Sports

Taking care of fitness every day

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Taking care of fitness - The first time I saw 27-year-old rookie Ichiro Suzuki was like every time...

Cape boys win Henlopen Conference Indoor Track...

Tim Bamforth
1 year ago
The Henlopen Conference Indoor Track Championship was held Jan. 16 at the Snow Hill, Md., oval...

Sussex Academy wrestling celebrates seniors against...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
Although they are still waiting for their first conference win following a 50-30 loss to Seaford,...

Sussex Academy girls’ swimming remains undefeated

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
Swimming in their first meet in more than a month, the girls of Sussex Academy continued their...

Cape girls’ basketball saddles Riders with 72-42 loss

Dan Cook
1 year ago
Cape girls’ basketball had three players hit for a double-double in a 72-42 victory over Caesar...

Smyrna wins dramatic dual meet over Cape 37-29

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Coach Chris Mattioni caught what’s going around and left school early on a frigid two-hour delay...

Dontay Black remembered for his support of basketball

Dan Cook
1 year ago
The late Dontay Black was honored at Dontay Black Memorial Night Jan. 15 , as Beacon Middle School...

Cape unified basketball falls to Caesar Rodney

Dan Cook
1 year ago
The Cape unified basketball team fell behind Caesar Rodney 29-8 in the first quarter and couldn’t...

A busman’s holiday taking my camera to a middle...

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Rastling relatives - I am the grandfather of Mikey, who was a wrestler for Cape, and I’ve been...

Sussex Academy boys wrap up three straight games

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
Completing a task the NBA hasn’t seen since the days of Wilt Chamberlin, both of Sussex Academy...

Seahawks clipped by Cambridge-South Dorchester 41-37

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
It came down to the wire, but the Sussex Academy wrestling team came up just shy of its first win...

Cape boys' basketball cages the Panthers

Dan Cook
1 year ago
Cape sophomore Jameson Tingle and senior Damian Robinson each recorded a double-double to lead the...

Cape swims past Caesar Rodney

Dan Cook
1 year ago
The Cape swim teams remained undefeated with a boys’ 122-48 and girls’ 107-63 over Caesar Rodney...

William Penn roars back to defeat Cape wrestling 36-33

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Most high school wrestling fans sitting in Cape’s Big House gym Jan. 18 were silently smart. They...

Why not try something new in 2025?

Eric Burnley
1 year ago
We have a bright new year ahead of us, and while it has started out with subfreezing temperatures,...

Southern Delaware Golf Club adds golf and...

Fritz Schranck
1 year ago
Southern Delaware Golf Club is putting the finishing touches on the construction of a new practice...

Eagles versus Rams

Sumner Spence
1 year ago
On Sunday at 3 p.m., the Eagles will play the Rams at Lincoln Financial Field. I think this will be...

Athletes of the Week Jan. 17

1 year ago
Regan Best A junior and product of the Cape field hockey program, Regan had bided her time playing...

Sports officials always have the last word

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Clarify but don’t question - Coach Chris Mattioni, a 30-year veteran who’s always composed but...

Teammates who go to battle together form lifelong...

Tim Bamforth
1 year ago
While in Columbia, S.C., this past week, I was able to have dinner with one of my high school...

Big third quarter leads to Cape girls’ basketball...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
Although they led by double digits at halftime, 28-17, the Cape girls’ basketball team wasn’t...

Cape unified basketball opens season with Dover loss...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
Opening up the game with a Zane Richardson three that electrified the crowd and team, Cape unified...

Seahawks ruffle Mallards’ feathers in first half,...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
Following a 44-37 win at Woodbridge Jan. 14, the Sussex Academy girls’ basketball team could not...

Cape boys' basketball shoots down the Ravens

Dan Cook
1 year ago
The Cape boys’ basketball team wasted no time in its Jan. 14 game against Sussex Tech, jumping out...

Cape wrestling falls 45-25 to DMA, beats Polytech 53...

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Cape’s Big House was the stage for five hours of wrestling Jan. 15, as the Vikings welcomed...

Sussex Academy boys’ basketball falls short at...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
It’s not how you start, but how you finish. While the Sussex Academy boys’ basketball team enjoyed...

Wright powers through trauma to return to form in pool

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
You don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone has been a line repeated thousands of times by those...

Cape swimming handles Lake in Henlopen Conference...

Dan Cook
1 year ago
After a month off from competition, the Cape swim teams continued their undefeated ways with boys’...

Cape football holds awards banquet

Dan Cook
1 year ago
The 2024 Cape football team held its end-of-season dinner and awards ceremony Jan. 12 in the...

Connecting the dot matrix of sports histories

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Yell it and spell - My cellphone rang at the end of the Houston Texans’ victory over the Los...

