Sports

Cape beats Sussex Academy in fast, furious and...

Dave Frederick
1 month ago
A fast and furious field hockey friendly at Champions Stadium Oct. 8 saw Cape Henlopen protect its...

Delmarva Christian field hockey can’t ground Eagles...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
A young Delmarva Christian field hockey team was undone by an experienced Holly Grove squad 12-1 at...

Delmarva Christian volleyball is money against...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
For the first time in the 2024 season, the Delmarva Christian volleyball team has climbed above the...

We are all cousins; the connections transcend time...

Dave Frederick
1 month ago
Mormon melding - I have no clue as to the foundations of the Mormon religion or how it relates to...

Cape football defeats Saint Mark’s at Homecoming game

Dan Cook
1 month ago
The Vikings met the Spartans on the Legends Stadium turf field of battle Oct. 4. And when the final...

Cape soccer ties Caesar Rodney 3-3

Dan Cook
1 month ago
After 100 minutes of intense action on the Riders home pitch, the Cape and Caesar Rodney soccer...

Cape unified team stages late comeback to topple...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
The girls and boys on Cape’s unified flag football team have begun 2024 with a win streak after...

Delmarva Christian soccer celebrates five seniors...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
Although the Delmarva Christian boys’ soccer team lost its Senior Night game 2-0 to Delmar Oct. 3,...

Royals fend off Golden Knights at the purple castle...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
Battling the first of two mid-Sussex neighborly opponents, Delmarva Christian staked its claim as...

Sussex Academy hosts Senior Olympics swim meet

Dan Cook
1 month ago
The annual Senior Olympics swimming competition was held Sept. 27, at the Sussex Academy Aquatic...

Cobra Golf – speed thrills

Fritz Schranck
1 month ago
Cobra Golf continues to stress the aerodynamic qualities of its driver lines, a design and...

Old Inlet Fall Surf Fishing Classic tourney sees...

1 month ago
Old Inlet Bait & Tackle held its Fall Surf Fishing Classic Tournament the weekend of Sept. 28-...

Eagles better get their act together!

Sumner Spence
1 month ago
On Sunday, the Philadelphia Eagles had an embarrassing performance against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers...

Athletes of the Week Oct. 4

1 month ago
Chase Ballinger A junior honor roll student at Sussex Academy, this three-year starter for the...

Pete Rose has a statue in Cincinnati and Wall of...

Dave Frederick
1 month ago
Dirt Bag - I see an image of Pete Rose sliding into home plate on his stomach obscured by more dirt...

Dogfish Dash draws nearly 1,700 runners to Milton

Tim Bamforth
1 month ago
There was a total of 1,690 registered runners at this year’s Dogfish Dash, a long way from 2006...

Sussex Academy soccer rises with 2-1 win over IR

Dan Cook
1 month ago
The boys’ soccer contest between Sussex Academy and Indian River was a matchup of two premier teams...

Cape hockey beats Caesar Rodney 8-1 to stay unbeaten

Dave Frederick
1 month ago
A three-day festival of field hockey under the lights at Champions Stadium was highlighted by the...

Seahawks fly south to knock off IR field hockey 5-0

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
Sussex Academy field hockey moved to 7-1 following its 5-0 away win over southern rival Indian...

IR volleyball ends Sussex Academy’s division dominance

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
The Sussex Academy volleyball team’s reign over the Henlopen South ended Oct. 1, with a 3-0 home...

Pale ale runners saunter around Milton for Dogfish...

Dave Frederick
1 month ago
Dogfish Dash - Running with friends is good for what ales you; other exercises pale by comparison...

Hodgson follows through on promise to stop Cape streak

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
Hodgson’s 28-23 victory over Cape Sept. 28 is proof positive all three phases of the game matter...

Seahawks defend nest from invading Blue Jays in...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
Sussex Academy volleyball may be a little protective of its 2023 Henlopen South title. Flying to a...

Sussex Academy soccer shuts down Worcester Prep in 5...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
Securing the fifth shutout of the season in dominating fashion, Sussex Academy boys’ soccer moved...

Delmarva Christian volleyball knocks off the Warriors

Dan Cook
1 month ago
After dropping matches to Ursuline and Padua, the Delmarva Christian volleyball team took the...

Cape volleyball downs Milford 3-0

Dan Cook
1 month ago
Cape volleyball moved to 6-2 on the season with a 25-12, 25-17, 25-12 victory over Milford Sept. 26...

Cape hockey prevails at Milford to stay unbeaten

Dave Frederick
1 month ago
In a great game at Milford’s Buccaneers Stadium played between two top teams Sept. 26, Cape...

Royals field hockey falls to Wilmington Christian

Dan Cook
1 month ago
Delmarva Christian field hockey moved to 2-6 on the season with a 5-0 loss to Wilmington Christian...

Royals soccer falters in second half against the...

Dan Cook
1 month ago
The Delmarva Christian boys’ soccer squad fell to 3-6 with a 5-2 loss to Wilmington Christian Sept...

A sense of scale

Fritz Schranck
1 month ago
A practice putting green can look like a semi-neglected afterthought at some golf clubs. That...

Catchin’ croakers across a lifetime

Eric Burnley
1 month ago
Croakers have been a part of my life since a very early age. As I have noted before, I was raised...

