Sports

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...

Steven Eshelman wins 20th Cannonball 5K in 20:21

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
The 20th annual Cannonball 5K and Trenny Elliott Memorial Walk took place in Lewes Sept. 8, under...

Delmarva Christian hockey caps off comeback over...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
A belief in their young players and reliance on steady veterans led to the Delmarva Christian field...

Delmarva Christian boys’ soccer tames Dragons 4-3

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
The Delmarva Christian boys’ soccer team opened up its conference schedule with a 4-3 home victory...

Jaguars pounce on visiting Vikings 2-0 in boys’ soccer

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
The Cape boys’ soccer team dropped its first away game of the 2024 season Sept. 5, losing to...

Cape hockey jump starts season with pair of...

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
The Cape field hockey team played Queen Anne’s Sept. 6, then 21 hours later battled Stephen Decatur...

Winners announced for Wharf Rats tournament

1 year ago
The Angola By the Bay Boaters Club, aka the Wharf Rats, hosted its 21st annual Fish Fest Flounder...

$10K to First Tee – Delaware from Delaware Women’s...

Fritz Schranck
1 year ago
The Delaware Women’s Golf Association made a $10,000 donation to the First Tee – Delaware during a...

So, you want to be a charter boat captain?

Eric Burnley
1 year ago
If for whatever reason you think you want to be a charter boat captain, you may want to think again...

Last Rites of Summer beach volleyball tourney set...

1 year ago
Beach volleyball players from up and down the East Coast will soon converge on Rehoboth Beach for...

Phillies seem to be getting back on track

1 year ago
The Phillies have been playing better over the past week and they have won five straight to...

Athletes of the Week Sept. 6

1 year ago
Navin Duffy Cape football coach Mike Frederick says of player Navin Duffy: “Cape football had an X-...

Game with giant goals and a big ol’ ball ends in...

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Kick ball - I can go hovering drone in my mind (some go to Carolina) looking down at a...

Prediction 5K winner 1.42 seconds off guessed time

Tim Bamforth
1 year ago
The Seashore Striders wrapped up the summer last weekend at Grove Park in Rehoboth Beach with the...

Dewey Beach Sprint Triathlon set Sept. 14

1 year ago
The Dewey Beach Sprint Triathlon is scheduled to take place at 8 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 14, from...

Sussex Academy puts a ribbon on preseason with 2-0...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
Reigning DIAA Division II soccer champion Sussex Academy concluded its preseason Sept. 3, with a 2-...

Cape soccer ties Delmar 0-0 in season opener

Dan Cook
1 year ago
The Cape boys’ soccer squad started its 2024 season with a scoreless tie against Delmar Sept. 3 at...

Delmarva Christian field hockey believes in young...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
For the first time in nearly a decade and just the second time in program history, Delmarva...

Running is No. 1 at Sesame Street by the Sea

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Running mecca - The No. 1 local sport here at Sesame Street by the Sea – when you factor in athlete...

Delmarva Christian volleyball sets up for a quality...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
If you hear the Moose Floor being rocked at Delmarva Christian this fall, it’s not an earthquake,...

Cape soccer wraps up preseason with Bayside/Henlopen...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
Cape boys’ soccer concluded its 2024 preseason undefeated after prevailing against Maryland schools...

AAU Junior Olympics medalist has ties to Sussex County

1 year ago
A medalist in the 2024 Junior Olympic Games in Greensboro, N.C., Lanah Lucas, age 12, is the...

America’s pastime celebrated with Base Ball at the...

Dan Cook
1 year ago
The Villages of Five Points was thrown back into the past Aug. 24, as the Lewes Base Ball Club...

A strange year for fishing

Eric Burnley
1 year ago
It has been a rough summer for those who enjoy catching and keeping summer flounder. The water...

Trouble on the left and the right

Fritz Schranck
1 year ago
The par three sixth hole at Lancaster Country Club looks both pretty and unthreatening when seen...

Cape football opens season with win over Red Lion

Dan Cook
1 year ago
The Cape football team started the 2024 season Aug. 29, with a 20-13 victory over Red Lion...

A look at the upcoming NFL season

Sumner Spence
1 year ago
The Kansas City Chiefs are going to try to win three straight Super Bowls. This will put a lot of...

Athletes of the Week Aug. 30

1 year ago
Trey Batson Trey is a versatile football stud and only a junior at Cape. He is 6-foot-2, 265 pounds...

Memory Lane: Sports history may just roll up your...

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Roll deep - Elijah Shockley-Taylor, a junior on the Cape football team, sat in a white Toyota...

Seashore Striders Summer Series wraps up

Tim Bamforth
1 year ago
The 34th Seashore Striders Summer Series wrapped up a few weeks back with the Race for the Paws 5K...

Sussex Academy soccer preparing for title defense in...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
For the first time in program history, Sussex Academy soccer captured the DIAA Division II state...

