Sports

Cape hockey gears up for tough September

Dave Frederick
11 months ago
Cape field hockey rocked and rolled through a final play day Aug. 23 at Champions Stadium, battling...

Gifted bacon and melon balls make me a one-armed...

Dave Frederick
11 months ago
Kitchen guy - I was waiting for runners to return to the finish line at Saturday morning’s Outlet...

LYC/SFY swim team has a season to remember

Ron MacArthur
11 months ago
The summer swim season is a memory now. And it’s a great memory for the Lewes Yacht Club/Sussex...

Fusion lax hits the beach at Cape

Dan Cook
11 months ago
The annual visit of Fusion Lacrosse to Cape Henlopen State Park took place Aug. 12-15, when more...

Cape soccer hosts 18 team play day

Dan Cook
11 months ago
The Cape boys’ soccer team hosted an 18-team play day Aug. 24, at the Cape Henlopen athletic...

Bryan brothers capture third consecutive Wimbledon...

11 months ago
Mike and Bob Bryan have once again demonstrated their enduring legacy in tennis by capturing their...

Delaware Junior Golf Scholarship Fund recipients...

Fritz Schranck
11 months ago
The Delaware Junior Golf Scholarship Fund recently recognized and awarded several high school...

Bethany Blues softball team captures women’s senior...

11 months ago
The Rehoboth Women’s Senior Softball League wrapped up its season Aug. 20, and the Bethany Blues...

Yes, it’s time to think about fall fishing

Eric Burnley
11 months ago
That’s right – fall is sneaking up on us, and soon the little darlings will be back in school, the...

The Phillies better get their act together

Sumner Spence
11 months ago
Even though the Phillies are most likely going to win the National League East Division over the...

Athletes of Week Aug. 23

11 months ago
Evan Burris This rising senior is returning as a central attacking midfielder for the varsity Cape...

Reflections on Rainbow Demolition, sports and politics

Dave Frederick
11 months ago
Connections: politics and sports - Susan and I were in the stands about 1992 at Maryland as the...

Fire Fightin’ 5K brings out 267 runners in Rehoboth...

Tim Bamforth
11 months ago
The 10th edition of the Rehoboth Beach Fire Fightin’ 5K took place Aug. 18 in front of Rehoboth...

Bump, set, spike - Sussex Academy volleyball ready...

Aaron R. Mushrush
11 months ago
Sussex Academy volleyball is hoping an influx of underclassmen combined with experienced winners...

Cape volleyball back with a force

Dan Cook
11 months ago
The 2024 edition of the Cape volleyball squad is back and looking to improve on its 9-7 2023...

Vintage Base Ball at the Beach matches set Aug. 24

11 months ago
Lewes Base Ball Club will continue its season Saturday, Aug. 24, against the Rising Sun Base Ball...

Area roller derby team to end season Aug. 25 in Dover

11 months ago
Southern Delaware Roller Derby will wrap up its 2024 season Sunday, Aug. 25, when amazing skaters...

Elton Brand and son train in Rehoboth Beach

11 months ago
Former NBA all-star and current Philadelphia 76ers General Manager Elton Brand recently visited...

Cape football bangs heads with Caravel in shortened...

Dave Frederick
11 months ago
Fans along the fence who follow Cape Henlopen football are asking the wrong questions. Can we get...

Atlantic Cup scrums at Hudson Fields

Dan Cook
11 months ago
The 51st Atlantic Cup Rugby Tournament was held Aug. 17 at Hudson Fields near Milton. The Atlantic...

Tip-top teens dominate leaderboard in Community...

11 months ago
The second annual Community Matters 5K saw 193 runners finish Aug. 10 in Dewey Beach. Just six...

False start for kids’ race is funny if you’re a 50...

Dave Frederick
11 months ago
No-class clown - A bunch of youngsters lined up on Rehoboth Avenue at 7:50 a.m. Aug. 18 for the two...

Lewes bocce player nails perfect score

11 months ago
Every Monday night, weather permitting, a group of bocce players from Pilottown Village and...

Vikings Basketball Camp a slam dunk at Beacon

Dan Cook
11 months ago
More than 35 young Michael Jordans and Caitlin Clarks learned fundamentals as well as advanced...

Cape hockey reconfigures for 2024 season

Dave Frederick
11 months ago
Cape field hockey doesn’t reload, it reconfigures. The Vikings have won 11 Division I state titles...

Are they finally getting the idea?

Eric Burnley
11 months ago
Last week, I received two press releases, one from NOAA Fisheries and one from the Mid-Atlantic...

Fink wins pro title at World Championship of...

Dan Cook
11 months ago
The 2024 Zap Pro/Am World Championship of Skimboarding was held Aug. 9-11 on McKinley Avenue in...

Athletes of the Week Aug. 16

11 months ago
Matt Baran This goalie helped lead the Jack Lingo 30+ team to an 11-2 victory over the HD...

Taylor the composite Cape kid leaves the pitch too...

Dave Frederick
11 months ago
Sad Songs - “If you don’t know me by now you will never never know me.” – Harold Melvin and the...

Maggie’s Mile honors the memory of Maggie Browne

Tim Bamforth
11 months ago
Riding on the wave of excitement about Cole Hocker’s win in the 1,500 meters at the Paris Olympics...

