Sports

Central volleyball players share strong bond

5 months ago
In the world of high school volleyball, two exceptional athletes have emerged as beacons of talent...

Delaware Football Club 2013 Girls South wins Cecil...

5 months ago
The 16th annual Cecil Fall Blast, a one-day soccer tournament, took place Nov. 17, at the Chesland...

What it takes to host a major golf tournament

Fritz Schranck
5 months ago
The 2024 U.S. Women’s Open wound down to its exciting finish June 2, with 22-year-old Yuka Saso...

Discussing black sea bass regulations

Eric Burnley
5 months ago
I attended the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s Advisory Committee on Summer Flounder,...

The Eagles pull away in the fourth quarter

Sumner Spence
5 months ago
Last Thursday, the Philadelphia Eagles gained a significant advantage in the NFC East by beating...

Athletes of the Week Nov. 22

Dave Frederick
5 months ago
Allison Ortiz-Rivera Cape Henlopen freshman Allison Ortiz-Rivera moved her running career...

I shot two deer at sundown in a fallow field

Dave Frederick
5 months ago
Doe-eyed - I shot two deer at sundown Tuesday afternoon – a doe and a menacing buck in rut intent...

Rehoboth Beach Seashore Marathon to welcome 3,200...

Tim Bamforth
5 months ago
The first weekend in December will feel like August in the Nation’s Summer Capital, as the Rehoboth...

Brockstedt to play golf at Notre Dame

5 months ago
Sawyer Brockstedt will be joining the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame women’s golf team. The Rehoboth...

Harlem Wizards wow crowd at Cape

Dan Cook
5 months ago
Wild dunks and crazy antics were the order of the day Nov. 17, as the internationally known and...

Royals’ Elaina Millaway headed to Florida Gulf Coast...

Aaron R. Mushrush
5 months ago
Recently named the 2024 DIAA Player of the Year in girls’ volleyball and a member of the all-state...

Cape girls’ swimming kicks off season

Dan Cook
5 months ago
The Cape girls’ swim team is looking to improve on its Henlopen North title from 2023-24 season,...

Cape boys’ swimming looks to make a splash in the state

Dan Cook
5 months ago
Winning the 2024 Henlopen North, the Henlopen Conference Championship regular-season title and the...

Cape unified flag football falls to CR in semifinals

Aaron R. Mushrush
5 months ago
The last Cape sports team standing in the 2024 fall sports season gave fans plenty of reasons to...

Tunnel to Towers raises funds for first responders...

Dave Frederick
5 months ago
The Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers 3.43-mile run held Nov. 16 at Cape Henlopen State Park is all...

Delaware Football Club 2014 Boys South wins Cecil...

5 months ago
The 16th annual Cecil Fall Blast, a one-day soccer tournament, took place Nov. 16, at the Chesland...

Four Seahawks ink letters of intent on National...

Aaron R. Mushrush
6 months ago
Four Sussex Academy Seahawks are ready to leave the nest they’ve called home for four years – after...

Tunnel to Towers event brings out the best in people...

Dave Frederick
6 months ago
Chattahoochie - Allen Jackson gets claimed by so many people as cousin in the 684 that I’ve started...

Cape football ends season with loss to Sallies

Dan Cook
6 months ago
The Cape Henlopen football squad had its season come to an abrupt end Nov. 15, with a 35-0 loss to...

Sussex Academy soccer secures back-to-back state titles

Aaron R. Mushrush
6 months ago
Treble loaded. For the second year in a row, Sussex Academy was the last team standing in the DIAA...

Sussex Academy soccer wins state title

6 months ago
The Sussex Academy boys’ soccer team won its second straight Division II state championship with a...

On the range at the Women’s Open

Fritz Schranck
6 months ago
If you seek to improve your golf game, watch golfers who are better than you warm up for their...

A day on the water with a middle school fishing club

Eric Burnley
6 months ago
On Nov. 14, I spent the day with my son Roger’s middle school fishing club. Roger has been a...

Beacon Middle School connects students with future...

Aaron R. Mushrush
6 months ago
Beacon Middle School students with dreams of playing sports in college learned first-hand Nov. 12...

Eagles continue to win

Sumner Spence
6 months ago
On Thursday night, the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Washington Commanders by the score of 26-18,...

Athletes of the Week Nov. 15

6 months ago
Teagan Baker A freshman off Cape’s 12-0 JV team, Teagan was brought up at the end of the...

Cape athletes sign letters of intent

Dan Cook
6 months ago
Cape athletes signed national letters of intent to play college sports during a ceremony Nov. 13 at...

A slice of life sports offer improbable images and...

Dave Frederick
6 months ago
Slice of life - There is a premise in psychology that if the mind sees something that is against...

Nicola Pizza 5K raises funds for Warrior Weekend

Tim Bamforth
6 months ago
The popular Nicola Pizza 5K was held last weekend around the Village of Five Points development in...

Seahawks soar back into Division II state championship

Aaron R. Mushrush
6 months ago
With their 13th shutout of the season, a 1-0 win over Caravel, the Sussex Academy boys’ soccer team...

Cape knocked out of tournament by No. 1 CR in double...

