Dave Frederick
Delaney Brooks
Delaney Brooks is a sophomore at Appoquinimink High School. She has Lewes and Cape family connections, as her mom is Kristen Shipe Brooks and her Pop Pop is Robert Shipe of Top of the Line Cleaning. Delaney finished third in the 100 meters in 12.9, fifth in the 200 in 27.27, and second in the 4-by-100 relay in 53.78, where she ran anchor at the Caravel Invitational. This is her first spring running track after having last spring cut short due to COVID. She was a seven-year travel softball player waiting for high school to run track (there are no middle school sports in Appoquinimink school district). She has trained with Taj Washington at Alpha Training for the past four years and just started with track coach Mark Dendy this spring. She’s a sprinter by nature, but has just started playing around with the long jump as well. Her cousin, Joey Shipe, is currently a junior at Cape. Her dad, Dave Brooks, was a multi-sport athlete at Elkton High School, w
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Frederick tosses perfect game for the Vikings
Cape senior Marissa Frederick delivers one of her 16 strikeouts on the way to her first no-hit performance of the season. DAN COOK PHOTOS
Dan Cook April 13, 2021
Cape senior pitcher Marissa Frederick had the right stuff April 12, as she delivered a perfect 16-strikeout, no-hit performance at previously undefeated Sussex Academy. The Vikings won 16-0 to move to 4-2 on the season, while the Seahawks dropped to 3-1.
“My curve and rise balls were really working today,” Frederick said. “But it’s just about what you see when they get into the box on how you’re going to approach them and what you’re going to do to get them out. It’s great to know I have such a great team behind me, because there is always that possibility that you’re going to throw that slip-up pitch. You have to keep the thoughts of the no-hitter out of your head. You don’t speak about it, let alone think about it. You just do your best on that
Cape softball out slugs Indian River 8-6
Cape senior Marissa Frederick crosses the plate after slamming a two-run homer to retake the lead in the top of the seventh inning. DAN COOK PHOTOS
Dan Cook April 12, 2021
The Cape softball squad started off slow in its April 9 game against Indian River, falling behind 4-0 after three innings. But the Lady Vikings’ wake-up alarm went off in the fourth inning as they plated five runs en route to an 8-6 victory. They move to 3-2 on the season, while Indian River drops to 1-5.
Indian River had pulled ahead 6-5 in the sixth, but couldn’t hold down the Vikings in the seventh when Marissa Frederick went yard, driving in the winning runs.