Summer Olympics recap

Sumner Spence
11 months ago
The USA dominated in the medal count as usual, with over 100 total. Congratulations to all of the...

Rehoboth Beach Country Club hosts Williamson Cup

Fritz Schranck
11 months ago
A total of 40 junior golfers from 10 golf associations representing several northeastern states and...

A small Sunday race honors PFC Joseph ‘Dimps’ Marquez

Dave Frederick
11 months ago
A total of 42 runners completed the PFC Joseph “Dimps” Marquez 5K Aug. 11, on the Junction &...

LifeMed crowned OC Lacrosse Classic champions 

11 months ago
In honor of Ryan Andrew and Elijah Ghabor, local high school lacrosse players came together to win...

Jack Lingo teams wins 30+ and 40+ championships in...

Dan Cook
11 months ago
The OC Lax Classic concluded Aug. 11, with the Jack Lingo 30+ and 40+ squads both taking...

Lax community celebrates the lives of Elijah Ghabour...

Dan Cook
11 months ago
Lacrosse is a brotherhood. And when members of that community are grieving, the lacrosse family...

Odie Davis, 62, is coaching girls’ basketball in...

Dave Frederick
11 months ago
Flash forward - Coach George Pepper and I ran a resource room together back in 1980 under the...

Delaware Football Club South hosts games with Concord

Dan Cook
11 months ago
The Delaware Football Club South hosted a game day Aug. 11 at Cape Henlopen High School, welcoming...

Sussex County lifeguards clean up at nationals

Nick Roth
11 months ago
The lifeguards of Sussex County sent a large contingent to the United States Lifesaving Association...

Rehoboth country club Black and Pink Tourney...

11 months ago
Rehoboth Beach Country Club Ladies’ Golf Association held its 16th Annual Black and Pink Charity...

Lewes’ Osprey takes class title in Cape-to-Cape

Ron MacArthur
11 months ago
Seven boats from Lewes Yacht Club and 12 boats from Corinthian Yacht Club in Cape May, N.J., took...

Shorebreak Lacrosse brings in elite NCAA player for...

Aaron R. Mushrush
11 months ago
With a goal of transcending boundaries and cultivating a vibrant lacrosse community beyond the...

Cape boys’ soccer teaches its winning ways to future...

Aaron R. Mushrush
11 months ago
The Cape boys’ varsity soccer team observed the world’s game from a different vantage point,...

Alley Oop hosts second girls-only skim clinic

Dan Cook
11 months ago
Alley Oop Skim Camp and world-ranked female skimboarder Sydney Pizza hosted their second girls-only...

Elks Lodge donates to First Tee - Delaware

Fritz Schranck
11 months ago
Representatives of Elks Lodge 2540 of Lewes presented a check for $1,800 to the First Tee -...

NOAA looks to cut black sea bass catch by 20 percent

Eric Burnley
11 months ago
Our dear friends at NOAA have once again done the unbelievable. With the population of black sea...

Phillies might be turning the corner

Sumner Spence
11 months ago
You all know that in the last few articles I’ve been pretty negative about how the Phillies have...

Athletes of the Week Aug. 9

11 months ago
Evan Chubb Don't let her size and age fool you – this rising third-grader at H.O.B...

There are no birthday breaks or cupcakes at Cape...

Dave Frederick
11 months ago
Birthday 52 - Tuesday was the B-52 birthday celebration of Cape coach Mike Frederick, but out at...

Race for the Paws 5K brings out 449 participants

Tim Bamforth
11 months ago
The 16th annual Race for the Paws 5K, one of the summer's most popular events, took to the streets...

Game Breaker Lacrosse Camp held at Beacon Middle School

Aaron R. Mushrush
11 months ago
Lacrosse players ranging from elementary school through high school took a break from the beach and...

Pinky Returns golf tournament a huge success

11 months ago
More than 150 people enjoyed a gorgeous day and a full field of lady golfers for the 16th annual...

Bulldogs Junior and Chunk roll past Dewey Beach...

Dave Frederick
11 months ago
Schmidt’s Malt Liquor bulldogs - Rescues Junior and Chunk are on the wagon rolling past Dewey Beach...

Cape Summer League soccer winds down at Legends Stadium

Dan Cook
11 months ago
The local Cape Summer League came to its final competition Aug. 1 at Legends Stadium in Lewes. Cape...

Cape 8-10 Pat Knight wraps up all-star season for...

Aaron R. Mushrush
11 months ago
An all-star season on the diamond has wrapped up for Cape Region teams after the Cape Pat Knight 8-...

UD field hockey team hosts camp at Cape

Dan Cook
11 months ago
The University of Delaware field hockey team hosted a community clinic Aug. 3 at Cape Henlopen High...

Bump, Set, Light volleyball tournament raises $180K

11 months ago
The fourth annual Bump, Set, Light beach volleyball tournament held July 28 in Dewey Beach raised...

Shorebreak Lacrosse wins DE Turf Summer League...

Dan Cook
11 months ago
Shorebreak Lacrosse finished up its undefeated season with an 11-8 victory over a tough Riptide...

Stunning views and stunning play

Fritz Schranck
11 months ago
The tee box for the par three eighth hole at Lancaster Country Club requires a march uphill from...

Clean up the garbage left on the beach

Eric Burnley
11 months ago
A while back, I wrote about all the trash our fellow fishermen left on the beach. That article...