Sports

Athletes of the Week March 27

1 month ago
Cam Bell This Fred Thomas eighth-grader led the boys’ basketball team to the program's...

Reed Reflections: Fast with class and humble in the...

Dave Frederick
1 month ago
Athletic intelligence and high character - In March 1988, Dr. Chuck Epifanio and I were tracking...

Running season is here with many road races on tap

Tim Bamforth
1 month ago
Running season has arrived, as Seashore Striders and Races2Run have many different series for folks...

Rishko sisters welcome Atlantic Lacrosse girls to UD

1 month ago
Players from Atlantic Lacrosse participated in a high-five tunnel before attending the University...

Disc golfers clean up Cape Henlopen State Park course

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
While the snow from the Blizzard of 2026 has melted away, the tree damage is still all around,...

Seahawks lax bounces back to pounce on Panthers 18-6

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
The Seahawks have officially taken flight after picking up their first girls’ lacrosse win of the...

Sussex Academy boys’ lax wipes out Wildcats 15-2 in...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
Recently, boys’ lacrosse battles between Delmar and Sussex Academy have been rather close, but it...

Cape boys’ basketball holds awards banquet

Dan Cook
1 month ago
The Cape boys’ basketball team celebrated its 18-4 season with an end-of-season banquet March 22 at...

Cape girls’ basketball celebrates 2026 season

Dan Cook
1 month ago
Cape coach Ron Dukes had the goal of leading the 2026 Vikings to win the Henlopen North, Henlopen...

Royals softball shows heart at end of Indian River loss

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
A young Delmarva Chrisitan softball roster will receive no quarter to start the 2026 season, as...

Cape boys’ lax sinks the Bucs 15-4

Dan Cook
1 month ago
The Cape boys’ lacrosse team took its first step in the 2026 season with a 15-4 victory over the...

Cape girls’ lax runs off 15 unanswered goals to beat...

Dave Frederick
1 month ago
The Cape girls’ lacrosse team was at Caesar Rodney to open the season March 25. The Riders are...

Cape boys’ volleyball outduels Royals 3-0

Dan Cook
1 month ago
The Cape boys’ volleyball squad took an opening-day 25-8, 25-12, 25-22 victory over the Royals...

Young guns dominate Run for the Buds 5K in Dewey

Dave Frederick
1 month ago
The Run for the Buds 5K in Dewey Beach saw 185 finishers March 22. The event was a celebration...

Sussex Academy boys’ lacrosse seeks third straight...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
With limited numbers, the Sussex Academy boys’ lacrosse team knows it needs to work a bit harder to...

Seahawks girls’ tennis searching for seventh...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
Tennis at Sussex Academy is growing, and one of the reasons the girls’ team had to make cuts for...

Sussex Academy teeing off with confidence in 2026

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
Sussex Academy golf came six strokes shy of a Henlopen Conference title last season with a strong...

Naiya and Aniyah run middle distance at Sussex...

Dave Frederick
1 month ago
Miss Teen Delmarva - Aniyah Daisey, 15, ran the Run for the Buds 5K March 22, passing me on Fredman...

Cape softball has a new philosophy and a new pursuit

Dan Cook
1 month ago
Cape softball’s 2025 squad made it to the DIAA quarterfinals with a power-hitting roster, but...

Cape tops New Jersey power in lax scrimmage

Dan Cook
1 month ago
The Cape boys’ lacrosse team hosted its final preseason scrimmage March 21, with New Jersey...

Sussex Academy baseball locked in on state...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
A record of 8-10 is one thing for a growing program, but 8-10 with six losses by two runs or fewer...

Cape baseball hosts Clearview for final preseason...

Dan Cook
1 month ago
The Cape baseball team held a Friday night tune up March 20, as the Vikings welcomed New Jersey...

Seahawks girls’ lax set to build foundation for...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
After reaching the semifinals of the DIAA girls’ lacrosse state tournament every year since 2022,...

Cape golf team hopes to repeat success

Fritz Schranck
1 month ago
The Cape Henlopen High School golf team has two goals for the upcoming 2026 season – successfully...

Recreational fishermen harvest majority of striped bass

Eric Burnley
1 month ago
It seems I struck a nerve down in Washington, D.C., at the office of Stove Boat LLC, a public...

Sussex Academy track looks to harvest seeds planted...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
Indoor track season proved to be a successful one for Sussex Academy, as the girls took the...

It’s time for March Madness

Sumner Spence
1 month ago
As I started my article for this week, I was watching the Duke versus Siena game. Duke survived and...

Athletes of the Week March 20

1 month ago
Jack Bain Jack had a great showing at the YMCA East Field South District Championships last weekend...

Chuck and Carol Epifanio: An inseparable team of one 

Dave Frederick
1 month ago
Sail Away on the Wings of a Dove - Dr. Chuck Epifanio was a marine scientist at the UD campus in...

Lots of action at Shamrock Shuffle Half-Marathon

Tim Bamforth
1 month ago
Eleven teams took part in the relay portion of the Shamrock Shuffle Half-Marathon March 15 in Cape...

