When you are behind in the race, you have to step up the pace

I have known Bill Collick for 35 years and he remains prime time all the time 24/7 nonstop unrelentingly Bill, and that’s his major strength, totally authentic and honest, and it comes across. Last Wednesday, Bill met Cape football hopefuls during the lunch hour and basically told them, “If you always do what you’ve always done, then you’ll always get what you’ve always got.” In the case of Cape, nine straight nonwinning seasons with some games so lopsided opponents took a knee in the first half rather than score. “You and I are here today for the cause; we are part of the solution, not the problem.” Bill also told the athletes, “You are behind in the race, so we have to step up the pace.” Cape will run a wing-T camp July 26-29, and Collick encouraged the kids to make plans to be there. Bill is working hard to land John Parker as defensive coordinator and Herky Billings as offensive coordinator. Herky served as offensive coordinator for Collick at Delaware State. He remains an important piece of the puzzle solution.

Gracious and loquacious - I know Alberto Castillo (see athlete of the week) from the road racing scene because he is lead dog of the “race in red shirts” Reservoir Dogs running Castillos who proliferate and permeate the summer running scene. Alberto is 78 and played basketball at the University of Mendoza in Argentina as an undergraduate. Alberto is an economist who worked for the Interamerican Development Bank for 30 years. having lived in Guatemala, Nicaragua, Bolivia and Paris. He has also worked for the Organization of American States, the United Nations and as a consultant to World Bank. He and wife Stella spent the last 15 years summering in Rehoboth and have the good fortune of living next door to Steve Taylor, the relentless Redskins fan who still fouls out of pickup basketball games.

Anshe Boyer - While 18-carat gems are easy to spot, it’s harder to find those diamonds hidden in the rough. During the recent Life, Love & Basketball Camp, Anshe Boyer of Milton revealed that similar to the undiscovered gem, she too possesses that rare potential to awe and dazzle. The 12-year-old seventh-grader combined a quick first step with a calm and utterly fearless demeanor to slice through defenses. Off court she’s quite the opposite, though. The daughter of Lakeshia Boyer and Antaine Nock is soft-spoken and shy.The lighting and colors were right when into my life rode a Babe on a Bike. She was coordinated in complementary orange from shoes to fenders to bag in a basket. Shannon Bowles, exhibiting a natural friendliness, is a physical therapist and was waiting at the finish line for her triathlete husband Bryan Bowles, who ran the Great Strides 5K in 23:50. Shannon and Bryan are expecting their first child in September and said they would love to move full time to the beach.

Snippets - The Hotbed lacrosse camp will be back again in Lewes/Rehoboth from Monday, June 28 to Thursday, July 1. Go to hotbedlax.com for full information or call Director Ken Forrest at 443-794-2806 or lead counselor Justin Smith, just back from working with the Japanese national team, at 301-526-6747.

Check out coachkk.net or call 745-5676 for information on coach Kathleen Fluharty’s summer lacrosse and field hockey camps. Matt Sparks of the newly formed Delaware Sports Commission has talked to Cape Athletic Director Bob Cilento about bringing the 2011 U.S. Field Hockey Club Championships to Cape next summer. The two turf fields and abundance of hotels make Cape the perfect venue.

Cape’s P.J. Kesmodel is already building a March play day, Baltimore at the Beach, and invited several of the top girls lacrosse teams in the country. Again, the two turf fields and two Bermuda grass fields make Cape a perfect place to host big-time events.

The Blue-Gold football camps will open Sunday, June 13. The Gold team will hold an inter-squad scrimmage Wednesday, June 16. Jack McPike and Dwayne Sheppard are Cape’s representatives in the game. It’s getting close to making Little League All-Star selections. Somehow that process just never goes smoothly, and really I don’t think that it can. I know good and reasonable men, some former college athletes who have coached “all-stars” and just gotten worn out by parents. The bottom line is if you don’t pick the best people, your team doesn’t hang around long anyway. Speaking of not hanging around, "Go on now, git!"