Sports

Max Coveleski wins Tommy C 5K, saying ‘I hate running’

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Tommy C 5K Run - The 11th annual race was won by Max Coveleski, 34, nephew of the late Tom...

Cape football saddles Riders with 42-7 loss

Dan Cook
1 year ago
Cape football displayed a dominating force Oct. 18, with a total team effort, racking up a running-...

Sussex Academy soccer welcomes Newark Charter to the...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
Nine times. It’s not just the number of days Ferris Bueller missed school, but also the number of...

Sussex Academy hockey beats Dover 8-0 for eighth...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
With their 8-0 win over Dover Oct. 17, the girls in the Class of 2025 on the Sussex Academy field...

Delmarva Christian boys’ soccer ends season with...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
Picking up the program’s first semifinal win and appearing in the ESIAC championship for the first...

Seahawks volleyball falls to Riders in four sets

Dan Cook
1 year ago
Just nine points separated the Sussex Academy and Caesar Rodney volleyball squads, but the Riders...

Delmar hockey downs Cape 4-2 powered by Jordyn Hollamon

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
The absolute truth is always off the record following big games between the lines of sports. Cape...

Lady Blue Hen Invitational returns to RBCC

Fritz Schranck
1 year ago
Rehoboth Beach Country Club will again hold the Lady Blue Hen Invitational women’s college golf...

Ashley Furio and Darby Dash 5Ks draw runners

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
The eighth annual Ashley Furio 5K, leaving from the Crooked Hammock in Lewes Oct. 12, saw 209 timed...

Delaware Mobile Surf-Fishermen’s tournament a success

Eric Burnley
1 year ago
Last weekend saw the 18th annual Delaware Mobile Surf-Fishermen’s Surf Fishing Tournament. This is...

Fall Olympic Lacrosse at DE Turf showcases local teams

Dan Cook
1 year ago
The Fall Olympic Lacrosse League at DE Turf is cranking the rock for its fast and furious six-on-...

Eagles get much-needed win

Sumner Spence
1 year ago
The Eagles got a much-needed win last Sunday. It was a good game between two average teams. I was...

Athletes of the Week Oct. 18

1 year ago
McKenna Danahy Danahy is a quarter of the back line for Sussex Academy’s boys’ soccer team...

Connecting dots through sports supports Sussex culture

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Can you not do it? Connecting people to each other in Sussex County has always been a way of life...

Three races on tap this weekend

Tim Bamforth
1 year ago
Three events are on the schedule this weekend, as the fourth Lace Up For Ag Literacy 5K Run/Walk...

Delmarva Christian field hockey celebrate senior duo

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
Delmarva Christian field hockey fans were treated to an optimistic glimpse of the future and a...

Sussex Academy field hockey flies past Stephen...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
The Maryland Seahawks of Stephen Decatur flew north Oct. 15 to take on the Delaware Seahawks of...

Royals blank Dragons 3-0 in ESIAC semifinal

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
Delmarva Christian boys’ soccer booked an appointment with Worcester Prep in the Eastern Shore...

Cape soccer takes step closer to postseason with 2-0...

Dan Cook
1 year ago
The Cape soccer team continued its trek toward a berth in the state tournament with a 2-0 shutout...

Dogfish to Darby Dash is like Great Dane to a teacup...

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Dogfish to Darby Dash - About 1,500 runners and walkers circled the town of Milton Sept. 29,...

Cape Pop Warner teams run to clean sweep of...

Dan Cook
1 year ago
The Cape Pop Warner Vikings teams had a successful day of games Oct 12 at Cape Henlopen’s Legends...

Cape hockey heads down to Delmar Oct. 17

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
The Cape field hockey team won consecutive games against Dover 5-0 and Padua 11-1, which is nothing...

Big plays doom Cape football at Legends Stadium

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
In the premier battle of Sussex County high schools, it was the Golden Knights who claimed victory...

Delmarva Christian plays it close against...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
An increasingly confident Delmarva Christian field hockey team went stick-to-stick against Sussex...

Cape soccer slams the Senators 3-1

Dan Cook
1 year ago
The Cape soccer team moved back into the win column with a 3-1 victory over Dover Oct. 10 at the...

Sussex Academy leaps over Lake Forest 2-0

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
Sussex Academy field hockey posted its sixth shutout of the season in a 2-0 victory over Lake...

Big crowd for Kings Creek Ladies Invitational

Fritz Schranck
1 year ago
A field of 120 golfers competed in the annual Kings Creek Country Club Ladies Invitational...

Fall brings back memories of hunting seasons past

Eric Burnley
1 year ago
With fall comes, hunting seasons and memories of those from my past begin to rush forward. I grew...

So much for Red October

Sumner Spence
1 year ago
The Phillies had a very disappointing ending to their season Tuesday night when they lost...

Athletes of the Week Oct 11

1 year ago
Jaxon Benton Few football players have had a better start to their playing careers than...

