Sports

Athletes of the Week Oct. 18

1 year ago
McKenna Danahy Danahy is a quarter of the back line for Sussex Academy’s boys’ soccer team...

Connecting dots through sports supports Sussex culture

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Can you not do it? Connecting people to each other in Sussex County has always been a way of life...

Three races on tap this weekend

Tim Bamforth
1 year ago
Three events are on the schedule this weekend, as the fourth Lace Up For Ag Literacy 5K Run/Walk...

Delmarva Christian field hockey celebrate senior duo

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
Delmarva Christian field hockey fans were treated to an optimistic glimpse of the future and a...

Sussex Academy field hockey flies past Stephen...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
The Maryland Seahawks of Stephen Decatur flew north Oct. 15 to take on the Delaware Seahawks of...

Royals blank Dragons 3-0 in ESIAC semifinal

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
Delmarva Christian boys’ soccer booked an appointment with Worcester Prep in the Eastern Shore...

Cape soccer takes step closer to postseason with 2-0...

Dan Cook
1 year ago
The Cape soccer team continued its trek toward a berth in the state tournament with a 2-0 shutout...

Dogfish to Darby Dash is like Great Dane to a teacup...

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Dogfish to Darby Dash - About 1,500 runners and walkers circled the town of Milton Sept. 29,...

Cape Pop Warner teams run to clean sweep of...

Dan Cook
1 year ago
The Cape Pop Warner Vikings teams had a successful day of games Oct 12 at Cape Henlopen’s Legends...

Cape hockey heads down to Delmar Oct. 17

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
The Cape field hockey team won consecutive games against Dover 5-0 and Padua 11-1, which is nothing...

Big plays doom Cape football at Legends Stadium

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
In the premier battle of Sussex County high schools, it was the Golden Knights who claimed victory...

Delmarva Christian plays it close against...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
An increasingly confident Delmarva Christian field hockey team went stick-to-stick against Sussex...

Cape soccer slams the Senators 3-1

Dan Cook
1 year ago
The Cape soccer team moved back into the win column with a 3-1 victory over Dover Oct. 10 at the...

Sussex Academy leaps over Lake Forest 2-0

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
Sussex Academy field hockey posted its sixth shutout of the season in a 2-0 victory over Lake...

Big crowd for Kings Creek Ladies Invitational

Fritz Schranck
1 year ago
A field of 120 golfers competed in the annual Kings Creek Country Club Ladies Invitational...

Fall brings back memories of hunting seasons past

Eric Burnley
1 year ago
With fall comes, hunting seasons and memories of those from my past begin to rush forward. I grew...

So much for Red October

Sumner Spence
1 year ago
The Phillies had a very disappointing ending to their season Tuesday night when they lost...

Athletes of the Week Oct 11

1 year ago
Jaxon Benton Few football players have had a better start to their playing careers than...

Sports columns are quirky observations reflecting...

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Jumping the shark - Most coaches are cautious and don’t want to be bitten by arrogance or...

Cape cross country teams claim Henlopen North titles

Tim Bamforth
1 year ago
The Cape cross country teams took on the Riders of Caesar Rodney and the Golden Knights of Sussex...

Seahawks soccer makes prey of Cape 2-0

Dan Cook
1 year ago
The warm and fuzzy feelings of friends and travel club teammates are put on hold for 80 minutes...

KSI’s 3 Club Golf Tournament a success

1 year ago
KSI’s 35th annual 3 Club golf tournament, officially renamed the KSI Clifford T. Crouch Memorial 3...

Cape beats Sussex Academy in fast, furious and...

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
A fast and furious field hockey friendly at Champions Stadium Oct. 8 saw Cape Henlopen protect its...

Delmarva Christian field hockey can’t ground Eagles...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
A young Delmarva Christian field hockey team was undone by an experienced Holly Grove squad 12-1 at...

Delmarva Christian volleyball is money against...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
For the first time in the 2024 season, the Delmarva Christian volleyball team has climbed above the...

We are all cousins; the connections transcend time...

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Mormon melding - I have no clue as to the foundations of the Mormon religion or how it relates to...

Cape football defeats Saint Mark’s at Homecoming game

Dan Cook
1 year ago
The Vikings met the Spartans on the Legends Stadium turf field of battle Oct. 4. And when the final...

Cape soccer ties Caesar Rodney 3-3

Dan Cook
1 year ago
After 100 minutes of intense action on the Riders home pitch, the Cape and Caesar Rodney soccer...

Cape unified team stages late comeback to topple...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
The girls and boys on Cape’s unified flag football team have begun 2024 with a win streak after...

Delmarva Christian soccer celebrates five seniors...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
Although the Delmarva Christian boys’ soccer team lost its Senior Night game 2-0 to Delmar Oct. 3,...

Royals fend off Golden Knights at the purple castle...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
Battling the first of two mid-Sussex neighborly opponents, Delmarva Christian staked its claim as...

