Kristina Wolfrom to attend Methodist College in Fayettville,NC. in the fall of 2008. She will major in athletic training and participate in the softball program.
Kristina is the daughter of Susie and John Wolfrom
Congratulations Kristina on your college decision!!
Stephanie Hearin has signed NLI to Southern Connecticut State University!
Stephanie is the second of the original 5 Storm players that have and will go on to college to further their academics through softball. The other being Kristin Tomlinson who is at Wilmington University.
Steph is the daughter of Lisa and Coach Barry Hearin
Amy Nepi has signed NLI to the University of New Haven.
When Amy came to the Storm she was a 3rd baseman by trade. She was asked to try playing shortstop and being the athlete she is...she made it look easy!
Amy is the daughter of Carol and Coach John Nepi.
Nice Job Lil Nep!
Wednesday, October 31 ADVERSITY? HOW DO YOU HANDLE IT?
Are You a Carrot, An Egg, or a Coffee Bean?
Anonymous
A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved a new one arose.
Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water. In the first, she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs and the last she placed ground coffee beans. She let them sit and boil without saying a word.
In about twenty minutes she turned off the burners. She fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. She pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl. Then she ladled the coffee out and placed it in a bowl.
Turning to her daughter, she asked, "Tell me what do you see?"
"Carrots, eggs, and coffee," she replied.
She brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did and noted that they were soft. She then asked her to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard-boiled egg. Finally, she asked her to sip the coffee. The daughter smiled, as she tasted its rich aroma.
The daughter then asked. "What does it mean, mother?"
Her mother explained that each of these objects had faced the same adversity—boiling water—but each reacted differently.
The carrot went in strong, hard and unrelenting. However after being subjected to the boiling water, it softened and became weak.
The egg had been fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior. But, after sitting through the boiling water, its inside became hardened.
The ground coffee beans were unique, however. After they were in the boiling water they had changed the water.
"Which are you?" she asked her daughter. "When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg, or a coffee bean?"
Think of this: Which am I? Am I the carrot that seems strong, but with pain and adversity, do I wilt and become soft and lose my strength?
Am I the egg that starts with a malleable heart, but changes with the heat? Did I have a fluid spirit, but after death, a breakup, a financial hardship or some other trial, have I become hardened and stiff? Does my shell look the same, but on the inside am I bitter and tough with a stiff spirit and a hardened heart?
Or am I like the coffee bean? The bean actually changes the hot water, the very circumstance that brings the pain. When the water gets hot, it releases the fragrance and flavor.
If you are like the bean, when things are at their worst, you get better and change the situation around you. When the hours is the darkest and trials are their greatest do you elevate to another lever?
How do you handle Adversity? Are you a Carrot, an egg, or a coffee bean?
STORM ACCEPTED EARLY INTO PENNSBURY
The Delaware Storm 18u was 1 of 50 teams accepted early to this prestigious college showcase tournament. Thank-you to Les Venella and his organization for giving us another opportunity to be a part of it in 2008.
Monday, April 23
Freshmen Sara Powell hits first collegiate homerun
Saturday, February 3 DELAWARE GIRLS IN THE NEWS
GREENWOOD, S.C. - The Newberry College softball team split its season-opening, non-conference doubleheader at Lander on Saturday, winning the opener, 4-3, and losing the second game, 6-5.
Newberry and Lander are both 1-1 overall.
In the first game, the Bearcats' Daisy Stewart gave Lander a quick 1-0 lead when she hit a solo home run in her first collegiate at-bat. Newberry tied the game at 1-1 in the fourth inning on an RBI single by senior Jenny Raines (Blythewood, S.C.). The Lady Indians took a 3-1 lead in the sixth on a two-run home run by freshman Sara Powell (Ocean View, Del.), then scored its final run in the seventh inning when Allison Porter (Chapin, S.C.) drew a bases-loaded walk to round out the Lady Indians' scoring.
Christina Kirby (Delmar, Del.) started the season at 1-0 with the win, striking out four, walking six and allowing three earned runs on seven hits in the complete seven innings pitched. Lander's Brittany Wallace (0-1) took the loss, striking out four, walking five and allowing three earned runs on four hits in six innings pitched.
Powell went 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI and Raines went 2-for-4 with one RBI.
Newberry lost the second game 6-5 with Courtney Lindler and Sara Powell both going 3 for 4.
Special thanks to Lander University Sports Information for their assistance with this article.
