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Heartbeat of Delmarva: Shayne Brittingham
As a Rehoboth Beach native, basketball and track coach, Shayne Brittingham is aware of the need in Rehoboth. He organizes cookouts free to the public, backpack giveaways for kids in need and cooks meals for the homeless. Heartbeat of Delmarva is sponsored by How Sweet It Is.
Jurassic Golf! Former Bank Site Now Home to Mini-Golf
The ninth miniature golf course to open in the Delaware/Maryland coastal area, Nick’s Jurassic Mini Golf, opened its doors this summer, complete with animatronic dinosaurs creating hazards on the course. Customers are welcomed by a ferocious dino as they walk through the former bank facade. As reported in the...
High School Football Preview 2024: Stephen Decatur
BERLIN, Md. – The Decatur Seahawks are looking to recreate their championship magic from the 2023 season. They went undefeated and captured their first state football title in school history. But now in 2024, the Seahawks will be facing the pressure of repeating as champions. “It’s hard going back...
Seashore Striders Summer Series wraps up
The 34th Seashore Striders Summer Series wrapped up a few weeks back with the Race for the Paws 5K in Dewey Beach, so now it is time for the largest award ceremony of the year. Several thousand dollars’ worth of awards will be presented Saturday, Aug. 31, including the top 20 and the overall winners in the Last Blast Prediction 5K in Rehoboth Beach. A total of 112 age-groupers qualified for the Summer Series by completing five 5Ks and one five-miler. Awards to be presented include most improved, most consistent and the Hank Brittingham Volunteer of the Year Award. Also, we will honor 21 runners who ran all 10 races, 28 volunteers, three National Class racers and my bike crew. One of the items the series is known for is presenting good-quality awards, and this presentation may be the best set of awards in the last 34 years.
Serena Williams Miles, loved to travel
Serena Williams Miles, 76, died Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024, in the comfort of her home and surrounded by her devoted family. Serena was born Oct. 26, 1947, in Raleigh, N.C., daughter of June Barker Miles and Robert Mickle Miles IV. She grew up in Pinetown, Pa. After graduating from Saint Margaret’s School in Virginia, Serena attended Dickenson College. She ultimately attained a degree in English from Goucher College, where she proudly graduated with honors in English.
Sussex Academy volleyball play day provides an early measuring stick
Sussex Academy welcomed girls’ volleyball squads from Delmarva Christian, Indian River, Middletown, Milford, Polytech, Sussex Central and Sussex Tech Aug. 24 for a round-robin play day. “The play day provided us with great insight on areas we need to focus on,” said Seahawks coach Hailee Gooch. “We have a...
Factory Sports Middle School Boys Basketball Prep Clinics (Lewes)
Middle School basketball can officially being their tryouts on Monday, November 11. Whether you are an experienced player or looking to tryout for the basketball team for the first time this clinic is designed to help. Our experienced basketball coaches, who run school basketball programs, will put you through a...
Outlet Liquors and Watermelon 5Ks held on back-to-back days
Races2Run had back-to-back 5K races last weekend at the beach. The Outlet Liquors 5K held Aug. 24 at the Rusty Rudder drew 80 finishers, while the Aug. 25 WaterMel Run 5K in Lewes saw 127 runners go the distance. Matt Sparacino, 46, the Harrington Harrier, won the Outlet Liquors race...
Cape volleyball holds four-team scrimmage
Cape volleyball hosted three tough local teams Aug. 27 for a final tune-up play day. Playing along with the Vikings were Sussex Central, Delmarva Christian and Sussex Academy. All four teams made the DIAA tournament in 2023. Teams competed in a round-robin format that included 40-minute games. “I thought our...
Highlights: Cape Henlopen Football Opens Year With 20-13 Victory Over Red Lion
BEAR, Del. -- The Cape Henlopen Vikings' Football team did not miss a beat after finishing as Delaware 3A State Runner-ups a season ago - as the Vikings opened up their 2024 campaign with a gritty 20-13 road victory over the Red Lion Lions earlier tonight. This game was eerily...
Sussex Academy soccer preparing for title defense in 2024
For the first time in program history, Sussex Academy soccer captured the DIAA Division II state title and the Henlopen Conference title in 2023. “We know it's a new year and a lot of teams got a lot better, so we definitely have our work cut out for us,” said Seahawks coach R.J. Dina.
Bet On Buter best in Ocean feature; ‘Tyson’ wins fifth straight
Berlin, MD — Bet On Buter turned a three-hole trip into an odds-on victory in Thursday’s (Aug. 29) featured event at Ocean Downs, an $8,500 optional claiming pace. One of three horses in the field in for the optional $15,000 base tag, Bet On Buter sat third as Real Surreal and Rhythm Of The Rein disputed a :28 first quarter. At the :57 halfway point, William Carter activated Bet On Buter first-over, and the 4-year-old Huntsville gelding took over second from a tiring Rhythm Of The Rein with three-eighths to go. After closing ground into a :27.3 third quarter, Bet On Buter collared Real Surreal in the final 70 yards and won by a widening length in 1:53.2. Cheese Omelet was a beaten third after having won his previous three starts.
Seahawks field hockey eyes a successful 2024
Having punched a ticket into the second round of the DIAA Division II state tournament with their 10th win of the year in 2023, the Sussex Academy field hockey team is hoping to advance even further in 2024. “This year, we're going to come out strong, better than last year,”...
Highlights: Cape Boys Soccer faces Mardela in preseason tournament
Cape Henlopen High School Boys Soccer took on Mardela High School in a scrimmage in Lewes, Delaware on Thursday. The bi-state matchup took place as part of a preseason tournament. In the first half, Lawson Whaley, Brady Spiegel, Austin Tyndall, and Amir Luna-Castellanos all had goals in the first half...
Athlete Profile: Mariabella Morse
Berlin, M.d. -- Senior on the Stephen Decatur Girls Lacrosse team, Mariabella Morse, has been working on her strength, agility, and speed at The Athlete Academy facility in Berlin for the past two years. Morse says her goals are to help the lacrosse squad capture a State Championship this year, after falling in State Semi-finals to Queen Anne's County in 2023.
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