Sports

Cape soccer outlasts Smyrna for important North win

Dan Cook
7 months ago
A fierce battle between the Eagles and the Vikings came down to the team that could possess the...

Cape baseball downs CR 1-0 in 11 innings

Dan Cook
7 months ago
It took 11 innings, but the Cape baseball team pulled off a 1-0 victory over Caesar Rodney April 1...

Sussex Academy softball walks it off against Indian...

Aaron R. Mushrush
7 months ago
There’s something romantic about the sports, fittingly, played on the diamond. In the bottom of the...

Cape girls’ tennis sweeps Seaford 5-0

Dan Cook
7 months ago
The Cape girls’ tennis squad moved to 3-0 with a 5-0 shutout of Seaford April 1 in Lewes. Cape...

Vikings boys’ tennis swat the Blue Jays 4-1

Dan Cook
7 months ago
The Cape boys’ tennis team garnered its fourth straight victory April 1, with a 4-1 win over...

Spartans shoot down Seahawks 1-0 in D2 heavyweight...

Aaron R. Mushrush
7 months ago
The Sussex Academy girls’ soccer team has allowed just one goal all season. Unfortunately for them...

Seahawks’ strong start against IR not enough in 17-6...

Aaron R. Mushrush
7 months ago
Sussex Academy players knew they needed to come out strong March 31 against a talented Indian River...

Delmarva Rush girls’ U13 team wins Baltimore Mania

7 months ago
The Delmarva Rush Soccer Club’s 2012 girls’ U13 team took first place at the Baltimore Mania...

Reading stadium signs and plaques and making...

Dave Frederick
7 months ago
Centrowitz connections - Matt Centrowitz won an Olympic gold medal in the 1,500 meters at the 2016...

Cape Henry spoils Sussex Academy boys’ lax weekend 13-6

Aaron R. Mushrush
7 months ago
The fellas laxing it up for Sussex Academy opened the season with a 7-3 win at Delmar March 27, but...

Sussex Academy girls’ lacrosse dominates IR 22-4 in...

Aaron R. Mushrush
7 months ago
The Sussex Academy girls’ lacrosse team earned a dominating 22-4 win over Henlopen South rival...

Seahawks pummeling teams to start 2025 season

Aaron R. Mushrush
7 months ago
After dismantling Newark Charter 14-1 in five innings to open its season, the Sussex Academy...

Cape boys’ lax crunches the Panthers 18-2

Dan Cook
7 months ago
The Cape boys’ lacrosse team continued to power past its opponents, netting an 18-2 win over...

Cape baseball shuts out Cavs and Bucs

Dan Cook
7 months ago
The Cape baseball team used the long ball and lights-out pitching to out-duel Middletown 10-0 March...

Williams’ hat trick powers Sussex Academy past...

Aaron R. Mushrush
7 months ago
Prior to an intense week ahead that will see Sussex Academy girls’ soccer face Saint Mark’s at home...

Cape boys’ tennis grounds the Eagles 5-0

Dan Cook
7 months ago
The Cape boys’ tennis team put two more wins in the books with a 5-0 victory over Smyrna March 27...

Cape softball shuts out Milford 10-0

Dan Cook
7 months ago
The Cape softball team used a balanced offensive attack and tough no-hit pitching by Abby Marsh to...

Delmarva Christian girls’ soccer slips past Milford...

Aaron R. Mushrush
7 months ago
Going 1-2 through the first three games, the Delmarva Christian girls’ soccer team had an up-and-...

Cape girls’ lax tags Broadneck 17-11 in battle of...

Dave Frederick
7 months ago
The Cape girls’ lacrosse team crossed the Bay Bridge March 29 for an 11 a.m. game against the...

Cape wins first match of 2025

Fritz Schrank
7 months ago
The Cape golf team began its 2025 season with a flourish, defeating Smyrna 165-190 on the front...

New Castle County’s opening days for trout set April...

Eric Burnley
7 months ago
At 7 a.m., Saturday, April 5, trout season will open in New Castle County for young folks 16 and...

My NCAA basketball favorites are doing well

Sumner Spence
7 months ago
There will be a new champion in men’s college basketball because the University of Connecticut, who...

Athletes of the Week March 28

7 months ago
Geoff Davis Geoff began wrestling in eighth grade at Mariner Middle School in Milton. Last year, he...

Remembering people at their best and knowing where...

Dave Frederick
7 months ago
Interior decorator - I don’t have the talent to coordinate colors in a room or on my body. I’m not...

Fred Thomas track wins first ever meet

Tim Bamforth
7 months ago
On a cool and windy afternoon March 26, the Fred Thomas Middle School track & field teams won...

Seahawks soar above Ravens to kick season off with 3...

Aaron R. Mushrush
7 months ago
Seeming to pick up where they left off in their domination of the Henlopen Conference, the Sussex...

Delmarva Christian softball opens season against...

Aaron R. Mushrush
7 months ago
In the first game of the year, the Delmarva Christian softball team had to host Indian River and...

Cape trio sails one last time together for Blue-Gold...

Aaron R. Mushrush
7 months ago
The Cape girls’ basketball team sent Havyn Greene, Hayden Hudson and Faith Re to the 2025 Delaware...

Gold team powers to 112-109 victory over Blue in all...

Aaron R. Mushrush
7 months ago
Delaware high school basketball fans were treated to quite the spectacle at Smryna High School...

Seahawks’ volleyball season takes flight against...

