Dan Cook
1 month ago
The Delmarva Christian boys’ basketball team scored the first 19 points of the game against...

Rehoboth race caps 50 half-marathons in 50 states

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
It may have happened before, but one man planned a unique way to celebrate his entrance into his...

Cape Region juniors excel in PGA Jr. League

Fritz Schranck
1 month ago
The PGA Jr. League is a national program with junior teams from local clubs competing against each...

Many memories of Christmases past

Eric Burnley
1 month ago
I have many memories of Christmases past. One of the greatest was when my friend Ron Pickle gave me...

Gelof brothers hold third annual sports camp at Cape

Dan Cook
1 month ago
Major League Baseball brothers Zack and Jake Gelof held their third annual Youth Sports Camp at...