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 800 meters in 2:06, while Andrew Wolak won the 400 meters in 55.5. Josiah Miller tossed the shot 46-feet-7-inches, while Ryan Baker ran 10:20 in the 3,200 meters by himself. His time is one of the top 15 performances ever in a dual meet at Cape.
Indoor track held outside in weather that’s not that bad
Sussex Central’s David Wootten runs 2:05 to win the 800 meters over Julian Calloway. DAVE FREDERICK PHOTOS
Dave Frederick January 26, 2021
Indoor/outdoors - An indoor track meet held outdoors Jan. 22 on Cape’s Legends Stadium track featured visiting Sussex Central at Cape, both boys and girls. There were 14 events contested with the weather described as “not bad for January.”
Skyler McVicker and
P.J. Stratton, two stalwarts off the Golden Knights’ state championship football team, won the first two open events, with McVicker capturing the 55-meter hurdles in 9.71 seconds and Stratton the 55-meter dash in 6.96. Stratton also won the 200 meters 23:04. Central won nine of 14 events, but the Cape boys showed breadth of depth and won the meet 61-43.
Striders look back at 2020 accomplishments
The Boston Crew at the finish practicing social distancing. Shown are Martin Rodriguez, Leah-Kate Lounsbury, Dylan Smiley, Andy Gorlich, Natalie Marie, Michael Marciano, Bobby Hutton, Marybeth Evans and Shelly Murray. SUBMITTED PHOTO
Tim Bamforth December 24, 2020
This week, as school wraps up and the holiday vacation begins, presents are under the tree, stockings are hung, but things are sure different from the norm. Very few races were held this fall and almost none this past summer. The Seashore Striders were fortunate enough to host the Seashore Classic half marathon/5K and the Great Pumpkin 5K in October, the Pumpkin Pie 5K in November and the Run with Santa 5K in December. The Striders raised money for a local family that lost their home to a fire, and collected canned goods for a local food drive. One of my favorite holiday traditions is to team up with Apple Electric’s Steve and Lisa Prestipino and Toys for Tots, whic
Tim Bamforth December 18, 2020
The Seashore Striders hosted the 15th Run With Santa 5K at Cape Henlopen State Park in Lewes Dec. 12 and accomplished the four goals I set for the event. We attracted more than 100 participants again during a worldwide pandemic and hosted another safe event. The run raised money for the local Toys for Tots campaign; we team up with Apple Electric each year. We raised money for a local family in need that just suffered a loss in a local fire at their home. Lastly, we collected canned foods for the local Needy Family Fund.
“So much good came out of this event today, and it is great that we can help so many people in the community with these events the Seashore Striders host,” said longtime runner Richard Tikiob.
December 11, 2020
Ryan Baker
The top 10 runners in Division I all broke 17 minutes at the Dec. 5 cross country state championships. The Vikings needed a high place and low number from Ryan Baker and got it, as he hung with the leaders from post to paddock, running 16:30 on the slippery Killens Pond trails to place third overall. Oddly, Salesianum placed first, seventh and eighth, yet trailed Cape 14-16 behind Baker in 16:30, Ethan Edery, fifth in 16:46 and Julian Callaway, sixth in 16:48. “Ryan was out of contact because of COVID quarantine, missing the Sussex County meet, but he trained on his own and came back ready to compete,” said coach Matt Lindell. “His improvement over a period of time has been remarkable. His mental toughness is what makes him great. He is not afraid of the big moments; not to mention, he is talented.”