Sports

Cape hockey falls to Smyrna 1-0 in second OT

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

Fall golf fashion from last January

Fritz Schranck
4 hours 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 hours 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

1 day 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
1 day 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
1 day 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
1 day 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
1 day 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
2 days ago
Zane Richardson and the 12 other seniors on the Cape unified flag football team made their Senior...

Exciting baseball

Sumner Spence
2 days 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
4 days 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
4 days 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
4 days 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
4 days 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
4 days 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
4 days 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 days 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
5 days 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
1 week 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
1 week 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
1 week 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
1 week 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

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

Mortal muppets nestled inside the sock drawer of...

Dave Frederick
1 week ago
Marauding middle schoolers - A scheduled middle school cross country meet Oct. 29 at Killens Pond...

Beacon girls win DAAD XC championship

Tim Bamforth
1 week ago
Thirty teams and more than 900 athletes from up and down the state of Delaware converged on Killens...

Sussex Academy soccer secures Henlopen South title

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 week ago
A rain-drenched, wind-whipped 3-1 victory Oct. 29 over Indian River clinched the Henlopen South...

Sussex Academy XC teams win Henlopen South

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 week ago
Running is serious business at Sussex Academy, as the girls and boys that combine their campus with...

Seahawks fly past Sanford into second round of playoffs

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 week ago
A convincing 4-1 win over Sanford in the opening round of the DIAA Division II field hockey...

Sea Witch races draw nearly 800 runners

Tim Bamforth
1 week ago
A big Sea Witch weekend of racing took place in the local running mecca, as just under 800 ghosts...

Cape unified football defeats Newark Charter 40-14

Dan Cook
1 week ago
A little rain didn’t hinder the scoring prowess of the Cape unified flag football team, as it...

Forecast forces change to DIAA field hockey tournament

1 week ago
The Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association, in consultation with the DIAA Field Hockey...

Cape soccer clinches North, heads to conference...

Dan Cook
1 week ago
Cape junior goalkeeper Anton Schierenberg stopped a pair of Sussex Central penalty kicks in the...

Shiny, happy people laughing at Sea Witch 5K

Dave Frederick
1 week ago
Happy Together! Beautiful spirits and smiling faces. I don't know if I’ve ever been that happy on a...

Fast start propels Cape to 47-28 win over Dover

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 week ago
The Cape football team moved to 5-2 with a 47-28 win over Dover Oct. 24. Jameson Tingle opened the...

Sussex Academy crowned Henlopen South champs for...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 week ago
Sussex Academy clinched its very first Henlopen South title in field hockey when Indian River’s 1-0...

Riders storm past Seahawks 2-1 to spoil Senior Night

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 week ago
The Sussex Academy boys' soccer team did something it hasn’t done since 2023 on Senior Night Oct...

Cape soccer wins over Dover

Dan Cook
1 week ago
The Cape boys’ soccer team celebrated the Class of 2026 with a 4-1 victory over Dover Oct. 23 at...

Cape volleyball upsets Dover 3-1

Dan Cook
1 week ago
The Cape volleyball team bolstered its postseason resume with a 12-25, 25-23, 25-20, 25-23 victory...

Cape basketball preseason clinic heats up Vikings’ gym

Dan Cook
1 week ago
Cape basketball coach Steve Re’s pre-season clinic was held Oct. 11, in the high school gymnasium...

UD women repeat winners of Blue Hen Invitational

Fritz Schranck
2 weeks ago
Rehoboth Beach Country Club must be one of the favorite golf courses of the University of Delaware...

Striped bass topic of ASMFC meeting in Dewey Beach

Eric Burnley
2 weeks ago
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission will hold its annual meeting Tuesday, Oct. 28, and...

The World Series is set

Sumner Spence
2 weeks ago
The World Series matchup this year is the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers against the...

Athletes of the Week Oct. 24

2 weeks ago
Javier Morales-Roblero This Cape sophomore defensive lineman absolutely loves football and has...

Come get these sports memories

Dave Frederick
2 weeks ago
We Are the Champions! I lifted the following paragraph from Jay Futcher’s obituary, which appears...

Pagano runs through cow fields to win 5K

Tim Bamforth
2 weeks ago
Tim Pagano, 39, of Lewes raced through Hopkins Farm like he was being chased by the cows, as he was...

Cape sweeps Sussex County Cross Country Championships

Kenny Riedel
2 weeks ago
The Cape boys’ and girls’ cross country teams began their postseason push by sweeping the Sussex...

Sussex Academy volleyball wraps up historic season

Aaron R. Mushrush
2 weeks ago
Coming up just short of a Henlopen South title, the Sussex Academy volleyball team’s pursuit of the...

Mariner tops Beacon in battle of undefeated teams

Dan Cook
2 weeks ago
The Mariner Middle School volleyball team moved to 9-0 on the season with a 25-23, 25-20 win over...

Seahawks soccer jumps on Lake 4-1

Dan Cook
2 weeks ago
The Sussex Academy soccer team started slow, but powered to a 4-1 victory over Lake Forest Oct. 21...

Cape unified football downs the Blue Jays 36-34

Dan Cook
2 weeks ago
Cape senior Zane Richardson tallied six touchdowns to lead the Vikings to a 36-34 win over visiting...

Cape hockey rolls into postseason with 11-0 win over...

Dave Frederick
2 weeks ago
The Cape field hockey team closed out the regular season at Dover on a sunny afternoon Oct. 21,...

Frantic fourth in Felton leads to Seahawks’ first...

Aaron R. Mushrush
2 weeks ago
A 3-2 loss to Lake Forest Oct. 21 dashed the Sussex Academy field hockey team’s hopes for an...

Coveleski and Consortium connections envelop Tommy C...

Dave Frederick
2 weeks ago
The 12th annual Tommy C 5K and 1-Mile Walk attracted 70 runners and a like number of non-...

Cape’s Mason Fluharty headed to World Series

2 weeks ago
Former Cape Henlopen High School baseball player Mason Fluharty is heading to the World Series as a...

The world of school sports is full of surprise and...

Dave Frederick
2 weeks ago
Captain Marvel - Forty-five years a sports reporter, and I still feel great surprise and wonderment...

Battle of Georgetown goes to Homecoming-charged...

Aaron R. Mushrush
2 weeks ago
Playing to a packed crowd at Sussex Academy, the Seahawks and the Golden Knights of Sussex Central...

Sussex Academy field hockey dispatches IR 7-2 on...

Aaron R. Mushrush
2 weeks ago
All that stands between the Sussex Academy field hockey team and history is Lake Forest after the...

Sussex Academy volleyball grabs 11th win of season...

Aaron R. Mushrush
2 weeks ago
Facing a quick turnaround following a 3-0 loss to Henlopen South foe Indian River Oct. 16, the...

Vikings volleyball falls to CR in five

Dan Cook
2 weeks ago
The Cape volleyball team lost a tough five-set match 19-25, 25-19, 18-25, 25-14, 7-15 to a scrappy...

Tyndall’s field goal secures Cape’s 23-21 win

Dan Cook
2 weeks ago
It was a typical Sussex Central versus Cape Henlopen rivalry game Oct. 17, one where both teams’ 3-...