Cape soccer steam still
searching for first Whl
By. Dave Frederick
Cape was leading Sussex Central 1-0 at halfiime in
the opening game of the soccer season just on Tues-
day Sept. 12.
A week later the talented Vikings are 0-3 having let
Central escape 4-1, getting blown out in overtime by
Delmar 5-2 and then spotting Milford four goals on-
ly to come back and lose 4-3.
"We're just having trouble putting the ball into the
back of the net," said senior Chris Nuebling. "We
need to do a better job finishing."
Steve Welsh broke a string of being outscored 7-0
over two games when he found the net at the 22:58
mark of the second half against Milford. LateefTur-
ral and Chris Nuebling also scored second half goals
but it was too little too [ate for Cape.
Milford improved to 3-0 with the Victory, but was
to run into a tough Dover team on Thursday.
RED CARD CORNER! - Cape had two goals
called back against Milford, one on a questionable
offsides and another on a cross when the official
ruled the Cape player stepped out of bounds. Mike
Blankenship and Dennis Martinez left the varsity
soccer team to romp and stomp in greener pastures.
But maybe they could have actually waited until the
Delmar game was over. Starting defenders Dan
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Marvel-and runner Kim Wescottt
who placed 16th among teams and'
11th in the mixed division.
An interesting fact i noticed was
that only 36 individual competi-
tors were from Sussex County of
the 659 finishers, which is only
six percent taking part locally.
The event has grown dramatically
and has really attracted the out-of-
town competitors to Dewey
Beach. Congratulations to all fin-
ishers and any missed locals can
e-mail results to me at tbam-
forth@prodigy.net.
LOCAL DUO PUMP & RUN
- Local runners Melody Carpenter
and Lance Fargo competed well
last weekend at the Salisbury
Pump & Run 5K where competi-
tors reduced their overall time
based on the number of reps com-
pleted on the bench press.
The 235-pound Fargo did 74
reps of I l0 pounds in two minutes
and for each rep five seconds was
deducted from his time.
Fargo ran the 5K in 18:33 for
fourth overall and had a combined
time of 12:23 which placed him
second overall in the run,lift com=
bo event.
Carpenter won her age group
with a time of 22:29 with 53 reps
on the bench as women pressed 50
Ibs. in the event. There were ap-
proximately 240 participants in
the event.
CAPE CROSS COUNTRY -
The Vikings of Cape raised their
record to 2-0 on Wednesday, Sept.
20, with a 20-35 boys win and a
17-46 girls win over the Golden
Knights of Sussex Central at the
Cape home course of Prime Hook
-Wildlife Refuge. The Vikings
have enjoyed the 5K course at
Dan Cook photo
Cape's Steve Welsh moves the ball down-
field in a 4-3 loss to the Milford Bucs last
Tuesday, Sept. 19.
Redard and A.J. Williams missed the Milford game
because of cards accrued in the Delmar game.
I
Prime Hook for the past three
years and it has offered a chal-
lenging course for all visitors.
The scenic Prime Hook course is
also the home of the 10-year-old
Fly Chase 5K, one of the most
popular races held every August
with proceeds going to the needy
family fund of Sussex County.
Last year's event attracted a record
number of participants, as well as
several local leaders from the
Lewes and Rehoboth Beach area
who took part.
For Cape, Dean Popovich led
the Vikings with the win in 18:21
and has much more confidence in
himself at being a front-runner
this season.
"I want to get below 17 minutes
before the season ends," said
Popovich. "We are slowly com-
ing together as a team and hope-
fully when the bigger meets roll
around we'll be much tighter to-
gether and running fast. The meet
with CR should be our toughest
meet of the season."
Andrew Freeman was second in
18:44 and has been a pleasant sur-
prise this season for coach Pat
Pollock. Matt Riggin was third in
18:49, while Matt Jackson was
sixth in 19:38. Kenny Reidel was
eighth and the number five man in
19:51.
Freshman Betsy Hicks won her
first high school individual title in
a time of 22:51, while Beth Red-
den was second in 23:12. Brittany
Morris was third in 23:15, fol-
lowed by Jenna Pavlik in 25:11
for fifth place. Jessica Folke was
the No. 5 gal by finishing sixth in
26:55.
