Traplines on Cypress Creek looks at the day hunters have been looking forward to for quite a while: the annual deer mating ritual season.

Sports briefs for the week of Nov. 12:

• Winter youth basketball league registration open
  
• Juniors Volleyball Club to hold tryouts

The Dover/Caesar Rodney football game is the highlight of the high school fall sports schedule every year, but this past weekend’s game was just a bit more important than in years past. For the Riders (9-1), a win would have secured them one of the top seeds in the state tournament; while the Senators (6-4) were desperately seeking the victory that would take them into the postseason.

The Delaware cross country state tournament was held Saturday, Nov. 8, at White Clay Creek State Park, Newark. The Caesar Rodney boys fared best for the local teams, placing fourth in the Boys Division I category.

It took 17 games to get there, but the No. 5 ranked Saint Thomas More Preparatory field hockey team finally lost its first game of the season this past week. The Ravens fell to No. 12 Caravel Academy, 3-2, in the first round of the state tournament, thus ending their season.

Traplines on Cypress Creek talks about the Whitehouse Whitetails organization, which provides disabled hunters the opportunity to shoot the "deer of a lifetime."

The Dover Post's Week in Sports recaps all the high school sports action from the past week. This week, Lake Forest football nabs its second straight win, Dover field hockey continues to slide, and Dover soccer picks up steam heading into the state tournament.

The Caesar Rodney High School volleyball team was eliminated from the state tournament this past weekend by Wilmington Friends in the first round. With the team's season over, head coach George Fisher knows he is going to face many of the same challenges next year that he faced in the beginning of this one.

Sports briefs for the week of Nov. 5:

• Parks and rec offers pre-school sports classes
  
• ZUMBA for beginners combines dance, fitness
  
• Pump It Up classes start Nov. 6 at Pitts Center

The Caesar Rodney High School soccer team earned the No. 2 seed in the state tournament for the second straight year. Last year they were upset in the first round, and are using that loss as motivation to come prepared to win this time around.

The Saint Thomas More Preparatory field hockey team earned its first-ever state tournament berth, picking up the No. 5 seed in the state. The Ravens will play No. 12 Caravel Academy in the first round at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5, at Saint Thomas More.

In the explosive Caesar Rodney football team offense, everything starts with the offensive line. When they do their job, everything else usually works behind them. And while they're the unsung heroes of the unit, the group is only concerned with one thing — winning.

The Caesar Rodney and Dover High School football teams will square off at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7, at Dover High School Stadium. The Riders are looking to gain momentum for the state tournament, while the Sens are just trying to increase their chances of getting into the tournament at all.

Traplines on Cypress Creek takes a look at the ethics and fairness of hunting and how the definitions of those words have become skewed in recent years.

The Caesar Rodney football team won its Homecoming game this past weekend by putting up its best offensive performance of the season. This weekend the Riders will take on tough conference foe Sussex Central.