Sports

Beacon girls win Capital Classic to complete perfect...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
Make it three in a row for the Beacon girls’ basketball team. Not wins. Perfect seasons. “I can't...

Cape girls pull away from Smyrna for seventh...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
In a tale of two halves between two 12-5 teams, the Cape Henlopen girls’ basketball team’s strong...

IR fights off Sussex Academy’s surging girls’...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
Coming into the Feb. 15 game at Indian River, the Sussex Academy girls’ basketball team had won...

Sussex Central tops Cape 36-34 for wrestling title

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
The flat and the furious was the storyline for Cape wrestling’s improbable 32-30 come-from-way-back...

The dew sweeper

Fritz Schranck
1 year ago
Seventy-three golfers played the Sunday final round at the 2023 ShopRite LPGA Classic. The field...

Pigs will be pigs, but clean up after yourself

Eric Burnley
1 year ago
People pollution is a serious problem in the waterways and on land, and while one person can’t make...

Youth Futsal League heats up the hardwood at Cape

Dan Cook
1 year ago
Tower Beach Football Club’s Youth Futsal League is providing younger soccer players with an...

The Chiefs are a dynasty

Sumner Spence
1 year ago
The Kansas City Chiefs won their third Super Bowl in five years. It was only the second overtime...

Athletes of the Week Feb. 16

1 year ago
Anna Mumford Just a freshman on the Sussex Academy swim team, Anna has made a big splash in the...

Gaining wisdom while losing perspective seems like a...

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Gaining wisdom, losing perspective - I have always been wise beyond my years, but I’ve...

Local runner Joe LoBiondo crosses his final finish line

Tim Bamforth
1 year ago
Local runner, businessman, husband, father and grandfather Joe LoBiondo crossed his final finish...

Mariner boys fall to Woodbridge in Capital Classic

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
Following back-to-back three-win seasons, the Mariner boys’ basketball team took a major step...

Mariner girls advance to Capital Classic final

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
Two Vikings vessels will descend upon Sussex Academy Saturday, Feb. 17, in an attempt to lay claim...

Cape wrestling advances to semifinals

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
The Cape wrestling team led Smyrna 28-27 in its dual-meet state tournament match Feb. 14, with only...

Royals boys’ basketball falls in ESIAC semis

Dan Cook
1 year ago
The Gunston boys’ basketball team proved that it’s hard to beat a good team three times in a season...

Cape boys’ basketball wins sloppy game over Polytech

Dan Cook
1 year ago
The Cape boys’ basketball team moved to 10-9 on the season with a 57-47 home win over Polytech Feb...

Delmarva Christian girls down Mallards in ESIAC semis

Dan Cook
1 year ago
The Delmarva Christian girls’ basketball team outplayed Worcester Prep to a 51-17 win in the...

Beacon girls’ basketball advances to Capital Classic...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
An unforgettable season continues for the girls hooping it up at Beacon Middle School. The 11-0...

Cape girls’ basketball grounds Ravens 57-32

Dan Cook
1 year ago
The Cape girls’ basketball team continues to roll through Henlopen Conference play, taking a 57-32...

Super Bowl Sunday is a placation vacation and power...

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Boomer or bigot - I avoided all pregame run-ups to the Super Bowl then watched the longest game...

Sussex Academy wrestlers celebrate educators before...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
Finishing up their first year competing in the Henlopen Conference, the Sussex Academy Seahawks...

Cape boys' basketball defeats Knights, Ravens

Dan Cook
1 year ago
The Cape boys’ basketball team added two wins to its record with victories over Sussex Central and...

Cape girls’ basketball team building momentum down...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
Joel Embiid might be out, but there is a dominant force in the paint whom basketball fans in...

Three sign letters at Cape Henlopen

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Three Cape athletes along with family, coaches and friends gathered in the Cape rotunda Feb. 7 to...

Cape boys, Sussex Academy girls win conference titles

Dan Cook
1 year ago
The Sussex Academy girls and the Cape Henlopen boys took top honors at the Henlopen Conference swim...

Struggling Sixers

Sumner Spence
1 year ago
I hope the 76ers aren't taking a page from the Eagles and going to fall apart because of the injury...

Fiberbuilt Golf and the COVID boom

Fritz Schranck
1 year ago
Demo Day at the PGA Show in Orlando, Fla., is not simply a place where club pros on a midwinter...

Summer flounder regulation choices coming down to...

Eric Burnley
1 year ago
First, I must apologize. There was a virtual hearing held at 6 p.m., Feb. 1 to take comments on...

Run to Plunge 5K raises $44K for Special Olympics

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
The 14th annual Run to the Plunge 5K attracted 574 runners and walkers who raised a combined $44,...

Athletes of the Week Feb. 9

1 year ago
Corey Barnes Corey “Booder” Barnes graduated from Mariner Middle School in 2016, having led the...

