Sports

False start for kids’ race is funny if you’re a 50...

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
No-class clown - A bunch of youngsters lined up on Rehoboth Avenue at 7:50 a.m. Aug. 18 for the two...

Lewes bocce player nails perfect score

1 year ago
Every Monday night, weather permitting, a group of bocce players from Pilottown Village and...

Vikings Basketball Camp a slam dunk at Beacon

Dan Cook
1 year ago
More than 35 young Michael Jordans and Caitlin Clarks learned fundamentals as well as advanced...

Cape hockey reconfigures for 2024 season

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Cape field hockey doesn’t reload, it reconfigures. The Vikings have won 11 Division I state titles...

Are they finally getting the idea?

Eric Burnley
1 year ago
Last week, I received two press releases, one from NOAA Fisheries and one from the Mid-Atlantic...

Fink wins pro title at World Championship of...

Dan Cook
1 year ago
The 2024 Zap Pro/Am World Championship of Skimboarding was held Aug. 9-11 on McKinley Avenue in...

Athletes of the Week Aug. 16

1 year ago
Matt Baran This goalie helped lead the Jack Lingo 30+ team to an 11-2 victory over the HD...

Taylor the composite Cape kid leaves the pitch too...

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Sad Songs - “If you don’t know me by now you will never never know me.” – Harold Melvin and the...

Maggie’s Mile honors the memory of Maggie Browne

Tim Bamforth
1 year ago
Riding on the wave of excitement about Cole Hocker’s win in the 1,500 meters at the Paris Olympics...

Summer Olympics recap

Sumner Spence
1 year ago
The USA dominated in the medal count as usual, with over 100 total. Congratulations to all of the...

Rehoboth Beach Country Club hosts Williamson Cup

Fritz Schranck
1 year ago
A total of 40 junior golfers from 10 golf associations representing several northeastern states and...

A small Sunday race honors PFC Joseph ‘Dimps’ Marquez

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
A total of 42 runners completed the PFC Joseph “Dimps” Marquez 5K Aug. 11, on the Junction &...

LifeMed crowned OC Lacrosse Classic champions 

1 year ago
In honor of Ryan Andrew and Elijah Ghabor, local high school lacrosse players came together to win...

Jack Lingo teams wins 30+ and 40+ championships in...

Dan Cook
1 year ago
The OC Lax Classic concluded Aug. 11, with the Jack Lingo 30+ and 40+ squads both taking...

Lax community celebrates the lives of Elijah Ghabour...

Dan Cook
1 year ago
Lacrosse is a brotherhood. And when members of that community are grieving, the lacrosse family...

Odie Davis, 62, is coaching girls’ basketball in...

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Flash forward - Coach George Pepper and I ran a resource room together back in 1980 under the...

Delaware Football Club South hosts games with Concord

Dan Cook
1 year ago
The Delaware Football Club South hosted a game day Aug. 11 at Cape Henlopen High School, welcoming...

Sussex County lifeguards clean up at nationals

Nick Roth
1 year ago
The lifeguards of Sussex County sent a large contingent to the United States Lifesaving Association...

Rehoboth country club Black and Pink Tourney...

1 year ago
Rehoboth Beach Country Club Ladies’ Golf Association held its 16th Annual Black and Pink Charity...

Lewes’ Osprey takes class title in Cape-to-Cape

Ron MacArthur
1 year ago
Seven boats from Lewes Yacht Club and 12 boats from Corinthian Yacht Club in Cape May, N.J., took...

Shorebreak Lacrosse brings in elite NCAA player for...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
With a goal of transcending boundaries and cultivating a vibrant lacrosse community beyond the...

Cape boys’ soccer teaches its winning ways to future...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
The Cape boys’ varsity soccer team observed the world’s game from a different vantage point,...

Alley Oop hosts second girls-only skim clinic

Dan Cook
1 year ago
Alley Oop Skim Camp and world-ranked female skimboarder Sydney Pizza hosted their second girls-only...

Elks Lodge donates to First Tee - Delaware

Fritz Schranck
1 year ago
Representatives of Elks Lodge 2540 of Lewes presented a check for $1,800 to the First Tee -...

NOAA looks to cut black sea bass catch by 20 percent

Eric Burnley
1 year ago
Our dear friends at NOAA have once again done the unbelievable. With the population of black sea...

Phillies might be turning the corner

Sumner Spence
1 year ago
You all know that in the last few articles I’ve been pretty negative about how the Phillies have...

Athletes of the Week Aug. 9

1 year ago
Evan Chubb Don't let her size and age fool you – this rising third-grader at H.O.B...

There are no birthday breaks or cupcakes at Cape...

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Birthday 52 - Tuesday was the B-52 birthday celebration of Cape coach Mike Frederick, but out at...

Race for the Paws 5K brings out 449 participants

Tim Bamforth
1 year ago
The 16th annual Race for the Paws 5K, one of the summer's most popular events, took to the streets...

Game Breaker Lacrosse Camp held at Beacon Middle School

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
Lacrosse players ranging from elementary school through high school took a break from the beach and...

