Sports

Athletes of the Week Feb. 7

5 months ago
Briggs Gannon Briggs, twin brother of Finn, is grappling at 82 pounds for the Fred Thomas Middle...

Every picture tells a story, don’t it?

Dave Frederick
5 months ago
Track guy - Bob Paulen, 88, was on the Cape track Feb. 3, not expecting a high school quad...

All-junior team sets new 4-by-200 relay record at Cape

Tim Bamforth
5 months ago
The Cape Vikings left in the early morning of Feb. 1 for the Ocean Breeze Sports Complex in Ocean...

Riders storm Cape wrestling 48-28

Dave Frederick
5 months ago
“Riders on the Storm” by the Doors played, the house lights went down and the Caesar Rodney...

Sussex Academy girls’ basketball recognizes players...

Aaron R. Mushrush
5 months ago
A 54-36 loss to Delmar didn’t spoil the party for the Sussex Academy girls’ basketball team, as the...

Cape basketball lets close game slip away to Milford

Dan Cook
5 months ago
The Vikings and Buccaneers battled back and forth for 31 minutes Feb. 4, and game came down to the...

Vikings dominate Bucs to sail to 57-32 victory

Aaron R. Mushrush
5 months ago
In the back end of a girls’ basketball two-game series between local rivals Cape and Milford Feb. 4...

Arcadia too hot for Delmarva Christian boys’ basketball

Aaron R. Mushrush
5 months ago
While still undefeated against Delaware teams, the Delmarva Christian boys’ basketball squad fell...

Cape swimming to compete in conference championship...

Dan Cook
5 months ago
The Cape swimming program celebrated its seniors Feb. 3, with a boys’ 112-50 win and a girls’ 108-...

Broad Street boomer stopping in Belltown celebrating...

Dave Frederick
5 months ago
Robber Barons - Take Black history away from this old Broad Street boomer and you are stealing part...

Fred Thomas crowns three champions at Steve Stewart...

Dave Frederick
5 months ago
The 2025 Steve Stewart Middle School Wrestling Classic at Milford Central Academy welcomed 24 teams...

Cape splits games with Laurel and Smyrna

Dan Cook
5 months ago
The Cape boys’ basketball team jumped out to a 10-6 lead in the first quarter and held off a plucky...

Cape swimming splashes past Milford

Dan Cook
5 months ago
The Cape boys’ swim team continued to dominate its opponents with a 98-43 victory over Milford Jan...

Royals take down Laurel 60-57

Aaron R. Mushrush
5 months ago
Wrapping up their tour of the Henlopen South with a 60-57 victory over Laurel, the Delmarva...

Sussex Academy boys’ basketball celebrates seniors...

Aaron R. Mushrush
5 months ago
After falling behind by 13 points in the first quarter, the Sussex Academy boys’ basketball team...

Seahawks fall to First State Military Academy

Aaron R. Mushrush
5 months ago
A fast start was not enough to secure the first win of the season for the Sussex Academy boys’...

Cape wrestling wins three close dual meets

Dave Frederick
5 months ago
The Cape Henlopen wrestling team won three close dual meets in less than 24 hours last weekend...

Happy days here again at the PGA Show

Fritz Schranck
5 months ago
A heightened sense of excitement and optimism ran through every day of the recently concluded 2025...

Serious problem brewing within fishermen ranks

Eric Burnley
5 months ago
Recreational fishermen have a serious problem brewing within our ranks. There is a small segment of...

Super Bowl rematch!

Sumner Spence
5 months ago
In 10 days, the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs will play in Super Bowl LIX in New...

Athletes of the Week Jan. 31

5 months ago
Will DiPaolo Will captured the Henlopen Conference pole vault championship two weeks ago by...

Digital bits and fragments are all over sportscape

Dave Frederick
5 months ago
Good Vibrations - With digital bits and fragments of information all over the sportscape, there is...

Cape track breaks three indoor school records

Tim Bamforth
5 months ago
The Cape indoor track team traveled last weekend to take part in the Virginia Beach High School...

Brooms come out as Sussex Academy girls’ basketball...

Aaron R. Mushrush
5 months ago
Jumping out to a 17-7 lead after the first quarter, the Sussex Academy girls’ basketball team used...

Fast start propels Cape girls’ basketball to season...

Aaron R. Mushrush
5 months ago
Amalia Fruchtman wasted no time giving the Cape girls’ basketball team a big lead in a rematch...

Vikings and Seahawks battle in swimming showdown

Dan Cook
5 months ago
The Sussex Academy Aquatic Center was spilling over with excitement Jan. 27, as two of the state’s...

Cape boys’ basketball downs the Ravens

Dan Cook
5 months ago
The Cape boys’ basketball team moved to 8-4 on the season with a 68-41 grounding of the Ravens of...

Family and friends surround the culture of sports

Dave Frederick
6 months ago
Arm bars - Two young girls, arms locked, skipped past my camera during Saturday’s Cape at...

Cape boys get close, but fall to Senators

Dan Cook
6 months ago
The Cape boys’ basketball team battled Dover to the end, but the 2024 DIAA state champs were just a...

Delmarva Christian girls’ basketball wins Sts. Peter...

Aaron R. Mushrush
6 months ago
Riley Barto is a rotational spark plug for the Delmarva Christian girls’ basketball team, but in...

Seahawks can’t take off with Panthers’ paws gripping...