Wrestling culture remains strong in downstate Delaware

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Hate the bite - “Don’t hate the black. Don’t hate the white. If you get bit, just hate the bite...

Henlopen athletes shine at Delaware indoor track...

Tim Bamforth
1 year ago
The DIAA Indoor Track & Field Championships, with 31 Delaware teams, more than 1,000 athletes...

Seahawks, Vikings split Henlopen’s marquee swim meet...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
It gets a little complicated when Sussex Academy and Cape Henlopen get together for a swim meet. “...

A wild Wednesday night closes out wrestling regular...

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
A wild Wednesday night of Henlopen Conference wrestling featuring takedowns, pins and great escapes...

Cape unified basketball celebrates seniors, battles...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
Rivalry games can be tricky, just like goodbyes. The Cape unified basketball team needed to...

Cape boys’ basketball explodes against the Bucs

Dan Cook
1 year ago
Cape senior Kameron Trammell lit up the scoreboard with 24 points, including six three-pointers, in...

Delmarva Christian girls’ basketball defeats Sabres

Dan Cook
1 year ago
The Delmarva Christian girls’ basketball team was 10 points better in the fourth quarter than a...

Royals boys' basketball falls to Raiders 74-72

Dan Cook
1 year ago
The Delmarva Christian and Woodbridge boys’ basketball teams battled for 31 minutes, 59 seconds and...

Cape girls’ basketball rolls rival Milford 65-14

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
Squaring off against their northern neighbor, the Cape girls’ basketball team wasn’t too fond of...

Cape wrestling shuts down Smyrna 46-24

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Smyrna led the Cape wrestling team 18-15 after seven of 14 bouts in a Feb. 5 match that started at...

Dogs on the run are fun until you trip over one

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Bully for you - My exact same age running friend Leo Hannigan, 77, was finishing the Run to the...

Delmarva Christian girls’ basketball tames Dragons...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
The Delmarva Christian girls’ basketball team is just two games away from finishing its ESIAC...

Sussex Academy girls earn wins over Holly Grove,...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
Planes taking off and landing at Delaware Coastal Airport might want to be on the lookout for...

Sussex Academy supporters storm court following...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
In a battle between birds, it might be best to have the wind at one’s back, especially if one side...

Cape girls’ basketball defeats Central at Block ALS...

Dan Cook
1 year ago
The Cape girls’ basketball team got 21 points, seven rebounds and two blocks from sophomore Amalia...

Cape swimming defeats IR on Senior Night

Dan Cook
1 year ago
The Cape swim teams celebrated their Class of 2024 swimmers Feb. 2, with a 115-52 boys’ victory and...

Cape unified basketball falls to Middletown

Dan Cook
1 year ago
The Cape unified basketball team ran into a powerful Middletown team Feb. 1 on the Vikings’ home...

Cape wrestling wins pair of weekend matches

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
“What the heck was that?'' Cape fans were asking after Cape’s hard-earned victory over Lake Forest...

Belgian rookie makes first LPGA paycheck

Fritz Schranck
1 year ago
Manon De Roey of Belgium was among more than two dozen rookies making up about up 20% of the field...

Be prepared when fishing alone

Eric Burnley
1 year ago
I have a friend in Virginia who recently ran his boat out into the ocean about 20 miles to go tog...

No more predictions for me

Sumner Spence
1 year ago
Last week, I said I was nervous about the 76ers’ prospects if Joel Embiid or Tyrese Maxey were to...

Athletes of the Week Feb. 2

1 year ago
Sara Davis A junior at Cape, Sara Davis is in her second year as an athlete on the unified...

Matside Muppets bring a softer side to sometimes...

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Matside Muppets - Cape wrestling’s 38-25 win over Caesar Rodney Jan. 31 followed 20 middle school...

Delaware track & field athletes head to Maryland for...

Tim Bamforth
1 year ago
The Delaware Indoor Track State Championships will be held at Prince George Learning Center in...

Beacon wrestling defeats Mariner 58-27

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
The Beacon versus Mariner Wednesday afternoon Big House rivalry meet featured 20 bouts, beginning...

Cape swimming wins meet over the Riders

Dan Cook
1 year ago
The Cape swim teams continued to perform well with wins over Caesar Rodney at the Boys & Girls...

Cape wrestling defeats Caesar Rodney 37-25

Dave Frederick
1 year ago
Cape wrestling won eight of 14 bouts against visiting Caesar Rodney Jan. 31 to claim a 37-25...

Cape girls' basketball overcomes slow start to...

Dan Cook
1 year ago
A very good Sussex Tech team took advantage of a sleepwalking Cape girls’ basketball team early in...

Sussex Tech boys pull away to beat Cape 44-33

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
The Cape boys’ basketball team will enter the season's final month on a three-game losing streak...

Cape swimming scores wins over Sussex Tech squads...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
Winter weather and swimming just don’t seem to mix. Following a trio of postponements due to...