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Tia Jarvis wins the long jump in 15-0. I gotta be me! Lainey Shockro is exuberant in any event. Elizabeth Melson anchors the 4-by-800 relay. Gabriel Gumas of Caesar Rodney wins the 55-meter hurdles in 9.40. Montana Jones wins the 55 meters in 8.10. The Cape Henlopen Vikings hosted the Riders of Caesar Rodney in winter track & field action held outside at Legends Stadium in cold and windy conditions Feb. 16. The Vikings easily won both meets, with the boys’ score 88-20 and the girls’ score 9...

Vikings play best ball of season against Senators Nate Sivels gets to the basket. DAVE FREDERICK PHOTOS Kenny Riedel February 17, 2021 The Cape Henlopen boys’ basketball team played its best ball of the season Feb. 15, outgunning and outhustling a 7-2 Dover squad that had recently upended Henlopen North contender Caesar Rodney. For 30 minutes of action, the Vikings looked like the better team, knocking down open three-pointers, forcing turnovers, attacking in transition and battling...

Ray Sweeney, University of Delaware MVP portrait painted by Tommy MacDonald, former Eagles All-Pro receiver. SUBMITTED PHOTO Dave Frederick February 16, 2021 Undeclared majors - While checking the University of Maryland football roster I noticed that the most popular major is “Undeclared,” which translates to: “I don’t know what I want to be once this gig is over.” The University of Delaware football roster lists nine criminal justice majors, along with six players majoring ...

Vikings set to play three games in five days at home Kenny Riedel February 15, 2021 Senior guard Brycen Williams scored 21 points and netted four three-pointers to pace Caesar Rodney to an 82-62 drubbing of Cape Henlopen in boys’ basketball action Feb. 12 in Camden. Sophomore guard Malachi Brinkley added 16 points and knocked down four shots from beyond the arc for the Riders, who raced to a 15-0 first-quarter lead that they would never relinquish. Cape came out colder than the icy ...

Cape boys take Henlopen North title The Sussex Academy boys’ swim team won the Henlopen Conference Championship meet. Shown in back are (l-r) Ben Sala, Mack Leonhartt, Lex Johnson, Jaxon Laux, Matthew Perchiniak, Jackson Basile, Chet Mariner, Trey Mitchell, Tyler Burger, Raymond Kalmanowitz, Ty Hudson, Gannon Webb and Braydon Trout. In front are assistant coach Stephanie Hartsoe, head coach Tom Martiner and assistant coach Julia Martiner. DAN COOK PHOTOS Dan Cook February 15, 2021 T...

The Cape girls’ basketball team moved to 10-0 with a 60-34 win over Caesar Rodney Feb. 12. Morgan Mahoney led the Lady Vikings with 19 points, nine rebounds and two blocks. Mehkia Applewhite dropped in 16 points, including four three-pointers. She...

Cape cheerleaders wow their fellow athletes Laci Dixon takes iPad videos at wrestling matches. It’s just impossible to keep her from smiling. DAVE FREDERICK PHOTOS Dave Frederick February 12, 2021 Meeting the moment - Laci Dixon is a Cape junior and wrestling manager who just told coach Chris Mattioni to include her in Senior Night ceremonies because she is graduating early. The sports moments are fleeting by choice for Laci, who guarded the lax cage two seasons for the Mariner bo...

Weather wreaking havoc on schedule Tim Bamforth February 12, 2021 The Cape boys’ winter track team hosted Sussex Academy Feb. 4 at Legends Stadium, and the Vikings topped the Seahawks 110-4 in track & field action. High scorer John Small won three events for the Vikings, taking the 55-meter hurdles in 8.29, the long jump in 20-feet-2-inches, and the triple jump in 38-feet. Hunter Jones took the 1,600 meters in 4:52, with Daniel Adili-Khams second in 4:55. Julian Calloway took the 8...

47abc February 9, 2021 DOVER, Del.- Behind 23 points from sophomore Jaheim Harrell, the Dover Senators defeated Caesar Rodney 51-46 to improve to 6-2 on the season. The loss drops CR to 5-3 for their third loss in they past four games. It was a rematch of the week one battle between CR and Dover, a game in which CR defeated the Senators by 12. This time was a close game throughout, the largest lead held by both teams was five, CR in the first and Dover in the fourth. Dover led by two to end th...

The Cape girls’ basketball team beat a fast and improving Sussex Tech Ravens squad 61-29 Feb. 5 in front of seven fans and two custodians. Cape was without frontline starter Morgan Mahoney, who sat out her second game with shin splints. “Morgan will...