Dave Frederick

The Cape Field Hockey Camp was held on the Vikings' campus last week. Shown in back are (l-r) Tracey Griesbaum, Emma Duffield, Noelle Sabbagh, Kate Austin, Sara Caldwell, Emily Wells, Blair Chubb, Grace Heers, Isabel Mastrangelo, Jordynn Bowe, Brynn Evick, Meredith Frederick, Bianca Booth, Emma Rowley, Madori Torres, Angie McCarthy, Norah Block, Devon Degregory, Katie Collick and Cassidy Best. In middle are Eabha Hefferan, Brielle Ramjattansingh, Linley Draper, Grace Hudson, Arianna Widmer, Scarlet Beitzel, Zoe May, Avery Harp, Emma Reynolds, Elise Ramjattansingh, Samantha Matthews and Mackenzie Bean. In front are Daisy Hughes, Kailey McMahon, Teagan Baker, Makenzie Todd, Rune Walker, Sophia Connelly, Allison Swift, Brielle Distefano, Addison Brosius, Ryley Spencer and Elizabeth Mills. Missing are Layla Conn, Hazel Mancari and Atia Sabbagh. DAVE FREDERICK PHOTO

Field hockey players play full-field blob tag. DAVE FREDERICK PHOTOS

Event was literally a bargain, and a challenge on a hot morning

Viking elementary field hockey camp featured kids from kindergarten through eighth grade. DAVE FREDERICK PHOTOS

Anna Frederick shows the book from her senior year lacrosse season at Temple. DAVE FREDERICK PHOTO

Chris Phillips aka "The Trashman" of Cape's lacrosse team in 1993. DAVE FREDERICK PHOTO

Views and comments - Social media at its best is a self-leveling platform community chat room where connected people – I call it the muppet matrix – share triumphs and tragedies. This column began in 1982 and has survived because the readership gets it – all slower lower jokes aside. Sesame Street by the Sea is a magical place we are all privileged to share. Last week's sudden passing of 60-year-old Bill Geppert was a full-stop moment for deep reflections for all who share space with Bill and Molli, and their children Will and Marlee. I don’t see myself as the designated tribute writer, but often I write to capture a slice of the person to focus their essence. In the case of Coach Geppert, the referendum on the impact and value of his life resourced all of our feelings. A Facebook post from my page generated 700 views and a hundred comments. A blending of the comments tells part of Bill’s story. A change in language patterns – “we appreciate you” and “you are so loved” – is freely applied to reflections of Bill's memory.

The start of the Community Matters Foundation 5K. DAVE FREDERICK PHOTOS

Running at the Maggie's Mile event are (l-r) Jude Peacock, Nick Petito, Jude Bastian, Dylan Harp, Jason Baker and Ryan Baker. DAVE FREDERICK PHOTOS

Misunderstood - “I’m just a soul whose intentions are good. Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood" – The Animals, 1965. Before the elite race at Maggie’s Mile last Friday night, runners Melissa Wiley and Arina Varrato said to me, "We’d rather not be in the elite race; we’re not elite runners.” And I said, “I don’t blame you, I agree.” What I meant was, "I don’t blame you for not wanting to run in a fun race called elite," but it sounded like I was saying, "I agree you are not elite.” The two of them couldn’t stop laughing; they understood what I meant yet they also knew how it sounded. Melissa, 40, a nurse practitioner with a sprinter's kick, ran 5:50 and got to the finish line a step ahead of Arina, 20, a Del Tech student who posted 5:51."And they didn’t have to be so nice, I would have liked them anyway."– Lovin Spoonful, 1966.