Pinky Returns golf tournament a huge success

1 year ago
More than 150 people enjoyed a gorgeous day and a full field of lady golfers for the 16th annual...

Bulldogs Junior and Chunk roll past Dewey Beach...

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Schmidt’s Malt Liquor bulldogs - Rescues Junior and Chunk are on the wagon rolling past Dewey Beach...

Cape Summer League soccer winds down at Legends Stadium

Dan Cook
1 year ago
The local Cape Summer League came to its final competition Aug. 1 at Legends Stadium in Lewes. Cape...

Cape 8-10 Pat Knight wraps up all-star season for...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
An all-star season on the diamond has wrapped up for Cape Region teams after the Cape Pat Knight 8-...

UD field hockey team hosts camp at Cape

Dan Cook
1 year ago
The University of Delaware field hockey team hosted a community clinic Aug. 3 at Cape Henlopen High...

Bump, Set, Light volleyball tournament raises $180K

1 year ago
The fourth annual Bump, Set, Light beach volleyball tournament held July 28 in Dewey Beach raised...

Shorebreak Lacrosse wins DE Turf Summer League...

Dan Cook
1 year ago
Shorebreak Lacrosse finished up its undefeated season with an 11-8 victory over a tough Riptide...

Stunning views and stunning play

Fritz Schranck
1 year ago
The tee box for the par three eighth hole at Lancaster Country Club requires a march uphill from...

Clean up the garbage left on the beach

Eric Burnley
1 year ago
A while back, I wrote about all the trash our fellow fishermen left on the beach. That article...

Lifeguard Olympics grab attention in Rehoboth Beach

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
Hundreds of lifeguards were joined by a large and lively crowd of spectators on the shores of the...

Junior lifeguard squads battle for Olympic glory in...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
Rehoboth Beach Patrol played host to several Olympic events July 29. Junior lifeguards from Dewey...

Mid-Atlantic Field Hockey Camp hits the state park

Gabrielle Ziegler
1 year ago
Rain or shine, the Mid-Atlantic Field Hockey Camp made its 47th annual stops at Cape Henlopen State...

Phillies continue to struggle

Sumner Spence
1 year ago
I thought the fact that the Phillies were coming home was going to help them come out of their post...

Athletes of the Week Aug. 2

1 year ago
Nick Arnold A 6-foot-4, three-year starting defender on the Division II Wingate University lacrosse...

Perks Pacers inspire runners at Penn State College...

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Perks Pacers - Perks Pacers is a group that runs as a team at the Penn State College Day 5K in...

Dominik and Oldrieve inducted to Dam Mill Hall of Fame

Tim Bamforth
1 year ago
For nearly 30 summers, runners Cindy Dominik and Rich Oldrieve have been competing in Seashore...

Cape 8-10 Pat Knight softball playing alongside...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
Jumping out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning, the Cape 8-10 Pat Knight softball team...

Bamforth and Montini win titles at 41st Dam Mill 5K

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Jake Bamforth, 27, a triathlete from Colorado, returned to Sesame Street by the Sea for flatlander...

Fuller family runners dominate Penn State College...

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Brian Fuller, 38, a Penn State graduate from Mechanicsburg, Pa., remained unbeaten at the beach and...

Zap Pro/Am World Championship to take over Dewey Aug...

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
The world’s best skimmers will join local athletes for the 42nd annual Zap Pro/Am World...

Local swimmers compete in DSA Championships

Dan Cook
1 year ago
Swimmers from 20 teams representing Maryland, Virginia and Delaware competed in the Allen Nelson...

Runners are friendly and gracious, but racing is...

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Me too, me first - I was taking photos at the finish line at the Dam Mill 5K in Millsboro July 28...

Lewes goes undefeated, captures Pat Knight major title

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
In an all-Cape Pat Knight title game, Lewes capped off its undefeated 2024 tournament run with a 10...

Milton outlasts Lewes in Pat Knight 8-10 championship

Dan Cook
1 year ago
It was a game that resembled a Rocky movie when the Milton 8-10 team slugged it out with the Lewes...

Lewes major all-stars fall to Naamans in state...

Dan Cook
1 year ago
The state tournament run of the Lewes Major League All-Stars came to an end July 26, with a 4-3...

Another fine golf biography by John Riley

Fritz Schranck
1 year ago
John Riley of Wilmington won awards for his recent biography of Ed “Porky” Oliver, a great Delaware...

Always be prepared when fishing from a boat

Eric Burnley
1 year ago
Nothing scares me as much as fog when I am out on the water. While I am seeing radar on many more...

Cape Champions Hockey Camp welcomes 100 young players

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Back-to-back Champions Field Hockey Camps – the first week for high school players, the second for...

Campers get their kicks at Delmarva Rush camp

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
Delmarva Rush hosted its second player camp of the summer at Sandhill Fields July 15-19, bringing...

Evan Burris wins DBP Rookie of the Year

Gabrielle Ziegler
1 year ago
Dewey Beach Patrol held its annual rookie test July 17 on the beach at Dagsworthy Avenue. Rookies...