Sports

Harry Aiken was one of a kind

Eric Burnley
1 year ago
The world has lost a singular personality with the passing of Harry Aiken Sr. Harry was one of the...

Sussex Academy game pits students against teachers

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
With their winter seasons wrapped up, Sussex Academy recognized its student-athletes with a March 3...

The Eagles are reloading

Sumner Spence
1 year ago
I thought NFL teams had to wait another week to talk to their own free agents, but apparently not,...

Athletes of the Week March 7

1 year ago
Bennett Brumbley Bennett placed third in the 165-pound weight class at the recent DIAA Wrestling...

Heartbeats idle during anthem before tachycardia of...

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Poised performance - Dyleen Enright of Cape and Juliana Marino of Delaware Military Academy each...

Tim Kennard’s memory lives on 20 years later

Tim Bamforth
1 year ago
One of the popular events on Delmarva, the Tim Kennard 10-Miler and 5K, celebrated 20 years March 2...

Young guns in fighting chairs for state wrestling...

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Smart coaches - Most wrestling coaches rock shirts and ties, perhaps a sports jacket, maybe even a...

Cape hires Chip Knapp as football coach

1 year ago
Cape Henlopen School District has announced the hiring of Christopher “Chip” Knapp as the new head...

Cape basketball fights hard, but falls in...

Dan Cook
1 year ago
At 13-7 for the regular season, some basketball aficionados probably would’ve bet against Cape...

Cape’s Walker and Donahue win state wrestling titles 

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Cape’s Big House was locked down in rockin-don’t-bother-knockin mode Feb. 28 and March 1, for two...

Trout season opens March 1

Eric Burnley
1 year ago
The opening of Delaware’s trout season in Kent and Sussex counties is Saturday, March 1. Tidbury...

Cape punches ticket to DIAA boys’ basketball...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
For the first time since 2014 ,the Cape boys’ basketball team will play in the quarterfinals of the...

Sigh of relief for the Phillies

Sumner Spence
1 year ago
Yesterday, in the Grapefruit League against the Blue Jays on the road, Bryce Harper and Kyle...

Southern Delaware GC’s new golf cave opens wide

Fritz Schranck
1 year ago
The Cape Region’s newest golf amenity is now open for business and certainly pleasure. The Pearl,...

Athletes of the Week Feb. 28

1 year ago
Will DiPaolo This Cape junior pole vaulter captured the Henlopen Conference title then won his...

Attention, damsels, all lacrosse games are canceled

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Country Road - “Country road takes me home where my games are postponed. I'm a damsel and all my...

Champions crowned at DIAA Indoor Track Championships

Tim Bamforth
1 year ago
The Cape Henlopen boys’ indoor track team, one of the favorites heading into last weekend’s DIAA...

Royals girls fall to Silver Eagles 39-32

Dan Cook
1 year ago
The Delmarva Christian girls’ basketball team’s season came to an end Feb. 24, with a 39-32 loss to...

Cape girls fall in second round to Sanford

Dan Cook
1 year ago
The Cape girls’ basketball team’s season came to a end Feb. 26, with a 57-54 loss to Sanford School...

Four Cape athletes from four different sports sign...

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Cape Henlopen High School hosted a signing day Feb. 19, when four athletes signed letters of intent...

Cape boys’ basketball topples Wilmington Friends 56-52

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
The Cape boys’ basketball team’s fans got the best of both worlds during the No. 14 Vikings’ 56-52...

Cape advances to second round of girls’ basketball...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
Playing in the final home game of their Cape girls’ basketball careers, seniors Faith Re, Havyn...

Autocorrect is the subliminal mind of artificial...

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Magic Max - Anyone who has watched Cape senior Max Meadows wrestle in tournaments will understand...

Sussex Central wrestling wins Henlopen Conference...

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Winning team championships at conference tournaments requires a few hammers at the top of the 14-...

Cape, Sussex Academy girls shine at state swim...

Dan Cook
1 year ago
The Cape and Sussex Academy girls’ swim teams made it to the top 10 in the state, as the Seahawks...

Cape boys’ swimming garners fourth at DIAA...

Dan Cook
1 year ago
The Cape Henlopen boys’ swim team took their Henlopen Conference championship squad to the DIAA...

Cape Region Pro-File: Sam Cresta

Fritz Schranck
1 year ago
Sam Cresta knows there is more than one way to learn to play golf. That is why his new golf...

Indian River Inlet fishing throughout the years

Eric Burnley
1 year ago
I began fishing Indian River Inlet as a child during the late 1940s and early 1950s. In those days...

Quiet time for sports

Sumner Spence
1 year ago
The month of February after the Super Bowl is the quietest time on the sports calendar because the...

Athletes of the Week Feb. 21

1 year ago
Kha'Nihya Johnson Sometimes on a basketball court it can seem like the game is much easier...

