Sports

Athletes of the Week Nov. 28

5 months ago
Samantha Connors Sam completed her senior season of field hockey for the Appalachian State...

Turkey soup: connections for which to be thankful

Dave Frederick
5 months ago
Turkey soup - Risking my sharp, satirical and sardonic edge, I've been writing more “Turkey Soup...

Two youth runners earn All-American honors

Tim Bamforth
5 months ago
The Seashore Striders youth cross country team made its 35th trip in a row to the Cross Country...

Rehoboth Seashore Marathon set for Dec. 6

Tim Bamforth
5 months ago
The 2025 Rehoboth Beach Seashore Marathon will step off from the Bandstand on Rehoboth Avenue at 7...

Boys’ basketball teams tune up at Delmarva Christian...

Aaron R. Mushrush
5 months ago
Delmarva Christian played host to the boys’ basketball teams from Sussex Academy, Sussex Tech and...

Ivy alumni are an entangled web of athletes

Dave Frederick
5 months ago
Yale Lockdowns - “Fredman, I just read that a young man named Brenner Short has committed to play...

Cape boys’ basketball looks to 2025-26 season

Dan Cook
5 months ago
Cape head coach Steve Re is smiling all the way to daily practices just thinking about the upcoming...

Junior golf association returning to Cape Region...

Fritz Schranck
5 months ago
The American Junior Golf Association returns to the Cape Region next spring. The Georgia-based...

Fishing license money goes toward worthy projects

Eric Burnley
5 months ago
I attended the Council on Recreational Fishing Funding in Dover Nov. 13. I have been a member of...

Cape girls’ basketball has new look and positive...

Dan Cook
5 months ago
There’s a new face on the Cape bench this season, as longtime coach Ron Dukes has taken over the...

Eagles continue to be confusing

Sumner Spence
5 months ago
The Eagles won another defensive struggle over the Detroit Lions a the score of 16-9. The Eagles’...

Athletes of the Week Nov. 21

5 months ago
Chase Ballinger A senior in the most successful class the Sussex Academy soccer program has ever...

Staying silent at football games is a tall order

Dave Frederick
5 months ago
Sounds of silence - It’s a tall order to ask a crowd of 50,000 rabid fans – many of whom have been...

Youngsters lead field at Tunnel to Towers race

Tim Bamforth
5 months ago
The Tunnel to Towers Foundation came to Lewes Nov. 15, to host its annual 3.43-mile race...

Eleven Cape senior athletes sign and celebrate...

Dave Frederick
5 months ago
National signing day was Nov. 12 for all sports except football and basketball. Cape pushed the...

Cape unified flag football headed to state championship

Aaron R. Mushrush
5 months ago
The Cape unified flag football team will play for the DIAA state championship after the No. 5...

Focus Multisports generates over $37K for Justin's...

5 months ago
Race Directors Rick Hundley and Ernie Felici of Focus Multisports recently made a $37,192 donation...

Alphas and boomers stride and collide 

Dave Frederick
5 months ago
Boomers and bouncers - Allen “Chattahoochee” Jackson, 57, straight outta Milton, representing...

Sussex Academy soccer’s three-peat chase ends with 1...

Aaron R. Mushrush
5 months ago
Chances are the boys from the smallest public school in Sussex County who just went on a nearly...

Seven Seahawks chart future flight paths as student...

Aaron R. Mushrush
5 months ago
National Signing Day was Nov. 12, and despite its small size, Sussex Academy is proving it has big...

Vikings pillage Green Knights to advance to second...

Aaron R. Mushrush
5 months ago
Revenge is a dish best served cold, as evidenced by the Cape unified flag football team’s 52-38...

Cape football falls to Sallies in quarterfinals

Dan Cook
5 months ago
The Cape football team fought hard until the end but came up short, falling 31-12 to Salesianum Nov...

Gun safety should be mandatory in all schools

Eric Burnley
5 months ago
Not too long ago, I wrote an article espousing the idea of teaching young people while they are...

Second Delaware Cup a winner for PGA Reach

Fritz Schranck
5 months ago
Twenty-four Delaware golf pros came together Nov. 3-4 for the second annual Delaware Cup...

Harlem Wizards captivate Cape crowd

Dan Cook
5 months ago
The hilarious Harlem Wizards showed off their ball handling tricks and slam dunks during their...

A win is a win

Sumner Spence
5 months ago
The Philadelphia Eagles outlasted the Green Bay Packers on Monday Night football by the score of 10...

Athletes of the Week Nov. 14

5 months ago
Nick Petito Nick, a sophomore, is the young gun on the Cape cross country team, the only non-senior...

Fall colors captured at cross country races and in...

Dave Frederick
5 months ago
Tapestry - A cross country race through the flora and fauna of fall foliage ambulates like a...

Andy Gorlich wins third straight Nicola Pizza 5K

Tim Bamforth
5 months ago
We all love pizza. And when it comes to local pizza, Nicola Pizza is mentioned with the best of...

Sussex Academy boys’ soccer on the verge of DIAA first

Aaron R. Mushrush
5 months ago
Treble, and history, loading ... again. Concord in 1971 and 1972 was the first public school to win...

Lady bugs and lessons of sportsmanship at XC...

