Sussex Central softball Takyla (TK) Davis watches the ball leave the park. Photo by Ben Fulton belted a 2-run homerun in the bottom of the sixth inning Tuesday that was the difference in the Golden Knights 5-4 win over Cape Henlopen. The Vikings rallied in the top of the seventh, scoring three times and had the tying runner on base …
Inside The Circle: Week 5 softball top 10
Caravel remains on top of our rankings despite a loss to undefeated Rising Sun (MD). There is movement after the Buccaneers while things stay the same from the 5th spot to No. 10. There are plenty of good matchups this week including 302 Sports live broadcast featuring No. 10 Cape at No. 4 Sussex Central.  No. 1 Caravel (6-1) The …
No. 7 Polytech rallies past SmyrnaÂ
The Polytech Panthers fell behind 2-0 after three innings in Mondayâs Henlopen Conference game at Smyrna. They responded with an immediate rally in the top of the fourth, scoring 6 runs including a 3-run homer by Julia MacConnell. After the win, I asked Julia what her approach was on the âat-batâ as she was down in the count on-and-two. She …
Inside The Circle: Week 4 Softball Top 10
Caravel keeps on winning to hold onto the top spot in our poll but there is some movement for other teams. The weather has improved a little as most teams start playing games postponed from earlier in the season. No. 1 Caravel (6-0) The Buccaneers picked up 3 wins last week against last yearâs finalist Indian River (11-nothing), No. 8 …
Inside The Circle: Week 3 softball top 10
The old saying goes, âApril showers, bring May Flowersâ. For the softball teams in the state it means postponements and rescheduling games. Many teams will be adjusting schedules in the coming weeks. Here is our âweek-3â Top 10. No. 1 Caravel (3-0) The Buccaneers got one game in last week winning 9-1 at Sussex Tech as Kasey Xenidis threw a …
Vitola voted CAA Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year
WILMINGTON, North Carolina â Middletown, DE native and UNCW senior softball player Tayler Vitola has been selected as the 2023-24 Coastal Athletic Association Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year presented by Primis as voted on by the conference’s Academic Affairs Committee. Vitola has flourished academically, athletically and in the community during her four years at UNCW. She has accumulated a 3.835 …
Inside The Circle – Week 2 softball top 10
The weather is wreaking havoc on the softball schedule this season and this week rain is predicted for the early part of the week. Many teams will be adjusting schedules in the coming weeks. Here is our âweek-2â Top 10 with no changes from last week. No. 1 Caravel (2-0) The defending state champs opened the season with wins over …
Inside The Circle – Week 1 softball top 10
Spring sports are among us. Softball is in the air. Lots of good early season matchups that are worth getting out to watch. Check out our top 10 rankings for week 1. #1 Caravel (0-0) The defending state champs open the season Thursday against DMA. Coach Randy Johnson has a powerful offensive team with Haley Grygo, Zayda Rocke, Paige …
Dover and Salesianum advance to state championship
(Newark)Â Â Â The second seeded Dover Senators and fourth seed Salesianum advanced to the boys basketball final with wins Thursday night at a âsold outâ Bob Carpenter Center. For The defending state champion Sals, it will be the third straight appearance in the final. They fell to Tower Hill two years ago and won the schoolâs third title last …
Pivotal third quarters propel Ursuline and Caravel to championship
(Newark) The two top seeds advanced to the DIAA girls basketball championship game with wins Wednesday night at the Bob Carpenter Center. A dominating performance in the third quarter was the difference for both top seed Caravel and 2nd seeded Ursuline. In the opening semifinal, Sanford held a 19-11 lead to begin the second half. Then Ursuline went on a …