Sports

Sussex Academy boys’ tennis hoping to continue...

Aaron R. Mushrush
7 months ago
With a rebound that bounced farther than the fence around their tennis courts in 2024, the Sussex...

Seniorless Seahawks setting tone for young tennis...

Aaron R. Mushrush
7 months ago
Last season, the Sussex Academy girls’ tennis team’s only loss in the Henlopen Conference was to...

Cape soccer battles Delmar to 0-0 tie

Dan Cook
7 months ago
The Vikings and Wildcats soccer teams met on Legends Field turf March 19, for their final tune-up...

Sussex Academy honors swimmers at postseason banquet

7 months ago
The Sussex Academy swim teams celebrated their stellar seasons with an awards banquet held March 4...

Fruchtman joins a list of all-state ballers at Cape

Dave Frederick
7 months ago
Bad Company - Amalia Fructman, a Cape junior, was named first-team all-state for basketball. She...

Royals host Cape in soccer scrimmage

Dan Cook
7 months ago
The Cape girls’ soccer team traveled to Delmarva Christian March 14, for a preseason scrimmage. The...

Delmarva Christian volleyball hosts play day

Dan Cook
7 months ago
The Delmarva Christian boys’ volleyball team hosted a six-team play day March 15, allowing each...

Sussex Academy boys’ volleyball optimistic about...

Aaron R. Mushrush
7 months ago
With an eye on the future of the program, the Sussex Academy boys’ volleyball team is hoping to get...

Cape girls’ lax runs with the big dogs at play day

Dave Frederick
7 months ago
The scoreboard clock kept time but not scoring tallies March 15, as Cape hosted a four-team play...

Eighty percent can be enough for retail

Fritz Schranck
7 months ago
Jondo is a South African sunglass maker and a new entrant into the crowded American market for...

Making guns harder to get won’t stop criminals

Eric Burnley
7 months ago
I see where the Delaware Legislature is considering another bill that will make it more difficult...

Cape softball looks forward to having fun in 2025

Dan Cook
7 months ago
With a senior-laden team, Cape softball players are looking forward to having fun this season after...

The Eagles have lost a number of stars on defense

Sumner Spence
7 months ago
In order for the Eagles to have a chance to repeat as Super Bowl champions they’re going to have to...

Athletes of the Week March 14

7 months ago
Geordan Downing This quiet sophomore announced his presence with authority in the No. 14 Cape boys...

Leprechaun leftovers; high school track season gets...

Tim Bamforth
7 months ago
Some stats that I thought were interesting coming away from the 12th Lucky Leprechaun 5K held March...

Seahawks lax seeking to soar to new heights in 2025

Aaron R. Mushrush
7 months ago
In the first quarter of the 2024 DIAA girls’ lacrosse semifinal, Sussex Academy took a 6-5 lead...

Cape baseball ready for season of seniors

Dan Cook
7 months ago
The Cape baseball squad handled St. Michaels in a Maryland-Delaware scrimmage March 11, when the...

Players and coaches are on a first-name basis

Dave Frederick
7 months ago
Name game - Beacon Principal Kathleen Sheehan is in the West Chester University Sports Hall of Fame...

Battle at the Beach kicks off semi-serious lax for...

Aaron R. Mushrush
7 months ago
Following the always trying first week of spring sports, Cape and Sussex Academy girls’ lacrosse...

The spirit of coaches past can be found in the eyes...

Dave Frederick
7 months ago
Windows to the soul - Searching for departed grandparents, just look into the eyes of the...

Five Sussex Tech athletes sign letters of intent

7 months ago
Five Sussex Technical High School athletes signed letters of intent Feb. 26, to further both their...

Cape girls’ soccer hosts play day

Dan Cook
7 months ago
The 2025 edition of the Cape girls’ soccer team hosted a 14-team play day March 8, attracting teams...

Lucky Leprechaun 5K attracts 624 runners

Dave Frederick
7 months ago
A total of 624 runners snaked and slithered 3.1 miles inside Milton town limits looking like a...

Incremental improvements pay off for Ping

Fritz Schranck
8 months ago
January’s PGA Show in Orlando, Fla., included my annual pleasant conversation with Ping engineer...

Harry Aiken was one of a kind

Eric Burnley
8 months ago
The world has lost a singular personality with the passing of Harry Aiken Sr. Harry was one of the...

Sussex Academy game pits students against teachers

Aaron R. Mushrush
8 months ago
With their winter seasons wrapped up, Sussex Academy recognized its student-athletes with a March 3...

The Eagles are reloading

Sumner Spence
8 months ago
I thought NFL teams had to wait another week to talk to their own free agents, but apparently not,...

Athletes of the Week March 7

8 months ago
Bennett Brumbley Bennett placed third in the 165-pound weight class at the recent DIAA Wrestling...

Heartbeats idle during anthem before tachycardia of...

Dave Frederick
8 months ago
Poised performance - Dyleen Enright of Cape and Juliana Marino of Delaware Military Academy each...

Tim Kennard’s memory lives on 20 years later

Tim Bamforth
8 months ago
One of the popular events on Delmarva, the Tim Kennard 10-Miler and 5K, celebrated 20 years March 2...

Young guns in fighting chairs for state wrestling...

