Robb, Redmond ready to drop in on Delmarva for Catch Surf Get Wet Tour
Coastal Point • File Photo: Pro surfer Kalani Robb is ready to drop in on Delmarva for the Catch Surf 'Get Wet Tour.'
Someone hit the Thin Lizzy on the jukebox, because come this Saturday, the boys are back in town.
After a one-year...
Thursday, July 13, 2017 - 7:26am
Let’s hear it for the girl guards!
Coastal Point • Submitted: A mix of Fenwick Island and Dewey Beach lifeguards gather during Sussex County’s first all-women’s lifeguard competition.
Female lifeguards competed in severe weather conditions during Sussex County’s first all-...
Thursday, July 13, 2017 - 7:16am
Coastal Point • Submitted: Back row: Manager Sarah Hoban, Manajha Briddell, Shania Lewis, Lanla Lewis, Olivia Rogers, Camryn Ehlers, and coaches Amy and Chad Hall. Front row; Logan Marvel, Destiny Mitchell, Kinsley Hall, Jaya Shaub, Lily Hoban...
Thursday, July 13, 2017 - 6:58am
Garrett Rogers takes to the field at Camden Yards
Photo courtesy of Orioles Baseball : Garrett Rogers throws out the first pitch at Camden Yards on July 1.
For Wendy Rogers, the simple joys of summertime seem sweeter this year.
That’s because last year at this time, her son Garrett...
Thursday, July 13, 2017 - 6:37am
No one needs to tell the weekly reader of Coastal Point that this region of the country can be very hot and humid in July and August. It’s one of the reasons so many people flock to our beaches. Society refers to the hottest part of the year as...
Thursday, July 13, 2017 - 6:06am
Coastal Point • Tyler Valliant: The new 19th hole features ‘The Kraken’ from Scandinavian mythology (but people say it also kind of looks like the "Star Wars" monster, too...)There may be plenty of mythology surrounding the course, but for...
Thursday, July 6, 2017 - 6:54am
Pickleball Points - So what’s the pickle about all these paddles?
Coastal Point • SubmittedFor pickleball, your equipment needs are simple.
You need sport shoes with smooth tread for tennis-type courts, because running shoes on court surfaces can abruptly terminate your forward progress, ending in a...
Thursday, July 6, 2017 - 6:49am
Tripple Overtime: ‘The 4th Top Five’: The best sports moments to go down on Independence Day
There’s two things I like about Independence Day:
(1) It has relatable plot with an underlying universal message.
(2) Jeff Goldblum is awesome and receives ample screen time in the film.
But what you may not...
Thursday, June 29, 2017 - 7:57am
Local hockey standout Patille returns from first year at Taft
Coastal Point • Shaun M. Lambert: Dominic Patille recently returned home from his first year away at the Taft School in Watertown, Conn.Like most kids growing up in Sussex County, Ocean View native Dominic Patille spent most of his springs on the...
Thursday, June 29, 2017 - 7:53am
‘Big Sussex meets Bigger Texas’
Special to the Coastal Point • Lauren Herlihy: Colin Herlihy tests out the waves at NLand Surf Park in Austin, Texas, during his latest surf trip.They say that everything is bigger in Texas.
Recently, however, local pro wave-rider and...
Thursday, June 29, 2017 - 7:38am
IRSD Field Hockey Camp continues to score in year No. 4
Coastal Point • Submitted: The IRSD Field Hockey Camp celebrated their most successful summer yet at Millsboro Middle School on Thursday, June 22.The Indian River School District Field Hockey Camp saw more than 80 youth players come out to...
Thursday, June 29, 2017 - 7:03am
Pickleball Points — Performance at the championship level
In the tennis world, I had to know something about the professional game, because I was betting corporate money on who would be the consistent winners and losers. And if I got it wrong more than one time, the president of Wilson or chairman of...
Thursday, June 29, 2017 - 6:47am
Delaware Budokan’s Scudieri inducted into Hall of Honors
Coastal Point • Submitted: Scudieri is featured in the book ‘Modern Masters of the Martial Arts.’They consider it “the Academy Awards of Martial Arts.” And, if that’s the case, Delaware Budokan’s Hanshi Philip M. Scudieri can consider himself an...
