Inside The Circle – Top 10 Final Regular Season One week of regular season action remains before the DIAA meets to determine the 24 schools that will make the 2023 tournament. The 2-time defending state champs from Caravel Academy are scheduled to play Conrad Monday before finishing the week at #3 Indian River. Randy Johnson’s Bucs have reeled off …
Inside The Circle – Top 10 Week 8
There are two weeks left in the regular season as the 1st round of the DIAA state tournament is scheduled to begin on the 23rd. The top four teams remain the same in our weekly rankings, however there are at least ten programs that are proving worthy of a spot in our poll. That shows the parity in Delaware softball …
Inside The Circle – Top 10 Week 7
As we turn the page on the calendar from April to May, there are just a handful of games left in the regular season. This week we have some shuffling at the top of the rankings as our feature “game-of-the-week” produced an instant classic with Caravel coming from behind to deal Delmarva Christian its first loss of the season. The …
Inside The Circle – Top 10 Week 6
We have approached the midpoint of the season for most teams and a few are starting to separate themselves from the “pack”. The Royals of Delmarva Christian remain “hot” as Kaylan Yoder recorded her career-best 20 strikeouts in a 2-0 win over previously unbeaten Appoquinimink in a game broadcast on 302 Sports. First year head coach Rachel Fetterman has the …
Inside The Circle – Top 10 Week 5
Tough news for Caesar Rodney and outstanding pitcher Peyton Shields. She suffered an apparent knee injury late in the game against Middletown on the 11th. Shields had a 1-0 lead when she left the game. The Cavaliers rallied to win 2-1 as Reese Founds recorded 17 strikeouts. Peyton told me she will see a specialist and have some tests performed. …
Inside The Circle – Top 10 Week Four
Three weeks of softball games are “in the books” and there is a limited schedule in week four due to spring break. Here is the current Top 10 for Delaware Live-302 Sports: 1 – Delmarva Christian (6-0) last week 2-1 over Central & 2-0 vs Padua. Faces Delmar the 11th. 2 – St. Marks (5-0) Win against Conrad last …
Inside The Circle: Week 3
Saturday’s storms “washed out” the softball action to end week two of the 2023 season, but things are starting to take shape as a handful of pitchers are establishing early dominance. Maybe none has been as impressive as Kaylan Yoder from Delmarva Christian. In her four games as a 1st-year senior for the Royals, Yoder has recorded 67 strikeouts and …
Inside The Circle – 2023 Softball Season Preview
Welcome to another season of softball in the Diamond (no pun intended) State. There have been a few early season games postponed due to the weather but hopefully it will warm up for some much-anticipated action. This season we have plenty of talented pitchers up and down the state and here is a list of a few to keep an …
Top seed Middletown advances to final four at the Bob
The No. 1 seeded Middletown Cavaliers trailed early but fought back to take a 15-10 lead after one quarter and would hold the advantage until the final buzzer in a 57-42 quarterfinal win at home Saturday. Number eight seed Sanford came out firing, going up 10-6 midway through the opening period thanks to two “three-point” shots by senior Sean Forrest. …
Seaford grabs early lead and coasts
The Seaford boys basketball team put together a highlight reel of plays in the opening 12 minutes of their second round playoff game against Dover Thursday night. Seniors Brent Ricketts and Makel Hubbard both brought the sold out crowd to its feet with slam dunks as part of a 16-0 Blue Jays run to end the opening quarter. Leading 23-5 …