MOT Senior All Stars advance to World Series after winning Eastern Regional. Photo courtesy of Terri Taylor

MOT Senior All-Stars advance to World Series

Nick HallidayHeadlines, Sports

  The MOT Senior softball All-Stars will come home to compete for the Little League World Series. MOT defeated the host team Massachusetts District 4 to win the Senior League Softball Eastern Regional.    MOT and Massachusetts traded off runs in the first two innings. Grace Riccio carried the offense for MOT in those innings as she hit a homerun …

MOT Senior All Stars advance to the Senior League Softball Eastern Regional championship. Photo Courtesy of MOT Little League

Riccio powers MOT into Eastern Regional championship

Nick HallidayHeadlines, Sports

Delaware representative MOT Senior All-Stars faced the favorite in the tournament, the 4-0 Connecticut team In the Senior League Softball Eastern Regional semifinals with the winner advancing to the championship. MOT needed late inning heroics and Gracie Riccio provided that.    MOT jumped out to an early lead in the bottom of the first inning when Lucy Ponden singled, scoring …

MOT 50 70 Al Stars Kai Johnson collected three hits in three at bats scored twice and had 3 RBIs with the pencil bat in the win over PA. Photo by Nick Halliday

MOT Intermediate plays for Eastern Regional championship

Glenn FrazerHeadlines, Sports

(Dover, DE) The MOT all stars broke open a close game with six runs in the 5th inning to advance to the Eastern Region championship in Little League’s intermediate division. MOT held a 3-0 lead in the winner’s bracket final over Pennsylvania until the bottom four in the lineup ignited a furious rally.   A-J Nichols led off with a walk, …

MOT 50 70 All Stars Starting pitcher Mason Guth surrendered one run on nno hits striking out ten batters. Photo by Ben Fulton

MOT goes 2-0 in Intermediate Eastern Regional

Nick HallidayHeadlines, Sports

The Delaware (MOT) Intermediate All-stars went 2-0 over the weekend as the host of the Intermediate Eastern Regional at Dover Little League. The division is for ages 11-13 with postseason tournament opportunities, including a World Series, offering a transition for players between the standard Little League field size (46-foot pitching distance and 60-foot base paths) and the Junior/Senior field size …

Naamans Little League Majors pose with the D2 banner after winning the championship. Photo by Mike Lang

Naamans advances to Majors division state championship

Nick HallidayHeadlines, Sports

  BRANDYWINE HUNDRED — Brady Bell slammed a two-out home run in the top of the first inning, staking Naamans Little League to a lead it would never relinquish in a 7-2 win over Canal Little League on Thursday at Naamans. With the win, Naamans captured the District II Major Little League championship and advanced to the state tournament next …

Canal Little League Anthony Ignudo threw a complete game allowing 8 hits 2 earned runs and struck out 4 batters in the win over Naamans. Photo by Nick Halliday

Canal forces the If game against Naamans in District 2 Majors Championship

Nick HallidayHeadlines, Sports

Canal was able to force the If game against Naamans in District 2 Majors Championship Wednesday night at Naamans Little League field. Canal previously lost to Naamans 6-4, but made it way through the losers bracket to face Naamans in the championship. Canal, having previously lost to Naamans, was facing elimination in the game since the tournament is double elimination.   …

MOT Senior softball All Stars pose for a picture with the state championship banner. Photo courtesy of MOT Little League 1

MOT Senior Softball wins state championship 

Nick HallidayHeadlines, Sports

MOT Senior softball All-Stars defeated New Castle/Suburban Senior All-Stars to capture the 2024 Senior softball state championship. The two teams faced off in a three game series, but MOT only needed two to advance to the Senior Softball Eastern Regional.    After a 9-6 win on Thursday night MOT bats were hot again on Friday. After being tied 2-2 MOT …

Newark National Carter Golden had two hits in their win over Pike Creek. Photo by Nick Halliday

Canal stays undefeated; Newark National eliminates Pike Creek

Nick HallidayHeadlines, Sports

In the District 2 Majors division tournament Canal Little League remains unbeaten with a win over Brandywine Little League in game 1 of the night. Brandywine was able to jump out to an early 1-0 lead after scoring a run on an error by Canal. Cana. answered with four runs in the bottom of the inning to take a 4-1 …

Canal Little League Anthony Ignudo 4 slaps hands with Hunter Pettit 13 in their win over Newark National. photo by Nick Halliday

Canal and Naamans advance to winners bracket

Nick HallidayHeadlines, Sports

  In the opening round of the District 2 Little League Majors division Canal and Naamans both advanced to the winners bracket. Both teams had commanding wins to open the tournament.    Canal Little League faced off with Newark National Little League in Game 1 of the double header. Newark National took an early 4-3 lead in the top of …

Little League All Stars

Georgetown and Laurel advance in District 3

Benny MitchellHeadlines, Sports

Seaford – Georgetown’s Mason Eikenberry star shined the brightest amongst the rest in the second round of the District 3 major league all star game on Friday night. Eikenberry led Georgetown to a 12-2 win over Nanticoke in the second round of the tournament. He earned the win on the mound in relief allowing two hits, no runs with eight strikeouts …