Sports

Connecting the dot matrix of sports histories

Dave Frederick
6 months ago
Yell it and spell - My cellphone rang at the end of the Houston Texans’ victory over the Los...

Wrestling returns with weekend tournaments

Dave Frederick
6 months ago
Snow days transitioned to go days as pent-up grapplers headed out to weekend tournament...

Milton wrestlers clean up at Junior War on the Shore

Aaron R. Mushrush
6 months ago
A group of Milton grapplers led by Mariner Middle first-year coach Johnny Longo fed their inner...

Trouble, double trouble and lip-outs

Fritz Schranck
6 months ago
The Friday first round of the 2024 ShopRite LPGA Classic in early June took place under ideal...

Croaker and other fish to look for in 2025

Eric Burnley
6 months ago
When I gave my report on the state of fishing for 2025, I was so excited about the fact that...

Playoff time

Sumner Spence
6 months ago
On Sunday, the Philadelphia Eagles will play a home game against the Green Bay Packers in the...

Athletes of the Week Jan. 10

6 months ago
Ally Diehl A quiet confidence that comes with speed and athleticism, no wasted words, but in her...

The Sounds of Silence honored Sweetness Walter Payton

Dave Frederick
6 months ago
Sweet Silence - Jeff Pearlman wrote the definitive biography of the late Chicago Bears running back...

Kick off 2025 with a fitness challenge

Tim Bamforth
6 months ago
Most want-to-be runners make the same mistake youth runners make when it comes to getting started...

Cape Region player helps Stars Federation U9 team

6 months ago
The Stars Federation U9 boys’ soccer team recently won its bracket at the prestigious Copa Talento...

Cape hockey celebrates 2024 state title

Dave Frederick
6 months ago
A brunch held at Baywood Greens Jan. 5 celebrated Cape’s 2024 state championship field hockey team...

Patrick Donahue pins way to War on Shore title

Dave Frederick
6 months ago
Pins and tech falls - Wrestlers from 43 teams competed in 14 weight classes across eight mats over...

Knotwell knocks in first hole in one

6 months ago
Linda Knotwell of Tidewater Landing near Lewes celebrated her first hole in one on Black Friday,...

A banner day for 14th annual Hair of the Dog 5K

Dave Frederick
6 months ago
Breaking the banner is a ritual of road races only offered to first-place overall finishers. On New...

Cape boys’ basketball falls to Stephen Decatur

Dan Cook
6 months ago
The Cape boys’ basketball team hosted undefeated Stephen Decatur Jan. 3, and the Seahawks came out...

2010 Boys Delmarva Rush squad wins Atlantic Cup

6 months ago
The 2010 Boys Delmarva Rush soccer team culminated its fall season by winning the Atlantic Cup in...

A bit of a birdie fest

Fritz Schranck
6 months ago
The women playing Lancaster Country Club in last spring’s U.S. Women’s Open faced a difficult but...

What to expect in 2025

Eric Burnley
6 months ago
We have a new year ahead, and with it come new chances to catch more fish, kill more game and enjoy...

Royals girls’ basketball goes 1-and-1 in Governors...

Dan Cook
6 months ago
Delmarva Christian girls’ basketball defeated Pocomoke 44-37 Dec. 26, then fell two days later to a...

Athletes of the Week Jan. 3

6 months ago
Patrick Donahue Now a senior wrestling 215, Patrick placed second in the 2024 state meet to James...

Seven hundred racers throw down over New Year’s...

Dave Frederick
6 months ago
Boardwalk racers - Tuesday, Dec. 31, the Seashore Striders welcomed 381 runners for the Race Into...

Race Into the New Year 5K sets another event record

Tim Bamforth
6 months ago
The final 2024 event for the Seashore Striders was held at noon, Dec. 31, in the Nation’s Summer...

Your sports mom’s a proton, always positive in an...

Dave Frederick
6 months ago
Your mom’s a proton - Let’s split the atom of sports and only write about the positive aspects of...

Cape basketball dominates Mountain View in Beach Slam

Dan Cook
6 months ago
After running the floor and the clock in a 61-24 win against Mountain View High School from...

Cape Region golf year in review

Fritz Schranck
6 months ago
Dec. 31 marks the end of this column’s 26th year and a busy 12 months of Cape Region golf. ...

Even a blind pig will find an acorn

Eric Burnley
6 months ago
I was up at 3:30 a.m. and on the road by 4:30, Dec. 18, on my way to Ocean City, Md., to board the...

Athletes of the Week Dec. 27

6 months ago
Anna Bockius Anna Bockius, a Padua Pandas junior distance runner with ties to Rehoboth Beach, won...

A nomination for an award is its own reward minus...

Dave Frederick
6 months ago
Team of the Year - Two teams I covered this past calendar year are the Cape girls’ lacrosse and...

Ugly Sweater 5K runners race for Redemption City

Tim Bamforth
6 months ago
How ugly is your sweater? The second annual Ugly Sweater 5K, organized by Redemption City, and...

Morgan’s Message group welcomes college athletes

Dave Frederick
6 months ago
A dozen athletes, all recent Cape graduates, were invited by the ambassadors and faculty advisors...