Wrestling returns with weekend tournaments

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Snow days transitioned to go days as pent-up grapplers headed out to weekend tournament...

Milton wrestlers clean up at Junior War on the Shore

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
A group of Milton grapplers led by Mariner Middle first-year coach Johnny Longo fed their inner...

Trouble, double trouble and lip-outs

Fritz Schranck
1 year ago
The Friday first round of the 2024 ShopRite LPGA Classic in early June took place under ideal...

Croaker and other fish to look for in 2025

Eric Burnley
1 year ago
When I gave my report on the state of fishing for 2025, I was so excited about the fact that...

Playoff time

Sumner Spence
1 year ago
On Sunday, the Philadelphia Eagles will play a home game against the Green Bay Packers in the...

Athletes of the Week Jan. 10

1 year ago
Ally Diehl A quiet confidence that comes with speed and athleticism, no wasted words, but in her...

The Sounds of Silence honored Sweetness Walter Payton

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Sweet Silence - Jeff Pearlman wrote the definitive biography of the late Chicago Bears running back...

Kick off 2025 with a fitness challenge

Tim Bamforth
1 year ago
Most want-to-be runners make the same mistake youth runners make when it comes to getting started...

Cape Region player helps Stars Federation U9 team

1 year ago
The Stars Federation U9 boys’ soccer team recently won its bracket at the prestigious Copa Talento...

Cape hockey celebrates 2024 state title

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
A brunch held at Baywood Greens Jan. 5 celebrated Cape’s 2024 state championship field hockey team...

Patrick Donahue pins way to War on Shore title

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Pins and tech falls - Wrestlers from 43 teams competed in 14 weight classes across eight mats over...

Knotwell knocks in first hole in one

1 year ago
Linda Knotwell of Tidewater Landing near Lewes celebrated her first hole in one on Black Friday,...

A banner day for 14th annual Hair of the Dog 5K

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Breaking the banner is a ritual of road races only offered to first-place overall finishers. On New...

Cape boys’ basketball falls to Stephen Decatur

Dan Cook
1 year ago
The Cape boys’ basketball team hosted undefeated Stephen Decatur Jan. 3, and the Seahawks came out...

2010 Boys Delmarva Rush squad wins Atlantic Cup

1 year ago
The 2010 Boys Delmarva Rush soccer team culminated its fall season by winning the Atlantic Cup in...

A bit of a birdie fest

Fritz Schranck
1 year ago
The women playing Lancaster Country Club in last spring’s U.S. Women’s Open faced a difficult but...

What to expect in 2025

Eric Burnley
1 year ago
We have a new year ahead, and with it come new chances to catch more fish, kill more game and enjoy...

Royals girls’ basketball goes 1-and-1 in Governors...

Dan Cook
1 year ago
Delmarva Christian girls’ basketball defeated Pocomoke 44-37 Dec. 26, then fell two days later to a...

Athletes of the Week Jan. 3

1 year ago
Patrick Donahue Now a senior wrestling 215, Patrick placed second in the 2024 state meet to James...

Seven hundred racers throw down over New Year’s...

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Boardwalk racers - Tuesday, Dec. 31, the Seashore Striders welcomed 381 runners for the Race Into...

Race Into the New Year 5K sets another event record

Tim Bamforth
1 year ago
The final 2024 event for the Seashore Striders was held at noon, Dec. 31, in the Nation’s Summer...

Your sports mom’s a proton, always positive in an...

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Your mom’s a proton - Let’s split the atom of sports and only write about the positive aspects of...

Cape basketball dominates Mountain View in Beach Slam

Dan Cook
1 year ago
After running the floor and the clock in a 61-24 win against Mountain View High School from...

Cape Region golf year in review

Fritz Schranck
1 year ago
Dec. 31 marks the end of this column’s 26th year and a busy 12 months of Cape Region golf. ...

Even a blind pig will find an acorn

Eric Burnley
1 year ago
I was up at 3:30 a.m. and on the road by 4:30, Dec. 18, on my way to Ocean City, Md., to board the...

Athletes of the Week Dec. 27

1 year ago
Anna Bockius Anna Bockius, a Padua Pandas junior distance runner with ties to Rehoboth Beach, won...

A nomination for an award is its own reward minus...

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Team of the Year - Two teams I covered this past calendar year are the Cape girls’ lacrosse and...

Ugly Sweater 5K runners race for Redemption City

Tim Bamforth
1 year ago
How ugly is your sweater? The second annual Ugly Sweater 5K, organized by Redemption City, and...

Morgan’s Message group welcomes college athletes

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
A dozen athletes, all recent Cape graduates, were invited by the ambassadors and faculty advisors...

Legacy is just a Subaru; meet me at the tailgate

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Tailgating - A metabolic frolic where pregame meal meets happy hour before a football game. Some...