Sports

First Delaware High School Girls’ Golf Invitational...

Fritz Schranck
3 months ago
The St. Anne’s Club in Middletown is hosting the inaugural Delaware High School Girls’ Golf...

Thoughts on state’s new supervision rules for young...

Eric Burnley
3 months ago
I don’t know how the new hunting rules got past me. I guess because I don’t hunt as much as I once...

Young anglers haul in fish at annual tournament

Ellen McIntyre
3 months ago
The Friends of Cape Henlopen State Park held its annual youth fishing tournament at the state park’...

A Week 2 Super Bowl rematch

Sumner Spence
3 months ago
The Eagles will try to continue their winning streak this week when they play against the Kansas...

Athletes of the Week Sept. 12

3 months ago
Kailey McMahon Kailey is cut from the same cloth as Cape’s fastest people who stealthily move along...

Free and overpriced is my business plan for sports...

Dave Frederick
3 months ago
Free and overpriced - I often describe the photography part of my life as free and overpriced. That...

Cape and Sussex Academy XC squads look good early

Tim Bamforth
3 months ago
The Cape cross country team traveled to Camden Sept. 10, to take on the Riders of Caesar Rodney and...

Wharf Rats announce flounder tournament winners

3 months ago
The Angola By the Bay Boaters Club, aka the Wharf Rats, hosted its 22nd annual Fish Fest Flounder...

Cape volleyball defeats Royals in opening-day action

Dan Cook
3 months ago
The Cape volleyball squad took a 25-11, 25-10, 25-14 opening-day victory over Delmarva Christian...

Dragons blank Royals 4-0 at Sandhill Fields

Aaron R. Mushrush
3 months ago
The Delmarva Christian boys’ soccer team swept Salisbury School in 2024, including ending the...

Sussex Academy volleyball picks up statement win

Aaron R. Mushrush
3 months ago
Volleyball fans saw their blood pressure spike during Sussex Academy’s 3-1 home victory over Sussex...

Cape soccer earns clean sheet over Middletown

Dan Cook
3 months ago
The Cape soccer team notched its second straight clean sheet with a 2-0 win over Middletown Sept. 9...

Sailboats fill Delaware Bay for young sailors...

Bill Shull
3 months ago
Sunshine and 8 knots of wind made for perfect conditions on the first day of the 2025 Optimist...

Cape field hockey secures third straight shutout

Dave Frederick
3 months ago
The Cape field hockey team was able to grind out a 5-0 statistical win over an athletic Lake Forest...

Last Rites of Summer beach volleyball tournament set...

3 months ago
Beach volleyball returns to Rehoboth Beach Saturday and Sunday, Sept 13 and 14, as the Mid-Atlantic...

Positive people lead the way in sports, a culture...

Dave Frederick
3 months ago
Chattahoochie - Allen Jackson is a good kid. He is a fireman/first responder at Station 85 in...

Delmarva Christian girls’ volleyball energized for...

Aaron R. Mushrush
3 months ago
Elaina Millaway left some big shoes to fill after last year’s Gatorade Player of the Year in girls...

Seahawks shot down by Newark Charter 3-2 in OT matinee

Aaron R. Mushrush
3 months ago
One word comes to mind when watching field hockey: toughness. In Sussex Academy’s season-opening 3-...

Royals conquer Titans 3-2 in OT to start year

Aaron R. Mushrush
3 months ago
Delmarva Christian field hockey opened its season in thrilling fashion with a 3-2 overtime win over...

Seahawks edge Sallies 3-2 in statement victory

Dan Cook
3 months ago
Two feet and a face provided the scoring in the Sussex Academy boys’ soccer team’s 3-2 win over...

Seahawks sting Yellowjackets 3-0 in season opener

Aaron R. Mushrush
3 months ago
The Eagles weren’t the only bird team opening the season with a win Sept. 4, as the Seahawks...

Cape football conquers Colonials 35-7

Dan Cook
3 months ago
Cape football won its second straight game Sept. 5, with a 35-7 victory over William Penn at...

Cape shoots past the Ducks 7-0

Dan Cook
3 months ago
Austin Tyndall scored four goals and Seth Benjamin added two more in the Cape boys’ soccer team’s 7...

Ravens soccer downs Royals 4-3 in OT

Dan Cook
3 months ago
The Sussex Tech boys’ soccer team welcomed Delmarva Christian Sept. 4, for the first varsity...

Cape hockey opens season with pair of 6-0 shutouts

Dave Frederick
3 months ago
Cape’s field hockey season started where it ended last season, with Emily Wells and Teagan Baker...

Shattuck wins third Delaware Open

Fritz Schranck
3 months ago
Congratulations to Braden Shattuck of Wilmington for his third Delaware Open victory Aug. 26, held...

Get ready for the best fishing season of the year

Eric Burnley
3 months ago
We are about to enter the best fishing season of the year. I am always amazed that folks will begin...

Sussex Academy girls’ volleyball looking to soar in...

Aaron R. Mushrush
3 months ago
Finishing the 2024 season off with two wins and a full season of experience for the younger players...

What a strange opener for the Eagles

Sumner Spence
3 months ago
The Eagles won a close game by the score of 24-20 after an hour-and-a-half lightning delay late in...

Athletes of the Week Sept. 5

3 months ago
Katya Geyer Katya enters her senior season of cross country as one of the leaders on the...

