Sports

Royals field hockey falls to Wilmington Christian

Dan Cook
1 year ago
Delmarva Christian field hockey moved to 2-6 on the season with a 5-0 loss to Wilmington Christian...

Royals soccer falters in second half against the...

Dan Cook
1 year ago
The Delmarva Christian boys’ soccer squad fell to 3-6 with a 5-2 loss to Wilmington Christian Sept...

Cape hockey prevails at Milford to stay unbeaten

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
In a great game at Milford’s Buccaneers Stadium played between two top teams Sept. 26, Cape...

A sense of scale

Fritz Schranck
1 year ago
A practice putting green can look like a semi-neglected afterthought at some golf clubs. That...

Catchin’ croakers across a lifetime

Eric Burnley
1 year ago
Croakers have been a part of my life since a very early age. As I have noted before, I was raised...

Athletes of the Week Sept. 27

1 year ago
Amari Jackson Amari caught a touchdown pass for Cape on the last play of the first half Sept. 20...

Strange Eagles game

Sumner Spence
1 year ago
The Eagles won by a score of 15-12 on Sunday against the Saints. The defense played its best game...

Free and overpriced is how I roll through grandpa life

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Afterschool special - “Keep it on the down low or everybody will know.” – Teddy Thompson...

ESIAC cross country meet held at Delmarva Christian

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
Delmarva Christian hosted an ESIAC cross country meet at its partially wooded course Sept. 25,...

Sussex Academy field hockey drops a dozen on Polytech

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
Sussex Academy field hockey opened its Sept. 24 home game against Polytech with a tally 36 seconds...

Sussex Academy soccer bests the Bucs

Dan Cook
1 year ago
The Sussex Academy soccer team moved to 5-1 on the season with a 2-1 victory over Milford Sept. 24...

Successful Harvest Hustle supports Village Volunteers

Tim Bamforth
1 year ago
Dylan Branch, 23, of Dagsboro easily ran away with the overall male title at the inaugural Harvest...

IR hockey runs into Cape buzzsaw, Vikings prevail 7-1

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Indian River field hockey ran into a buzzsaw at Champions Stadium Sept. 24, losing to the unbeaten...

Cape soccer collars Bulldogs in shutout victory

Dan Cook
1 year ago
The Cape soccer defense allowed just one shot on goal as the Vikings recorded their third shutout...

Sunday morning Paradise Grill 5K is Pot-Nets at its...

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
The usual crowd didn’t shuffle into Paradise Grill at 10 a.m. on a Sunday morning for the ninth...

Linemen for Life move into the world always knowing...

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Old King Cole - It was the working ranch on Cave Neck Road rolling into Milton. I’m pretty sure...

Cape volleyball falls to the Patriots 3-0

Dan Cook
1 year ago
Cape volleyball moved to 4-2 on the season with a 25-17, 25-13, 25-17 loss to undefeated Newark...

Cape hockey dominates Tower Hill 6-0

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Don’t know much about field hockey history? Cape lost at Tower Hill Nov. 12, 2016, in the...

Cape football’s big second half turns out the lights...

Dan Cook
1 year ago
The Cape football team moved to 3-0 with a 34-32 come-from-behind victory over Lake Forest Sept. 20...

Seahawks hockey beats the Bucs 4-2

Dan Cook
1 year ago
The Caravel field hockey team had scored 40 unanswered goals in its first five games, but Sussex...

Royals volleyball flashes ability to hang with...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
Delmarva Christian volleyball welcomed Ursuline Academy to the Mohr Floor Sept. 20, pitting the...

Sussex Academy soccer allows first goal of season in...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
A shutout streak spanning seven halves of soccer ended 10 minutes into the eighth half of the...

Matt Blois – branching out with a unique service...

Fritz Schranck
1 year ago
I first wrote about golf professional Matt Blois in 2020. The Canadian’s driving skills had become...

A perfect day on the water

Eric Burnley
1 year ago
My good friend Mike Pizzolato and I arrived at the dock at Indian River Marina around 6:30 a.m. for...

Terrible ending to the Eagles game

Sumner Spence
1 year ago
On Monday night, the Eagles should have won the game against the Atlanta Falcons without much...

Athletes of the Week Sept. 20

1 year ago
Anthony Francis “Antman” is a junior impact skill player on both sides of the football for...

Five-year-old Everleigh flies high for Vikings Pop...

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Therapy Freddogg - A few years ago, former student Mandie Manship was a substitute secretary at...

Sussex Academy cross country teams win Middletown...

Tim Bamforth
1 year ago
Griffin Spana, a junior from Caesar Rodney, won the overall boys’ title at the Middletown...

Joey Pickens wins 27th Dewey Beach Sprint Triathlon

Dan Cook
1 year ago
Joey Pickens of Clarksville, Md., smashed the field at the 2024 Dewey Beach Sprint Triathlon Sept...

Royals rumble with Rams results in 10-1 win

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
A party thrown by royals can be quite the spectacle, particularly a field hockey-scoring fiesta...