The Delaware Storm organization will be selling raffle tickets to win a 2007 Mustang convertible. Please see a Storm member to purchase a ticket. All proceeds to benefit the youth of Kent and Sussex County.
Below is some information about Mr Horsey. This information was borrowed from their website. Click on the logo above to go to this website for further details.
The Horsey Family has a heart for the young people in Sussex County Delaware. The following graduation speech given by Mr. David G. Horsey gives some background information about the Horsey family.
Graduation Speech
July 11, 2003
We are here today to celebrate and participate in a young ladies huge achievement, her High School Graduation. An Honor Roll student, she has made this mark in her life through much adversity. The latest of which is not being allowed to participate in her High School class ceremonies, all because she did not have the proper shoes. I convey to you today, maybe she did what she thought was financially prudent. She bought a pair of shoes that looked decent and she could wear them for her graduation as well as work or other functions later. Trisina Sanders, I applaud you for your accomplishments and wish you much success in your future endeavors.
Now Who am I and why was I asked to speak today.
I am a businessman from Laurel, Delaware. I am David G. Horsey, president of David G. Horsey & Sons, Inc. a company with well over 200 employees. I think I was asked to speak today to show Trisina, that life may beat us down once in a while. But dont let it stop you, move on with life and grab the next opportunity that presents itself.
These past couple of weeks since reading about Miss Sanders situation, has brought back some memories to me. You see I came from a hard working farm family. We didnt have a lot of money, but we had love for one another. One of my first bad memories was January 1949, our family home burned to the ground and we didnt save many things. My Fifth grade class took up a collection to buy me a jacket. I still remember what it was; it was a tan windbreaker. I thoroughly appreciated that jacket, but I cant tell you how embarrassed I was to take it.
When I grew up and started my working life, I became a long distance truck driver. I also married the young lady that has stuck with me through the hard times and now the best times of our lives. You see we have been married for 46 years. The early years of our marriage, we had very little money.
Coming home from New York, one day I ran out of money and knew I couldnt call my wife because she didnt have any money either. So, I kept enough money for one phone call and one cup of coffee, then swapped cigarettes for the Delaware Memorial Bridge toll.
There were numerous other occasions similar to that, once when I was coming from Pompano, Florida and ran out of money in Santee, S.C. Through borrowing some money and charging fuel of which I paid it all back, I made it home.
Then on July 27th, 1985, a lot of these minor problems were buried deep in my memories because the tragedy of all tragedies struck my family. We had a son killed in a motorcycle accident. On the way home from the hospital, I did not know where the money was coming from to bury him. I had thought we would lose everything to foreclosure by the late 1980s. But when the insurance for Tims death came in, we had $36,000 left after burying him. That $36,000 is what got all of the Horsey Companies started that you see in Sussex and other counties today. The Companies have done very well. I havent wanted to bore you with my ramblings about my life. I have a couple more points to make and then Ill close.
1. I dont know if there is a dollar out there that I could make such as 200 million, 500 million, or 5 billion. If that dollar would make me forget my roots-where I came from, lifes hardships then I dont want to make it.
2. To Miss Sanders, you have just been through a bad experience. Please learn from this. Put your adversities aside and put your adversaries behind you and move on to the next opportunity and grab the right opportunity.
To Trisina, I have dressed like this today to show clothes dont make a person. I dress in casual clothes 99.9% of the time. To anyone who would say clothing and shoes are the most important part of the evening I would say why? As long as everyone is dressed decently and to the best of their financial ability, I say go for it. As for as my clothes are concerned, I dont depend on them to carry me. I depend on my accomplishments and my ability to run a business.
Trisina, I understand you are going to college to study business. Please finish your education and then go out and find a position, there are a lot of good companies out there that need good young people to work with them including my companies.
Trisina, much luck, much success and much happiness for the rest of your life. Just remember this comment. Dont worry about the mule just load the wagon. In other words life cant put more on you then you can take.
Trisina, let me thank you and everyone here today for sharing these last few moments in your lives.
The 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization was formed to facilitate the athletic evaluation of college-bound female student athletes. The organization runs an NFCA (National Fastpitch Coaches Association) recruiting camp in conjunction with a girls 18 & Under ASA Fastpitch Tournament. Check out our website periodically for updates.
This year's tournament is dedicated to McKenzie Travis who worked so hard to make it a success.
2008 will mark the 5th consecutive year that the Delaware Storm will participate in the this College showcase. The Storm parents and players also work the NFCA camp. Mr Travis the tournament coordinator will have break-away fences at all locations this yr.