Aaron R. Mushrush
6 months ago
The Cape boys’ soccer team’s season-long unbeaten streak against Henlopen North opponents came to...

Don’t lose your marbles on championship game day

Dave Frederick
6 months ago
Championship Saturday - I woke up early on state championship Saturday, and I was in game-day mode...

Cape’s Jason Baker claims Division I cross country...

Aaron R. Mushrush
6 months ago
Leading wire-to-wire and finishing almost 14 seconds ahead of second place, Cape junior Jason Baker...

Sussex Academy defeats Saint Mark’s in OT to move to...

Dan Cook
6 months ago
Sussex Academy senior Andres Romero-Nieto scored off a free kick with 1:36 left in the first...

Cape football falls to St. Georges, but makes DIAA...

Dan Cook
6 months ago
In a game that could have gone either way, it ultimately came down to who made the bigger plays and...

Cape hockey goes beyond expectations to win state...

Dave Frederick
6 months ago
The young guns of Cape Henlopen field hockey exceeded all realistic expectations Nov. 9 at Mike...

Cape soccer alumni game set Nov. 27

6 months ago
The Cape Henlopen High School soccer program will host its annual coed alumni game in Legends...

Diet and weights transformed Todd Willits from the...

Chris Antonio
6 months ago
Todd Willits, 52, had always been reasonably fit. He had previously completed marathons, and was no...

A long career fishing from head boats

Eric Burnley
6 months ago
I have been fishing from head boats for a very long time. I began my long career back in the 1950s...

Inaugural Delaware Cup matches a success

Fritz Schranck
6 months ago
Earlier this year, DuPont Country Club head golf professional Mike Caldwell reached out to Rehoboth...

Dallas week for the Eagles

Sumner Spence
6 months ago
On Sunday, the Philadelphia Eagles were able to beat the Jacksonville Jaguars by the score of 28-23...

Cape Region is a running mecca that goes back 50 years

Dave Frederick
6 months ago
Meep meep - Cape kids have been running the roads of the greater Lewes area for 55 years, so it’s...

Beacon, Mariner finish up successful XC seasons

Tim Bamforth
6 months ago
The Beacon Middle cross country girls’ team faced Milford Central at Cape High Nov. 6, and Beacon...

Delmarva Rush Soccer Club U13 team goes undefeated

6 months ago
The Delmarva Rush Soccer Club 2012 girls’ U13 team went undefeated at 8-0 to win the EDP Fall...

Cape Unified flag football wraps up season with...

Aaron R. Mushrush
6 months ago
Going out with a bang, the Cape unified flag football team concluded its regular season Nov. 6, by...

Sussex Academy hockey falls to Delmar in OT

Dan Cook
6 months ago
The DIAA Division II field hockey semifinal between eight-time state champion Delmar (17-1) and...

Athletes of the Week Nov. 8

6 months ago
Jason Baker Cape junior Jason Baker won the Henlopen Conference individual title last weekend at...

Cape hockey holds back Charter Force for 2-1...

Dave Frederick
6 months ago
Parallels and perspectives follow Cape field hockey players onto the pitch for every state...

Kill the radio and ditch the AirPods

Dave Frederick
6 months ago
Car rides - Kill the radio and ditch the AirPods; just tell sports stories. I met coach Dan...

Cape boys, Sussex Academy girls win XC conference...

Dave Frederick
6 months ago
Conference cross country races are simplistically complicated when it comes merging meets for state...

Cape football falls to Dover 27-24

Dan Cook
6 months ago
The Cape football team celebrated 16 seniors in a pregame ceremony Nov. 1, at Legends Stadium, and...

Delmarva Christian volleyball falls to Tower Hill

6 months ago
The Delmarva Christian girls’ volleyball team fell 3-1 to Tower Hill Nov. 2, ending the Royals’...

Cape volleyball eliminated in second round

Aaron R. Mushrush
6 months ago
The Cape girls’ volleyball season came to an end Nov. 2, with a 3-0 loss to top-seeded Padua...

Sussex Academy field hockey dominates Archmere 9-1...

Aaron R. Mushrush
6 months ago
The Sussex Academy field hockey team is back in the Division II semifinals after taking a two-year...

Sussex Academy soccer wins Henlopen Conference title

Dan Cook
6 months ago
The Henlopen South champion Sussex Academy soccer team won the conference championship Nov. 2, with...

Johnny-O blends east with west

Fritz Schranck
6 months ago
Golf apparel companies often focus their efforts on high-end, middle or lower-price offerings...

Despite slow fishing, a beautiful day on the water

Eric Burnley
6 months ago
I have been looking forward to a deep-drop fishing trip on the Angler head boat out of Ocean City,...

Cape hockey starts hot, beats St. Georges 10-0 in...

Dave Frederick
6 months ago
The turf temperature was 100 degrees at Champions Stadium Oct. 31, for the quarterfinal field...

Good and bad news

Sumner Spence
6 months ago
The good news first. The Eagles beat the decent Cincinnati Bengals team handily despite still not...

Athletes of the Week Nov. 1

6 months ago
Jaden Davis A senior running back for the unbeaten Salisbury University Seagulls, Jaden was...