Sports

State title resides in Milton after 9-11 baseball...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
The Cape Region has its first Little League state champions this season after the Milton 9-11 all-...

Mid-Atlantic Field Hockey Camp ends long run at Cape...

Dan Cook
1 month ago
Mid-Atlantic Field Hockey Camp owner Frannie Slabonik has been involved with the camp for 46 years...

Cape High School Hockey Camp draws record numbers

Dave Frederick
1 month ago
Skills, drills and scrimmages fill up six hours of summer field hockey instruction at Cape’s four-...

Cape Region golfers headed to National Senior Games

Fritz Schranck
1 month ago
Thousands of amateur athletes will converge on Des Moines, Iowa, Thursday, July 24 through Monday,...

Back to the basics: knots, hooks and tackle

Eric Burnley
1 month ago
Over the years, I have seen some very interesting and inventive knots. Most of them were on rigs I...

It’s British Open week

Sumner Spence
1 month ago
After the first round of the British Open at Royal Port Rush golf club in Northern Ireland, five...

Athletes of the Week July 18

1 month ago
Allison Emmons Allison Emmons, 46, of Hockessin was the overall winner at the Rusty Rudder 5K in...

Holy goalie, Batman. The Riddler returns to guard...

1 month ago
The Riddler - Izzy Mekulski was a question mark last field hockey season as a first-year starter as...

Seashore 5-Miler draws 182 runners to Rehoboth

Tim Bamforth
1 month ago
The second of the two qualifying five-mile events in the Seashore Striders Summer Racing Series was...

Jase Mitchell selected by Houston Astros in MLB Draft

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
A catcher who cut his teeth with the Milton Little League is one step closer to fulfilling his MLB...

LYC handles RBCC in final summer swim meet

Dan Cook
1 month ago
The summer competitive swim regular season came to an end July 14, with the Lewes Yacht Club taking...

Allison Emmons wins Rusty Rudder 5K in 17:58

Dave Frederick
1 month ago
Allison Emmons, 46, was the overall winner at the Rusty Rudder 5K July 12 in Dewey Beach. Asked if...

Walk-off homer crowns Lewes District 3 champions

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
Vikings and knights may not get along, but when they battle, it is a sight to behold. Another...

Bernie Gallagher’s running resumé boggles the mind

1 month ago
Bernie’s bio - Bernie Gallagher, 84, walked the Seashore 5-Miler July 13, crossing the finish line...

Lewes major all-stars dispatch Mid-Sussex 2-1 in...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
A thrilling contest ended July 10 when Lucca Fazio collected a strikeout to give the Lewes major...

Milton 8-10 all-stars claim District 3 championship

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
It looks like the Cape baseball program will have plenty of players to choose from for the...

Lifesaving skills on display at 44th USLA Mid...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
Sections of Rehoboth Beach were closed July 9, but plenty of folks were running on the sand and...

Milton majors fall to Mid-Sussex in District 3 tourney

Dan Cook
1 month ago
The Milton major league all-stars ended the summer season July 12, with a 2-0 loss to Mid-Sussex at...

American Classic league champs crowned

Fritz Schranck
1 month ago
Congratulations to the 2025 American Classic Golf League champions. The popular Midway club hosts...

Fishing isn’t for the weak-stomached

Eric Burnley
1 month ago
After last week’s fun stories, it got my brain remembering even more humorous adventures. When I...

Milton 8-10 softball falls to Lower Sussex, Laurel

Dan Cook
1 month ago
The Milton 8-10 softball all-stars fell in the District 3 tournament, losing 8-1 to Lower Sussex...

Phillies have me holding my breath

Sumner Spence
1 month ago
The seesaw in the National League East continues with three games left until the all-star break...

Athletes of the Week July 11

1 month ago
Diane Neubauer This 36-year-old mother of two shattered the course record for women at the 35th...

Jules Woodall goes for 200th consecutive Ten Sisters...

1 month ago
Jules Woodall - Jules, 76, is a relentless runner, a tall guy and a nice guy. This Saturday, he...

Saxton, Larkin capture titles at Dave Reynolds Biathlon

Tim Bamforth
1 month ago
The 34th version of the Dave Reynolds Biathlon was held in Rehoboth Beach July 6, following the...

Lewes 8-10 all-stars defeat Georgetown in D3 tournament

Dan Cook
1 month ago
The Lewes 8-10 all-stars defeated Georgetown 10-6 July 9 at Milton Little League’s Dr. Tobin Field...

Milton baseball major all-stars in survival mode...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
A dominating performance from Mid-Sussex pitcher Dom Squillante kept the Milton major all-stars off...

Troiano jumps Wardian to win Dewey Beach Liquors 5K

Dave Frederick
2 months ago
The July 4 Dewey Beach Liquors 5K welcomed 510 runners with instructions to run down Dagsworthy...

LYC downs SFY in pool action July 7

Dan Cook
2 months ago
The dark skies and rain didn’t affect the strokes of the swimmers from Lewes Yacht Club and Sussex...

Restrictive rules gave athletes more free time...

2 months ago
Rules of restrictions - The hot summer months used to be a cooling-off period for school-aged...

