Sports

Sharp as a leather ball, facing down pressure free...

Dave Frederick
1 month ago
Dogfish Dash - If Cape had chosen Dogfish as a mascot 55 years ago instead of Vikings, then...

Dogfish Dash on tap Sept. 28 in Milton with more...

Tim Bamforth
1 month ago
Henlopen Conference cross country action Sept. 24 saw the Cape Vikings boys win easily over Smyrna...

Sussex Academy cross country teams inch toward...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
Sussex Academy boys’ and girls’ cross country teams are a Lake Forest victory away from claiming...

Eagles fly above Seahawks in field hockey

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
Sussex Academy field hockey is hoping to regroup and get back above the .500 mark after Smyrna shot...

Cape volleyball tames Wildcats 3-0

Dan Cook
1 month ago
After dropping a pair of tough 3-2 losses to Sussex Central and Newark Charter, the Cape volleyball...

Seahawks’ winning streak snapped by explosive Eagles

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
For the first time this season, Sussex Academy volleyball has tasted defeat following a 3-0 loss to...

Cape shuts down Delmar 6-0, ready for showdown with...

Dave Frederick
1 month ago
Delmar goalie Marleigh Wells is the real deal. The junior is among Delaware’s best players. Wells...

Half-dozen Sussex County lifeguards selected to USLA...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
When the International Surf Rescue Challenge kicks off in New Zealand this November, six Sussex...

Three Cape lacrosse girls commit to Delaware

1 month ago
Yo, Chief! Cosmic connections running through a Philly house cat named Chief. Delaware associate...

IR volleyball defeats the Royals 3-0

Dan Cook
1 month ago
The Indian River volleyball team used a balanced offensive attack to move to 4-2 on the season with...

Sussex Academy volleyball bumps record to 5-0

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
No girls’ volleyball team in Delaware has started better than Sussex Academy following the Seahawks...

Seahawks come back to sink Bucs 2-1

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
It’s not how you start, but how you finish. A 5-0 loss to a tough Wilmington Friends team Sept. 16...

Time to update your putters and woods?

Fritz Schranck
1 month ago
Now is a good time to consider changing or upgrading your golf clubs, as the Cape Region golf...

Reminiscing about the good old days of hunting

Eric Burnley
1 month ago
Last week’s column got me to remembering all the good times I have had while hunting. Since I have...

The Ryder Cup is next week

Sumner Spence
1 month ago
The most well-known golf tournament in the world is the Ryder Cup, which will take place next week...

Athletes of the Week Sept. 19

1 month ago
Harper Mamele A junior AP and honors student at Cape, this 6-foot-1 outside hitter has had quite...

Wisecracks and jokes inside sports stories. You...

Dave Frederick
1 month ago
Wisecracker - I stood at the podium for the girls’ state championship lacrosse banquet at the Lewes...

Saint Mark’s edges Cape in XC action

Tim Bamforth
1 month ago
The Cape cross country teams hosted Sussex Tech and Saint Mark’s Sept. 16 on the rain-soaked...

Sussex Academy XC teams finish clean in the mud

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
Senior Ryan Moody ran a nice time of 16:07 at Sandhill Fields Sept. 17 to lead his Sussex Academy...

Cape volleyball drops heartbreaker to Central 3-2

Dan Cook
1 month ago
After winning their first three matches of the season, including a 3-1 domination of perennial...

Schedule about to sizzle for unbeaten Cape hockey

Dave Frederick
1 month ago
Cape hockey rolled by Sussex Central 10-0 Sept. 17 at Champions Stadium, throttling back after a 9-...

Delmarva Christian hockey shut out by Sabres

Dan Cook
1 month ago
Delmarva Christian field hockey’s eighth-grade goalie Carsyn Riddle faced 40 shots and stopped an...

Sapna’s brace lifts Seahawks out of Jaguars’ claws

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
Two things more intense than the Sept. 16 rainstorm were the boys’ soccer teams from Sussex Academy...

Touchdown Jesus sees the entire field at Notre Dame

Dave Frederick
1 month ago
Touchdown Jesus - The 34-foot mural that resides in the distance of Notre Dame’s library lawn is...

Scrappy Royals prove to be tough out for Dover

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
The Delmarva Christian volleyball team battled hard but lost 3-0 to a high-flying Dover squad Sept...

Mistakes prove costly in Cape football’s first loss

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
The battle of light blues was won by Lake Forest, as the Spartans delivered Cape football its first...

Seahawks blank invading Raiders 8-0

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
Three goals in the first five minutes of Sussex Academy’s game against Woodbridge and a fourth in...

Cape girls’ volleyball takes down Ursuline 3-1

Dan Cook
1 month ago
The Cape girls’ volleyball team finally shook the monkey off their back Sept. 13, as they delivered...

Seahawks flying high following 3-0 Woodbridge win

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
With their first Henlopen South win of 2025, a 3-0 over Woodbridge Sept. 11, Sussex Academy...

Royals soccer falls to Aspira 7-1

Dan Cook
1 month ago
The Delmarva Christian soccer team fell to 0-4 on the season with a 7-1 loss to visiting Aspira...

