Sports

Struggling 76ers

Sumner Spence
3 months ago
The 76ers have dropped down to No. 8 in the Eastern Conference standings! Their goal should be to...

Athletes of the Week March 13

3 months ago
Landen Hill A rumbler and a rambler between the pipes, this Milford senior goalie notched more than...

Moment of Zen on the playing fields of Fred Thomas...

Dave Frederick
3 months ago
Moment of Zen - “First there is a mountain, then there is no mountain, then there is.” – Donovan,...

Cape runners sweep top four at Shamrock Shuffle 5K

Tim Bamforth
3 months ago
The Lucky Leprechaun 5K was held in Milton March 8, bringing out the second-highest field ever with...

Cape boys’ lax scrimmages Kent Island

Dan Cook
3 months ago
The Cape boys’ lacrosse team held its first scrimmage of the preseason against a strong Kent Island...

Cape girls’ soccer is back with a mission

Dan Cook
3 months ago
After going 12-4 and falling in the DIAA quarterfinals to Charter School of Wilmington last season...

Sussex Academy teams take part in DE Turf play days

Aaron R. Mushrush
3 months ago
A trio of Sussex Academy teams ended their first week of practice by playing host to a play day at...

Lacrosse girls playing basketball, just call them...

Dave Frederick
4 months ago
Happening in the moment - Multisport athletes Ally Diehl, Mairead Rishko, Amara Fruchtman, Mikaela...

Cape basketball falls to Howard in quarters

Dan Cook
4 months ago
Three players scored in double figures, but seventh-seeded Cape fell to No. 2 Howard 72-64 in the...

Beach boys spread the love to advance to quarterfinals

4 months ago
No. 7 Cape put on quite the show for the home crowd in their 73-55 win over No.10 A.I. DuPont in...

Coaching change for Sussex Academy golf team

Fritz Schranck
4 months ago
A new head coach joined the Sussex Academy golf team for the 2026 season. He brings plenty of...

Lewes once had country’s largest menhaden operation

Eric Burnley
4 months ago
A recent editorial in the Baltimore Sun has prompted a response by Ben Landry, vice president of...

Busy time of year

Sumner Spence
4 months ago
From the second week of March into April is one of the busiest times on the sports calendar. March...

Athletes of the Week March 6

4 months ago
Grayson Davis Cool as ice and ready to sacrifice, Grayson and Nick Walker were back-to-back hammers...

Brag sheet of wrestlers includes GPA

Dave Frederick
4 months ago
Brag sheet - Bragging on yourself is considered annoyingly uncool and needy unless someone asked...

13th Lucky Leprechaun 5K on tap March 8 in Milton

Tim Bamforth
4 months ago
The popular 13th Lucky Leprechaun 5K will be this Sunday morning, March 8, at Irish Eyes in Milton...

Cape girls’ basketball falls in DIAA second round

Dan Cook
4 months ago
The Cape girls’ basketball team’s dream of a DIAA state title fell short, as the No. 2 Vikings...

AI equals acquired immunity for photographers who...

Dave Frederick
4 months ago
Catch a shooting star - William Penn wrestling coach Joe Archangelo went out with a shazam Saturday...

Local girls fare well at swimming championships

Dan Cook
4 months ago
The Cape and Sussex Academy girls’ swim teams made it to the top 10 in the state, as the Vikings...

Cape boys’ swimming places sixth at state championships

Dan Cook
4 months ago
The Cape boys’ swim team finished its Henlopen Conference season undefeated and was confident in...

Cape unified basketball finishes season with smiles...

Dan Cook
4 months ago
The Cape unified basketball season came to a close Feb. 26, with a 67-67 tie. All players smiled...

Grayson Davis, Nick Walker win wrestling titles for...

Dave Frederick
4 months ago
Cape Henlopen crowned two state champions inside its own house Feb. 28, with freshman Grayson Davis...

Inaugural Food Bank fundraiser tournament set for...

Fritz Schranck
4 months ago
The Food Bank of Delaware is holding its inaugural Sussex County golf fundraiser at Rehoboth Beach...

Trout opening day is set for March 7

Eric Burnley
4 months ago
As I write this, I am looking at 12 to 14 inches of snow. And yet the opening of Delaware trout...

Olympic recap

Sumner Spence
4 months ago
For the past two-and-a-half weeks, I really enjoyed watching all of the different Olympic sports on...

Athletes of the Week Feb. 27

4 months ago
Cale Baker This Cape senior is a head-to-toe unorthodox wrestler who uses a lot of arms and legs...

Athletes are ready to bust loose

4 months ago
Wrestling Immersion Program - The only way to learn the language of a championship state wrestling...

Four downstate athletes win state track titles

Tim Bamforth
4 months ago
Delaware sent 44 indoor track & field teams to Pennsylvania for the state championships Feb. 21...

Unified Basketball reception celebrates inclusion...

4 months ago
Cape Henlopen School District Superintendent Dr. Jenny Nauman hosted a special event, Unified for...

Mariner hosts Middle School Unified Basketball...

4 months ago
Mariner Middle School hosted the unified basketball tournament for Cape district middle school...

Two days behind the camera, yet I often miss the...

