Sports

Seahawks finish off the Jays’ soccer season with a 5...

Dan Cook
3 weeks ago
The Sussex Academy soccer squad honored its Class of 2025 and recorded its 11th shutout of the...

Cape unified flag football honors 14 seniors before...

Aaron R. Mushrush
3 weeks ago
Before battling Indian River on the field in Legends Stadium, the Cape unified flag football team...

Cape soccer wins Henlopen North title

Dan Cook
3 weeks ago
The Cape soccer team won the Henlopen North division Oct. 30, with a 1-0 victory over Caesar Rodney...

Coach Dan Rigby interacts with Cape athletes at...

Dave Frederick
3 weeks ago
Morgan's Message - Coach Kate Austin invited me to a Morgan's Message 45-minute assembly last week...

Lace Up for Ag Literacy 5K features small field and...

Dave Frederick
3 weeks ago
The fourth annual Lace Up for Ag Literacy 5K, sponsored by the Delaware Farm Bureau Foundation,...

Cape volleyball wins Henlopen Conference Championship

Dan Cook
3 weeks ago
The Cape girls’ volleyball team defeated Lake Forest 3-1 Oct. 28, to win the Henlopen Conference...

Runners dial up their inner beast at Sea Witch Half...

Dave Frederick
3 weeks ago
Release inner beast - Lauren Pollock, 21, of Middletown, was the overall women’s winner at...

Cape soccer comes back to defeat Knights 3-2

Dan Cook
3 weeks ago
The Cape soccer team came back from a 2-1 deficit to tie the game with just four minutes remaining...

Seahawks repel Hornets from aerie on Senior Night

Aaron R. Mushrush
3 weeks ago
WNBA rookie sensation Caitlin Clark recently echoed a familiar sentiment in sports: It’s not how...

Sussex Academy field hockey comes back to beat Saint...

Aaron R. Mushrush
3 weeks ago
Coming from behind to beat an 11-win Saint Mark’s squad 3-1 Oct. 24, the Sussex Academy field...

Smyrna uses big second half to fly past Cape 46-20

Aaron R. Mushrush
3 weeks ago
In a tale of two halves, Smyrna football (4-4) went to the air to emerge victorious over visiting...

Cape volleyball downs Knights, falls to Senators

Dan Cook
3 weeks ago
Cape celebrated three seniors in the 3-0 win over Sussex Central to win the Northern Division title...

Delmar beats Cape 2-1 for Henlopen field hockey crown

Dave Frederick
3 weeks ago
Statistics obscure the storyline of an up-and-down field hockey game played Oct. 26 at Champions...

More bad news about striped bass

Eric Burnley
3 weeks ago
The Maryland Young of the Year Striped Bass Index for 2024 has been announced, and once again it is...

Tight finishes at Lady Blue Hen Invitational

Fritz Schranck
3 weeks ago
The University of Delaware won the 11 th Lady Blue Hen Invitational Oct. 20 at Rehoboth Beach...

Eagles are confusing

Sumner Spence
4 weeks ago
On Sunday, the Eagles crushed the Giants by a score of 28-3. The defense played very well, sacking...

Athletes of the Week Oct. 25

4 weeks ago
Layni Dukes A senior outside hitter for the 8-7 Delmarva Christian volleyball squad, this honor...

Inspirational stories from the back of the pack

Dave Frederick
4 weeks ago
Better angels - Sometimes the best stories and most inspirational efforts in a cross country race...

Cape boys’ XC places third at Joe O'Neill...

Kenny Reidel
4 weeks ago
Buoyed by a second-place finish from standout Jason Baker, the Cape Henlopen boys’ cross country...

Cape unified team’s comeback falls short

Aaron R. Mushrush
4 weeks ago
In one of the most thrilling unified flag football games of the year, possibly since Delaware began...

Cape hockey claims North title with 7-0 victory over...

Dan Cook
4 weeks ago
The Cape field hockey team took control from the opening possession and racked up another Henlopen...

Cape volleyball snaps Sussex Tech’s win streak with...

Aaron R. Mushrush
4 weeks ago
The Cape girls’ volleyball team remains undefeated in Henlopen Conference play after winning its...

Cape soccer nets victory over Ravens on Senior Night

Dan Cook
4 weeks ago
Twelve players from the Cape Class of 2025 were celebrated on the Legends Stadium pitch Oct. 22,...

Delmarva Christian volleyball tames Red Lion 3-0

Dan Cook
4 weeks ago
The Delmarva Christian volleyball team celebrated its Class of 2025 with a 25-16, 25-8, 25-9...

Sussex Academy hockey gets shutout win over Woodbridge

Dan Cook
4 weeks ago
Their were no nine lords a-leaping, but the Seahawks hockey team leapt to their ninth shutout of...

Cape boys, Sussex Academy girls win county XC titles

Tim Bamforth
4 weeks ago
Sandhill Fields played host to the Sussex County Cross Country Championships held Oct. 23, on its...

Max Coveleski wins Tommy C 5K, saying ‘I hate running’

Dave Frederick
1 month ago
Tommy C 5K Run - The 11th annual race was won by Max Coveleski, 34, nephew of the late Tom...

Cape football saddles Riders with 42-7 loss

Dan Cook
1 month ago
Cape football displayed a dominating force Oct. 18, with a total team effort, racking up a running-...

