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Eddie Houck, Kennedy Johnson awarded Bill Degnan...
Tim Bamforth
1 year ago
The 27th annual Bill Degnan 5K brought 130 runners and walkers to Cape Henlopen High School, where...
Blue team wins annual boys’ lax all-star game
Dan Cook
1 year ago
The high-octane offense of the Blue team was too much for the downstate White squad, as Blue won 16...
Blue team defeats White in girls’ senior lax all...
Dan Cook
1 year ago
With the Blue-White Senior Girls’ Lacrosse All-Star Game tied 13-13 with eight seconds on the clock...
DFRC Blue-Gold All-Star Football Game set June 21 at UD
1 year ago
Delaware Foundation Reaching Citizens with intellectual disABILITIES has announced the players...
Royals pledge allegiance to their future playing homes
Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
Prior to the year-end athletic banquet May 20, Delmarva Christian hosted a signing ceremony for...
Local ballplayers showcase skills at Carpenter Cup
Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
A collection of some of the Henlopen Conference’s finest baseball players represented Delaware...
Sussex council honors Cape unified track team
1 year ago
Sussex County Council took a few minutes at its June 4 meeting to honor the unified track and field...
Little Vikings invade Legends Stadium pitch for...
Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
Fifth-grade students from across the Cape school district took over the turf at Legends Stadium for...
Special Olympics holds Summer Games at UD
Dan Cook
1 year ago
Special Olympics Delaware held its 53rd annual Summer Games June 7-8 at the University of Delaware...
Chicken Chase 5K reveals a free-ranging chicken who...
Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Algebraic equation - I covered the University of Delaware Chicken Chase 5K Saturday morning. It...
Gold teams sweep annual senior all-star soccer games...
Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
Senior soccer players from across the Blue Hen state gathered together at Cape June 8, for the...
ShopRite LPGA Classic now underway
Fritz Schranck
1 year ago
The ShopRite LPGA Classic returns to Seaview Resort in Galloway, N.J., with a 54-hole contest June...
Coast Guard releases recreational boating statistics
Eric Burnley
1 year ago
The Coast Guard has released the boating statistics for last year, and while they are somewhat...
NBA Finals begin
Sumner Spence
1 year ago
This weekend, the NBA Finals begin after a week off because the conference finals were not...
Athletes of the Week June 7
1 year ago
Brian Fleming This multi-sport athlete was recently named the Cape Male Athlete of the Year. Brian...
Beefalo Brigade and biodegradable biographies
Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Beefalo Brigade - The King Cole Ranch had hybrid livestock. Back in the day, they were called...
Race for the Ribbon 5K benefits local Katie Arietta
Tim Bamforth
1 year ago
For the last 16 years, the Race for the Ribbon 5K has raised funds to assist families and...
American Legion Post 28 fielding baseball team for...
Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
The bat signal has gone up in Sussex County. No, not the bat symbol that spurs a zealous vigilante...
Cape football begins five days of spring practices
Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Cape football began five days of practices June 3, preferring the remoteness of the grass field to...
Sharing struggles and successes is a Sunday...
Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Cabbage Patch Katie - I called her Cabbage Patch Katie when I had her in my Problems of Democracy...
Special Olympics Delaware Summer Games set June 7-8
1 year ago
Nearly 700 athletes and an additional 100 unified partners (peers without disabilities) from across...
Love Creek Elementary hosts unified sports experience
Megan Smith
1 year ago
Love Creek Elementary hosted a unified sports experience May 17. The drizzling rain didn’t stop the...
Cape lacrosse falls to Sallies in DIAA finals
Dan Cook
1 year ago
The Cape boys’ lacrosse squad fell to nationally ranked Salesianum 16-6 in the state tournament...
Sussex Central softball falls to Caravel in DIAA final
Dan Cook
1 year ago
The Caravel softball team took advantage of the arm and the bat of Kasey Xenidis, as the senior...
Delmarva Rush Nero Team earns second-place finish
1 year ago
The 2012 Delmarva Rush Girls’ U12 Nero Team earned a second-place finish at the Hershey Memorial...
Take a kid fishing
Eric Burnley
1 year ago
With Memorial Day in the rearview mirror, school will soon be out and the kids will be on vacation...
Lydic wins second state golf championship
Fritz Schranck
1 year ago
Sarah Lydic of Indian River High School won her second DIAA golf championship with an impressive...
Central battles back but loses to Sallies in extras
Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
Baseball is cruel. No. 1 Sussex Central had the bases loaded against No. 13 Salesianum inside...
Sussex Tech knocked out in semifinals by CR 1-0
Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
No. 2 Sussex Tech was eliminated by No. 6 Caesar Rodney 1-0 in a pitchers’ duel at Frawley Stadium...
Phillies should be happy to be home
Sumner Spence
1 year ago
This week, the Phillies lost four games on their West Coast trip through Colorado and San Francisco...