Sports columns are quirky observations reflecting...

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Jumping the shark - Most coaches are cautious and don’t want to be bitten by arrogance or...

Cape cross country teams claim Henlopen North titles

Tim Bamforth
1 year ago
The Cape cross country teams took on the Riders of Caesar Rodney and the Golden Knights of Sussex...

Seahawks soccer makes prey of Cape 2-0

Dan Cook
1 year ago
The warm and fuzzy feelings of friends and travel club teammates are put on hold for 80 minutes...

KSI’s 3 Club Golf Tournament a success

1 year ago
KSI’s 35th annual 3 Club golf tournament, officially renamed the KSI Clifford T. Crouch Memorial 3...

Cape beats Sussex Academy in fast, furious and...

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
A fast and furious field hockey friendly at Champions Stadium Oct. 8 saw Cape Henlopen protect its...

Delmarva Christian field hockey can’t ground Eagles...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
A young Delmarva Christian field hockey team was undone by an experienced Holly Grove squad 12-1 at...

Delmarva Christian volleyball is money against...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
For the first time in the 2024 season, the Delmarva Christian volleyball team has climbed above the...

We are all cousins; the connections transcend time...

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Mormon melding - I have no clue as to the foundations of the Mormon religion or how it relates to...

Cape football defeats Saint Mark’s at Homecoming game

Dan Cook
1 year ago
The Vikings met the Spartans on the Legends Stadium turf field of battle Oct. 4. And when the final...

Cape soccer ties Caesar Rodney 3-3

Dan Cook
1 year ago
After 100 minutes of intense action on the Riders home pitch, the Cape and Caesar Rodney soccer...

Cape unified team stages late comeback to topple...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
The girls and boys on Cape’s unified flag football team have begun 2024 with a win streak after...

Delmarva Christian soccer celebrates five seniors...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
Although the Delmarva Christian boys’ soccer team lost its Senior Night game 2-0 to Delmar Oct. 3,...

Royals fend off Golden Knights at the purple castle...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
Battling the first of two mid-Sussex neighborly opponents, Delmarva Christian staked its claim as...

Sussex Academy hosts Senior Olympics swim meet

Dan Cook
1 year ago
The annual Senior Olympics swimming competition was held Sept. 27, at the Sussex Academy Aquatic...

Cobra Golf – speed thrills

Fritz Schranck
1 year ago
Cobra Golf continues to stress the aerodynamic qualities of its driver lines, a design and...

Old Inlet Fall Surf Fishing Classic tourney sees...

1 year ago
Old Inlet Bait & Tackle held its Fall Surf Fishing Classic Tournament the weekend of Sept. 28-...

Eagles better get their act together!

Sumner Spence
1 year ago
On Sunday, the Philadelphia Eagles had an embarrassing performance against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers...

Athletes of the Week Oct. 4

1 year ago
Chase Ballinger A junior honor roll student at Sussex Academy, this three-year starter for the...

Pete Rose has a statue in Cincinnati and Wall of...

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Dirt Bag - I see an image of Pete Rose sliding into home plate on his stomach obscured by more dirt...

Dogfish Dash draws nearly 1,700 runners to Milton

Tim Bamforth
1 year ago
There was a total of 1,690 registered runners at this year’s Dogfish Dash, a long way from 2006...

Sussex Academy soccer rises with 2-1 win over IR

Dan Cook
1 year ago
The boys’ soccer contest between Sussex Academy and Indian River was a matchup of two premier teams...

Cape hockey beats Caesar Rodney 8-1 to stay unbeaten

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
A three-day festival of field hockey under the lights at Champions Stadium was highlighted by the...

Seahawks fly south to knock off IR field hockey 5-0

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
Sussex Academy field hockey moved to 7-1 following its 5-0 away win over southern rival Indian...

IR volleyball ends Sussex Academy’s division dominance

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
The Sussex Academy volleyball team’s reign over the Henlopen South ended Oct. 1, with a 3-0 home...

Pale ale runners saunter around Milton for Dogfish...

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Dogfish Dash - Running with friends is good for what ales you; other exercises pale by comparison...

Hodgson follows through on promise to stop Cape streak

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
Hodgson’s 28-23 victory over Cape Sept. 28 is proof positive all three phases of the game matter...

Seahawks defend nest from invading Blue Jays in...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
Sussex Academy volleyball may be a little protective of its 2023 Henlopen South title. Flying to a...

Sussex Academy soccer shuts down Worcester Prep in 5...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
Securing the fifth shutout of the season in dominating fashion, Sussex Academy boys’ soccer moved...

Delmarva Christian volleyball knocks off the Warriors

Dan Cook
1 year ago
After dropping matches to Ursuline and Padua, the Delmarva Christian volleyball team took the...

Cape volleyball downs Milford 3-0

Dan Cook
1 year ago
Cape volleyball moved to 6-2 on the season with a 25-12, 25-17, 25-12 victory over Milford Sept. 26...