Thursday, June 22, 2017 - 10:07am
Gottschalk first IR athlete to win U.S. Lacrosse Bob Scott Award
Coastal Point • Shaun M. Lambert: Gianni Gottschalk displays his 2017 U.S. Lacrosse Bob Scott Award.It was after every Tuesday and Thursday practice, without exception, that Indian River High School boys’ lacrosse head coach and founder of the...
Thursday, June 22, 2017 - 7:17am
‘Firecracker’ bigger and backer for Bethany 5K
Coastal Point • File Photo: The Firecracker 5K is back to support the Bethany Beach Fourth of July Parade.It may have looked all but terminated, but the Bethany Firecracker 5K will officially be back this Sunday, June 25 — now, and for the future...
Thursday, June 22, 2017 - 7:03am
McCormick represents IR at DRFC Blue-Gold All-Star game
Special to the Coastal Point • Karen McCormick: Griffin McCormick represents the Indians during this year’s DRFC Blue Gold All-Star game, held at the University of Delaware on Sunday, June 17.His family had been there to cheer him from the...
Thursday, June 22, 2017 - 6:49am
Fitter & Faster Swim Tour headed for Georgetown on June 27
The national Fitter & Faster Swim Tour will make a stop in Georgetown on Tuesday, June 27, offering local swimmers a chance to learn techniques from Olympic gold-medalist Tyler...
Thursday, June 22, 2017 - 6:41am
Judge rules against would-be White Marlin winner
In an opinion released Wednesday, June 14, Federal District Court Judge Richard Bennett declared that White Marlin Open Inc. was correct in denying last year’s presumed tournament winner of more than $2.8 million in prize money.
Bennett,...
Thursday, June 22, 2017 - 6:37am
Coastal Point • Shaun M. Lambert: IRHS lacrosse coaches and captains celebrate a belated victory. Pictured, from left, are: co-captains Griffin McCormick and Hayden McWilliams, head coach Jim Dietsch, and co-captains Gianni Gottschalk and George...
Thursday, June 22, 2017 - 5:47am
Pickleball Points: The 15 do-not’s of pickleball
Although pickleball players are some of the nicest people I have met, it never hurts to review some rules of engagement for the good of the order. In case you were wondering:
• Do not forget to introduce yourself before every match or to...
Thursday, June 22, 2017 - 5:43am
Bethany Surf Shop Skim Jam back for 16th year of action
Coastal Point • Tripp Colonell: Jimmy Farrell was flipping out for the launch of Bethany Surf Shop Skim last summer.Back by popular demand for the 16th straight season, and just in time for the summer of 2017, is the Bethany Surf Shop’s Skim Jam...
Thursday, June 15, 2017 - 10:35am
Riptide coaches go ‘Over the Edge’
Coastal Point • Submitted: Marie McIntosh rappels down the side of a building in Wilmington, as part of the Special Olympics Delaware ‘Over the Edge’ fundraiser.Imagine leaning over the edge of a 17-story building — 222 feet off the ground — back...
Thursday, June 15, 2017 - 9:28am
Coastal Point • Submitted: Lance Fargo shows off his fifth USAT national championship jersey in Grand Rapids, Mich., on Sunday, June 11.He had just lost his shoe after a 1,500-meter swim in the Thornapple River in Grand Rapids, Mich., when Ocean...
Thursday, June 15, 2017 - 6:52am
Coastal Point photos • Shaun M. Lambert: The search is on for RELYance Skim Camp this summer. Inset, on the hood of ‘Troopy’ are brothers Dave and Tom Bracht, with Will Ashmore, right. Not actually driving the Australian Land Cruiser is RELYance...
Thursday, June 15, 2017 - 6:22am
Ehlers sisters take top spots at beach volleyball tournament
Coastal Point • Submitted: Raychel Ehlers on a dig during the JBT tournament in Ocean City, Md. on June 3.Even with school still in session, local youth volleyball players were heading to the beach in front of the Carousel Hotel in Ocean City, Md...
