Over 40 of Delaware’s best seniors took the field for their final high school softball game at the Smyrna Little Lass complex Tuesday evening. The “picture-perfect” weather complimented an outstanding performance by the Blue and Gold all stars in front of a large crowd. The Gold team included players from Caesar Rodney, Delmar, Delmarva Christian, Indian River, Laurel, Sussex Academy, …
Caravel scores late to win DIAA softball title
What started out as a pitcher’s duel ended up a 7-0 state championship for the Caravel Buccaneers Saturday at the University of Delaware softball field. Through four innings, Indian River’s Kinsley Hall was “perfect” retiring all 12 batters she faced. Kasey Xenidis of Caravel was pretty special too, keeping the Indians off the scoreboard, allowing 3 hits in her 5 …
After 25 years, Indian River returns to softball state final
Georgetown – Indian River head coach Sara Powell said their mantra all season has been to be 1% better each game. The past two games against Sussex Central and Delmarva Christian the Indians have been one run better, which was all they needed to reach the state championship game for the first time since 1998. The field at Delmarva Christian High …
Maxwell propels Caravel to softball title game
Caravel Academy softball coach Randy Johnson has efficiently used two pitchers this season as a formula to success. The Buccaneers combination of starter Kasey Xenidis and reliever Morgan Maxwell worked well in a 13-4 semifinal win that propelled the Bucs to Saturday’s DIAA championship game. Xenidis (13-1) pitched the first 3 innings against Laurel and handed a 6-3 lead …
Inside The Circle – DIAA softball semifinal preview
“And then there were four…the 24-team field has been reduced to the final 4 as the DIAA softball tournament continues Tuesday”. The Henlopen Conference-South makes up half the field as both No. 4 seed Laurel and No. 6 seed Indian River scored late in their quarterfinal games to advance. The top seed, Caravel used 13 hits to score a …
Spring sports championship brackets are revealed
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Inside The Circle – Tournament Review
The DIAA Softball committee released and seeded this year’s state tournament over the weekend for the field of 24. The top 8 seeds received a first round bye into Thursday’s 2nd round. The #1 seed is 2-time defending state champ Caravel Academy. Randy Johnson’s Bucs had won 13 straight before falling to Indian River 3-2 last week. It was …
Inside The Circle – Top 10 Week 8
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 …
Spring sports Week 6 rankings
Baseball Rankings By Nick Halliday Ranking School Record Last Week’s Ranking Comments 1 DMA 12-1 4 Beat STM 2 Saint Marks 11-1 1 Lost to DMA 3 Cape Henlopen 10-2 2 Plays Milford 4 Sussex Tech 11-1 3 Plays Central 5 Indian River 8-2 5 Plays Cape 6 Tower Hill 8-2 7 Beat Sanford 7 Caravel 8-2 9 …