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Cape boys’ lacrosse runs down Appo 17-2 “You can’t do that!” Nick Arnold goes cross face on Jamison Hatton to get the ball while getting torpedoed from below. DAVE FREDERICK PHOTOS Dave Frederick April 12, 2021 The Cape boys’ lacrosse team ran the clock at Appoquinimink April 8, leading 13-1 at halftime, then cruising home for a 17-2 victory.  The Vikings were intense during pregame warmups and started off slow in two losses to Gilman of Maryland and Episcopal Academy of...

In a wrestling season that many people thought wouldn’t happen, Milford not only had a solid season, but also faired quite well in the just completed Delaware State Wrestling Tournament. The Buccaneers had four wrestlers qualify for the finals, with junior Jack Thode and senior Trent Grant gaining individual tiles. This year with the team championships also being scored in the individual tournament, Milford would finish third in Division I, behind Cape Henlopen and Salesianum. “I was very h...

Andre Currie is a freshman on attack at Bethany College in West Virginia. SOURCE: BETHANYBISON.COM Dave Frederick March 9, 2021 Hometown hat trickers - The Bison of Bethany College lacrosse are 1-1 this early season, having beaten Franciscan 19-6, then lost to Westminster 16-7. Aarin “Big Cat” Burton scored six goals with two assists in the win over Franciscan, while his hometown running mate Andre Currie had a goal and an assist. In the loss to Westminster, Currie had three go...

Open wrestling tournament to be three days of drama Dave Frederick Gosia, left, and Carrie Magathan with Einstein. DAVE FREDERICK PHOTOS Dirty dogging - A collie named Einstein was one of several canines at Sandhill Fields in Georgetown Feb. 21 for the Freeze the Day 5K. Can you name me a sport besides ultimate Frisbee where your dog can compete alongside you? I guess hunting and ducking are sports, but they are breed specific. I dont know if Lassie ever chilled in a blind waiting for a mallar...

Youthful leader has had seven state champions Cape coach Chris Mattioni gives his wrestler instructions during a match in the 2014 state tournament. NICK ROTH PHOTO Dave Frederick December 24, 2020 Chris Mattioni rolled off Route 1 and Kings Highway into a job interview at Cape Henlopen in the summer of 1995, securing a social studies position sweetened by being named head coach of the wrestling team. Mattioni had wrestled at Valley Forge Military Academy and The Citadel, then spent t...

Lucas Ruppert, fifth (285). Cape also returns Jackson Handlin (195), who was 34-13 last season. Cape will open the wrestling season Wednesday, Jan. 13, hosting Sussex Central. Caravel Academy, with four state champions in the lineup, will be at Cape Monday, Jan. 25.  Fun to watch - The Cape girls’ basketball team should be fun to watch this season – too bad most of you will never see them play. Cape basketball has a 14-game schedule, playing each Northern Division opponent twice. Last se...