Sports

Cape wrestlers place third at Grapple at the Brook 

Dave Frederick
1 month ago
Grapple at the Brook - The Cape wrestlers, the traveling people of Viking sports, placed third of...

Cape boys’ basketball wins matchup with the Bucs

Dan Cook
1 month ago
Cape players’ legs were clearly feeling the effects of four games in one week, but the Vikings...

Cape unified basketball loses squeaker to Milford

Dan Cook
1 month ago
The Cape unified basketball team lost a 46-45 barn burner to Milford Jan. 15. “It was great to...

Cape swimmers power past Milford

Dan Cook
1 month ago
Despite missing key swimmers, the Cape swim teams powered to a pair of wins over visiting Milford...

Cape girls’ basketball wins duel with the Bucs

Dan Cook
1 month ago
Cape senior Amalia Fruchtman scored 20 points to lead the Vikings to their eighth win Jan. 15, with...

Royals rusty in return to girls’ basketball action

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
Delmarva Christian’s J-Term is a special time for students and their families to enjoy one another...

Seahawks fly past Blue Jays, over Golden Knights

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
Temperatures may be cold, but the Sussex Academy swim teams remain hot after both squads handled...

Tree work in winter a perennial golf course project 

Fritz Schranck
1 month ago
Trees are nice to see on a golf course, but there is a limit. Golfers play golf on grass. Grass...

Tog fishing is still worth a trip this time of year

Eric Burnley
1 month ago
With black sea bass closed and the bluefin tuna way far to our south, tog are pretty much the only...

Sussex Academy girls’ basketball puts down Laurel...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
Sussex Academy girls’ basketball is inserting itself into the Henlopen South conversation after its...

End of the line

Sumner Spence
1 month ago
The Eagles lost in disappointing fashion to the 49ers by the score of the 23-19 on Sunday...

Cape wrestling rolls over Sussex Central 55-20;...

Dave Frederick
1 month ago
Cape wrestling rolled over visiting Sussex Central 55-20 Jan. 14, recording eight wins by pin in a...

Athletes of Week January 16

1 month ago
Cale Baker - Coach Chris Mattioni said, “Senior Cale Baker is wrestling in the 120-pound weight...

Swimming in the stream of consciousness, showing up...

Dave Frederick
1 month ago
Streaming the scene - Late-afternoon middle school sports is its own scene outside the lines. It's...

Cape runners well represented with Dopey and Goofy...

Tim Bamforth
1 month ago
Louise Holt and Cathy Haut are fast friends who met through the Seashore Striders family of running...

Seahawks add Raven feathers to their season bounty

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
A 129-39 victory over Sussex Tech Jan. 12 kept the Sussex Academy girls’ swim team undefeated while...

Cape swimming teams victorious against Panthers

Dan Cook
1 month ago
The Cape swim teams splashed to 5-0 with a 107-53 boys’ win and a 108-37 girls’ victory over...

Cape girls cap comeback with strong finish to sweep...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
A slow start probably wasn’t what the Cape girls’ basketball team had in mind for their final...

Cape girls’ wrestling gains experience at Delcastle...

1 month ago
The Cape girls’ wrestling team continued to advance in its inaugural season, competing Jan. 11 at...

Real competition features best on best

Dave Frederick
1 month ago
Friars Club - I have a good friend, Chuck Chinici, who used to be the AD at Malvern Prep in Malvern...

Cape boys’ basketball gets wins over CR and Laurel

Dan Cook
2 months ago
Four Vikings scored in double figures in the Vikings’ 79-61 win over Caesar Rodney Jan. 8, and...

Cape girls’ basketball saddles Riders with 23-point...

Dan Cook
2 months ago
The Cape girls’ basketball team got back into the winning column Jan. 8 with a 47-24 win over...

Cape swimming splashes past Central

Dan Cook
2 months ago
The Cape boys’ and girls’ swim teams moved to 4-0 on the season with the boys’ 103-46 win and the...

Cape unified basketball falls to CR, but makes...

Dan Cook
2 months ago
The Cape unified team faced what most basketball aficionados would think was an impossible deficit...

Spartans clip Seahawks 47-43 in girls’ basketball

Aaron R. Mushrush
2 months ago
For the second straight game, the Sussex Academy girls’ basketball team nearly overcame a few big...

Sussex Academy swim squads clinch Henlopen South

Aaron R. Mushrush
2 months ago
For the 10th season in a row, the Sussex Academy girls’ swim team is the best squad in the Henlopen...

An ace is a great early Christmas gift

Fritz Schranck
2 months ago
Congratulations to Dick Bryan for his first hole in one, made Dec. 21 on the 129-yard par three...

Be safe on the water; wear a PFD

Eric Burnley
2 months ago
As we enter the new year, I believe it is the perfect time to take a pledge to be safe in our...

Eagles’ up-and-down season continues

Sumner Spence
2 months ago
The Eagles had a disappointing loss in Week 18 to the Washington Commanders, losing by seven points...

Athletes of the Week Jan. 9

2 months ago
Tripp Gannon Tripp is a pure athlete. He wrestles and plays baseball. He’s all upside and...