Seahawks field hockey eyes a successful 2024

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
Having punched a ticket into the second round of the DIAA Division II state tournament with their...

Outlet Liquors and Watermelon 5Ks held on back-to...

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Races2Run had back-to-back 5K races last weekend at the beach. The Outlet Liquors 5K held Aug. 24...

Cape volleyball holds four-team scrimmage

Dan Cook
1 year ago
Cape volleyball hosted three tough local teams Aug. 27 for a final tune-up play day. Playing along...

Sussex Academy volleyball play day provides an early...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
Sussex Academy welcomed girls’ volleyball squads from Delmarva Christian, Indian River, Middletown...

Cape football holds scrimmage with Appo

Dan Cook
1 year ago
The Cape football team took to the turf of Legends Stadium Aug. 22, to face a tough Appoquinimink...

Delmarva Christian boys’ soccer sees a greener pitch...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
A wave of youth players and a core of returning starters has the Delmarva Christian soccer team...

Sussex Academy runners ramping up for 2024 season

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
Cross country at Sussex Academy is serious business. “Last year, the boys and the girls were both...

Cape volleyball hosts annual play day

Dan Cook
1 year ago
The Cape volleyball team hosted its annual Play Day at the Beach Aug. 24, when 10 teams from...

Cape hockey gears up for tough September

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Cape field hockey rocked and rolled through a final play day Aug. 23 at Champions Stadium, battling...

Gifted bacon and melon balls make me a one-armed...

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Kitchen guy - I was waiting for runners to return to the finish line at Saturday morning’s Outlet...

LYC/SFY swim team has a season to remember

Ron MacArthur
1 year ago
The summer swim season is a memory now. And it’s a great memory for the Lewes Yacht Club/Sussex...

Fusion lax hits the beach at Cape

Dan Cook
1 year ago
The annual visit of Fusion Lacrosse to Cape Henlopen State Park took place Aug. 12-15, when more...

Cape soccer hosts 18 team play day

Dan Cook
1 year ago
The Cape boys’ soccer team hosted an 18-team play day Aug. 24, at the Cape Henlopen athletic...

Bryan brothers capture third consecutive Wimbledon...

1 year ago
Mike and Bob Bryan have once again demonstrated their enduring legacy in tennis by capturing their...

Delaware Junior Golf Scholarship Fund recipients...

Fritz Schranck
1 year ago
The Delaware Junior Golf Scholarship Fund recently recognized and awarded several high school...

Bethany Blues softball team captures women’s senior...

1 year ago
The Rehoboth Women’s Senior Softball League wrapped up its season Aug. 20, and the Bethany Blues...

Yes, it’s time to think about fall fishing

Eric Burnley
1 year ago
That’s right – fall is sneaking up on us, and soon the little darlings will be back in school, the...

The Phillies better get their act together

Sumner Spence
1 year ago
Even though the Phillies are most likely going to win the National League East Division over the...

Athletes of Week Aug. 23

1 year ago
Evan Burris This rising senior is returning as a central attacking midfielder for the varsity Cape...

Reflections on Rainbow Demolition, sports and politics

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Connections: politics and sports - Susan and I were in the stands about 1992 at Maryland as the...

Fire Fightin’ 5K brings out 267 runners in Rehoboth...

Tim Bamforth
1 year ago
The 10th edition of the Rehoboth Beach Fire Fightin’ 5K took place Aug. 18 in front of Rehoboth...

Bump, set, spike - Sussex Academy volleyball ready...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
Sussex Academy volleyball is hoping an influx of underclassmen combined with experienced winners...

Cape volleyball back with a force

Dan Cook
1 year ago
The 2024 edition of the Cape volleyball squad is back and looking to improve on its 9-7 2023...

Vintage Base Ball at the Beach matches set Aug. 24

1 year ago
Lewes Base Ball Club will continue its season Saturday, Aug. 24, against the Rising Sun Base Ball...

Area roller derby team to end season Aug. 25 in Dover

1 year ago
Southern Delaware Roller Derby will wrap up its 2024 season Sunday, Aug. 25, when amazing skaters...

Elton Brand and son train in Rehoboth Beach

1 year ago
Former NBA all-star and current Philadelphia 76ers General Manager Elton Brand recently visited...

Cape football bangs heads with Caravel in shortened...

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Fans along the fence who follow Cape Henlopen football are asking the wrong questions. Can we get...

Atlantic Cup scrums at Hudson Fields

Dan Cook
1 year ago
The 51st Atlantic Cup Rugby Tournament was held Aug. 17 at Hudson Fields near Milton. The Atlantic...

Tip-top teens dominate leaderboard in Community...

1 year ago
The second annual Community Matters 5K saw 193 runners finish Aug. 10 in Dewey Beach. Just six...