SALISBURY — Hoping to alleviate funeral costs and spread awareness about an often misunderstood medical condition, a charity event will be held this Sunday in honor of Nevaeh Danaé Bishop.Diagnosed with Benign Rolandic epilepsy last year, Bishop passed away in January, leaving friends and family stunned and devastated.“They said it wasn’t anything to worry about,”… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — While the jury is still out on the long-term future of horseback riding on the beach in Ocean City, the first attempt on Wednesday morning was clearly a success.After considerable debate, the Ocean City Mayor and Council last week approved in a 4-3 vote horseback riding on the beach on a limited… Read more »
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity swimming teams turned in remarkable performances last week in the state Class 3A-2A-1A East Regional meet with the boys winning their second straight regional tournament and the girls’ finishing a close second.The Decatur boys nearly swept every event, taking firsts in nine of 11 races, to capture their second straight east… Read more »
BERLIN- The Stephen Decatur varsity wrestling team’s bid for a ninth straight Bayside Conference tournament championship came up just short last weekend, but the Seahawks turned in a strong performance with individual titles in three weight classes and places in several others.The Seahawks entered last weekend’s Bayside Championships with an eight-year winning streak on the… Read more »
OCEAN CITY- Ocean City’s own Fred Engh, founder and president of the National Alliance for Youth Sports (NAYS) and long-time youth sports advocate, will be inducted into the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore Hall of Fame tonight.From a small trailer park in Fruitland with a wife and three kids, to being inducted into a Hall of… Read more »
OCEAN CITY- A two-day special fundraising event has been planned for next weekend to benefit a Berlin resident, surfer, lacrosse coach and builder battling a rare degenerative disease for over two years.In 2009, Steve Falck, a local surfer and girls’ lacrosse coach, among many other attributes, was stricken with Multiple Systems Atrophy, a rare and… Read more »
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity indoor track teams turned in strong performances at the Maryland State Championship Meet this week including a state championship for Greg Petersen in the high jump.On the strength of several great individual performances at the regional meet last week, Decatur sent seven indoor track athletes to the state championship meet in… Read more »
BERLIN- After closing out the regular season with losses to Parkside, the Stephen Decatur boys’ and girls’ varsity basketball teams learned when, where and who they will be playing when the state regional tournaments get underway this weekend.The Decatur boys’ lost to Parkside, 55-42, last Thursday in the regular season finale as Shae Farmer scored… Read more »