Last Saturday, Cape took part in
the Lake Forest Invitational led by
Popovich in a time of 17:54 for
13th place. The boys team placed
7th overall as Freeman and Jack-
son ran in the low eighteen minute
range, while Riggin was timed in
18:40.
The girls team placed 5th over-
all led by Redden, Hicks, Morris
and Tiff Melendez. Lauren Coop-
er ran in the fifth position and im-
proved by over two minutes to
surprise her coaches and herself.
The Vikings travel to Laurel for
their next meet on Wednesday,
Sept. 27, beginning at 4:30 am.
SPLITS - Cape graduate Cole
Pavlik, majoring in elementary
education at Wesley College and
running cross country, has been
improving every week running as
the No. 2 female on the team.
Pavlik competed three weeks ago
in Salisbury and placed 23:01 to
place 47th, while she finished
12th in a time of 22:42 in the next
week. Last weekend at the Beaver
Bible Invitational against Division
II and Division III schools, Pavlik
placed 31st in the race in a time of
21:44 for her season best. Wesley
competes on one of the toughest
courses in the East at Belmont
"Plateau in Philadelphia this week-
end.
Another Viking graduate, Chris
Jackson of Delaware State, placed
third on his team in a time of
31:32 and 15th overall at their
home invitational at Brecknock
Park in his college opener. Last
weekend Jackson was the number
one Hornet runner at the Norfolk
State Invitational running 31:16
for an 18th place finish.
Cape grad Natasha Jones, also
on the Delaware State team, is the
No. 3 runner on the Hornet team.
The Stockley Stride will be held
at 10 a.m. this Saturday, Sept. 23,
at Stockley Center in Georgetown.
The first annual Gray Smith 5-
Miler is beginning to collect en-
tries as the event has raised more
than $15,000 for a good cause in
ALS Research. The five-mile
event and 1.8 mile walk will be
held on Saturday, Sept. 30, at 9
a.m. at the Federalsburg Marina in
Federalsburg, Md., just west of
Seaford.
CAPE GAZEq['rE, Friday, Sept. 22 - Sept. 28, 2000 - 93
Dover Downs gears for
race weekend Sept. 22-24
Twice a year it arrives in the
state capital of Delaware. Twice a
year the city of Dover expands its
population base four fold. Twice
a year Dover becomes the racing
hub of the country as NASCAR's
finest drivers in the Winston Cup
and Busch Series gather to make
memories.
This week, however, the bar has
been raised, as the traditional dou-
bleheader becomes a tripleheader,
with the addition of a Craftsman
Truck Series race on Friday after-
noon. In short, it will be an excit-
ing week at the Dover Downs In-
ternational Speedway.
The big show, of course, re-
mains the MBNA.COM 400 Win-
ston Cup race on Sunday, Septem-
ber 24 at 12:30 p.m. That race
will find Bobby Labonte attempt-
ing to hold on to his top spot in the
2000 Winston Cup points race.
He'll have plenty of competition,
though, especially from one Dale
Earnhardt, who is attempting to
capture a record eighth Winston
Cup championship. And last
year's champ, Dale Jarrett, also
figures into the mix, as will Tony
Stewart, who won this past June's
MBNA Platinum 400. One of the
big stories of the week will be
Kurt Busch, a 22-year old rising
star in the Craftsman Truck Series
who will be racing in his first-ever
Winston Cup event this week at
Dover Downs. Busch and fellow
Truck Series driver Andy Houston
both will be making the jump to
Winston Cup next year.
On Saturday, September 23, the
MBNA.COM 200 Busch Series
race (1 p.m.) will take place and it
appear s as if it will serve as yet
another stepping stone for Jeff
Green on his drive to the Busch
Series championship. Green en-
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Dave Frederick photo
Seashore Striders keeping busy
The Seashore Strider cross country squad is keeping busy
working out at Prime Hook Wildlife Refuge near Milton. This
contingent, led by coach Tim Bamforth, center, includes (l-r)
Allison Young, Lorrainne Ladzinski, Mary Beth Betts, Helena
Melendez, P.J. Melendez, Katie Wade, Logan Pavlik, Evan
Mock, Chelsey Jackson and Ryelen Pavlik.
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