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 …

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, …

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 …

Polytech sofball Julia MacConnel hit a three run homerun in their win over Smyrna. Photo by Ben Fulton

No. 7 Polytech rallies past Smyrna 

Glenn FrazerHigh Schools, Headlines, Sports

The Polytech Panthers fell behind 2-0 after three innings in Monday’s 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 “at-bat” as she was down in the count on-and-two. She …

Sussex Tech Jeremy Vest got the win over Cap Henlopen. Photo courtesy of Dan Cook of the Cape Gazette

Vest gets win over No. 1 Cape

Nick HallidayHigh Schools, Headlines, Sports

  No. 5 Sussex Tech hosted No. 1 Cape Henlopen in a Henlopen North matchup of two top ten teams in the state. Tech’s Jeremy Vest outdueled Cape’s Brad Mark’s to get his fourth win of the season.    Both aces were undefeated heading into this top ten matchup and both went the distance in this game. Vest was able …