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.
April 30, 2021
Aya Daisey
Aya’s father Blaine hung over the fence watching his twin daughters, now seniors, compete in a track meet. Blaine was a Cape school record holder in the long jump with a distance of 22-feet-10-inches, ran a sub-11-second 100 meters and was the winner of the Kevin Kennedy Award in 1983. Aya is a cross-fit sprinter in the pool and on the track. Like most sprinters, she can jump far when she is motivated. In the April 27 meet, Aya won the long jump in 15-feet-5-inches, edging out her sister Amaya, who jumped 15-2. Aya was first in the 200 meters with a time of 27.4 seconds, then won the high jump in 4-feet-6-inches, where she owns a personal best of 5-feet. And in the 4-by-100, Aya took the baton on the anchor leg to lead the team of Mehkia Applewhite, Kiki Johnson and Amaya Daisey to a come-from-behind win in 55.8.
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.
Cape swimming strokes past Sanford
Cape senior Thomas Weeks takes off from the blocks in the first leg of the medley relay. He and teammates Josh Turek, Brian Fleming and Marcus Gromofsky took first in the event with a time of 1:49.64. DAN COOK PHOTOS
Dan Cook January 19, 2021
The Cape swim teams moved to 2-0 on the season Jan. 18, topping Sanford at the Sussex Academy Aquatic Center.
The girls took a 101-21 victory, while the boys swam past the Warriors 93-62.
Cape’s 200 medley relay team of Alissa Silva, Amaya Daisey, Aya Daisey and Erin Morrissey took first with a time of 2:08.25. Heidi Simmons won the 200 free in 2:20.15. Amaya Daisey won the individual medley in 2:34.43. Aya Daisey took first in the 50 free with a time of 26.25. Aya Daisey won the 100 fly in 1:04.39. Erin Morrissey won the 100 free with a time of 1:00.62. Julie Heffernan won the 500 free in 6:07.35. Daisey, Daisey, Morrissey and Anna Sullivan won the 200 free relay in 1:59.99.