TSD Review Nov 9

TownSquareLIVE Weekly Review – November 9, 2023

Sonja FreyTown Square Live, Weekly Archives, Weekly Review

This Week’s Top Headlines Include: St. Helena’s cancels its long-running carnival Nicola Pizza move to Lewes 1 year ago ‘better for everyone’ Del. Natural Resources Police kick off holiday toy drive Christina school district holds first town hall in 2 years Smyrna and Cape Henlopen advance Click on the image below to view the PDF Sonja Frey

Dover vs Smyrna volleyball game photo courtesy of Ben Fulton 2

View from the Baseline: State Tournament quarterfinals

Jason WinchellHeadlines, Sports

Two-thirds of the field has been eliminated, and eight teams remain in the hunt for the state championship. The DIAA tournament resumes Thursday with four quarterfinal matches, which for the first time in memory in a non-covid year will be played at home sites.   No. 5 Padua at No. 4 Ursuline: The longtime rivals likely looked at the bracket …

TSD Review Nov 2

TownSquareLIVE Weekly Review – November 2, 2023

Sonja FreyTown Square Live, Weekly Review

This Week’s Top Headlines Include: Pantries, food drives spread the spirit of Thanksgiving Darius Brown: City’s Three Rivers area seeking development UD rally calls for ceasefire in Gaza, justice for Palestine UD launches graduate certificate on artificial intelligence View from the Baseline: First round of playoffs Click on the image below to view the PDF Sonja Frey

Smyrna vs Saint Marks Volleyball photo courtesy of Ben Fulton

View from the Baseline: First round of playoffs

Jason WinchellHeadlines, Sports

Tournament fever is in the air. One of the most exciting championship events on the high school calendar is just a few days away. The volleyball postseason got going on Wednesday and Thursday, with four first-round matches each night. The second round took  place Friday and Saturday. Saint Mark’s is the top seed despite a loss in the regular-season finale …

TSD Review Oct 26

TownSquareLIVE Weekly Review – October 26, 2023

Sonja FreyTown Square Live, Weekly Review

This Week’s Top Headlines Include: Big Ive’s got big plans as he takes on Wilmington turkey drive Rite Aid to close 2 Del. stores; pharmacy walkout looms Registration on for DMV’s low-digit tag giveaway Delaware among states going after Meta for targeting kids The Corner Scoop – Week 7 field hockey top 10 rankings Click on the image below to …

Dover vs Smyrna volleyball game photo courtesy of Ben Fulton

View from the Baseline: Week 7 volleyball top 10 rankings

Jason WinchellHeadlines, Sports

We’ve reached the final week of the regular season. The next edition of the Baseline will include a look at the state tournament bracket, but a lot will happen between now and then. The focus this week will be, for many teams, fine-tuning as the state tournament approaches. For others, however, whether they play past this week depends on how …

TSD Review Oct 19

TownSquareLIVE Weekly Review – October 19, 2023

Sonja FreyTown Square Live, Weekly Review

This Week’s Top Headlines Include: Family-friendly Halloween fun (and adults-only, too) Evernorth to expand in New Castle, add speciality pharmacy Delaware Marijuana Commissioner describes creating new industry Middletown’s Cory Hafer named 2024 Teacher of the Year On the Pitch: Week 6 boys soccer top 10 rankings Click on the image below to view the PDF Sonja Frey

Caesar Rodney vs Polytech volleyball photo courtesy of Ben Fulton

View from the Baseline: Week 6 volleyball top 10 rankings

Jason WinchellHeadlines, Sports

This week on the Baseline, we’re going to take a look at the various conference races and see where they stand. Remember, the conference champions get an automatic bid to the state tournament as long as they are in the top half of teams according to point index. So, theoretically, a team could finish with a record of 12-3 and …

TSD Review Oct 12

TownSquareLIVE Weekly Review – October 12, 2023

Sonja FreyTown Square Live, Weekly Review

This Week’s Top Headlines Include: Abracadabra! Del. magician to appear on ‘Fool Us’ again Workers’ comp insurance rates falling, for 7th year in a row State rep’s comments about Israel draw attention, comment Student-led group advocates for Asian American education In the bunker: How tournaments would look if they started now Click on the image below to view the PDF …

Caesar Rodney vs Dover Volleyball match photo courtesy of Ben Fulton

View from the Baseline: Week 5 volleyball top 10 rankings

Jason WinchellHeadlines, Sports

Could we be seeing a state championship preview this week? That certainly could be the case on Tuesday, when Saint Mark’s and Smyrna meet at 6 p.m. The Spartans and Eagles are the last two remaining unbeaten teams in Delaware after two others who entered last week with no losses — Newark Charter and Middletown — both went down to …