MCKENZIE TRAVIS
Team
I regret to inform you the daughter of my friend and coaching partner John
Travis was killed last night in a car accident. I received the news this morning
at 1:45 am.
Please parents hug your children a little longer today and tell them you love
them. Because tomorrow is never guaranteed today.
**Players of the Delaware Storm
I love you guys very much and want nothing but the best for you. I know we
don't always see eye to eye. But I love you unconditionally.
Sincerely
Jerry Kirby
MCKENZIE TRAVIS
McKenzie Travis
Age 19, McKenzie, of Newark, DE, passed away January 22, 2006.
Born December 11, 1986, McKenzie graduated from Newark High School in 2004 and was currently studying accounting at Wilmington College and working with her father at Just Taxes. Known for her "spunk", McKenzie could light up a room and bring levity to any situation. She cherished spending time with family and friends, and will be deeply missed by all those that loved her. McKenzie volunteered a significant amount of her time to Delaware Invitational Tournaments, Inc., a non-profit organization dedicated to facilitating the college recruitment process for female softball players, and had recently developed a new website for the organization.
She leaves to cherish her memory her parents, John and Jody; sisters, Jessica and Dana; maternal grandmother, Margaret C. Patton; paternal grandparents, Dean and Jane Travis; aunts and uncles, Carol and Jay Karp, of Newark, Robert and Judy Patton, of Dover, Linda Patton, of Wilmington, Jane and Gene Finneseth, of Minot, ND, Joanne and Vince Fabiano, of Princeton, NJ; and cousins, Daria and Michael Karp, Heather Patton-Graham, Brad Patton, Lemaine Peo, and Elena Fabiano; her boyfriend, Rob Jump; and many special friends.
Family and friends are invited to call at the DOHERTY FUNERAL HOME, 3200 Limestone Rd., Pike Creek, on Wednesday, January 25th, from 6-9 pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered on Thursday, January 26th, at 10:30 am, at St. Catherine of Siena Church, 2503 Centerville Rd., Wilmington.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in McKenzie's memory to the St. Catherine of Siena Athletic Association, or to the McKenzie Travis Memorial College Softball Scholarship Fund, PO Box 898, New Castle, DE 19720.
To send condolences, visit
www.dohertyfh.com
302-999-8277
billy joel
PHOTO PRESENTATION FROM 2005
Click on the title and the link will take you to a photo presentation created by Lisa Hearin
STORM SENDS A BIG THANK YOU!!
The Delaware Storm 18u would like to send a big THANK-YOU to Mr John Travis who puts on the DELAWARE INVITATIONAL Tournament. Mr Travis also runs a NFCA camp in conjunction with the tournament. Mr Travis excepted all 14 girls in this camp. He also took the time to speak to the team with words of encourgement about their college softball future and education.
THANK YOU TRAVIS FAMILY!!!
Inspirational Message
"I'm a high school player. I'm a team player. I play with my friends and with some of my enemies, but I respect everyone when it comes to my sport. I know I'm not going to get a multi-million dollar contract to play professionally. I know I may not even get my name in the paper. I play for love of the game. For the pride and honor, for the blood, sweat and tears it takes to make the team, to earn the spot, to win the game. I play because I can, I play because I know that my life would be empty without the sport I play. I would have a lack of everything my sport gives me... integrity, courage, talent, fearlessness, pride, strength, stamina, will, and the heart of a champion. If I didn't play, I would lose a part of me. I'm an athlete. I'm a girl. I'm a champion, not because my team always wins, but because when we don't, we learn from our mistakes. We try to fix them, and most of all because we have fun. I have built lifelong friendships and memories because of my being an athlete. I leave everything on the field or court and continue to push myself. I am never happy with second place, but I have learned to accept it. I have learned to get over and through my anger and be the athlete and player I have always dreamed of being. I don't play for my parents, for my family, for my friends; I don't play for my coach or my teachers or my school. I play for myself but when I'm playing I represent them. It isn't about winning or losing, but I hate to lose. I won't settle for a tie, and I am not satisfied with 100%. To play, you have to sacrifice everything, your body, your time, your sweat, blood, and tears, everything... for your team. I am a player, and athlete and a champion, not because I know what it is like to win, but because I know what it is like to lose. I know what it is like to feel the anger and pain that comes along with "second best." I have been that girl with tears in her eyes, walking out to recieve the second place trophy and clapping as the other team, my opponents, receive the first place one. I know what it is like to lose, to win, to want to quit, to want to cry, to not want to get up. I know what it is like to hear the cheers and yells for you. I know what it is like to feel the pressure of everyone on your shoulders, and I know what it is like to choke under that pressure. I know what it means to be an athlete, a true player, and that is why I play. I AM AN ATHLETE, A CHAMPION, A TRUE PLAYER."