Buffy and Barney – a story that circles back 25...

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Male menopause - Alpha males and teammates beyond prime-time sports playing days share sentimental...

Lover’s Lane Valentine’s 5K draws 150 runners

Tim Bamforth
1 year ago
The Harrington Harrier, Matt Sparacino, 47, easily took the overall male title at the Lover’s Lane...

Vikings fend off WiHi Warriors 73-50 on Senior Night...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
Timing is everything, and the seniors on the Cape girls’ basketball team could not have timed their...

Cape boys’ basketball wins battle with the Bucs

Dan Cook
1 year ago
The Cape boys’ basketball team got sweet revenge on Milford Feb. 18. securing a 57-46 win over the...

Royals girls’ basketball wins ESIAC title

Dan Cook
1 year ago
The third time was definitely the charm for the Delmarva Christian girls’ basketball team, as the...

Royals crowned ESIAC boys’ basketball champions

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
In their quest for a second ESIAC tournament title in three years, the Delmarva Christian boys’...

Frederick D. Thomas Middle girls wrap up inaugural...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
In their first season, the Frederick D. Thomas Middle School girls’ basketball team nearly went...

Beacon girls’ basketball wins Capital Classic...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
Although the season did not start the way the Beacon girls’ basketball team wanted it to, players...

Sussex Academy notches first back-to-back wins in...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
History was made at Sussex Academy Feb. 13, when the boys’ basketball team ran away with a 64-34...

Funny valentines and inspirational stories of toughness

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Funny Valentines - Kevin and Laurie Milnes have been married for 43 years. A t the Valentine’s Day...

Cape boys lose heartbreaker to Smyrna basketball

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
Despite strong performances from a trio of sophomores and their lone senior, the Cape boys’s...

Cape girls’ basketball drops season series with...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
A 13-11 first-quarter lead wasn’t enough for the Cape girls’ basketball team to claim the season...

Cape unified basketball celebrates seniors

Dan Cook
1 year ago
The Cape Henlopen unified basketball team celebrated its seniors Feb. 13, during the season-ending...

Delmarva Christian devours the Jaguars in ESIAC semis

Dan Cook
1 year ago
The Delmarva Christian boys’ basketball team seemed to do no wrong Feb. 14, as the Royals used a...

Delmarva Christian girls’ basketball advances to...

Dan Cook
1 year ago
The Delmarva Christian girls’ basketball team used a stingy defense and a powerful offense to...

Central wrestling tops Cape, upsets CR, falls to...

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Sussex Central wrestling ran out of magic Feb. 15 at Smyrna High School, losing 43-28 in the...

Sussex Academy girls’ basketball wraps up season...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
For the second time this year, Sussex Academy girls’ basketball played back-to-back-to-back games...

Mariner hosts inaugural unified middle school...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
Cape Henlopen School District hosted its first unified basketball tournament, pitting the district’...

It’s time for preseason prepping

Fritz Schranck
1 year ago
Playing golf year-round in the Cape Region is often a pleasant option, but this year’s blizzards...

Pay attention to management plans

Eric Burnley
1 year ago
Last week we spoke about how to get involved in the management of the fish we saltwater...

Fly Eagles fly!

Sumner Spence
1 year ago
On Sunday, the Eagles won the Super Bowl over the Kansas City Chiefs by the score of 40-22, but it...

Athletes of the Week Feb. 14

1 year ago
Anna Mumford This sophomore honors student at Sussex Academy had a prosperous 16th birthday at the...

Gymnasiums are longhouses of human interaction

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Long house - A gym where games are played is a community version of the Quaker meeting house, just...

Jason Baker tops brother’s record in 1,600 meters

Tim Bamforth
1 year ago
Cape junior Jason Baker became the fastest Viking ever to run the 1,600-meter race at the 62nd East...

Royals girls' basketball celebrates seniors with big...

Dan Cook
1 year ago
The Delmarva Christian girls’ basketball team celebrated its Class of 2025 with a decisive 46-18...

Royals boys' basketball powers through Mallards 56-34

Dan Cook
1 year ago
DJ and Darrius Liles showed no brotherly love to visiting Worcester Prep Feb. 10, as each scored 14...

Sliding, scooting and going belly down: the world of...

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
“Boot Scoot Boogie” - A month ago, I was lying on a table waiting for a contizone injection in my...

Cape swim teams win Henlopen Conference championships

Dan Cook
1 year ago
Cape Henlopen swim teams made quite a splash Feb. 8, as they garnered the Henlopen Conference...

Cape girls’ basketball runs the clock over Sussex...

Dan Cook
1 year ago
Cape senior Havyn Greene hit for her fourth double-double in the last six games Feb. 6, as the...

Delmarva Christian girls’ basketball falls to Cavs

Dan Cook
1 year ago
Fighting off the flu and with less than 24 hours’ rest from a tough game with Worcester Prep, the...