Thursday, June 15, 2017 - 6:15am
Get Well Gabby, RELYance return with Skim A Thon for childhood cancer
Coastal Point • File Photo: Ryan McLaughlin won a new skimboard from Exile after raising the most funds at a previous Skim A Thon.After raising upwards of $10,000 for research and local families battling childhood cancer in its first two years,...
Thursday, June 15, 2017 - 6:06am
Paddle Second Chance adds ‘SUP-squatch’ costume contest
Coastal Point • Submitted: ‘SUPsquatch’ hands out the awards at last year’s Paddle Second Chance event, held at Holts Landing State Park.There should be plenty of “SUPsquatch” sightings when Paddle Second Chance returns to Holts Landing State...
Thursday, June 15, 2017 - 5:59am
Mango’s to host first annual ‘Davey Day’ and paddle-out
Mango’s Bethany Beach will host the first annual ‘Davey Day’ on Saturday, June 17, in memory of the late Davey Allison.
The event, sponsored by Bud Light and dedicated to the...
Thursday, June 15, 2017 - 5:46am
Pickleball Points - Ratings: Are you a 2.0, a 4.0 or a 9.9? That depends
The green elephant in the room is where we each fall on the USAPA pickleball scale, from 1 to 5. First, let’s talk real-world. We might exaggerate our rating in social conversation, but if we tell folks we are a 9.9, then the cat is out of the...
Thursday, June 15, 2017 - 5:43am
Tripple Overtime: Trump-isms sure ain't Yogi-isms when it comes to knowing words good
DISCLAIMER: Honestly, just be disclaimed.
Despite what it might sound like, and as far as I know, “Trump-ism” is not some new religion revolving around wall-worshipping and/or/slash “Dazbog” — the ancient Russian god of wealth and...
Thursday, June 8, 2017 - 7:26am
Indians rack up nine All-State selections in three spring sports
Coastal Point • Submitted: From left, Maddie Hogsten, Grace Engel, Sammi Whelen, IRHS head coach Steve Kilby, Fabrea McCray and Maggie Ford gather at the All-State soccer banquet held at Delaware State University on Monday.With the 2017 spring...
Thursday, June 8, 2017 - 7:19am
Coastal Point • Submitted: Bethany Beach native Andrew Ternahan celebrates with teammates after Salisbury University’s national championship victory over RIT on Sunday, May 28.Last year, it was for the seniors. This year, they were the seniors —...
Thursday, June 8, 2017 - 7:02am
Sharp Shooter Lax offers new camps in second year
Coastal Point • Tripp Colonell: Dave Spencer instructs players at last summer’s Sharp Shooter Lax Shooting Camp.The need was there.
With the sport of lacrosse picking up steam both in Sussex County and across the nation, Indian River High...
Thursday, June 8, 2017 - 6:53am
Get Well Gabby Skim-a-thon to raise funds for childhood cancer
The annual Get Well Gabby Skim-a-thon will return on Saturday, June 17, set to once again raise funds for local kids battling childhood cancer.
The event, being held from 10 a....
Thursday, June 8, 2017 - 6:51am
Delaware plays pickleball at National Senior Games
Coastal Point • Submitted: Steve Donohue warms up at Bay Forest in Ocean View last week.Pickleballers from Delaware are competing in the 19-sport National Senior Games in Birmingham, Ala., this week.
As pickleball explodes, so does the...
Thursday, June 8, 2017 - 6:41am
Tripple Overtime — The Tribe Top 10: Spring 2017 without spaghetti and meatballs
We almost had to call the spring edition of the “Tribe Top 10” the “Tribe Top 20.”
With nine varsity sports going on at Indian River High School, the Selbyville Middle School girls’ soccer team pulling off their second-straight...
Thursday, June 1, 2017 - 6:35am
Indian River girls’ soccer falls to Tower Hill in DIAA quarterfinals
The Indian River High School girls’ soccer team saw their 2017 season come to a close on Tuesday, May 30, with a 2-1 loss to Tower Hill in the DIAA quarterfinals.
The Indians were without two of their primary offensive weapons in that game...
Thursday, June 1, 2017 - 6:28am
IR softball downed by Milford in DIAA semi-finals
Coastal Point • Tripp Colonell: IR senior shortstop Makenzie Collins calls out the throw during Saturday’s semi-final matchup against Milford.It was the furthest they’d advanced in the DIAA state tournament in 10 years.
