Pickleball is in, and handball is out in a concept for Bechtel Park. New Castle County has scheduled a meeting on Monday, Aug. 12, to outline its plans for the 25-acre county park on Naamans Road in Brandywine Hundred, just west of Talley Middle. The meeting will be 6-7:30 p.m. at the Claymont Library, 400 Lenape Way. āThe plan that …
MOT Senior All-Stars advance to World Series
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.Ā 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 …
Blue Gold softball game features top seniors at Red Lion
The 42nd annual Blue Gold All-star game will be played Wednesday night at Red Lion Christian Academy. The game features nearly 40 seniors from around the state, with nearly half of those players being honored on the All-State teams.Ā Festivities begin around 5:30 with a set of skill competitions. The game is scheduled to start at 6:45. The Gold …
Inside The Circle: 2024 softball recap
With the 2024 softball season in the ārear view mirrorā, we present our reflections of the year that culminates with the Blue-Gold All Star game to be played Wednesday at Red Lion Christian Academy and will be broadcast on Delaware Live Sports. Twenty-five different schools were represented on the three All State teams. Several of those players will participate in …
Caravel wins 4th consecutive softball championship
For the fourth time in a row the Caravel Buccaneers and head coach Randy Johnson are State Champs. They faced a tough Sussex Central team for the third straight year as the No. 1 seeded Bucs defeated the No. 2 seeded Golden Knights 2-0.Ā It was a beautiful night for a state championship softball game, temps in the 70ās …
Inside The Circle: Softball tournament preview
The DIAA softball tournament begins Tuesday with eight games as the field of 24 will be chasing top seed and No. 1 ranked Caravel for this yearās title. The Buccaneers have won three consecutive championships and 13 overall. Here are our top 10 teams and how they are seeded: No. 1 Caravel (14-1) The Buccaneers have won 8 straight since …
Wildcats punch ticket to D2 Softball World Series finals
The Wilmington University Wildcats continue their winning ways improving to 45-14 and moving to the double elimination Finals (Bracket 1) of the NCAA Division 2 Tournament. This is the third year in a row the team has made it to the Supers and the second time in three years they have made it to the Tournament Finals.Ā Their …
Delaware players impact college softball as NCAA tournament begins
As the NCAA tournaments begin we are taking a look at some former Delaware softball standouts that are having an impact at the college level. There are some local players playing some significant roles on their teams. The Liberty University Flames roster includes Kalyn Yoder (Delmarva Christian) and Rachel Craine (Red Lion). The Flames are 36-23 on the season and …
Xenidis and Arrowsmith combine to keep Caravel on top
In the second matchup this season of non-conference teams Caravel and Cape Henlopen Caravel stayed red hot at the plate In the first matchup between these two teams the game went 6 scoreless innings before Caravel plated 5 runs to win 5-0.Ā The Caravel bats came alive in the 2nd inning but they left the bases loaded when a ground …
Inside The Circle: Final week softball Top 10
This is the final week of regular season play as teams try to position for seeding in the upcoming tournament. There are many really good matchups this week, and hopefully āmother natureā will allow the games to be played without cancellations.Ā Ā No. 1 Caravel (11-1) The Buccaneers anticipated a game with No. 2 Appo turned out to be a relatively …