Aya Daisey takes her turn at the long jump earlier this season. DAVE FREDERICK PHOTO
Tim Bamforth May 21, 2021
The Cape Henlopen Vikings will take part in the Delaware State Championships this Friday and Saturday at Dover High School.
The following is a preview of the Vikings who are in the top eight athletes in the state in each event:
Boys
Shot put, Josiah Miller, second; 3,200, Ryan Baker, third; discuss, Josiah Miller, fourth; 110 hurdles, Jordan Baines, fifth; 800, Julian Callaway, sixth; 1,600, Ryan Baker, sixth; triple jump, Nate Loucks, sixth; 4-by-800 relay team, sixth; pole vault, Jakob Hayes, seventh; 4-by-100 relay team, seventh; 4-by-200 relay, seventh; and 3,200, Lance Kauffman, eighth.
With Unified athlete Erin Frye is Michele Frye.
The Cape Henlopen girls’ track & field team finished off an emotional dual-meet season with an undefeated record of 8-0. Next up are the Henlopen Conference Championships to be held at Jim Blades Stadium at Lake Forest High School in Felton. The Vikings lost teammate Maggie Browne during spring break in a terrible accident and dedicated their season to the late sophomore jumper.
“We wore the letter ‘M’ on our uniforms as we dedicated each meet to Maggie,” said junior Tia Jarvis. “The Smyrna girls presented our team with a large framed picture of Maggie, which was so nice, and we take the picture of her to every meet. She was definitely a part of each win with the girls.”
Emma Duffield wins the 1,600.
Amaya to Aya Daisey in the 4-by-100 relay.
The Cape girls’ track team is sitting at 4-0 and the boys’ team is 1-3 with three meets to go before the Henlopen Conference and Delaware State Championships.
The Lady Vikings are coming off a big win at Smyrna April 16, when Cape topped the Eagles 82-64. Both teams won two relays and traded points on the track and in the field. Going into the meet’s final event, the mile relay, the Vikings were up 72-69. The winner of the race would be the meet winner. The team of Hannah Maney, Aya Daisey, Regan Ciabattoni and Tia Jarvis easily won in 4:17, and the team celebrated the victory. A later disqualification and a mistake in the scoring put the Vikings at 82 points on the day. Smyrna has one loss on the season and will be a much tougher big-meet team in May. The Vikings are expecting it and looking forward to the challenge.
Eagles had not lost a dual meet in over a decade
Cape girls gather for a photo after victory over Smyrna. DAVE FREDERICK PHOTOS
Dave Frederick April 19, 2021
The Cape at Smyrna track meet on brisk Friday afternoon was a made-for-TV afternoon special, a story about kids suited for the child in all of us.
“A picture was done by the Smyrna girls for us and it was great . we arrived, and chairs were set up for our team and an empty chair was put out front with a framed picture and a poster that said, ‘Fly high Maggie from the Smyrna girls,’” said coach Tim Bamforth. “A class team and a great coach in Maura Schafer.”
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