Sports

A lot to be thankful for in Delaware

Eric Burnley
8 months ago
The big day is over, and I hope you and yours had plenty to eat and the family didn’t get into too...

The Eagles almost get some Thanksgiving help

Sumner Spence
8 months ago
Yesterday, the only Thanksgiving football game that was really worth paying attention to was the...

Chris Mattioni begins 28th year as Cape wrestling coach

Dave Frederick
8 months ago
Coach and school counselor Chris Mattioni just celebrated his 53rd birthday by entering his 28th...

Athletes of the Week Nov. 29

Dave Frederick
8 months ago
Lina Frederick Lina has come a long way as someone late to the sport of field hockey. She began as...

Longevity: Today was yesterday and yesterday is today

Dave Frederick
8 months ago
Longevity and loyalty - I am the last man standing – not to mention ambulating – in a lot of...

Cape runners compete in NXR Southeast Regional

Tim Bamforth
8 months ago
A handful of local runners traveled south to the NXR Southeast Regional in Cary, N.C., Nov. 23, to...

Sussex Academy swim teams expect to continue...

Aaron R. Mushrush
8 months ago
Jan. 24, 2020 – t hat is the last time the Sussex Academy girls’ swim team lost a dual meet...

Sussex Academy girls’ basketball excited to reveal...

Aaron R. Mushrush
8 months ago
Following their most successful season in five years, the Sussex Academy girls’ basketball team...

Cape boys’ basketball is young with attitude

Dan Cook
8 months ago
After last year’s 11-11 season, Cape boys’ basketball coach Steve Re likes his chances in the...

Sussex Academy boys’ basketball optimistic about...

Aaron R. Mushrush
8 months ago
Although the Sussex Academy boys’ basketball varsity team collected one win last season, the middle...

Pay-to-play sports are not about the price of eggs

Dave Frederick
8 months ago
Pay-to-play sports - There was a cartoon in the New Yorker 25 years ago of a guy jogging. He was...

Central volleyball players share strong bond

8 months ago
In the world of high school volleyball, two exceptional athletes have emerged as beacons of talent...

Delaware Football Club 2013 Girls South wins Cecil...

8 months ago
The 16th annual Cecil Fall Blast, a one-day soccer tournament, took place Nov. 17, at the Chesland...

What it takes to host a major golf tournament

Fritz Schranck
8 months ago
The 2024 U.S. Women’s Open wound down to its exciting finish June 2, with 22-year-old Yuka Saso...

Discussing black sea bass regulations

Eric Burnley
8 months ago
I attended the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s Advisory Committee on Summer Flounder,...

The Eagles pull away in the fourth quarter

Sumner Spence
8 months ago
Last Thursday, the Philadelphia Eagles gained a significant advantage in the NFC East by beating...

Athletes of the Week Nov. 22

Dave Frederick
8 months ago
Allison Ortiz-Rivera Cape Henlopen freshman Allison Ortiz-Rivera moved her running career...

I shot two deer at sundown in a fallow field

Dave Frederick
8 months ago
Doe-eyed - I shot two deer at sundown Tuesday afternoon – a doe and a menacing buck in rut intent...

Rehoboth Beach Seashore Marathon to welcome 3,200...

Tim Bamforth
8 months ago
The first weekend in December will feel like August in the Nation’s Summer Capital, as the Rehoboth...

Brockstedt to play golf at Notre Dame

8 months ago
Sawyer Brockstedt will be joining the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame women’s golf team. The Rehoboth...

Harlem Wizards wow crowd at Cape

Dan Cook
8 months ago
Wild dunks and crazy antics were the order of the day Nov. 17, as the internationally known and...

Royals’ Elaina Millaway headed to Florida Gulf Coast...

Aaron R. Mushrush
8 months ago
Recently named the 2024 DIAA Player of the Year in girls’ volleyball and a member of the all-state...

Cape boys’ swimming looks to make a splash in the state

Dan Cook
8 months ago
Winning the 2024 Henlopen North, the Henlopen Conference Championship regular-season title and the...

Cape girls’ swimming kicks off season

Dan Cook
8 months ago
The Cape girls’ swim team is looking to improve on its Henlopen North title from 2023-24 season,...

Cape unified flag football falls to CR in semifinals

Aaron R. Mushrush
8 months ago
The last Cape sports team standing in the 2024 fall sports season gave fans plenty of reasons to...

Tunnel to Towers raises funds for first responders...

Dave Frederick
8 months ago
The Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers 3.43-mile run held Nov. 16 at Cape Henlopen State Park is all...

Delaware Football Club 2014 Boys South wins Cecil...

8 months ago
The 16th annual Cecil Fall Blast, a one-day soccer tournament, took place Nov. 16, at the Chesland...

Four Seahawks ink letters of intent on National...

Aaron R. Mushrush
8 months ago
Four Sussex Academy Seahawks are ready to leave the nest they’ve called home for four years – after...

Tunnel to Towers event brings out the best in people...

Dave Frederick
8 months ago
Chattahoochie - Allen Jackson gets claimed by so many people as cousin in the 684 that I’ve started...