DNREC cuts surf-fishing reservations for most beaches

2 months ago
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has announced changes to the...

Lewes 8-10 All-Stars defeat Nanticoke, Woodbridge

Dan Cook
2 months ago
After falling to Millsboro in the opening round of the District 3 tournament, the Lewes 8-10...

Positivity prevails for Lewes 8-10 softball all-stars

Aaron R. Mushrush
2 months ago
The point of playing a game is to have fun. Winning is nice, but it is after all the act of playing...

Winning becomes a theme in Milton as 8-10 softball...

Aaron R. Mushrush
2 months ago
Early in the District 3 softball tournament, the Milton 8-10 all-stars have demonstrated they are...

Milton 8-10 all-stars dominating baseball bracket

Aaron R. Mushrush
2 months ago
Defense might win championships, but offense does a whole lot to keep a team in the conversation...

Firecracker 5K a blockbuster of fast times

Dave Frederick
2 months ago
The Fourth of July weekend Firecracker 5K always attracts fleet-footed runners to Rehoboth Beach...

Michael Lugiano wins 74th Delaware Amateur

Fritz Schranck
2 months ago
Plantation Lakes Golf & Club hosted the 74th annual Delaware Amateur June 23-25. The 72-hole...

Fishin’ funnies: Lighthearted stories from the days...

Eric Burnley
2 months ago
I am sure there are funny stories in every sport, but I wouldn’t know about any other than fishing...

Phillies atop NL East, all-star predictions,...

Sumner Spence
2 months ago
Currently, the Phillies have a two-game lead on the New York Mets in the National League East...

Athletes of the Week July 4

2 months ago
Lina Frederick Lina is a recent Cape grad who was a school choice student to Cape from...

Roger Franks: Hall of fame swimmer, father of...

2 months ago
Roger Franks - I emceed the Delaware Sports Hall of Fame banquet in 1997. I remember introducing 70...

Mike Wardian wins Beebe Heroes 5K in sandals

Tim Bamforth
2 months ago
Ultra marathoner Mike Wardian of Dewey Beach toed the starting line with his Teva Aventrails...

Blue Hen Baseball Camp is a hit in Lewes

Dan Cook
2 months ago
The Blue Hen Youth Baseball Camp made its fourth annual visit to the Lewes Little League complex...

Sussex Academy student-athletes fêted at all-sports...

2 months ago
Student-athletes who excelled in competition throughout the 2024-25 academic year were honored June...

Delaware FC holds summer camp at Cape

Dan Cook
2 months ago
Delaware Football Club Soccer Camps held its Southern Delaware Camp June 23-27 on the Bermuda...

American Legion Post 28 baseball team hoping for...

Aaron R. Mushrush
2 months ago
Nearly halfway through its second season back in action, the American Legion Post 28 baseball team...

Cape softball celebrates exploits at end-of-season...

Dan Cook
2 months ago
The Cape softball team honored its players at the end-of-season awards banquet June 24 at Irish...

Emeritus man running a fade pattern across the...

Dave Frederick
2 months ago
Emeritus man - A retired guy who recognized me from a People in Sports column photo asked, “What...

Teenage siblings top field at Dewey Beach Patrol 5K

Dave Frederick
2 months ago
The 23rd annual Dewey Beach Patrol 5K was won by 18-year-old Daniel Danilovitz from Moosic, Pa., in...

Herndon’s excellent U.S. Open adventure

Fritz Schranck
2 months ago
This year’s U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club near Pittsburgh was highly memorable, and not just...

Beach Blast brings little lady laxers to Cape

Aaron R. Mushrush
2 months ago
The first weekend of summer was a blast for the girls who spent it participating in the 14th Annual...

Croaker was the main target in the ‘40s and ‘50s

Eric Burnley
2 months ago
When I was growing up back in the 1940s and ’50s, my grandfather only brought home first porgies...

Cape softball all-stars show fight, but fall short...

Aaron R. Mushrush
2 months ago
The first win of the Little League all-star season for the Cape Region was secured by the Cape...

NBA Finals decided, Phillies go up and down

Sumner Spence
2 months ago
The Oklahoma City Thunder were able to overwhelm a shorthanded Indiana Pacers team to win their...

Athletes of the Week June 27

2 months ago
Jordynn Bowe Jordynn was one of four freshmen on a Cape softball team that finished the...

If you bash a local Muppet, the matrix comes back to...

2 months ago
Muppet Matrix - “Muppets don’t bash other muppets,” that is the code at Sesame Street by the Sea...

Jungle Jim’s hosts 5K, plenty of events on tap

Tim Bamforth
2 months ago
One of the most popular events of the summer, the 21st Jungle Jim’s 5K, was held June 21, at Jungle...

Little League tournaments underway for Cape softball...

Aaron R. Mushrush
2 months ago
A resilient Cape major all-star team will have to be perfect for the remainder of the District 3...

Cape senior league team kicks off all-star season

Aaron R. Mushrush
2 months ago
Little League all-star season is underway, as the Cape senior all-stars team battled against Laurel...

Baker, Moody run at New Balance Outdoor Nationals

Kenny Reidel
2 months ago
Several local track and field athletes took part in the New Balance Outdoor Nationals June 19-22 at...