Sussex Academy soccer welcomes Newark Charter to the...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
Nine times. It’s not just the number of days Ferris Bueller missed school, but also the number of...

Sussex Academy hockey beats Dover 8-0 for eighth...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
With their 8-0 win over Dover Oct. 17, the girls in the Class of 2025 on the Sussex Academy field...

Delmarva Christian boys’ soccer ends season with...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
Picking up the program’s first semifinal win and appearing in the ESIAC championship for the first...

Seahawks volleyball falls to Riders in four sets

Dan Cook
1 month ago
Just nine points separated the Sussex Academy and Caesar Rodney volleyball squads, but the Riders...

Delmar hockey downs Cape 4-2 powered by Jordyn Hollamon

Dave Frederick
1 month ago
The absolute truth is always off the record following big games between the lines of sports. Cape...

Lady Blue Hen Invitational returns to RBCC

Fritz Schranck
1 month ago
Rehoboth Beach Country Club will again hold the Lady Blue Hen Invitational women’s college golf...

Ashley Furio and Darby Dash 5Ks draw runners

Dave Frederick
1 month ago
The eighth annual Ashley Furio 5K, leaving from the Crooked Hammock in Lewes Oct. 12, saw 209 timed...

Delaware Mobile Surf-Fishermen’s tournament a success

Eric Burnley
1 month ago
Last weekend saw the 18th annual Delaware Mobile Surf-Fishermen’s Surf Fishing Tournament. This is...

Fall Olympic Lacrosse at DE Turf showcases local teams

Dan Cook
1 month ago
The Fall Olympic Lacrosse League at DE Turf is cranking the rock for its fast and furious six-on-...

Eagles get much-needed win

Sumner Spence
1 month ago
The Eagles got a much-needed win last Sunday. It was a good game between two average teams. I was...

Athletes of the Week Oct. 18

1 month ago
McKenna Danahy Danahy is a quarter of the back line for Sussex Academy’s boys’ soccer team...

Connecting dots through sports supports Sussex culture

Dave Frederick
1 month ago
Can you not do it? Connecting people to each other in Sussex County has always been a way of life...

Three races on tap this weekend

Tim Bamforth
1 month ago
Three events are on the schedule this weekend, as the fourth Lace Up For Ag Literacy 5K Run/Walk...

Delmarva Christian field hockey celebrate senior duo

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
Delmarva Christian field hockey fans were treated to an optimistic glimpse of the future and a...

Sussex Academy field hockey flies past Stephen...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
The Maryland Seahawks of Stephen Decatur flew north Oct. 15 to take on the Delaware Seahawks of...

Royals blank Dragons 3-0 in ESIAC semifinal

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
Delmarva Christian boys’ soccer booked an appointment with Worcester Prep in the Eastern Shore...

Cape soccer takes step closer to postseason with 2-0...

Dan Cook
1 month ago
The Cape soccer team continued its trek toward a berth in the state tournament with a 2-0 shutout...

Dogfish to Darby Dash is like Great Dane to a teacup...

Dave Frederick
1 month ago
Dogfish to Darby Dash - About 1,500 runners and walkers circled the town of Milton Sept. 29,...

Cape Pop Warner teams run to clean sweep of...

Dan Cook
1 month ago
The Cape Pop Warner Vikings teams had a successful day of games Oct 12 at Cape Henlopen’s Legends...

Cape hockey heads down to Delmar Oct. 17

Dave Frederick
1 month ago
The Cape field hockey team won consecutive games against Dover 5-0 and Padua 11-1, which is nothing...

Cape soccer slams the Senators 3-1

Dan Cook
1 month ago
The Cape soccer team moved back into the win column with a 3-1 victory over Dover Oct. 10 at the...

Big plays doom Cape football at Legends Stadium

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
In the premier battle of Sussex County high schools, it was the Golden Knights who claimed victory...

Delmarva Christian plays it close against...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
An increasingly confident Delmarva Christian field hockey team went stick-to-stick against Sussex...

Sussex Academy leaps over Lake Forest 2-0

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
Sussex Academy field hockey posted its sixth shutout of the season in a 2-0 victory over Lake...

Big crowd for Kings Creek Ladies Invitational

Fritz Schranck
1 month ago
A field of 120 golfers competed in the annual Kings Creek Country Club Ladies Invitational...

Fall brings back memories of hunting seasons past

Eric Burnley
1 month ago
With fall comes, hunting seasons and memories of those from my past begin to rush forward. I grew...

So much for Red October

Sumner Spence
1 month ago
The Phillies had a very disappointing ending to their season Tuesday night when they lost...

Athletes of the Week Oct 11

1 month ago
Jaxon Benton Few football players have had a better start to their playing careers than...

Sports columns are quirky observations reflecting...

Dave Frederick
1 month ago
Jumping the shark - Most coaches are cautious and don’t want to be bitten by arrogance or...

Cape cross country teams claim Henlopen North titles

Tim Bamforth
1 month ago
The Cape cross country teams took on the Riders of Caesar Rodney and the Golden Knights of Sussex...

Seahawks soccer makes prey of Cape 2-0

Dan Cook
1 month ago
The warm and fuzzy feelings of friends and travel club teammates are put on hold for 80 minutes...

KSI’s 3 Club Golf Tournament a success

1 month ago
KSI’s 35th annual 3 Club golf tournament, officially renamed the KSI Clifford T. Crouch Memorial 3...