Sports

Cape softball heats up the dirt on Bill Cordrey Field

Dan Cook
1 year ago
Experienced junior youth is one way to describe the Cape softball squad in 2024, as they send just...

A lot of changes for the Eagles

Sumner Spence
1 year ago
NFL free agency has started this week and the Eagles have made a lot of changes. Their big one is...

Athletes of the Week March 15

1 year ago
Anna Bockius A Padua sophomore distance runner, Anna ran the lead-off leg for the Impulse Track...

Smile and seize an exquisite spring day; later you...

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Smiling faces - I strafed spring practices at Cape March 13, with 4 p.m. temperatures...

High school athletes head to national meets

Tim Bamforth
1 year ago
We’re in the midst of big national championship meets, as athletes are traveling to New York,...

Sussex Academy track & field ready to launch spring...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
Sussex Academy recently approved plans to break ground on a track facility in 2025. The team,...

Seahawks battle Bucs in pre-season scrimmage

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
The Sussex Academy Seahawks appear ready for takeoff after a dominating 6-0 preseason home victory...

Sussex Academy golf swings into spring season

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
Two years removed from a state title and coming off a top-10 finish in 2023, the Sussex Academy...

Knights of Columbus hosts free-throw competition

Ted Pfirrmann
1 year ago
The Knights of Columbus hosted a little March Madness after its February free-throw event was...

Lucky Leprechaun 5K a majestic small-town showcase

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Squall and squawk - A total of 500 runners endured a 20-minute dark cloud, but there was no whining...

Cape boys’ lax hosts four-team play day

Dan Cook
1 year ago
After two short, rainy weeks of practice, the Cape boys’ lacrosse team hosted a four-team play day...

Delmarva Rush 2013 boys win Union Futsal Cup

1 year ago
The Delmarva Rush 2013 boys traveled to the Union Futsal Cup event in Dover, where they matched up...

Sussex Academy boys’ lax seeking first tournament win

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
The Sussex Academy boys’ lacrosse program would like to go dancing in May – not for prom, but in...

Sussex Academy girls’ lacrosse determined to keep...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
Following back-to-back trips to the semifinals of the DIAA girls’ lacrosse tournament, Sussex...

Mariner Middle cheer team named Delaware champions

1 year ago
After winning first place at all three qualifying competitions, the Mariner Middle cheer team...

Bagel Bombers hold first outdoor scrimmages

1 year ago
A total of 50 kids from four Bagel Bombers teams scrimmaged March 3 in Lewes, getting outside for...

Del State takes second at HBCU golf championship

Fritz Schranck
1 year ago
Congratulations to the Delaware State University women’s golf team for its second-place finish Feb...

Learn how to properly catch and release fish

Eric Burnley
1 year ago
This year, we are going to be releasing more fish than ever due to the new summer flounder...

Royals softball readies for 2024 season

Dan Cook
1 year ago
The Delmarva Christian softball squad continues its quest for a DIAA state championship this spring...

The Phillies better get off to a good start

Sumner Spence
1 year ago
The Phillies continue to keep on spending a bunch of money to make this year a success. They signed...

Athletes of the Week March 8

1 year ago
Anthony Andrews A sophomore 120-pound wrestler for coach Scott Layfield’s Sussex Tech Ravens, this...

Vision Quest: seeing and assessing the sports world...

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Vision Quest - Cape wrestling grappled at Sussex Tech Feb. 7, when the Ravens put a scare into the...

Locals finish strong at Tim Kennard 10-Miler

Tim Bamforth
1 year ago
A large field of 444 runners and walkers took part in the 19th annual Tim Kennard 10-Miler, 5K and...

Cape baseball is looking tough for 2024

Dan Cook
1 year ago
The Cape baseball squad is moving into the 2024 season with a mission to get back to Frawley...

Sussex Academy girls hope to replicate boys’ fall...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
Last season, the Sussex Academy girls’ soccer team’s season ended in the second round of the state...

Cape girls’ soccer squad is optimistic heading into...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
Cape soccer fans were treated to a run to the state title game by the boys' team last fall, and now...

Schaeffer honors state wrestling champ Austin Guerrieri

1 year ago
Sussex County Councilman Mark Schaeffer recently honored Cape Henlopen High School freshman Austin...

Cape volleyball reloads for 2024 season

Dan Cook
1 year ago
The 2023 DIAA boys’ volleyball state champions are working hard to return to the state tournament...

Blanket coverage of championship wrestling from the...

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Blanket coverage - I was Pop Pop in the paddock last weekend, contagiously sick sitting under a...

Cape freshman Austin Guerrieri state champ at 106...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
A thrilling DIAA Individual State Wrestling Tournament at Cape Henlopen High School was headlined...