Cape hockey runs roster and clock with 10-0 win over...

Dave Frederick
1 month ago
Gulls and gnats hovered over Champions Stadium Sept. 11, as the Cape Henlopen field hockey team lit...

Thoughts on state’s new supervision rules for young...

Eric Burnley
1 month ago
I don’t know how the new hunting rules got past me. I guess because I don’t hunt as much as I once...

First Delaware High School Girls’ Golf Invitational...

Fritz Schranck
1 month ago
The St. Anne’s Club in Middletown is hosting the inaugural Delaware High School Girls’ Golf...

Young anglers haul in fish at annual tournament

Ellen McIntyre
1 month ago
The Friends of Cape Henlopen State Park held its annual youth fishing tournament at the state park’...

A Week 2 Super Bowl rematch

Sumner Spence
1 month ago
The Eagles will try to continue their winning streak this week when they play against the Kansas...

Athletes of the Week Sept. 12

1 month ago
Kailey McMahon Kailey is cut from the same cloth as Cape’s fastest people who stealthily move along...

Free and overpriced is my business plan for sports...

Dave Frederick
1 month ago
Free and overpriced - I often describe the photography part of my life as free and overpriced. That...

Cape and Sussex Academy XC squads look good early

Tim Bamforth
1 month ago
The Cape cross country team traveled to Camden Sept. 10, to take on the Riders of Caesar Rodney and...

Wharf Rats announce flounder tournament winners

1 month ago
The Angola By the Bay Boaters Club, aka the Wharf Rats, hosted its 22nd annual Fish Fest Flounder...

Cape volleyball defeats Royals in opening-day action

Dan Cook
1 month ago
The Cape volleyball squad took a 25-11, 25-10, 25-14 opening-day victory over Delmarva Christian...

Dragons blank Royals 4-0 at Sandhill Fields

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
The Delmarva Christian boys’ soccer team swept Salisbury School in 2024, including ending the...

Sussex Academy volleyball picks up statement win

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
Volleyball fans saw their blood pressure spike during Sussex Academy’s 3-1 home victory over Sussex...

Cape soccer earns clean sheet over Middletown

Dan Cook
1 month ago
The Cape soccer team notched its second straight clean sheet with a 2-0 win over Middletown Sept. 9...

Sailboats fill Delaware Bay for young sailors...

Bill Shull
1 month ago
Sunshine and 8 knots of wind made for perfect conditions on the first day of the 2025 Optimist...

Cape field hockey secures third straight shutout

Dave Frederick
1 month ago
The Cape field hockey team was able to grind out a 5-0 statistical win over an athletic Lake Forest...

Last Rites of Summer beach volleyball tournament set...

1 month ago
Beach volleyball returns to Rehoboth Beach Saturday and Sunday, Sept 13 and 14, as the Mid-Atlantic...

Positive people lead the way in sports, a culture...

Dave Frederick
1 month ago
Chattahoochie - Allen Jackson is a good kid. He is a fireman/first responder at Station 85 in...

Delmarva Christian girls’ volleyball energized for...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
Elaina Millaway left some big shoes to fill after last year’s Gatorade Player of the Year in girls...

Seahawks shot down by Newark Charter 3-2 in OT matinee

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
One word comes to mind when watching field hockey: toughness. In Sussex Academy’s season-opening 3-...

Royals conquer Titans 3-2 in OT to start year

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
Delmarva Christian field hockey opened its season in thrilling fashion with a 3-2 overtime win over...

Seahawks edge Sallies 3-2 in statement victory

Dan Cook
1 month ago
Two feet and a face provided the scoring in the Sussex Academy boys’ soccer team’s 3-2 win over...

Seahawks sting Yellowjackets 3-0 in season opener

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
The Eagles weren’t the only bird team opening the season with a win Sept. 4, as the Seahawks...

Cape football conquers Colonials 35-7

Dan Cook
1 month ago
Cape football won its second straight game Sept. 5, with a 35-7 victory over William Penn at...

Ravens soccer downs Royals 4-3 in OT

Dan Cook
1 month ago
The Sussex Tech boys’ soccer team welcomed Delmarva Christian Sept. 4, for the first varsity...

Cape shoots past the Ducks 7-0

Dan Cook
1 month ago
Austin Tyndall scored four goals and Seth Benjamin added two more in the Cape boys’ soccer team’s 7...

Cape hockey opens season with pair of 6-0 shutouts

Dave Frederick
1 month ago
Cape’s field hockey season started where it ended last season, with Emily Wells and Teagan Baker...

Shattuck wins third Delaware Open

Fritz Schranck
2 months ago
Congratulations to Braden Shattuck of Wilmington for his third Delaware Open victory Aug. 26, held...

Get ready for the best fishing season of the year

Eric Burnley
2 months ago
We are about to enter the best fishing season of the year. I am always amazed that folks will begin...

Sussex Academy girls’ volleyball looking to soar in...

Aaron R. Mushrush
2 months ago
Finishing the 2024 season off with two wins and a full season of experience for the younger players...

What a strange opener for the Eagles

Sumner Spence
2 months ago
The Eagles won a close game by the score of 24-20 after an hour-and-a-half lightning delay late in...