The entrance to to Dover Motor Speedway featuring the Monster. Photo by Nick Halliday

10 reasons to hit Dover Motor Speedway this weekend

Nick HallidayHeadlines, Sports

  As we drove around the Monster Mile of the Dover Motor Speedway, we hit half the 180 mph that NASCAR drivers do. Even so, you could feel the track pull the car right, towards the wall. Speedway President Mike Tatoian countered the pull by holding the steering wheel to the left, a move that looked like an upper body …

Salisbury softall Abby Mace up to bat during a game at Washington College. Photo by Shannon Timmons

Mace, Paoli lead No. 1 Salisbury Softball 

Shannon TimmonsHeadlines, Sports

The Salisbury University Softball team is on a 25 game winning streak with an overall record of 30-1.  Graduate students Abby Mace (Smyrna ‘ 19) and Natalie Paoli (Caravel ‘19) are  two standout players who are chasing the opportunity to play for and win a Division III National Championship. Last year the Seagulls lost in the  finals to Trine University. …

Smyrna baseball Nolan Oakley hti a 2 run homerun at Frawley Stadium against Caravel. Photo courtesy of Nick Halliday

Smyrna powers past Caravel at Frawley Stadium

Nick HallidayHeadlines, Sports

  The Smyrna Eagles hosted the No. 10 Caravel Buccaneers at Frawley Stadium. That right the Eagles opted to play Caravel at Frawley instead of playing at home so they were the home team.    Well moving the game to Frawley paid off for Smyrna. Their bats exploded at the Minor League field scoring 8 runs in the first two …

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On the Pitch: Week 5 girls soccer Top 10

Nick HallidayHeadlines, Sports

The weather is picture perfect this week as girls soccer is heading down the home stretch in the last full week of April. The regular season ends on May 15. The top 2 teams in Division 2 meet up at Saint Mark’s on Wednesday afternoon as No. 2 Saint Mark’s host No. 1 Caravel.  The top ranked Bucs have only …

Sussex Central softball Takyla TK Davis watches the ball leave the park. Photo by Ben Fulton

Davis’s homerun keys Sussex Central win over Cape

Glenn FrazerHeadlines, Sports

  Sussex Central’s Takyla “TK” belted a two-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 when the final out was recorded. After the game, Davis said, …

Sussex Tech baseball Kobe Tindely had the game winning hit over CR. Photo by Nick Halliday

 Sussex Tech walks it off at Frawley

Nick HallidayHigh Schools, Sports

Two Henlopen North conference teams made the trip upstate to face off at Frawley Stadium. No. 3 Sussex Tech hosted No. 10  Caesar Rodney in a top 10 matchup.    After six full scoreless innings Sussex Tech walked it off in the bottom of the seventh. Kobe Tindley came to bat with the bases loaded and two outs. Took a …

Caravel softball Leah Richardson swings at a pitch. Photo by Nick Halliday

Inside The Circle: Week 5 softball top 10

Glenn FrazerHeadlines, Sports

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 …

Sussex Central baseball Noah Burroughs. Photo courtesy of Prep Baseball DE

Clubhouse talk: Week 5 baseball top 10

Nick HallidayHeadlines, Sports

Well it was the best spring weather, but it was the best we have seen this spring so far. We saw a new number one last week and we will see a new number one this week.    Cape Henlopen took over as the new No. 1 last week, but suffered their first loss of the season this week. However …