Dover defeats Delmarva Christian in DIAA tournament

Dan Cook
1 year ago
No. 10 Dover jumped out to a 13-2 lead on the way to a 49-37 win over No. 7 Delmarva Christian...

AJGA coming to Cape Region

Fritz Schranck
1 year ago
The Cape Region continues to expand its reputation as a great place for junior golfers. Rehoboth...

Flounder regulations differ from NOAA proposal

Eric Burnley
1 year ago
The 2024 summer flounder regulations have been settled, and they are entirely different from those...

Sanford knocks off Cape in second round of boys’...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
After falling 60-35 to Sanford School in the second round of the DIAA Boys’ Basketball Tournament,...

Goals for the Phillies

Sumner Spence
1 year ago
I know they’re only a week-and-a-half into spring training, but there are some important things the...

Hundreds of athletes show up for first week of...

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
We talkin’ practice - More than 100 boys and girls showed up on the first day of spring track...

Blue Ribbon Run-A-Thon highlights busy March race...

Tim Bamforth
1 year ago
The second annual Blue Ribbon Run-A-Thon will be held Saturday, March 23, in Cape Henlopen State...

Athletes of the Week March 1

1 year ago
Connor Kugelmann A Cape senior wrestler heading to the University of Charleston in the fall, Connor...

Cape girls’ basketball falls to the Spartans in DIAA...

Dan Cook
1 year ago
The Cape girls’ basketball team’s season came to an end Feb. 28, with a 53-49 loss to Saint Mark’s...

Cape boys knock out Central 61-50 in DIAA first round

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
It’s not easy beating a team thrice in one season. But that’s just what No. 21 Cape managed to do...

Wrestling fans cheer for underdogs and upsets

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Upset specials - The Henlopen Conference wrestling finals Feb. 24 at Sussex Central’s...

Sussex Academy, Cape girls place well at DIAA Swim...

Dan Cook
1 year ago
Editor’s note: The boys’ competition is covered in a separate story. The Sussex Academy...

Sussex Central wins Henlopen Conference wrestling...

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
A two-day conference wrestling tournament is like jet lag without time zones and solitary...

Cape’s JV achieves perfection with 17-0 season

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
A Cape girls’ basketball program has clinched an undefeated season for the second time in less than...

Cape boys swim to podium at UD

Dan Cook
1 year ago
Editor’s note: The girls’ swim championships will be covered in a separate story. The...

Discs abandoned at Cape Henlopen State Park donated...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
One person’s trash is another person’s treasure. It might not be treasure buried in Cape Henlopen...

Spreading the love – and the dirt – where it needs...

Fritz Schranck
1 year ago
A new construction project at The Rookery Golf Club near Milton aims to fix one of the problems...

Delaware trout season opens March 2, so be prepared

Eric Burnley
1 year ago
Delaware freshwater trout season will open in Sussex and Kent counties Saturday, March 2. Two ponds...

Spring training finally starts

Sumner Spence
1 year ago
The Phillies have lots of expectations to live up to this year because of their progress in the...

Unsung is not unappreciated

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Noah Diamond - “Sweet Caroline” is a song by Neil Diamond that inspired a new generation of fans...

A look at Cape Region’s college track athletes

Tim Bamforth
1 year ago
This week, I am dedicating my column to the local track & field athletes competing in college...

Athletes of the Week Feb. 23

1 year ago
Kha'Nihya Johnson A seventh-grade member of the undefeated Beacon girls' basketball team,...

Cape boys’ basketball finishes season 10-10

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
At 10-9, the Cape boys’ basketball team needed a win over a 12-7 Appoquinimink team Feb. 21 on...

Royals girls' basketball tames the Bulldogs 63-29

Dan Cook
1 year ago
The Delmarva Christian girls’ basketball team celebrated the Class of 2024 with a 63-29 victory...

Royals boys’ basketball ends season with win

Dan Cook
1 year ago
The Delmarva Christian boys’ basketball team finished its regular-season schedule at 12-9 with a 69...

Cape football celebrates 2023 season

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
The Cape Henlopen football team celebrated its DIAA runner-up season Feb. 15 at Rehoboth Beach...

Delmarva Christian’s JV defeats Wilmington Christian...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
For many players, junior varsity is a learning experience. “Essentially, we had four girls that...

Seasoned sports fans can hang tough all day long

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Hang tough - Parents, players, sportswriters and all connected cousins, uncles and aunts...

Mariner girls fall short Capital Classic final

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
The Mariner’s girls’ basketball team entered the final of the Capital Classic’s Hollywood Diner...

Delmarva Christian girls’ basketball wins ESIAC title

Dan Cook
1 year ago
The Delmarva Christian girls’ basketball team came from seven points behind in the final two...