Aaron R. Mushrush
6 months ago
With just four matches to go before the Henlopen Conference championships, Sussex Academy wrestling...

Cape swimming rolls over Bulldogs

Dan Cook
6 months ago
Cape swimming remained 8-0 on the season with a boys’ 101-48 and a girls’ 95-66 victory over a...

Sussex Central wrestling holds off Cape in Saturday...

Dave Frederick
6 months ago
“It’s all about matchups,” said Shane Miller, Sussex Central wrestling coach. Cape 175-pounder...

Chatting with an LPGA caddie

Fritz Schranck
6 months ago
During the June U.S. Women’s Open at Lancaster Country Club, I met again with Paul Heselden, a...

Highlights of a week-long fisheries workshop

Eric Burnley
6 months ago
I was selected to attend the Fisheries Science and Management Workshop at the Sea Crest Beach Hotel...

Mike Frederick steps down as Cape football coach

Aaron R. Mushrush
6 months ago
After three years of leading the Cape football program, Mike Frederick has stepped down as head...

Athletes of the Week Jan. 24

Dave Frederick
6 months ago
Isaiah Ayers Isaiah is a 2024 graduate of Sussex Tech who is now a freshman for the NHTI Cougars at...

Taking care of fitness every day

Dave Frederick
6 months ago
Taking care of fitness - The first time I saw 27-year-old rookie Ichiro Suzuki was like every time...

Cape boys win Henlopen Conference Indoor Track...

Tim Bamforth
6 months ago
The Henlopen Conference Indoor Track Championship was held Jan. 16 at the Snow Hill, Md., oval...

Sussex Academy wrestling celebrates seniors against...

Aaron R. Mushrush
6 months ago
Although they are still waiting for their first conference win following a 50-30 loss to Seaford,...

Sussex Academy girls’ swimming remains undefeated

Aaron R. Mushrush
6 months ago
Swimming in their first meet in more than a month, the girls of Sussex Academy continued their...

Cape girls’ basketball saddles Riders with 72-42 loss

Dan Cook
6 months ago
Cape girls’ basketball had three players hit for a double-double in a 72-42 victory over Caesar...

Smyrna wins dramatic dual meet over Cape 37-29

Dave Frederick
6 months ago
Coach Chris Mattioni caught what’s going around and left school early on a frigid two-hour delay...

Dontay Black remembered for his support of basketball

Dan Cook
6 months ago
The late Dontay Black was honored at Dontay Black Memorial Night Jan. 15 , as Beacon Middle School...

Cape unified basketball falls to Caesar Rodney

Dan Cook
6 months ago
The Cape unified basketball team fell behind Caesar Rodney 29-8 in the first quarter and couldn’t...

A busman’s holiday taking my camera to a middle...

Dave Frederick
6 months ago
Rastling relatives - I am the grandfather of Mikey, who was a wrestler for Cape, and I’ve been...

Sussex Academy boys wrap up three straight games

Aaron R. Mushrush
6 months ago
Completing a task the NBA hasn’t seen since the days of Wilt Chamberlin, both of Sussex Academy...

Seahawks clipped by Cambridge-South Dorchester 41-37

Aaron R. Mushrush
6 months ago
It came down to the wire, but the Sussex Academy wrestling team came up just shy of its first win...

Cape swims past Caesar Rodney

Dan Cook
6 months ago
The Cape swim teams remained undefeated with a boys’ 122-48 and girls’ 107-63 over Caesar Rodney...

Cape boys' basketball cages the Panthers

Dan Cook
6 months ago
Cape sophomore Jameson Tingle and senior Damian Robinson each recorded a double-double to lead the...

William Penn roars back to defeat Cape wrestling 36-33

Dave Frederick
6 months ago
Most high school wrestling fans sitting in Cape’s Big House gym Jan. 18 were silently smart. They...

Why not try something new in 2025?

Eric Burnley
6 months ago
We have a bright new year ahead of us, and while it has started out with subfreezing temperatures,...

Southern Delaware Golf Club adds golf and...

Fritz Schranck
6 months ago
Southern Delaware Golf Club is putting the finishing touches on the construction of a new practice...

Eagles versus Rams

Sumner Spence
6 months ago
On Sunday at 3 p.m., the Eagles will play the Rams at Lincoln Financial Field. I think this will be...

Athletes of the Week Jan. 17

6 months ago
Regan Best A junior and product of the Cape field hockey program, Regan had bided her time playing...

Sports officials always have the last word

Dave Frederick
6 months ago
Clarify but don’t question - Coach Chris Mattioni, a 30-year veteran who’s always composed but...

Teammates who go to battle together form lifelong...

Tim Bamforth
6 months ago
While in Columbia, S.C., this past week, I was able to have dinner with one of my high school...

Big third quarter leads to Cape girls’ basketball...

Aaron R. Mushrush
6 months ago
Although they led by double digits at halftime, 28-17, the Cape girls’ basketball team wasn’t...

Cape unified basketball opens season with Dover loss...

Aaron R. Mushrush
6 months ago
Opening up the game with a Zane Richardson three that electrified the crowd and team, Cape unified...

Seahawks ruffle Mallards’ feathers in first half,...

Aaron R. Mushrush
6 months ago
Following a 44-37 win at Woodbridge Jan. 14, the Sussex Academy girls’ basketball team could not...