Sports

Saxton, Larkin capture titles at Dave Reynolds Biathlon

Tim Bamforth
8 months ago
The 34th version of the Dave Reynolds Biathlon was held in Rehoboth Beach July 6, following the...

Lewes 8-10 all-stars defeat Georgetown in D3 tournament

Dan Cook
8 months ago
The Lewes 8-10 all-stars defeated Georgetown 10-6 July 9 at Milton Little League’s Dr. Tobin Field...

Milton baseball major all-stars in survival mode...

Aaron R. Mushrush
8 months ago
A dominating performance from Mid-Sussex pitcher Dom Squillante kept the Milton major all-stars off...

Troiano jumps Wardian to win Dewey Beach Liquors 5K

Dave Frederick
8 months ago
The July 4 Dewey Beach Liquors 5K welcomed 510 runners with instructions to run down Dagsworthy...

LYC downs SFY in pool action July 7

Dan Cook
8 months ago
The dark skies and rain didn’t affect the strokes of the swimmers from Lewes Yacht Club and Sussex...

Restrictive rules gave athletes more free time...

8 months ago
Rules of restrictions - The hot summer months used to be a cooling-off period for school-aged...

DNREC cuts surf-fishing reservations for most beaches

8 months ago
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has announced changes to the...

Lewes 8-10 All-Stars defeat Nanticoke, Woodbridge

Dan Cook
8 months ago
After falling to Millsboro in the opening round of the District 3 tournament, the Lewes 8-10...

Winning becomes a theme in Milton as 8-10 softball...

Aaron R. Mushrush
8 months ago
Early in the District 3 softball tournament, the Milton 8-10 all-stars have demonstrated they are...

Positivity prevails for Lewes 8-10 softball all-stars

Aaron R. Mushrush
8 months ago
The point of playing a game is to have fun. Winning is nice, but it is after all the act of playing...

Milton 8-10 all-stars dominating baseball bracket

Aaron R. Mushrush
8 months ago
Defense might win championships, but offense does a whole lot to keep a team in the conversation...

Firecracker 5K a blockbuster of fast times

Dave Frederick
8 months ago
The Fourth of July weekend Firecracker 5K always attracts fleet-footed runners to Rehoboth Beach...

Michael Lugiano wins 74th Delaware Amateur

Fritz Schranck
8 months ago
Plantation Lakes Golf & Club hosted the 74th annual Delaware Amateur June 23-25. The 72-hole...

Fishin’ funnies: Lighthearted stories from the days...

Eric Burnley
8 months ago
I am sure there are funny stories in every sport, but I wouldn’t know about any other than fishing...

Phillies atop NL East, all-star predictions,...

Sumner Spence
8 months ago
Currently, the Phillies have a two-game lead on the New York Mets in the National League East...

Athletes of the Week July 4

8 months ago
Lina Frederick Lina is a recent Cape grad who was a school choice student to Cape from...

Roger Franks: Hall of fame swimmer, father of...

8 months ago
Roger Franks - I emceed the Delaware Sports Hall of Fame banquet in 1997. I remember introducing 70...

Mike Wardian wins Beebe Heroes 5K in sandals

Tim Bamforth
8 months ago
Ultra marathoner Mike Wardian of Dewey Beach toed the starting line with his Teva Aventrails...

Blue Hen Baseball Camp is a hit in Lewes

Dan Cook
8 months ago
The Blue Hen Youth Baseball Camp made its fourth annual visit to the Lewes Little League complex...

Sussex Academy student-athletes fêted at all-sports...

8 months ago
Student-athletes who excelled in competition throughout the 2024-25 academic year were honored June...

Delaware FC holds summer camp at Cape

Dan Cook
8 months ago
Delaware Football Club Soccer Camps held its Southern Delaware Camp June 23-27 on the Bermuda...

American Legion Post 28 baseball team hoping for...

Aaron R. Mushrush
8 months ago
Nearly halfway through its second season back in action, the American Legion Post 28 baseball team...

Cape softball celebrates exploits at end-of-season...

Dan Cook
8 months ago
The Cape softball team honored its players at the end-of-season awards banquet June 24 at Irish...

Emeritus man running a fade pattern across the...

Dave Frederick
8 months ago
Emeritus man - A retired guy who recognized me from a People in Sports column photo asked, “What...

Teenage siblings top field at Dewey Beach Patrol 5K

Dave Frederick
8 months ago
The 23rd annual Dewey Beach Patrol 5K was won by 18-year-old Daniel Danilovitz from Moosic, Pa., in...

Herndon’s excellent U.S. Open adventure

Fritz Schranck
8 months ago
This year’s U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club near Pittsburgh was highly memorable, and not just...

Croaker was the main target in the ‘40s and ‘50s

Eric Burnley
8 months ago
When I was growing up back in the 1940s and ’50s, my grandfather only brought home first porgies...

Beach Blast brings little lady laxers to Cape

Aaron R. Mushrush
8 months ago
The first weekend of summer was a blast for the girls who spent it participating in the 14th Annual...

Cape softball all-stars show fight, but fall short...

Aaron R. Mushrush
8 months ago
The first win of the Little League all-star season for the Cape Region was secured by the Cape...

NBA Finals decided, Phillies go up and down

Sumner Spence
8 months ago
The Oklahoma City Thunder were able to overwhelm a shorthanded Indiana Pacers team to win their...