Cape football ends season with loss to Sallies

Dan Cook
8 months ago
The Cape Henlopen football squad had its season come to an abrupt end Nov. 15, with a 35-0 loss to...

Sussex Academy soccer secures back-to-back state titles

Aaron R. Mushrush
8 months ago
Treble loaded. For the second year in a row, Sussex Academy was the last team standing in the DIAA...

Sussex Academy soccer wins state title

8 months ago
The Sussex Academy boys’ soccer team won its second straight Division II state championship with a...

On the range at the Women’s Open

Fritz Schranck
8 months ago
If you seek to improve your golf game, watch golfers who are better than you warm up for their...

A day on the water with a middle school fishing club

Eric Burnley
8 months ago
On Nov. 14, I spent the day with my son Roger’s middle school fishing club. Roger has been a...

Beacon Middle School connects students with future...

Aaron R. Mushrush
8 months ago
Beacon Middle School students with dreams of playing sports in college learned first-hand Nov. 12...

Eagles continue to win

Sumner Spence
8 months ago
On Thursday night, the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Washington Commanders by the score of 26-18,...

Athletes of the Week Nov. 15

8 months ago
Teagan Baker A freshman off Cape’s 12-0 JV team, Teagan was brought up at the end of the...

Cape athletes sign letters of intent

Dan Cook
8 months ago
Cape athletes signed national letters of intent to play college sports during a ceremony Nov. 13 at...

A slice of life sports offer improbable images and...

Dave Frederick
8 months ago
Slice of life - There is a premise in psychology that if the mind sees something that is against...

Nicola Pizza 5K raises funds for Warrior Weekend

Tim Bamforth
8 months ago
The popular Nicola Pizza 5K was held last weekend around the Village of Five Points development in...

Seahawks soar back into Division II state championship

Aaron R. Mushrush
8 months ago
With their 13th shutout of the season, a 1-0 win over Caravel, the Sussex Academy boys’ soccer team...

Cape knocked out of tournament by No. 1 CR in double...

Aaron R. Mushrush
8 months ago
The Cape boys’ soccer team’s season-long unbeaten streak against Henlopen North opponents came to...

Don’t lose your marbles on championship game day

Dave Frederick
8 months ago
Championship Saturday - I woke up early on state championship Saturday, and I was in game-day mode...

Cape’s Jason Baker claims Division I cross country...

Aaron R. Mushrush
8 months ago
Leading wire-to-wire and finishing almost 14 seconds ahead of second place, Cape junior Jason Baker...

Cape football falls to St. Georges, but makes DIAA...

Dan Cook
8 months ago
In a game that could have gone either way, it ultimately came down to who made the bigger plays and...

Sussex Academy defeats Saint Mark’s in OT to move to...

Dan Cook
8 months ago
Sussex Academy senior Andres Romero-Nieto scored off a free kick with 1:36 left in the first...

Cape hockey goes beyond expectations to win state...

Dave Frederick
8 months ago
The young guns of Cape Henlopen field hockey exceeded all realistic expectations Nov. 9 at Mike...

Cape soccer alumni game set Nov. 27

8 months ago
The Cape Henlopen High School soccer program will host its annual coed alumni game in Legends...

Diet and weights transformed Todd Willits from the...

Chris Antonio
8 months ago
Todd Willits, 52, had always been reasonably fit. He had previously completed marathons, and was no...

Inaugural Delaware Cup matches a success

Fritz Schranck
8 months ago
Earlier this year, DuPont Country Club head golf professional Mike Caldwell reached out to Rehoboth...

A long career fishing from head boats

Eric Burnley
8 months ago
I have been fishing from head boats for a very long time. I began my long career back in the 1950s...

Dallas week for the Eagles

Sumner Spence
8 months ago
On Sunday, the Philadelphia Eagles were able to beat the Jacksonville Jaguars by the score of 28-23...

Cape Region is a running mecca that goes back 50 years

Dave Frederick
8 months ago
Meep meep - Cape kids have been running the roads of the greater Lewes area for 55 years, so it’s...

Beacon, Mariner finish up successful XC seasons

Tim Bamforth
8 months ago
The Beacon Middle cross country girls’ team faced Milford Central at Cape High Nov. 6, and Beacon...

Delmarva Rush Soccer Club U13 team goes undefeated

8 months ago
The Delmarva Rush Soccer Club 2012 girls’ U13 team went undefeated at 8-0 to win the EDP Fall...

Cape Unified flag football wraps up season with...

Aaron R. Mushrush
8 months ago
Going out with a bang, the Cape unified flag football team concluded its regular season Nov. 6, by...

Sussex Academy hockey falls to Delmar in OT

Dan Cook
8 months ago
The DIAA Division II field hockey semifinal between eight-time state champion Delmar (17-1) and...

Athletes of the Week Nov. 8

8 months ago
Jason Baker Cape junior Jason Baker won the Henlopen Conference individual title last weekend at...

Cape hockey holds back Charter Force for 2-1...

Dave Frederick
8 months ago
Parallels and perspectives follow Cape field hockey players onto the pitch for every state...

Kill the radio and ditch the AirPods

Dave Frederick
8 months ago
Car rides - Kill the radio and ditch the AirPods; just tell sports stories. I met coach Dan...