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Thursday, December 31, 2015

WELCOME 2016!

INCOMING NEW PLAYERS 2016: from top, L-to-R, Wesley Wolverines
freshman #2 OF Kateri Peters (Havre DeGrace, MD), sophomore #4 MI/OF Samantha Burns (Magnolia, DE), freshmen #13 Utility Ashley Royer (Lititz, PA), #8 MI Megan DiRubbio (Smyrna, DE), #10 MI Kasey Fry (Milford, DE), #21 P Sydney Botsch (Smyrna, DE), #11 P/OF Haylee Scruggs (Milford, DE).


Wednesday, December 30, 2015

REPOST: 2015 RECORDS





First posted at the blog on Sunday, April 12, 2015



2015 RECORDS 
TO BEAT IN 2016!

Wesley Wolverine senior #22 C/INF Morgan Seymour (Smyrna, DE)


VALUES LEARNED



PRE-GAME WARMUPS, left-to-right, Wesley Wolverines
sophomore #23 P Destiny Davis (Salisbury, MD),
sophomore #4 MI/OF Samantha Burns (Magnolia, DE).


ASA CERTIFIED EQUIPMENT

Find a list of Certified Equipment at http://go.teamusa.org/1jxsiiJ.

See also latest issue of the "Inside Pitch" at http://bit.ly/1pCIw9j,
which reports on ASA/USA associations across the U.S.

Louisville Slugger Xeno, official bat of the Wesley Wolverines...



Wesley Wolverine junior #42 INF Devin Mackay (Bangor, PA)



Tuesday, December 29, 2015

THANKFUL FOR ATHLETICS


CLICK HERE TO READ FULL STORY
from The Odyssey - Rowan University
ON LEFT: Wesley Wolverine junior #17 OF Casey Beall (Severn, MD).
ON RIGHT: sophomore #23 P Destiny Davis (Salisbury, MD).

CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL STORY


BE BETTER


PHOTO ABOVE: Wesley Wolverine sophomore
#4 MI/OF Samantha Burns (Magnolia, DE)


PREPARE TO WIN


BUNT! BALL DROPPED ON DIRT: Wesley Wolverine senior
#32
INF Kayla Fromal (Middletown, DE)


Monday, December 28, 2015

RECIPE FOR SUCCESS


GRAPHIC ABOVE: Wesley Wolverine junior
#18
C Nina Marcano (Middletown, DE)
Wesley Wolverine senior #22 C/INF Morgan Seymour (Smyrna, DE)


DIRT ON DIAMOND


Wesley Wolverine junior #42 INF Devin Mackay (Bangor, PA)


Wesley Wolverine sophomore #1 INF Tiarra Maddox (Bridgeville, DE)



CLERMONT XMAS LIGHTS

VIDEO TOUR OF DOWNTOWN CLERMONT, FL


Note: Video above created 2012
 
Clermont Champions Facebook page
Clermont, Fl, where the Wesley Wolverines will paticipate in The Spring Games, collegiate sport's largest softball venue.
Wesley Wolverine senior #32 INF Kayla Fromal (Middletown, DE)


Sunday, December 27, 2015

SERVICE MINDED

SELF MINDED to SERVICE MINDED

Video message from Brian Cain at Peak Performance:

Don't say “Here I am”… say “There you are!” 


Left-to-right, Wesley Wolverines Assistant Coach Nicole Rodi with junior #9 P/OF Lily Engel (Dover, DE), senior #6 MI Breanna Hartman (Red Bank, NJ), sophomore #4 MI/OF Samantha Burns (Magnolia, DE), junior #42 INF
Devin Mackay
(Bangor, PA), junior #17 OF Casey Beall (Severn, MD).




CONFIDENT


"Confident.... But not cocky..."


Wesley Wolverine freshman #13 Utility Ashley Royer (Lititz, PA)


Saturday, December 26, 2015

THOSE WHO LOVE SOFTBALL


TOP PHOTO: Wesley Wolverine sophomore #1 INF Tiarra Maddox (Bridgeville, DE); BOTTOM PHOTO: sophomore #99 OF Lauren Hoffman (Middletown, DE)



YOUTH SOFTBALL DECLINE?

Softball decline?
Precipitous drops trending

in youth sports participation
 

Youth sports are in decline, according to a Wall Street Journal article headlined “Why Children Are Abandoning Baseball.”