Athletes of the Week June 27

8 months ago
Jordynn Bowe Jordynn was one of four freshmen on a Cape softball team that finished the...

If you bash a local Muppet, the matrix comes back to...

8 months ago
Muppet Matrix - “Muppets don’t bash other muppets,” that is the code at Sesame Street by the Sea...

Jungle Jim’s hosts 5K, plenty of events on tap

Tim Bamforth
8 months ago
One of the most popular events of the summer, the 21st Jungle Jim’s 5K, was held June 21, at Jungle...

Cape senior league team kicks off all-star season

Aaron R. Mushrush
8 months ago
Little League all-star season is underway, as the Cape senior all-stars team battled against Laurel...

Little League tournaments underway for Cape softball...

Aaron R. Mushrush
8 months ago
A resilient Cape major all-star team will have to be perfect for the remainder of the District 3...

Baker, Moody run at New Balance Outdoor Nationals

Kenny Reidel
8 months ago
Several local track and field athletes took part in the New Balance Outdoor Nationals June 19-22 at...

Delaware South comes up just short in Carpenter Cup...

Aaron R. Mushrush
8 months ago
A young Delaware South softball team breezed through the competition at the 2025 Carpenter Cup...

Delmarva Rush soccer camp returns to Sandhill Fields

Dan Cook
8 months ago
The Delmarva Rush soccer camp made its first charge of the summer at Sandhilll Fields June 16-20,...

Cape girls’ soccer puts on district-wide unified...

Aaron R. Mushrush
8 months ago
Following a record-setting season, members of the Cape girls’ soccer team collected themselves...

Jungle Jim’s more tame than the Sports Complex that...

8 months ago
Jungle Jim’s - Do you remember the giant water slide at Jungle Jim’s called The Rampage? That thing...

DFRC holds 69th annual Blue-Gold All-Star Football Game

Dan Cook
8 months ago
The 69th annual DFRC Blue-Gold All-Star Football Game was held June 20 on the turf of Raymond Field...

Saltwater Lacrosse sweeps tournament division...

8 months ago
The 2030 Boys’ Saltwater Mid-Atlantic Lacrosse team traveled to North East, Md., May 31, to compete...

Sussex Riptide athletes shine at Special Olympics...

Dan Cook
8 months ago
The 54th Special Olympics Delaware Summer Games were held at the University of Delaware June 13-14...

Cape Region represented in Mid-Atlantic amateur...

Fritz Schranck
8 months ago
Cape Region golfers are traveling to other locales to test their games as the summer golf season...

Everything one needs to know about flounder fishing

Eric Burnley
8 months ago
There is no doubt that flounder is the top species for most bottom fishermen. Sure, we go after...

Open Water Swimmers of Southern Delaware dive into...

Megan Smith
8 months ago
The Open Water Swimmers of Southern Delaware kicked off its third summer season swimming in...

U.S. Open drama, big series for the Phillies, NBA...

Sumner Spence
8 months ago
JJ Spaun is one of the most unlikely U.S. Open champions in the past past 30 years. He had only won...

Athletes of the Week June 20

8 months ago
Zane Coulbourne This Cape grad will fasten his chinstrap one more time as a high school football...

Savannah Bananas run trophy to Lewes Beach for a bay...

Dave Frederick
8 months ago
Savannah Bananas - I made a joke about the podium being purchased from the Laurel Flea Market...

A trio of races highlights busy running weekend

Tim Bamforth
8 months ago
Three races in three days in three towns made up last weekend’s Seashore Striders Triple Crown Race...

Gold team practices ahead of all-star football game

Dan Cook
8 months ago
The 69th annual DFRC Blue-Gold All-Star Football Game is set for Friday, June 20, at the University...

Cape boys’ lax holds end-of-season banquet

Dan Cook
8 months ago
The Cape boys’ lacrosse team recently celebrated its 2025 season with an awards banquet at the...

Cape baseball holds championship banquet

Dan Cook
8 months ago
The 2025 DIAA state champion Cape baseball team held its end-of-season banquet at Mitchell’s Farm...

UD Chicken Chase 5K: A run from The Starboard to...

Dave Frederick
8 months ago
A chicken chase race with no chicken, is that ironic or just plain odd? The University of Delaware’...

Slippery when wet: A sports life connected by song...

Dave Frederick
8 months ago
Vanilla Fudge - A slippery-when-wet Rehoboth Boardwalk with Sunday morning drizzle welcomed 353...

Cape Region golfer profile: Diane Herndon

Fritz Schranck
9 months ago
Thousands of golf fans are filling the grounds of Oakmont Country Club near Pittsburgh, Pa., to...

Plenty of places to fish from the beach in Delaware

Eric Burnley
9 months ago
We have covered most of the areas that are fished from a boat. Now, we will look at the places...

Andy & Opie Fishing Tournament takes over Milton

Aaron R. Mushrush
9 months ago
The 11th annual Andy & Opie Fishing Tournament, presented in part by TechnoGoober and Dan’s...

Cape’s Cardin Benjamin opens Blue-Gold soccer game...

Aaron R. Mushrush
9 months ago
Who says you can’t have fun in the June heat on a turf field? Lacing up their cleats and sliding on...

U.S. Open week

Sumner Spence
9 months ago
This Sunday is Father’s Day, the traditional weekend for the men's U.S. Open golf tournament. This...