Seahawks softballers set sights on program milestones

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
You never know what spring might bring. One of the more fun runs in 2025 was the adventure the...

Cape volleyball team relies on senior leadership

Dan Cook
1 month ago
The Cape Henlopen boys’ volleyball team will rely on senior leadership as it looks to return to the...

Sussex Tsunami swimmers dominate at districts

1 month ago
In a performance that will be remembered as a defining moment in program history, the Sussex Family...

Sussex Academy volleyball shows up ready to work

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
A couple seasons of taking their lumps might have other programs down, but the Sussex Academy boys...

Delmarva Christian girls’ soccer pumped to perform...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
They may be playing their home games away from home this season, but the Delmarva Christian girls’...

Harrington Havoc win Delaware High School Hockey...

1 month ago
The Delaware High School Hockey League capped off its 2025-26 season with a thrilling championship...

Banquet brunch at Baywood Greens celebrates Cape’s...

Dave Frederick
1 month ago
Cape celebrated the 2025 field hockey season with the presentation of individual awards. A brunch...

Injection of youth has Delmarva Christian softball...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
Some say adversity grows character, particularly in sports. The last varsity softball team that...

Half-marathon relay runners' combined age is less...

Dave Frederick
1 month ago
Shiny happy people running - Cape’s 4-by-800-meter indoor relay team that placed third in the state...

Cape girls’ lax play day features the speed of...

Dave Frederick
1 month ago
Cape hosted a girls’ lacrosse power play day March 14, a tradition since 2009. It would be more...

Cape baseball holds scrimmage with Red Lion

Dan Cook
1 month ago
The Cape baseball team is coming off the 2025 state championship where it lost eight players to...

Lewes cops vie with student-athletes on the...

Bill Shull
1 month ago
Lewes police officers took on the Fred Thomas Middle School boys’ basketball team in the inaugural...

Sea Bags - when sailing and golf go together

Fritz Schranck
1 month ago
Some companies talk a good game about recycling and other environmentally friendly business...

Saltwater fishing seminar set March 21 in Millsboro

Eric Burnley
1 month ago
I will hold a saltwater fishing seminar at the Millsboro Library from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday,...

Struggling 76ers

Sumner Spence
1 month ago
The 76ers have dropped down to No. 8 in the Eastern Conference standings! Their goal should be to...

Athletes of the Week March 13

1 month ago
Landen Hill A rumbler and a rambler between the pipes, this Milford senior goalie notched more than...

Moment of Zen on the playing fields of Fred Thomas...

Dave Frederick
1 month ago
Moment of Zen - “First there is a mountain, then there is no mountain, then there is.” – Donovan,...

Cape runners sweep top four at Shamrock Shuffle 5K

Tim Bamforth
1 month ago
The Lucky Leprechaun 5K was held in Milton March 8, bringing out the second-highest field ever with...

Cape boys’ lax scrimmages Kent Island

Dan Cook
1 month ago
The Cape boys’ lacrosse team held its first scrimmage of the preseason against a strong Kent Island...

Cape girls’ soccer is back with a mission

Dan Cook
1 month ago
After going 12-4 and falling in the DIAA quarterfinals to Charter School of Wilmington last season...

Sussex Academy teams take part in DE Turf play days

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
A trio of Sussex Academy teams ended their first week of practice by playing host to a play day at...

Lacrosse girls playing basketball, just call them...

Dave Frederick
1 month ago
Happening in the moment - Multisport athletes Ally Diehl, Mairead Rishko, Amara Fruchtman, Mikaela...

Cape basketball falls to Howard in quarters

Dan Cook
1 month ago
Three players scored in double figures, but seventh-seeded Cape fell to No. 2 Howard 72-64 in the...

Beach boys spread the love to advance to quarterfinals

1 month ago
No. 7 Cape put on quite the show for the home crowd in their 73-55 win over No.10 A.I. DuPont in...

Coaching change for Sussex Academy golf team

Fritz Schranck
1 month ago
A new head coach joined the Sussex Academy golf team for the 2026 season. He brings plenty of...

Lewes once had country’s largest menhaden operation

Eric Burnley
1 month ago
A recent editorial in the Baltimore Sun has prompted a response by Ben Landry, vice president of...

Busy time of year

Sumner Spence
1 month ago
From the second week of March into April is one of the busiest times on the sports calendar. March...

Athletes of the Week March 6

1 month ago
Grayson Davis Cool as ice and ready to sacrifice, Grayson and Nick Walker were back-to-back hammers...

Brag sheet of wrestlers includes GPA

Dave Frederick
1 month ago
Brag sheet - Bragging on yourself is considered annoyingly uncool and needy unless someone asked...

13th Lucky Leprechaun 5K on tap March 8 in Milton

Tim Bamforth
1 month ago
The popular 13th Lucky Leprechaun 5K will be this Sunday morning, March 8, at Irish Eyes in Milton...