Sports

Cape Region golf year in review

Fritz Schranck
1 day 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
1 day 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

2 days 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
2 days 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
2 days 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
3 days 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
5 days 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
6 days 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...

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

Christmas carol parodies and more

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

Striped bass regulations and Christmas memories

Eric Burnley
1 week 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
1 week 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
1 week ago
Cape senior Hayden Hudson and Havyn Greene each recorded a double-double to lead the Vikings to a...

Eagles win easily

Sumner Spence
1 week 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

1 week 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
1 week 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
1 week 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
1 week 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
1 week 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
1 week 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
1 week 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
1 week 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
1 week 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
1 week 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
1 week 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
1 week 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
1 week 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
1 week 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
2 weeks 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
2 weeks ago
The new year will bring new regulations and new problems for fishermen, both commercial and...

Making much ado about nothing

Sumner Spence
2 weeks 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

2 weeks 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
2 weeks 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
2 weeks 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
2 weeks 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
2 weeks ago
Kicking off their season by hosting a wrestling triple-header, Sussex Academy wrestlers were unable...

Young Seahawks lose to experienced Laurel boys’...

Aaron R. Mushrush
2 weeks ago
A strong second half from a Sussex Academy boys’ basketball team that started three freshmen wasn’t...

Royals girls’ basketball flies past the Herons,...

Dan Cook
2 weeks ago
The Delmarva Christian girls’ basketball squad moved to 4-0 on the season with a 37-24 victory over...

Sussex Academy middle school wrestling program takes...

Aaron R. Mushrush
2 weeks ago
The popularity of wrestling in Sussex County is on the rise. “There's a lot of interest just around...

Cape girls' basketball takes down the Eagles

Dan Cook
2 weeks ago
After losing to a tough Smyrna team 54-51 just three days earlier in the championship of the A.I...

Delmarva Christian boys’ basketball falls to Wi Hi,...

Dan Cook
2 weeks ago
The Delmarva Christian boys’ basketball team moved to 3-1 on the season with a 56-43 victory over...

Big House of Pancakes: Cape decks Sussex Tech 44-31

Dave Frederick
2 weeks ago
The Big House of Pancakes was rocking with wrestling Dec. 11, as Cape hosted Sussex Tech in the...

Sussex Academy wrestling program continues to grow

Aaron R. Mushrush
2 weeks ago
Following their inaugural season in the competitive Henlopen South, members of Sussex Academy’s...

Delmarva Christian swim teams hope to make a splash...

Aaron R. Mushrush
2 weeks ago
As the programs continue to grow, the Delmarva Christian boys’ and girls’ swim teams are eager to...

Go-getters and goal setters: 2,800 runners jump on it

Dave Frederick
2 weeks ago
Go-getters and goal setters - A candy cane sky at first light at the Rehoboth Boardwalk with an air...

Delmarva Christian girls’ basketball opens season...

Aaron R. Mushrush
2 weeks ago
Starting fast and finishing with resiliency, the Delmarva Christian girls’ basketball team downed...

Delmarva Christian stifles Seahawks in boys’...

Aaron R. Mushrush
2 weeks ago
Wrapping up the first week of the season undefeated with a 59-17 win over local rival Sussex...

Cape basketball jumps on Lake 64-50

Dan Cook
2 weeks ago
Cape senior Damian Robinson had a game-high 24 points to lead the Vikings to a 64-50 victory over...

Cape swimming starts season with a splash over Dover...

Dan Cook
2 weeks ago
The Cape swim teams picked up two Henlopen Conference victories over Dover and Polytech Dec. 6, at...

DE Turf hosts Turkey Brawl 2024

Dan Cook
3 weeks ago
DE Turf Sports Complex hosted the inaugural Turkey Brawl Lacrosse Tournament Nov. 30 in Frederica,...

Cape soccer holds awards banquet

Dan Cook
3 weeks ago
The Cape Henlopen High School boys’ soccer team held its end-of-season awards banquet Nov. 18 at...

Santa, please don’t give me this stuff

Fritz Schranck
3 weeks ago
Dear Santa, Some things in life remain constant, including the fact that you have consistently...

Memories of fishing for bluefin tuna

Eric Burnley
3 weeks ago
I have many memories of catching bluefin tuna beginning back in the early 1970s when my late...

DEFC 2016 Boys South Blue secures second at Columbia...

3 weeks ago
The Columbia Classic - Boys Weekend is a two-day soccer tournament that took place Nov. 16-17 at...

Cape boys’ basketball boosters raising funds for...

Aaron R. Mushrush
3 weeks ago
Fear not, basketball fans. Although Slam Dunk to the Beach has been canceled, the Cape High boys'...

Eagles still have work to do

Sumner Spence
3 weeks ago
The Eagles were able to outlast the Baltimore Ravens by the score of 24-19 on Sunday. The Eagles’...

Gelof brothers give back to the community

Dan Cook
3 weeks ago
Major league brothers Zack and Jake Gelof held their annual Youth Sports Camp at Cape Henlopen High...

Athletes of the Week Dec. 6

3 weeks ago
Mehkia Applewhite Cash or charge? Always choose cash when Mehkia is driving to the basketball...

Wimpy and Cheeseburger are part of local muppet matrix

Dave Frederick
3 weeks ago
Burger Kings - Opening day at the Fred Thomas gym, the Freds hosted the Georgetown Middle Golden...

Turkey Trot 5K draws big crowd at Sea Colony

Tim Bamforth
3 weeks ago
The largest field since 2019 turned out for the 21st annual Turkey Trot 5K, as 270 runners and...