Dave Frederick
4 months ago
What’s going on - Wrestling is the most intense sport; the dual meets are like indoor football...

Delmarva Christian crowned ESIAC champions for...

Aaron R. Mushrush
4 months ago
Playing to a packed house, the Delmarva Christian boys’ basketball team defended its ESIAC...

Cape wrestling wins Henlopen Conference tournament

Dave Frederick
4 months ago
A two-day wrestling tournament is a wellness clinic of constant motion with performances and...

Cape girls’ basketball wins conference title

Dan Cook
4 months ago
The Cape girls’ basketball team jumped out to an early lead and never looked back, defeating Early...

Ducks and other birdies

4 months ago
A Ducks Unlimited vanity license plate or decal on an SUV’s back window in a Cape Region golf...

Fishermen are waiting for the thaw

Eric Burnley
4 months ago
Sooner or later, the water will thaw out and folks will be chafing at the bit to go fishing...

The Phillies are back

Sumner Spence
4 months ago
I think there are five specific Phillies players that must have great starts to the season for the...

Athletes of the Week Feb. 20

4 months ago
Helaina Arnold-Decyk This Cape freshman left her mark on the newly established girls’ wrestling...

Sports is a connect-the-dots game; the older you get...

Dave Frederick
4 months ago
Coach of the Year - The Tubby Raymond Delaware Coach of the Year Award, as voted by the Delaware...

Lover’s Lane 5K lures runners to Rehoboth

Tim Bamforth
4 months ago
The fourth annual Lover's Lane Valentine Boardwalk 5K was held in the Nation’s Summer Capital Feb...

Royals book spot in ESIAC Championship game with 59...

Aaron R. Mushrush
4 months ago
For the second year in a row, the boys’ basketball team at Delmarva Christian will host the ESIAC...

Sussex Academy boys’ basketball seniors get the...

Aaron R. Mushrush
4 months ago
Basketball for the boys at Sussex Academy has come to an end, but the lads kept fighting until the...

Cape girls’ basketball surges past Senators

Dan Cook
4 months ago
The Cape girls’ basketball team ended its regular season with a 74-20 victory over Dover Feb. 18...

Cape boys’ basketball concludes season 17-3

Aaron R. Mushrush
4 months ago
Back-to-back 30-point wins against Henlopen North foes gave the Cape boys’ basketball team an...

Cape JV girls’ basketball finishes undefeated

Dan Cook
4 months ago
The Cape girls’ basketball junior varsity team went into the 2025-26 season with the pressure of...

Cape unified falls to Dover in barn burner

Dan Cook
4 months ago
In one of the most exciting and highest-scoring games of the season, the Cape unified basketball...

Cape girls’ wrestlers reach the podium

Frank Payton and Hollyann Wettstein
4 months ago
Cape Henlopen High School set the standard for its girls’ wrestling program, as it wrapped up its...

‘Stay there’ and ‘short time’ are wrestling commands...

Dave Frederick
4 months ago
Stay there! Stay there! The coach exhorts, “Stay there! Short time!” The wrestler is on top, the...

Fred Thomas boys win program’s first trophy

Aaron R. Mushrush
4 months ago
Sussex Academy hosted the Capital Classic championship games on Valentine’s Day, concluding the...

Cape girls fend off rivals in back-to-back division...

Aaron R. Mushrush
4 months ago
The Cape girls’ basketball team showed no love to its adversaries in the two days leading up to...

Cape unified basketball celebrates seniors

Dan Cook
4 months ago
The Cape unified basketball squad celebrated the Class of 2026 players during its 45-38 loss to...

Cape beats Central, falls to Dover

Dan Cook
4 months ago
The Cape boys’ basketball team split a pair of games last week, cruising past Sussex Central before...

Cape wrestling hangs tough, but falls to Sallies in...

Dave Frederick
4 months ago
Cape wrestling went hard at top-ranked Salesianum in the Division I semifinals of the state dual-...

SFY Tsunami gets first water polo win

4 months ago
The Sussex Family YMCA’s Tsunami 12U mixed youth water polo team earned its first tournament win in...

First Tee Delaware seeks signups and sponsorships

Fritz Schranck
4 months ago
Each spring, the First Tee Delaware offers a variety of on-course programming for junior golfers...

Sad loss for the Cape Region’s outdoor community

Eric Burnley
4 months ago
The fishing and hunting community has lost a very good person. Kelly Racz of Kelly’s Outdoors in...

Cape football holds awards banquet

Dan Cook
4 months ago
The Cape Henlopen football team held its 2025 end-of-season awards banquet Feb. 9 at the Rehoboth...

Disappointing Super Bowl

Sumner Spence
4 months ago
The Seattle Seahawks dominated Super Bowl LX winning by the score of 29-13. It wasn’t even that...

Athletes of the Week Feb. 13

4 months ago
Geordan Downing This 6-foot-2 junior sharpshooter met the moment for the Cape boys’...

Bad Bunny and Snoop Dogg are funny names surrounding...

Dave Frederick
4 months ago
Bad Bunny and Snoop Dogg - Where do little melons go in the summertime? John Cougar’s Mellencamp. I...