Athletes of the Week May 31
1 year ago
Noah Burroughs This Sussex Central baseball player was just named a first-team all-state outfielder...
Oversharing replaces active listening, best to tamp...
Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Oversharing - I recently jumped a paywall and read that today’s high school graduates are the first...
Smiley scorches field at Masser Five-Miler
Tim Bamforth
1 year ago
Local elite runner Dylan Smiley, 26, of Rehoboth Beach became the first runner to break the 25-...
Mike Wardian wins Highway One 5K in 16:50
Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Mike Wardian, now 50, is the reigning American king of long attention spans in endurance races. On...
Sand Sharks volleyball club players win gold medals
1 year ago
Dewey Beach Sand Sharks players won gold in both the 16U and 14U divisions at the annual Beach Bum...
Cape boys’ lax advances to state final with 16-4 win...
Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Cape led Caesar Rodney 2-0 midway through the first quarter May 29 in the semifinals of the DIAA...
Cape softball falls to Golden Knights in DIAA semis
Dan Cook
1 year ago
The 2024 Cape softball season came to an end May 29, with a 7-2 loss to a veteran Sussex Central...
Sussex Tech baseball beats William Penn 2-0; plays...
Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
Delaware Co-Player of the Year Jeremy Vest proved his worth May 28, tossing a complete-game shutout...
Knights baseball wins battle with Spartans 9-4
Dan Cook
1 year ago
The Sussex Central baseball team moved into the DIAA semifinals with a 9-4 win over Saint Mark’s...
Sports are driven by instantaneous results, unlike...
Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Results driven - The medical system is overburdened; that’s why annoying active advocacy is the...
Cape boys’ lax sizzles Spartans on Saturday morning...
Dave Frederick
1 year ago
The Cape boys’ lacrosse team came out white-hot May 25 for an 11 a.m. game at Legends Stadium,...
Cape baseball upset by Cavs 5-4
Dan Cook
1 year ago
The Cape baseball team’s season came to an end May 25, with a 5-4 upset loss to No. 19 Middletown...
Cape softball moves to DIAA semis with win over the...
Dan Cook
1 year ago
The Cape softball team moved into the semifinals of the DIAA state tournament with a 14-4 win over...
Sussex Tech uses big first inning to advance to...
Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
No. 2 Sussex Tech may have overreacted just a bit after giving up a two-run home run to visiting No...
Sussex Academy girls’ soccer season ends at St....
Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
No. 4 St. Andrew’s stifled No. 5 Sussex Academy’s comeback in the closing moments of the girls’...
Lydic wins Henlopen Conference title
Fritz Schranck
1 year ago
Sarah Lydic of Indian River High School fired a three-under 68 to win her last Henlopen Conference...
And the beat goes on ...
Eric Burnley
1 year ago
As you faithful readers are aware, my 2024 fishing season has been a bust so far, and my head boat...
Cape girls’ lax beats Tatnall for 14th state...
Dave Frederick
1 year ago
The Cape girls’ lacrosse team seized the day like Seize the Gray in the Preakness Stakes, leading...
Eagles have tough schedule this year
Sumner Spence
1 year ago
The NFL schedule was released last week. The Eagles have their work cut out for them. They have to...
Athletes of the Week May 24
1 year ago
Cardin Benjamin This Cape junior, a soccer player who runs track in the spring, is the academic/...
Officials are atop the totem of controlling sports...
Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Get off my lawn - Milford graciously agreed to host the semifinal girls’ lacrosse game between Cape...
DQ Dash attracts 387 to Lewes
Tim Bamforth
1 year ago
Who doesn’t want to finish a 5K to a full table of mini Blizzards from Dairy Queen? That was the...
Cape girls’ lacrosse wins state title
1 year ago
The Cape Henlopen girls’ lacrosse team won the state championship May 23, with a 12-8 win over...
Seven Seahawks signal they’re ready to leave nest
Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
During a signing ceremony May 20, seven Sussex Academy senior student-athletes committed to playing...
Delmarva Rush 2014 boys win Challenger Invitational
1 year ago
The Delmarva Rush 2014 boys’ team secured the top spot at the highly competitive 2024 Challenger...
Run & Fun Fest Pickleball Tournament raises money...
1 year ago
A mixed-doubles pickleball tournament was recently hosted at Dave Marshall Tennis & Pickleball...
Cape boys’ lax steamrolls Sussex Tech 24-0 in...
Dave Frederick
1 year ago
The field of 16 teams in the DIAA Boys’ Lacrosse State Tournament has been cut in half, as four...
Cape, Sussex Academy players compete in tennis...
1 year ago
The DIAA Tennis State Championships continued this week, with many local players making deep runs...
Cape volleyball Forced out in the DIAA semis
Dan Cook
1 year ago
The Cape volleyball team fought the tough fight, but the Force was just a little too strong, as...
Sussex Academy softball comes up short at Charter
Dan Cook
1 year ago
The Sussex Academy softball squad finished its 2024 season with a 5-1 loss to Charter School of...
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