Legacy is just a Subaru; meet me at the tailgate

Dave Frederick
7 months ago
Tailgating - A metabolic frolic where pregame meal meets happy hour before a football game. Some...

Royals wrap up first half of season with big win...

Aaron R. Mushrush
7 months ago
Wrapping up their tour of the Henlopen South undefeated (3-0), the Royals of Delmarva Christian...

Delaware Football Club 2014 Boys win Hempfield Fall...

7 months ago
In its 39th year, the Hempfield Fall Classic: Boys Weekend showcased exceptional youth soccer...

Christmas carol parodies and more

Fritz Schranck
7 months ago
In keeping with long-standing tradition, here are the annual Christmas carol golf parodies...

Striped bass regulations and Christmas memories

Eric Burnley
7 months ago
I attended the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission meeting Dec. 16, when the 2026...

Vikings use big second and third quarters to run...

Aaron R. Mushrush
7 months ago
The Cape boys’ basketball team will head into the holiday break 3-1 after dismantling Caesar Rodney...

Cape girls’ basketball has off night, but still...

Dan Cook
7 months ago
Cape senior Hayden Hudson and Havyn Greene each recorded a double-double to lead the Vikings to a...

Eagles win easily

Sumner Spence
7 months ago
On Sunday, the Philadelphia Eagles were able to beat the Pittsburgh Steelers by the score of 27-13...

Athletes of the Week Dec. 20

7 months ago
Rico DiSalvo Certified at 157 pounds, Rico stepped up to the 165-pound bouts for Sussex...

Fred Shed: a comfort zone of coziness, come get...

Dave Frederick
7 months ago
The Fred Shed - The Fred Thomas gym has an old-school feel to it. A comfort zone of coziness, a...

Let Me Run program tackles Run With Santa 5K

Tim Bamforth
7 months ago
The 19th annual Run With Santa 5K was held last weekend at the Hawk Watch of Cape Henlopen State...

Hornets work like bees to sting Seahawks in girls’...

Aaron R. Mushrush
7 months ago
The Sussex Academy girls’ basketball team dipped under the .500 mark following a 58-24 loss Dec. 17...

Seahawks tangle with Golden Knights in Polar Bear...

Aaron R. Mushrush
7 months ago
Taking advantage of one of the warmer December days in the Cape Region, Sussex Central winter track...

Cape girls’ basketball defeats Dover by 36

Dan Cook
7 months ago
The Cape girls’ basketball team used a running clock in the fourth quarter to shorten its game with...

Royals basketball tames the Bulldogs 42-33

Dan Cook
7 months ago
The Delmarva Christian boys’ basketball team moved to 5-2 on the season with a 42-33 victory over...

Cape wrestling beats Milford 41-31 on Teacher...

Dave Frederick
7 months ago
A magic moment on the mat brought to you by Cape’s Teacher Appreciation Night. It all started with...

Rams buck Royals in cross-state boys’ basketball action

Aaron R. Mushrush
7 months ago
Delmarva Christian kept things close through one half of basketball against Parkside Dec. 16, but...

Best way to determine a 100-meter time is to run it

Dave Frederick
7 months ago
Bits and bytes - There used to be information in printed newspapers called agate, which were...

Sussex Academy swim teams off to red-hot start

Aaron R. Mushrush
7 months ago
Next person up. Although they were down a few top swimmers, Sussex Academy Seahawks proved how...

Cape boys’ basketball triumphs over Sussex Central...

Aaron R. Mushrush
7 months ago
Perhaps the grass is greener on the other side. Well, in this case, the blue was a bit lighter in...

Vikings swim to victories over the Knights

Dan Cook
7 months ago
The Cape girls’ and boys’ swim teams moved to 3-0 on the season with 117-43 and 130-25 victories,...

Cape girls’ basketball outduels the Knights

Dan Cook
7 months ago
Cape got off to a fast start and kept up the pressure Dec. 12, defeating Sussex Central 49-20 in...

Christmas golf gift opportunities

Fritz Schranck
7 months ago
There is still time to find something nice for golf-loving friends and family at Cape Region golf...

New year will bring new fishing regulations

Eric Burnley
7 months ago
The new year will bring new regulations and new problems for fishermen, both commercial and...

Making much ado about nothing

Sumner Spence
7 months ago
The Philadelphia Eagles were able to sneak by the Carolina Panthers on Sunday by the score of 22 to...

Athletes of the Week Dec. 13

7 months ago
Amalia Fruchtman Just a junior for the Vikings, this 6-foot-1 forward can do it all on the hardwood...

Values skewed as athletics are burying academics

Dave Frederick
7 months ago
Awakenings - I was on the academic spectrum as a college student and athlete. I was as smart as I...

3,000-plus turn out for Rehoboth Seashore Marathon

Tim Bamforth
7 months ago
Brent Schouler of Centerville, Mass., captured the overall male title at the Rehoboth Beach...

Cape unified flag football team celebrates season...

Aaron R. Mushrush
7 months ago
Celebrating a season that came to a close with a third straight DIAA semifinal appearance, the Cape...

Sussex Academy hosts wrestling tri-meet, battles IR...

Aaron R. Mushrush
7 months ago
Kicking off their season by hosting a wrestling triple-header, Sussex Academy wrestlers were unable...