Sussex Academy hosts Senior Olympics swim meet

Dan Cook
1 year ago
The annual Senior Olympics swimming competition was held Sept. 27, at the Sussex Academy Aquatic...

Old Inlet Fall Surf Fishing Classic tourney sees...

1 year ago
Old Inlet Bait & Tackle held its Fall Surf Fishing Classic Tournament the weekend of Sept. 28-...

Cobra Golf – speed thrills

Fritz Schranck
1 year ago
Cobra Golf continues to stress the aerodynamic qualities of its driver lines, a design and...

Eagles better get their act together!

Sumner Spence
1 year ago
On Sunday, the Philadelphia Eagles had an embarrassing performance against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers...

Athletes of the Week Oct. 4

1 year ago
Chase Ballinger A junior honor roll student at Sussex Academy, this three-year starter for the...

Pete Rose has a statue in Cincinnati and Wall of...

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Dirt Bag - I see an image of Pete Rose sliding into home plate on his stomach obscured by more dirt...

Dogfish Dash draws nearly 1,700 runners to Milton

Tim Bamforth
1 year ago
There was a total of 1,690 registered runners at this year’s Dogfish Dash, a long way from 2006...

Sussex Academy soccer rises with 2-1 win over IR

Dan Cook
1 year ago
The boys’ soccer contest between Sussex Academy and Indian River was a matchup of two premier teams...

Cape hockey beats Caesar Rodney 8-1 to stay unbeaten

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
A three-day festival of field hockey under the lights at Champions Stadium was highlighted by the...

Seahawks fly south to knock off IR field hockey 5-0

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
Sussex Academy field hockey moved to 7-1 following its 5-0 away win over southern rival Indian...

IR volleyball ends Sussex Academy’s division dominance

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
The Sussex Academy volleyball team’s reign over the Henlopen South ended Oct. 1, with a 3-0 home...

Pale ale runners saunter around Milton for Dogfish...

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Dogfish Dash - Running with friends is good for what ales you; other exercises pale by comparison...

Hodgson follows through on promise to stop Cape streak

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
Hodgson’s 28-23 victory over Cape Sept. 28 is proof positive all three phases of the game matter...

Seahawks defend nest from invading Blue Jays in...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
Sussex Academy volleyball may be a little protective of its 2023 Henlopen South title. Flying to a...

Sussex Academy soccer shuts down Worcester Prep in 5...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
Securing the fifth shutout of the season in dominating fashion, Sussex Academy boys’ soccer moved...

Delmarva Christian volleyball knocks off the Warriors

Dan Cook
1 year ago
After dropping matches to Ursuline and Padua, the Delmarva Christian volleyball team took the...

Cape volleyball downs Milford 3-0

Dan Cook
1 year ago
Cape volleyball moved to 6-2 on the season with a 25-12, 25-17, 25-12 victory over Milford Sept. 26...

Cape hockey prevails at Milford to stay unbeaten

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
In a great game at Milford’s Buccaneers Stadium played between two top teams Sept. 26, Cape...

Royals field hockey falls to Wilmington Christian

Dan Cook
1 year ago
Delmarva Christian field hockey moved to 2-6 on the season with a 5-0 loss to Wilmington Christian...

Royals soccer falters in second half against the...

Dan Cook
1 year ago
The Delmarva Christian boys’ soccer squad fell to 3-6 with a 5-2 loss to Wilmington Christian Sept...

A sense of scale

Fritz Schranck
1 year ago
A practice putting green can look like a semi-neglected afterthought at some golf clubs. That...

Catchin’ croakers across a lifetime

Eric Burnley
1 year ago
Croakers have been a part of my life since a very early age. As I have noted before, I was raised...

Athletes of the Week Sept. 27

1 year ago
Amari Jackson Amari caught a touchdown pass for Cape on the last play of the first half Sept. 20...

Strange Eagles game

Sumner Spence
1 year ago
The Eagles won by a score of 15-12 on Sunday against the Saints. The defense played its best game...

Free and overpriced is how I roll through grandpa life

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Afterschool special - “Keep it on the down low or everybody will know.” – Teddy Thompson...

ESIAC cross country meet held at Delmarva Christian

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
Delmarva Christian hosted an ESIAC cross country meet at its partially wooded course Sept. 25,...

Sussex Academy field hockey drops a dozen on Polytech

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
Sussex Academy field hockey opened its Sept. 24 home game against Polytech with a tally 36 seconds...

Sussex Academy soccer bests the Bucs

Dan Cook
1 year ago
The Sussex Academy soccer team moved to 5-1 on the season with a 2-1 victory over Milford Sept. 24...

Successful Harvest Hustle supports Village Volunteers

Tim Bamforth
1 year ago
Dylan Branch, 23, of Dagsboro easily ran away with the overall male title at the inaugural Harvest...