Softball participation is down 41% since 2000! Baseball slid 40%, basketball and soccer lost 25%, while football is up 17% – however, football has drop 9% since it hit a high of 5.4M in 2006.

The article blames: “A pervasive emphasis on performance over mere fun and exercise has driven many children to focus exclusively on one sport from an early age, making it harder for all sports to attract casual participants.”

There are so many maturing and life lessons to learn from youth athletics, whether from the winning or losing side, that local sports supporters should redouble efforts now to draw more youngsters into community sports programs. (See also “What's the Value of Youth Sports?”)


Wesley Wolverine junior #12 P Lindsay Siok (Milford, DE)


VIDEO: PSYCH UP

Nebraska Huskers Softball Psyched Up (One Team One Dream)



Wesley Wolverine junior #9 P/OF Lily Engel (Dover, DE)



Thursday, December 24, 2015

A DOVER CHRISTMAS

May all your days be warm and bright!


You might say the Wesley College campus sits at the center of the
whole East Coast and
just a few short walking blocks from Downtown
Dover's (capital of the first state!) beautiful Christmas lights and cheer.


HAVE A MERRY ONE!

LEFT-TO-RIGHT, STANDING, Head Coach Juli Greep, Assistant Coach Brooke Donovan; BACK ROW: Assistant Coach Ashlyn Booth-Hare, junior #12 P Lindsay Siok (Milford, DE), senior #32 INF Kayla Fromal (Middletown, DE), junior #17 OF Casey Beall (Severn, MD), freshman #2 OF Kateri Peters (Havre DeGrace, MD), senior #22 C/INF Morgan Seymour (Smyrna, DE), junior #42 INF Devin Mackay (Bangor, PA), freshman #13 Utility Ashley Royer (Lititz, PA), junior #9 P/OF Lily Engel (Dover, DE), freshman #21 P Sydney Botsch (Smyrna, DE) ; FRONT ROW, freshman #10 MI Kasey Fry (Milford, DE), sophomore #4 MI/OF Samantha Burns (Magnolia, DE), freshman #11 P/OF Halee Scruggs (Milford, DE), junior #18 C Nina Marcano (Middletown, DE), freshman #8 MI Megan DiRubbio (Smyrna, DE), sophomore #99 OF Lauren Hoffman (Middletown, DE), sophomore #1 INF Tiarra Maddox (Bridgeville, DE), senior #6 MI Breanna Hartman (Red Bank, NJ), sophomore #23 P Destiny Davis (Salisbury, MD), NOT SHOWN, Assistant Coach Nicole Rodi.

Wesley College's popular H.B. duPont College Center.










First posted at the blog on Wednesday, December 9, 2015


HEY, MACAREINDEER! CLICK  ARROW ABOVE to watch this 90s holiday throwback created at JibJab.Com

Heyyy, Macareindeer! Bring a Latin flair to the holidays 
with four Wesley coaches in this timeless international dance hit.



TOP PHOTO, LEFT-TO-RIGHT, Wesley Wolverines Assistant Coach Nicole Rodi, Assistant Coach Brooke Donovan, Assistant Coach Ashlyn Booth-Hare,
Head Coach Juli Greep, Team Managers (Wolverine Volleyball stars)
Arnelle Akakpo
and Tionne Graves-Brown.



Wednesday, December 23, 2015

BELIEVE IN YOURSELF

SHE BELIEVES: Wesley Wolverine junior
#18
C Nina Marcano (Middletown, DE).



GETTING OPEN


Wesley Wolverine junior #12 P Lindsay Siok (Milford, DE)


ATTITUDE


Wesley Wolverine sophomore #99 OF Lauren Hoffman (Middletown, DE)




Tuesday, December 22, 2015

FIREFLY

Firefly 2016 is six months away!

For the past three years, the Wesley Wolverines have worked the Firefly Music Festival – this year June 16-19 – at The Woodlands of Dover International Speedway, followed by The Big Barrel Country Music Festival – this year June 24-26– a week later.

It is long hours and a great deal of work, while also a terrific fundraiser for the team. Last year, more than 90,000 fans attended the three-day outdoor concert.


The video below, just released today, titled FIREFLY FLASHBACK, roughly shows what is happening while our Wolverines are incredibly busy, usually as food servers, at these two huge events.
 
2015 WOLVERINE FIREFLY WORKERS from the Wesley softball and volleyball teams.