Athletes of the Week Sept. 27

1 month ago
Amari Jackson Amari caught a touchdown pass for Cape on the last play of the first half Sept. 20...

Strange Eagles game

Sumner Spence
1 month ago
The Eagles won by a score of 15-12 on Sunday against the Saints. The defense played its best game...

Free and overpriced is how I roll through grandpa life

Dave Frederick
1 month ago
Afterschool special - “Keep it on the down low or everybody will know.” – Teddy Thompson...

ESIAC cross country meet held at Delmarva Christian

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
Delmarva Christian hosted an ESIAC cross country meet at its partially wooded course Sept. 25,...

Sussex Academy field hockey drops a dozen on Polytech

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
Sussex Academy field hockey opened its Sept. 24 home game against Polytech with a tally 36 seconds...

Sussex Academy soccer bests the Bucs

Dan Cook
1 month ago
The Sussex Academy soccer team moved to 5-1 on the season with a 2-1 victory over Milford Sept. 24...

Successful Harvest Hustle supports Village Volunteers

Tim Bamforth
1 month ago
Dylan Branch, 23, of Dagsboro easily ran away with the overall male title at the inaugural Harvest...

IR hockey runs into Cape buzzsaw, Vikings prevail 7-1

Dave Frederick
1 month ago
Indian River field hockey ran into a buzzsaw at Champions Stadium Sept. 24, losing to the unbeaten...

Cape soccer collars Bulldogs in shutout victory

Dan Cook
1 month ago
The Cape soccer defense allowed just one shot on goal as the Vikings recorded their third shutout...

Sunday morning Paradise Grill 5K is Pot-Nets at its...

Dave Frederick
1 month ago
The usual crowd didn’t shuffle into Paradise Grill at 10 a.m. on a Sunday morning for the ninth...

Linemen for Life move into the world always knowing...

Dave Frederick
1 month ago
Old King Cole - It was the working ranch on Cave Neck Road rolling into Milton. I’m pretty sure...

Cape volleyball falls to the Patriots 3-0

Dan Cook
1 month ago
Cape volleyball moved to 4-2 on the season with a 25-17, 25-13, 25-17 loss to undefeated Newark...

Cape hockey dominates Tower Hill 6-0

Dave Frederick
1 month ago
Don’t know much about field hockey history? Cape lost at Tower Hill Nov. 12, 2016, in the...

Cape football’s big second half turns out the lights...

Dan Cook
1 month ago
The Cape football team moved to 3-0 with a 34-32 come-from-behind victory over Lake Forest Sept. 20...

Seahawks hockey beats the Bucs 4-2

Dan Cook
1 month ago
The Caravel field hockey team had scored 40 unanswered goals in its first five games, but Sussex...

Royals volleyball flashes ability to hang with...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
Delmarva Christian volleyball welcomed Ursuline Academy to the Mohr Floor Sept. 20, pitting the...

Sussex Academy soccer allows first goal of season in...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 month ago
A shutout streak spanning seven halves of soccer ended 10 minutes into the eighth half of the...

Matt Blois – branching out with a unique service...

Fritz Schranck
2 months ago
I first wrote about golf professional Matt Blois in 2020. The Canadian’s driving skills had become...

A perfect day on the water

Eric Burnley
2 months ago
My good friend Mike Pizzolato and I arrived at the dock at Indian River Marina around 6:30 a.m. for...

Terrible ending to the Eagles game

Sumner Spence
2 months ago
On Monday night, the Eagles should have won the game against the Atlanta Falcons without much...

Athletes of the Week Sept. 20

2 months ago
Anthony Francis “Antman” is a junior impact skill player on both sides of the football for...

Five-year-old Everleigh flies high for Vikings Pop...

Dave Frederick
2 months ago
Therapy Freddogg - A few years ago, former student Mandie Manship was a substitute secretary at...

Sussex Academy cross country teams win Middletown...

Tim Bamforth
2 months ago
Griffin Spana, a junior from Caesar Rodney, won the overall boys’ title at the Middletown...

Joey Pickens wins 27th Dewey Beach Sprint Triathlon

Dan Cook
2 months ago
Joey Pickens of Clarksville, Md., smashed the field at the 2024 Dewey Beach Sprint Triathlon Sept...

Royals rumble with Rams results in 10-1 win

Aaron R. Mushrush
2 months ago
A party thrown by royals can be quite the spectacle, particularly a field hockey-scoring fiesta...

Delmarva Christian volleyball overcomes Indian River...

Aaron R. Mushrush
2 months ago
Playing in front of a nearly packed house, Delmarva Christian avenged last year’s overtime loss to...

Wildcats hockey too tough to tame for rising Seahawks

Aaron R. Mushrush
2 months ago
As evidenced by her commitment to the University of Maryland, Delmar senior Jordyn Hollamon is good...

Sussex Academy soccer tames the Wildcats 3-0

Dan Cook
2 months ago
The Sussex Academy soccer squad moved to 4-0 on the season with a 3-0 shutout of Delmar Sept. 17 at...

Cape soccer defeats Hackettstown in double OT

Dan Cook
2 months ago
Cape sophomore Austin Tyndall scored four minutes into the second overtime period to boost the...