BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s boys’ and girls’ varsity indoor track teams made a respectable showing this week at the Class 3A indoor track championships in their first state meet since moving up to a higher class.Like all other Decatur sports teams, the indoor track teams made the leap this year from Class 2A to Class 3A… Read more »
Monthly Archives: February 2008
OC Lax Records Perfect Season
BERLIN- A team of ninth and tenth graders from Stephen Decatur recently completed a perfect indoor lacrosse season at the Crown Sports complex in Salisbury, adding another feather in the cap to the growing youth lacrosse movement in Worcester County.The Ocean City Lax boys’ 9-10 grade team made up mainly of players from Decatur recently… Read more »
Decatur Cagers Open State Playoffs
BERLIN- The brackets for the state basketball playoffs were released this week and Stephen Decatur’s boys’ and girls’ varsity teams will have a tough row to hoe in the postseason.The Decatur boys finished the season with a 4-17 record including a 2-13 mark in the Bayside conference. Nonetheless, the Seahawks garnered a number-seven seed in… Read more »
Nick’s Repeats as Soccer Champs
OCEAN CITY- Nick’s House of Ribs captured its second straight Ocean City Recreation and Parks men’s indoor soccer championship last weekend, beating Sunsations, 5-3, in the title game.Nick’s steamrolled through the playoffs, beating Keenwick Carpets, 10-0, in the first round; Barca, 11-2, in the second round; and Rommel’s Ace Hardware, 4-2, in the semifinals to… Read more »
Thursday, February 28 – Route 50 Bridge Access To Be Limited
OCEAN CITY – The Route 50 Bridge may have reopened two weeks ago, but work is far from over and traffic delays will continue over the next two months as the State Highway Administration (SHA) gears up to close the west bound lanes of the bridge Tuesday.Maryland Department of Transportation’s SHA announced this week it… Read more »
Three Including Infant Injured in Accident
SNOW HILL – Three people including a two-month-old infant were injured in a two-car accident near Snow Hill last Thursday.Shortly before 5 p.m. last Thursday, Maryland State Police troopers from the Berlin barrack responded to a reported accident on Route 12 near St. Luke’s Rd. The responding trooper came upon the scene and observed a… Read more »
Live Bands And DJs
707 Sports Bar & Grille: 410-213-9507, 12702 Old Bridge Rd. West Ocean City; Friday, Feb. 29: TBA; Saturday, March 1: Karaoke with Hey Mike.Assateague Island Oasis: 410-629-1492, Rt. 611; Entertainment Friday & Saturday, 6:30-9:30 p.m.Buxy’s Salty Dog: 410-289-0973, 28th St. & Coastal Hwy.; Every Friday, DJ BK. Saturday, March 1: TBA .Castaway’s: 410-524-9090, 64th St…. Read more »
Area Events
Feb. 29Bingo6 p.m., doors open; 7 p.m., games begin; 9901 Coastal Hwy., O.C. Sponsored by the Knights of Columbus. 410-524-7994.Feb. 29Annual Old Pro Golf Tournament6 p.m., 68th St., Ocean City. Sponsored by the Executive Women’s Golf Association. Indoor competition with four-person co-ed teams. Cost: $20, person (includes sandwiches, snacks, beer and soda). 410-641-0630.Feb. 29Casino Night6-10… Read more »
We Remember Those Who Have Passed
Edward J. WheatleyOCEAN CITY – Edward J. Wheatley Jr. 49, of Ocean City and formerly of Baltimore, passed away on Feb. 19, 2008 at the Berlin Nursing Home after his valiant fight against cancer. He finally won his battle by finding a cure in heaven.He was born in Baltimore the son Edward J. Wheatley Sr…. Read more »
Sammy’s Memory Enriched Across Globe
By Greg Bach, Special To The DispatchMIZORAM, India – One of Sammy Wilkinson’s many great qualities was that he always thought of others, whether it was becoming an organ and tissue donor or helping out a teammate on the soccer field. So it was only fitting following his tragic death several years ago at the… Read more »