Delmarva Christian volleyball overcomes Indian River...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
Playing in front of a nearly packed house, Delmarva Christian avenged last year’s overtime loss to...

Wildcats hockey too tough to tame for rising Seahawks

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
As evidenced by her commitment to the University of Maryland, Delmar senior Jordyn Hollamon is good...

Sussex Academy soccer tames the Wildcats 3-0

Dan Cook
1 year ago
The Sussex Academy soccer squad moved to 4-0 on the season with a 3-0 shutout of Delmar Sept. 17 at...

Cape soccer defeats Hackettstown in double OT

Dan Cook
1 year ago
Cape sophomore Austin Tyndall scored four minutes into the second overtime period to boost the...

Cape runs the roster and clock versus Polytech in 11...

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Cape field hockey shut out Polytech at Champions Stadium Sept. 17, winning 11-0 and proving it...

Teams battle in Last Rites of Summer beach...

Steve McNulty
1 year ago
Rising star Lukas Christman was the story of the weekend at the Last Rites of Summer Beach...

Fishing contest at the Cape fishing pier brings...

Dan Cook
1 year ago
Nearly 60 young anglers participated in the sixth annual Friends of Cape Henlopen State Park youth...

Goats and goalies travel in pairs, are better together

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Goats and goalies - Katie Kulhlman, a former Cape track star who is now running cross country at...

Seahawks field hockey flying high to start 2024 season

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
It was a bad week to be on a red team playing Sussex Academy field hockey. The girls opened their...

Cape football dominates Delcastle 48-6

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
Despite the temptation of a Mets/Phillies game played just minutes away Sept. 14, the Cape football...

Cape volleyball grounds Eagles 3-0

Dan Cook
1 year ago
The Cape volleyball team avenged last season’s 3-0 loss to 2023 DIAA state champion Smyrna with a 3...

Delmarva Christian soccer falls to Mallards

Dan Cook
1 year ago
The Delmarva Christian boys’ soccer team fell to 2-3 on the season following a hard-fought 3-2 loss...

Cape soccer gets back on winning foot

Dan Cook
1 year ago
After loses to Appoquinimink and Indian River, the Cape soccer squad got back on the winning track...

Cape Elite cultivating an inclusive culture around...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
Cape Elite President Harry Hudson noticed a void in the youth football scene in the Cape Region. “...

Fast and furious flying feet of youth dominate...

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
“The Cork” race started out as a half marathon 48 years ago and always served as an end-of-summer...

Cheering for a fan favorite

Fritz Schranck
1 year ago
I did not appreciate NASCAR’s personality cults until I went to Dover Downs and watched the races...

More flawed numbers from the Marine Recreational...

Eric Burnley
1 year ago
Those that read this column on a regular basis know that I constantly find fault with the Marine...

Young Cape hockey team stays undefeated with 2-1 win...

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Cape freshman Kailey McMahon went whack-a-mole on a rolling ball in the second quarter of a 1-1...

Good start for the Eagles

Sumner Spence
1 year ago
Last Friday, the Eagles were able to defeat the Green Bay Packers in a close game in Brazil. You...

Athletes of the Week Sept. 13

1 year ago
Sophia Gulotti After qualifying for the Life-Saving World Championships, held in the Gold...

Sandhill Fields has a free-to-fly vibe

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Sandhill Fields - I see a gazebo and I know it's there as an open-air outdoor gathering place for...

Run, White & Blue 5K draws nearly 700 runners

Tim Bamforth
1 year ago
Who would think that nearly 700 participants would turnout for a 5K in Georgetown on a Thursday...

Royals soccer rolls past Salisbury Christian 7-0 in...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
Following Delmarva Christian’s 7-0 victory over ESIAC rival Salisbury Christian, Royals coach Luke...

Cape XC teams win Lake Forest Cross Country Festival

Kenny Riedel
1 year ago
The Cape Henlopen boys’ and girls’ cross country teams kicked off their seasons in dominant fashion...

Sussex Academy opens title defense with 2-0 over...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
In Game 5 of the 1997 NBA Finals, Michael Jordan had a legendary performance while battling the flu...

Ravens fly past Delmarva Christian in hockey clash

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
In a battle of two schools calling the seat of Sussex County home, the Sussex Tech field hockey...

Cape hockey beats Lake 2-0 to improve to 3-0 on season

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
The Cape field hockey team held back Lake Forest Sept. 10, on the Spartans’ Bermuda pitch to...

Cape volleyball aces Woodbridge 3-0

Dan Cook
1 year ago
The Cape volleyball teams recorded a hat trick Sept. 10, on the Vikings’ hardwood. The Cape...

Bottle & Cork race is a 40-year tradition of late...

1 year ago
Forty years and 40 minutes - Sharyn Slick, 77, a name not easily forgotten, with her husband Bob...

Vikings volleyball defeats Royals in epic battle

Dan Cook
1 year ago
There have been monumental sports rivalries throughout history like Ali-Frazier in Manila, USA and...