Dave Frederick
5 months ago
Cape Guy - You know the Capital One Bank Guy? Well, after the Sesame Street by the Sea Fred...

Cape soccer falls to Central on PKs

Dan Cook
5 months ago
After 80 minutes of regulation, 20 minutes of overtime and two rounds of penalty kicks, the Sussex...

Cape football defeats Hawks in crazy good game

Dan Cook
5 months ago
In a wild and dramatic Senior Night showdown, the Cape football team battled back from a 21-14...

Seahawks fly past Newark Charter into Division II...

Aaron R. Mushrush
5 months ago
The Sussex Academy boys’ soccer team began the final leg of its quest for a three-peat in Division...

Fred Thomas volleyball wins bracket at DAAD...

Aaron R. Mushrush
5 months ago
The Cape girls’ volleyball program’s future is bright after Fred Thomas Middle conquered its...

Vikings race to DIAA state title

Kenny Riedel
5 months ago
At last year’s DIAA State Championships, a relatively young Cape boys’ cross country squad held a...

Cape wins boys’ cross country title

5 months ago
The Cape boys’ cross country team won the Division I DIAA championship Nov. 8 at Killens Pond State...

Cape hockey falls to Smyrna 1-0 in second OT

Dave Frederick
5 months ago
The crossroads where jubilation meets despondency. Smyrna players dogpiled after Bree Moffett’s...

Fall golf fashion from last January

Fritz Schranck
5 months ago
Much of the sportswear industry requires a long lead time. Designing new outfits, sourcing...

There are plenty of options for fall fishing

Eric Burnley
5 months ago
I have noticed over the years that fishermen can’t wait to get out on the water in the spring when...

Athletes of the Week Nov. 7

5 months ago
Logan Crotty Hiding in plain sight, Cape cross country’s No. 3 runner Logan Crotty was the...

Showed up for a single photo and a XC race broke out

Dave Frederick
5 months ago
Cross purposes - I showed up at Cape Tuesday afternoon to grab a photo of Logan Crotty for...

Milford 5K, conference bib experiment and lots of...

Tim Bamforth
5 months ago
Jonathan Whitehead, 33, of Camden Wyoming won the overall title in 17:22 at the eighth annual...

Delmarva Christian celebrates soccer and field...

Aaron R. Mushrush
5 months ago
At halftime of the Royals’ best showing of the year, a 4-1 victory over Polytech, the Delmarva...

Mariner caps eight-win season with 2-1 victory over...

Aaron R. Mushrush
5 months ago
Seeds continue to be planted as the soccer rivalry between Cape and Sussex Academy grows into the...

Cape unified flag football shines on Senior Night

Aaron R. Mushrush
5 months ago
Zane Richardson and the 12 other seniors on the Cape unified flag football team made their Senior...

Exciting baseball

Sumner Spence
5 months ago
The Los Angeles Dodgers won back-to-back titles by winning Game 7 5-4. The Blue Jays should’ve won...

Sabbagh strikes twice as Cape hockey beats Padua 3-0

Dave Frederick
5 months ago
The Cape field hockey team played around and stayed around the semifinal game versus Padua for too...

Happy is the heart of the long distance runner with...

Dave Frederick
5 months ago
Happy at last - Let’s face it, some body types are better suited for distance running and others...

Delmarva Christian boys’ soccer ends year with 4-1...

Aaron R. Mushrush
5 months ago
In their final game of the year, the Delmarva Christian soccer team put on a show for its seniors...

Sussex Academy field hockey falls just short of top...

Aaron R. Mushrush
5 months ago
The Sussex Academy field hockey team nearly fulfilled its role of spoiler in the Division II state...

Seahawks claim third straight Henlopen Conference crown

Aaron R. Mushrush
5 months ago
A rematch of the 2024 Henlopen Conference Championship game once again played out in favor of...

Caesar Rodney capitalizes on Vikings’ mistakes in 35...

Aaron R. Mushrush
5 months ago
The Cape football team will need to win its Senior Night game against St. Georges Tech Friday, Nov...

Cape sweeps conference cross country crowns

Dave Frederick
5 months ago
The Cape cross country program got out the leaf blower Nov. 1, at Killens Pond State Park, sweeping...

Cape hockey rolls into semifinals with 8-0 shutout...

Dave Frederick
6 months ago
The quest to be the best started for the Cape field hockey team Nov. 1, as the Vikings hosted...

Bear Trap Dunes hosts combined Delaware Mid-Open and...

Fritz Schranck
6 months ago
Matt Rosal of Smyrna won the 33rd Delaware Mid-Open against a field of more than 80 amateurs and...

Atlantic marine fisheries meetings draw big crowds...

Eric Burnley
6 months ago
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission annual meeting took place in Dewey Beach over the...

Cape volleyball falls in second round to the Eagles

Dan Cook
6 months ago
The Cape volleyball team fell to Smyrna 19-25, 24-26, 25-23, 23-25 in the second round of the DIAA...

Great competitive World Series

Sumner Spence
6 months ago
I have been pleasantly surprised how close this year’s World Series has been so far. I’m actually...

Athletes of the Week Oct. 31

6 months ago
Lauren Pollock Running the Cape Henlopen State Park trails on a brisk Saturday morning, 22-...