Personal bests and milestones in the sports landscape

Dave Frederick
2 months ago
Raven flies high - “Air” Jordan Welch, a Sussex Tech senior high jumper, took the top off the event...

New Year’s Eve race winners are impressive athletes

Tim Bamforth
2 months ago
Liam Steyn and Anna Bosse were crowned champions in the Race Into the New Year last week, so I...

Cape basketball tames Wildcats in double OT

Dan Cook
2 months ago
If anyone left the Cape versus Howard boys’ basketball game early Jan. 6, they missed one of the...

Cape wrestling escapes Milford with 42-35 win

Dave Frederick
2 months ago
Cape wrestling went “gingerbread man catch me if you can” at Milford Jan. 7, scoring 42 points by...

Cape unified basketball tips off season with battle...

Aaron R. Mushrush
2 months ago
A showdown between the reigning unified flag football champions (Cape) and the defending unified...

New Year’s weekend races draw 1,000 runners and...

Dave Frederick
2 months ago
The Boardwalk at the top of Rehoboth Avenue in Rehoboth Beach was teeming with runners on New Year’...

Navin Duffy displays skills at 2025 Kicking World...

Aaron R. Mushrush
2 months ago
Few things are more chaotic than the recruiting process, especially with the new transfer portal,...

Pups and pop-pops are ready for banner year in 2026

Dave Frederick
2 months ago
Just some kid - One-mile walkers and 5K runners mesh at the end of their endeavors. This little guy...

Charity runners raise $28,000 for Surfgimp Foundation

2 months ago
Nearly three dozen charity runners participating in the 2025 Rehoboth Seashore Marathon Dec. 6...

Thank you, Stacy Lewis

Fritz Schranck
2 months ago
The first tee box at Seaview Resort’s Bay Course offers a sweeping downhill view of the golf course...

So, you want to catch a bluefin tuna?

2 months ago
The international council that regulates bluefin tuna has increased the amount American...

2026! Here's to the new year

Sumner Spence
2 months ago
The Eagles are playing the Washington Commanders this week in their final game of the regular...

Athletes of the Week Jan. 2

2 months ago
Andrew Collins In the Delmarva Christian boys’ basketball team’s 60-53 win over Washington...

Well-coached players don’t do dumb stuff

Dave Frederick
2 months ago
Don’t do dumb stuff - Forty years ago, I wrote that the Cape boys’ lacrosse team was the best- and...

Get off the couch and run a 5K in just 10 weeks

Tim Bamforth
2 months ago
Most want-to-be runners make the same mistake youth runners make when it comes to getting started...

Royals captured by Crabbers, steamed 66-51 at...

Aaron R. Mushrush
2 months ago
A 19-17 lead for the Delmarva Christian boys’ basketball team at halftime of its Governor’s...

Seahawks fly past Eagles and into Governor’s...

Aaron R. Mushrush
2 months ago
A win is a win, but a win in a semifinal is a good position to be in. Through three quarters of...

Sussex Academy boys win wild one 49-48 in Governor’s...

Aaron R. Mushrush
2 months ago
It’s safe to say the Sussex Academy basketball teams are enjoying the winter break after the boys’...

The spiritually secure hit harder than heathens

Dave Frederick
2 months ago
Sunday morning coming down - On a Sunday morning in Lewes 50 years ago, the Fred house front-door...

Royals race past Jaguars to open Governor’s Challenge

Aaron R. Mushrush
2 months ago
They Delmarva Christian boys’ basketball team’s debut in the 42nd Governor’s Challenge was a...

Cape boys’ basketball wins Ocean Bracket at Beach Slam

Dan Cook
2 months ago
The Cape boys’ basketball team won the Ocean Bracket of the Beach Slam in Lewes Dec. 26-27, with a...

Cape Region golf year in review – 2025

Fritz Schranck
2 months ago
Dec. 31 marks the end of this column’s 27th year and a busy 12 months of Cape Region golf. ...

Best way to effect change is to get involved

Eric Burnley
2 months ago
Last week, I shared the good news that the Mid-Atlantic Council had increased the recreational...

Run With Santa ends weeks of holiday races and...

Dave Frederick
2 months ago
The foot traffic holiday running season is heading toward the Race Into the New Year 5K at noon,...

Athletes of Week Dec 26

2 months ago
Grayson Davis A Cape freshman descended from 150 to 144 pounds for the Beast of the East and made...

Christmas gifts for the running and racing community

Tim Bamforth
2 months ago
The Cape Region is a unique place for running and racing, with events to choose from within a 10-...

Governor’s Cup gets prime placement in Cape...

Dave Frederick
2 months ago
In My Room - “Do my dreaming and my scheming. Lie awake and pray. Do my crying and my sighing...

Delmarva Rush excels at Cecil Fall Blast tournament

2 months ago
Delmarva Rush Soccer Club wrapped up a successful weekend at the Cecil Fall Blast Soccer Tournament...

Delmarva Christian swim teams confident at the break

Aaron R. Mushrush
2 months ago
Hosting an ESIAC quad meet Dec. 19 proved to be an early present for Delmarva Christian’s swim...

The whammy is bad, but the double whammy is worse

Dave Frederick
2 months ago
The whammy - Two extended arms with fingers on both hands wiggling coming from a sports person is...