---"An Athlete's Pride"
Community Service
Many thanks go out to all those who participated in the Annual Salvation Army Bell Ringing.
So many times we call on the communities to provide us with the means for our team to compete each and every year and we feel strongly about finding ways to give back to the communities. The efforts of all those who donned the Christmas Hats, The bells and Christmas Cheer your efforts are noted and appreciated by the Salvation Army and the families that were helped.
Every year a college team wins the NCAA title. Every year an ASA team wins Nationals. Eveiy year the best high school team in each Division wins the state crown. All of these teams have one thing in common, and contrary to popular belief, gifted, talented athletes is not the answer. No matter how tough it became through their season, they did one thing...they held the rope.
What is holding the rope? Imagine you are hanging off the side of a cliff with a drop of 20,000 feet. The only thing between you and a fall to death is a rope, with the person of your choice at the other end. Who do you know that has the guts to pull you to safety? Who will hold the rope?
If you can name two people, that's not good enough because those two people might not be around. The next time your team is together, look around and ask yourself, who could I trust to hold the rope? Then look at yourself and ask the same questionwho would I hold the rope for? When you can look at every member on your team and say to yourself that they all would hold the rope, including yourself, you are destined to win a lot of ball games.
You don't have to be the best team on the field to win the game. I know, I have had two teams that were not the most talented but believed in the rope. Those were two Women's College World Series teams.
No matter what sport you play, in order to win, you have a commitment to your team. If you are supposed to run sprints at the end of practice, do it well. If you have to practice, do it, don't just go through the motions because you are then wasting everyone's time. Once you start letting up at practice or start missing your workouts, you've killed the team because you didn't hold the rope. When you need to take your own time to eat right, sleep well and/or rehab, do it so you can hold the rope when your team needs you. Remember this is a team sport, everyone must be holding the fibers.
Yvette Gironard
University of Southwest Louisiana
Fast-Pitch Coach
The Delaware Storm 18u wants to express our sincere thanks to all who have sponsored and participated in our fundraisers. Your generous donations make this all possible.
Saturday, January 20 LIFE'S PONDERABLES
How many times have you heard the below statement?
But-I Don't Feel Like It
Very often in life we are required to act, to behave, to follow through, even when we, dont feel like it. There are obligations and expectations to and from others, of us, to perform in some agreed upon fashion. Some of us will do what is necessary, while others will not. So, what is the difference between these two groups?
The difference usually boils down to some form of commitment, conviction, or dedication; it may even be a combination of these factors. These are the real drivers in life, the forces that propel and push us forward even when, or especially when, we dont feel like it. They are the antidotes that keep us engaged in our relationships with others, and with ourselves. This is the way in which we transfer trust and confidence of ourselves to others.
Commitment is a promise or assurance, a determination to follow through in spite of whatever doubts we may experience about an unseen future. Youre either in, or youre outthere is no in-between. It is the personal belief that this undertaking is so worthwhile that you vow, no matter what, to press on. Youll accept no excusesthere is no out available to you.
Marriage is an example of an emotional commitment, a decision to a union with a partner that is somewhat supreme and special from all other relationships. An intimacy is born out of this emotional commitment and it ignites a passion between the two participants that is truly unique to them.
Commitment can also lead to a resolve, such as that to an original mind and heart, or to change the world. Commitment is a personal decision, a personal evaluation to a purpose that fits with your life needs. A decision creates a destiny, a destiny born out of commitment.
Conviction is a personal commitment to your own beliefs and values. Conviction is made with the heartnot the brain. A conviction means that you are convinced beyond a shadow of a doubt, you cannot be dissuaded, and you cannot be broken from your persuasion on a subject. It may often manifest itself as stubbornness.
Dedication represents a devotion to a purpose. One makes a resolution to something that is unconditional. The priesthood is an example of the dedication to a set of beliefs and a lifestyle. People will also often dedicate themselves to a cause, like Greenpeace. Dedication lies in the promise of your time and effort to something outside yourself that you feel is important and significant.
As Im sure you can see by now, these are forces that serve to move our lives forward in spite of our feelings or misgivings and that facilitate the creation of a life that you have promised to yourself and others. These are the stepping stones to a purposeful and meaningful life.
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