Aaron R. Mushrush
7 months ago
Boys’ volleyball is underway at Sussex Academy after the rebuilding Seahawks opened the season with...

Delmarva racing community loses a legend

Aaron R. Mushrush
7 months ago
The Delmarva racing community lost one of its links to NASCAR March 15, with the passing of the...

Cape lacrosse wins at Queen Anne’s 9-8 in another...

Dave Frederick
7 months ago
The Cape girls’ lacrosse team escaped Queen Anne’s March 26, with a 9-8 victory and head to...

Cape volleyball wins battle with the Royals

Dan Cook
7 months ago
The Delmarva Christian and Cape Henlopen boys’ volleyball teams met for the opening match of the...

Cape boys’ lax falls to Bullis, runs the clock on...

Dan Cook
7 months ago
One day after a tough 13-6 loss to nationally ranked Bullis March 24, the Cape boys’ lacrosse team...

Cape girls’ lax opens season with 19-1 win over...

Dave Frederick
7 months ago
A young Cape girls’ lacrosse team ran the clock on visiting Polytech 19-1 March 24 to open the 2025...

Time to name Cape’s wrestling room ‘Matty Dome’ to...

Dave Frederick
7 months ago
Rastling room - Wrestling rooms across America have a dens-to-dungeons quality with the aroma of...

Seahawks set to defend Henlopen South title in boys’...

Aaron R. Mushrush
7 months ago
A Henlopen South title wasn’t enough to get the Sussex Academy boys’ lacrosse team into the state...

Royals volleyball reaches into the past to help out...

Aaron R. Mushrush
7 months ago
Jim Berger is back at the helm for Delmarva Christian volleyball, leading the boys' team for the...

Young Seahawks welcome challenging schedule in softball

Aaron R. Mushrush
7 months ago
Despite a losing record in 2024, Sussex Academy softball made the state tournament thanks in large...

Sussex Academy baseball continues to build a foundation

Aaron R. Mushrush
7 months ago
With a trio of seniors, a young core returning for their freshman year, and a few freshmen set to...

Royals ready to have fun on the soccer pitch

Aaron R. Mushrush
7 months ago
The 2025 season will feature a few new smiles running around on Delmarva Christian’s revitalized...

Details will determine Delmarva Christian baseball’s...

Aaron R. Mushrush
7 months ago
Delmarva Christian baseball has lined up nine Henlopen Conference opponents on its 17-game schedule...

Cape girls’ tennis readies for 2025 season

Dan Cook
7 months ago
The Cape girls’ tennis squad is prepping for the 2025 season with the full confidence of second-...

Duo of seniors set to lead Delmarva Christian...

Aaron R. Mushrush
7 months ago
Two-thirds of Delmarva Christian softball’s schedule is against teams in the ultra-competitive...

Oranje U12 wins pool at National Indoor Tournament

7 months ago
Team Oranje Gottaloveit’s U12 squad won its pool at the USA Field Hockey National Indoor Tournament...

Cape boys’ tennis swings into 2025 season

Dan Cook
7 months ago
Cape second-year tennis coach Mike Roy is looking for a big season from his squad, as he boasts of...

Delaware FC promoted to ECNL Boys North Atlantic...

7 months ago
Delaware FC had an impressive 2024 club campaign, showcasing the strength of its youth soccer...

Cape boys’ lacrosse holds its own against powerful...

Dan Cook
7 months ago
The Cape boys’ lacrosse team finished its preseason with a scrimmage against perennial powerhouse...

Seahawks soccer tunes up for season against Sussex...

Dan Cook
7 months ago
The Sussex Academy soccer team finished up their preseason scrimmages with an all Georgetown 19947...

Tsunami swimmers win district title

7 months ago
Swimmers from Sussex Family YMCA’s Tsunami swim team competed against YMCA swimmers from Delaware,...

Cape wrestling hosts banquet brunch at Baywood Greens

Dave Frederick
7 months ago
Cape wrestling crowned two state champions in 2025 in Nick Walker and Patrick Donahue. That marked...

Changes and challenges for Cape golf team for 2025

Fritz Schranck
7 months ago
A senior-heavy contingent fills more than half of the Cape golf team’s roster for the 2025 season...

Daydreaming about winning the lottery

Eric Burnley
7 months ago
This has been one of the worst winters in recent memory, and on top of the nasty weather, on Feb...

Sussex Academy soccer team honored by state legislators

7 months ago
The Sussex Academy boys’ soccer team was recognized by the 153rd Delaware General Assembly during...

March Madness begins

Sumner Spence
7 months ago
The Southeastern Conference has a record 14 teams in the 68-team field this year in the men’s...

Athletes of the Week March 21

7 months ago
Ava Calciano This returning first-team all-state softball player has picked up where she left off...

Running down the past: 43-year-old record is in the...

Dave Frederick
7 months ago
Running for the record - I was the Cape track coach in 1982. On a Friday night in May at the Dover...

Creative team names highlight Shamrock Shuffle

Tim Bamforth
7 months ago
The Shamrock Shuffle 10-Miler added a relay portion this year. I am always amazed at the creativity...

Cape boys’ lax looks to crank the rock in 2025

Dan Cook
7 months ago
Coming off an appearance in the 2024 DIAA finals, the Cape boys’ lacrosse team is anxious to bring...

New coach, same standards for Sussex Academy girls’...

Aaron R. Mushrush
7 months ago
The Sussex Academy girls’ soccer team picked up Henlopen South and Henlopen Conference titles in...