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.
April 30, 2021
Trey Leggins launches in the long jump. DAVE FREDERICK PHOTOS
The Dover Senators came to town April 26 to join Cape and Sussex Academy in Henlopen Conference track & field action at Legends Stadium. When the dust settled, the Vikings boys topped Dover 97-42 and Sussex Academy 116-21, while the Vikings girls topped Dover 107-24 and Sussex Academy 100-41. The Cape boys move to 4-3, while the Cape girls improve to 7-0. The Riders of Caesar Rodney will visit Cape Monday, May 3, for the final dual meet of the season, beginning at 3:30 p.m. The next big test for the Vikings will be the Henlopen Conference Championships set for Thursday and Friday, May 13 and 14.
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.”
Cape senior Josiah Miller wins the shot put state championship. DAN COOK PHOTOS
Tim Bamforth March 5, 2021
The Cape boys’ winter track team finished third in the state with 72.5 points, behind state champion Sallies with 117 points and runner-up Smyrna with 86 points.
The Cape girls’ team finished fifth with 38 points. Padua took home the trophy with 178 points, followed by Ursuline with 82, Smyrna with 61 and Tatnall with 59 points.
Cape thrower Josiah Miller won his first state individual title in the shot put with a toss of 46-feet-10-inches. Sophomore Ryan Baker ran his season and personal best in the 3,200 meters with a time of 10:02.96, good for second place. Junior John Small was third in the 55-meter hurdles in 8.72, while in the 200-meter dash, Ja’on Harris was fifth in 23.68 and Konner Knarr was seventh in 23.87. Andrew Wolak finished fifth in the 400 meters in a time of 53.12, while the Vikings were third in the 4-by-200 relay in a season-best time o