Dave Frederick
8 months ago
Smart coaches - Most wrestling coaches rock shirts and ties, perhaps a sports jacket, maybe even a...

Cape hires Chip Knapp as football coach

8 months ago
Cape Henlopen School District has announced the hiring of Christopher “Chip” Knapp as the new head...

Cape basketball fights hard, but falls in...

Dan Cook
8 months ago
At 13-7 for the regular season, some basketball aficionados probably would’ve bet against Cape...

Cape’s Walker and Donahue win state wrestling titles 

Dave Frederick
8 months ago
Cape’s Big House was locked down in rockin-don’t-bother-knockin mode Feb. 28 and March 1, for two...

Trout season opens March 1

Eric Burnley
8 months ago
The opening of Delaware’s trout season in Kent and Sussex counties is Saturday, March 1. Tidbury...

Cape punches ticket to DIAA boys’ basketball...

Aaron R. Mushrush
8 months ago
For the first time since 2014 ,the Cape boys’ basketball team will play in the quarterfinals of the...

Sigh of relief for the Phillies

Sumner Spence
8 months ago
Yesterday, in the Grapefruit League against the Blue Jays on the road, Bryce Harper and Kyle...

Southern Delaware GC’s new golf cave opens wide

Fritz Schranck
8 months ago
The Cape Region’s newest golf amenity is now open for business and certainly pleasure. The Pearl,...

Athletes of the Week Feb. 28

8 months ago
Will DiPaolo This Cape junior pole vaulter captured the Henlopen Conference title then won his...

Attention, damsels, all lacrosse games are canceled

Dave Frederick
8 months ago
Country Road - “Country road takes me home where my games are postponed. I'm a damsel and all my...

Champions crowned at DIAA Indoor Track Championships

Tim Bamforth
8 months ago
The Cape Henlopen boys’ indoor track team, one of the favorites heading into last weekend’s DIAA...

Royals girls fall to Silver Eagles 39-32

Dan Cook
8 months ago
The Delmarva Christian girls’ basketball team’s season came to an end Feb. 24, with a 39-32 loss to...

Cape girls fall in second round to Sanford

Dan Cook
8 months ago
The Cape girls’ basketball team’s season came to a end Feb. 26, with a 57-54 loss to Sanford School...

Four Cape athletes from four different sports sign...

Dave Frederick
8 months ago
Cape Henlopen High School hosted a signing day Feb. 19, when four athletes signed letters of intent...

Cape boys’ basketball topples Wilmington Friends 56-52

Aaron R. Mushrush
8 months ago
The Cape boys’ basketball team’s fans got the best of both worlds during the No. 14 Vikings’ 56-52...

Cape advances to second round of girls’ basketball...

Aaron R. Mushrush
8 months ago
Playing in the final home game of their Cape girls’ basketball careers, seniors Faith Re, Havyn...

Autocorrect is the subliminal mind of artificial...

Dave Frederick
8 months ago
Magic Max - Anyone who has watched Cape senior Max Meadows wrestle in tournaments will understand...

Sussex Central wrestling wins Henlopen Conference...

Dave Frederick
8 months ago
Winning team championships at conference tournaments requires a few hammers at the top of the 14-...

Cape, Sussex Academy girls shine at state swim...

Dan Cook
8 months ago
The Cape and Sussex Academy girls’ swim teams made it to the top 10 in the state, as the Seahawks...

Cape boys’ swimming garners fourth at DIAA...

Dan Cook
8 months ago
The Cape Henlopen boys’ swim team took their Henlopen Conference championship squad to the DIAA...

Cape Region Pro-File: Sam Cresta

Fritz Schranck
8 months ago
Sam Cresta knows there is more than one way to learn to play golf. That is why his new golf...

Indian River Inlet fishing throughout the years

Eric Burnley
8 months ago
I began fishing Indian River Inlet as a child during the late 1940s and early 1950s. In those days...

Quiet time for sports

Sumner Spence
8 months ago
The month of February after the Super Bowl is the quietest time on the sports calendar because the...

Athletes of the Week Feb. 21

8 months ago
Kha'Nihya Johnson Sometimes on a basketball court it can seem like the game is much easier...

Buffy and Barney – a story that circles back 25...

Dave Frederick
8 months ago
Male menopause - Alpha males and teammates beyond prime-time sports playing days share sentimental...

Lover’s Lane Valentine’s 5K draws 150 runners

Tim Bamforth
8 months ago
The Harrington Harrier, Matt Sparacino, 47, easily took the overall male title at the Lover’s Lane...

Vikings fend off WiHi Warriors 73-50 on Senior Night...

Aaron R. Mushrush
8 months ago
Timing is everything, and the seniors on the Cape girls’ basketball team could not have timed their...

Cape boys’ basketball wins battle with the Bucs

Dan Cook
8 months ago
The Cape boys’ basketball team got sweet revenge on Milford Feb. 18. securing a 57-46 win over the...

Royals girls’ basketball wins ESIAC title

Dan Cook
8 months ago
The third time was definitely the charm for the Delmarva Christian girls’ basketball team, as the...

Royals crowned ESIAC boys’ basketball champions

Aaron R. Mushrush
8 months ago
In their quest for a second ESIAC tournament title in three years, the Delmarva Christian boys’...