But despite a...
Thursday, June 1, 2017 - 5:59am
Pickleball Points — Pickleball locations below Indian River
Local residents are now learning to play pickleball at the CHEER senior center in Ocean View. Nan Colella, a resident of Ocean View and volunteer in the First State Pickleball Club, has worked closely with CHEER and has now graduated multiple...
Thursday, June 1, 2017 - 5:54am
Sharp Shooter Lax Shooting & Position Camp registration open
Registration is under way for the Sharp Shooter Lax Shooting & Position Camp, set for its second summer, with the aim of offering the local youth a chance to either continue...
Thursday, June 1, 2017 - 4:52am
IR softball roars to quarterfinals with 7-4 win over Red Lion
Coastal Point • Tripp Colonell: IR junior CF Julia Bomhardt was fired up during the Indians’ first-round playoff win against Red Lion on Tuesday, May 23.The Indian River High School softball team is headed to the DIAA quarterfinals with their 7-4...
Thursday, May 25, 2017 - 7:45am
Indians fall to Riders in Henlopen title game, enter playoffs at No. 3
Coastal Point photos • Shaun M. Lambert: IR junior midfielder Sammi Whelen looks to get through two CR defenders during the May 18 Henlopen Conference Championship game.It may have been their second loss of the season, but so far on that season,...
Thursday, May 25, 2017 - 7:22am
Community Hitting the Fairways for Families
For the second year in a row, the Alana Rose Foundation is asking the community to team up to hit the fairways for families. The organization is hosting its second annual Hitting the Fairways for Families at Cripple Creek Golf & Country Club...
Thursday, May 25, 2017 - 7:20am
IR boys’ lax makes program history with Senior Night win over Delmar
Coastal Point • Tripp Colonell: IR senior midfielder Daniel de Oliiveira wins a face-off against Delmar on Wednesday, May 17.The Indian River High School boys’ lacrosse team sent their 13 seniors out with a 21-9 Senior Night win over Delmar on...
Thursday, May 25, 2017 - 7:07am
‘Frankford Crew’ OGs Cordoba, Salas headed to Goldey-Beacon
Coastal Point • Tripp Colonell: IR seniors Johan Cordoba, left, and Arturo Salas, right, gather with Sammi Whelen, top row, left, head coach Steve Kilby and Mackenzie Gorey after announcing their plans of playing soccer at Goldey-Beacom College...
Thursday, May 25, 2017 - 6:46am
Decatur’s Baker selected to play in 2017 National Lacrosse Classic
Lily Belle Baker has been named as a 2017 Brine National High School Lacrosse All-American for the second year in a row.
The rising senior at Stephen Decatur High School in...
Thursday, May 25, 2017 - 6:38am
Bethany’s Ternahan, SU men’s lax headed back to NCAA finals
Coastal Point • Submitted: Bethany Beach native Andrew Ternahan will look to help lead the Salisbury University men’s lacrosse team to their 12th national championship this Sunday.Bethany Beach native Andrew Ternahan and the Salisbury University...
Thursday, May 25, 2017 - 6:19am
Pickleball, tennis or whatever — The most important tip to know
First — two weeks ago, I gave a special shout-out to members of the Ocean View Crew for their performance in the Ocean City Pickleball Tournament. Now I need a megaphone because of their performance in the Beach Blast.
In men’s doubles,...
Thursday, May 25, 2017 - 6:03am
Tripple Overtime: Lead on Coach Ayers and Coach McBride, you will be missed
Three years ago, the Indians got a girls’ lacrosse team. Two years ago, they got a coach.
I remember it like it was a flower day just last spring, mostly because it was, except that El Niño had pretty much drowned all the flowers...
Thursday, May 18, 2017 - 8:21am
Indians ready for conference championship after 5th consecutive Henlopen South title
Coastal Point • Tyler Valliant: The Indian River High School soccer team honored their seniors before their May 16 game.The Indian River High School girls’ soccer team marked off the first checkbox on their “shortlist” last Tuesday, May 16,...
Thursday, May 18, 2017 - 8:14am
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