Cool sometimes collides with fashionable in athletic...

3 months ago
Degraded retrograded Fredpop - I am a walking throwback living in modern times. I wear New Balance...

Summer running season gives way to fall races

Tim Bamforth
3 months ago
The 35th Last Blast Prediction 5K wrapped up the summer for the Seashore Striders Aug. 30, as Eitan...

Sussex Academy field hockey has title ambitions

Aaron R. Mushrush
3 months ago
Sussex Academy field hockey believes it has what it takes to be the last team standing in Division...

Seahawks’ cross country teams are ready to run

Aaron R. Mushrush
3 months ago
In case you didn’t know, Seahawks really like to run. The Sussex Academy girls’ cross country team...

The unsung volunteers helping Lewes Little League...

Clemens Robinson
3 months ago
Few programs are as nationally ubiquitous as Little League baseball. All throughout the United...

Seahawks set to soar after 4-2 scrimmage win over...

Aaron R. Mushrush
3 months ago
The Sussex Academy boys’ soccer team wrapped up its preseason with a 4-2 win over Easton Sept. 2,...

Royals and Ravens battle in final warmup scrimmage

Dan Cook
3 months ago
The Delmarva Christian and Sussex Tech volleyball squads held their final preseason scrimmage Sept...

Local kids dot the landscape of college sports rosters

Dave Frederick
3 months ago
Lost in transition - The running season transitions from summer to fall with barely a wobble. The...

Delmarva Christian boys’ soccer hoping to take next...

Aaron R. Mushrush
3 months ago
Could a home away from home lead to bigger things for the Royals? Back-to-back seven-win seasons...

Sussex Academy boys’ soccer seeking a DIAA first

Aaron R. Mushrush
3 months ago
History loading. With their 2024 title, Sussex Academy became the first public school to win back-...

Delmarva Christian field hockey seniors see bright...

Aaron R. Mushrush
3 months ago
Royals are ready to rumble. The 2024 season marked a turning point for the Delmarva Christian field...

Cape, Sussex Academy face off in final preseason...

Dan Cook
3 months ago
Volleyball teams from Cape and Sussex Academy faced off in the last preseason scrimmage Aug. 27 on...

Field hockey teams fine tune details at Sussex...

Aaron R. Mushrush
3 months ago
Sussex Academy field hockey invited a few neighbors and some long-distance friends to Georgetown...

Cape soccer preseason concludes with two scrimmages

Dan Cook
3 months ago
Sussex Academy hosted the Bayside/Henlopen Classic Aug. 27 at the school’s turf fields in...

Sussex Academy boys’ soccer impresses in Bayside...

Aaron R. Mushrush
3 months ago
The place to be for soccer fans in Sussex County Aug. 28 was Sussex Academy, as the campus played...

Thankful for those who help during hurricanes

Eric Burnley
3 months ago
The recent close call by the hurricane has proven once again the value of our lifeguards and the...

Delaware Junior Golf Scholarships awarded

Fritz Schranck
3 months ago
The Delaware Junior Golf Scholarship Fund recently announced the 2025 winners of college stipends...

Outlet Liquors 5K: small race that’s fast at the front

Dave Frederick
3 months ago
Barbara Bettler and Budd Bettler from The Villages of Florida were vacationing in Dewey Beach Aug...

The inconsistent Phillies

Sumner Spence
3 months ago
For some unexpected and unexplainable reason, the Phillies have been completely inconsistent this...

Cape football downs Saint Mark’s 33-3

Dan Cook
3 months ago
Cape junior quarterback Jameson Tingle threw for three touchdowns and ran for two more, as he led...

Athletes of the Week Aug. 29

3 months ago
Chase Ballinger Chase is a senior on the Sussex Academy boys’ soccer team and could be chasing a 20...

Don’t hijack Ronnie Mac, better to snag the Lewes...

Dave Frederick
3 months ago
Ronnie Mac - Why don’t you hurry back? Jim Murray (1938-2025) was an American professional football...

Everyone has a chance to win at Prediction 5K

Tim Bamforth
3 months ago
The 35th Seashore Striders Summer Racing Series will wrap up Saturday, Aug. 30, at Grove Park in...

Luke Eames stacks up wins in Space City at AAU...

Aaron R. Mushrush
3 months ago
After making his first appearance in the Amateur Athletic Union Junior Olympics Sport Stacking...

Black Girls Run chooses Outlet Liquors 5K for annual...

Dave Frederick
3 months ago
Chapter and verse - I am well versed in the sport of running. Just open the book to any chapter and...

Cape volleyball hosts annual play day

Dan Cook
3 months ago
Ten teams took to the hardwood of the Cape gymnasium for the Vikings’ annual volleyball play day...

Cape soccer hosts 19-team play day

Dan Cook
3 months ago
Nineteen boys’ soccer teams from Delaware and Maryland competed in an Aug. 23 play day on the Cape...

Cape football caps preseason with trip to Caravel...

Aaron R. Mushrush
3 months ago
In a final preseason test, Cape football took on defending 2A state champion Caravel Academy in...

Cape Region athletes moving up to the college ranks

Fritz Schranck
3 months ago
Mid-August sees hundreds of the Cape Region’s newest college students make the trek to their chosen...

It’s the time of year for tournament thoughts

Eric Burnley
3 months ago
Tournaments have been in the news over the past couple of weeks. First it was the White Marlin Open...