BERLIN – After a rough start with three straight loses to Bayside Conference teams, the Worcester Prep boys lacrosse team won nine of its next 10 games to finish the season with a 10-4 record.Last Friday, the season culminated with another Eastern Shore Independent Athletic Conference (ESIAC) championship. The Mallards took down Gunston, 16-5, behind… Read more »
Category: Sports
Each week the highlights of the local scholastic sports scene will be featured here along with any and all other major athletic events taking place in the Greater Ocean City area.
Decatur Boys, Girls Lax Teams Fall In Bayside Championships
BERLIN – All the spring sports teams for Stephen Decatur High School are seeded high in the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association (MPSSAA) postseason tournaments, which are now underway. On Monday, in the first home Bayside Conference championship game of the night, Easton defeated Decatur’s boys lacrosse team, 15-9, getting out and early and… Read more »
WPS Seniors Recognized
Worcester Preparatory School held Senior Game festivities for members of the boys and girls lacrosse teams playing in their last homes of their high school careers last week. Above, from left, are Julia, Ansley, Jack and Galen Gardner, and Tim, Griffin and Jamie Jones. Below, from left, are Matthew, Sara and Melissa Miller; Chris, Caitlyn… Read more »
Bayside Conference Scholar Athletes Recognized
The 23rd Annual Bayside Conference Senior Scholar Athlete Awards Banquet was held Monday. Among those recognized from Worcester County were Stephen Decatur High School’s Jessica Beck and Ryan McLaughlin; Snow Hill High’s Paige Etnoyer and Seth Barron; and Pocomoke High’s McKenna Selby and Reginald Smith, Jr. The Worcester honorees are pictured with Superintendent of Schools… Read more »
Worcester Prep Alums Square Off In Division I Lacrosse
Two former standout student-athletes from Worcester Preparatory School met on the lacrosse field last weekend representing their Division I universities. Tucker Brown is a 2018 WPS graduate playing in his final year at St. Joe’s University. He is a fifth–year graduate school player. Brice Richins, a 2022 WPS graduate, is a freshman at High Point… Read more »
Seahawks Win Bayside South Title
BERLIN – The following is a review of recent Stephen Decatur High School’s spring sports games. Stephen Decatur’s boys’ lacrosse team had an easy time with Bennett on Monday, earning an 18-6 win over the Bayside foe. Luke Popielaski had five goals and John Fohner and Graham Geiser each pumped in four goals. Freshman Ashton… Read more »
Decatur To Hold College Signing Day
BERLIN – Stephen Decatur High School will hold a sports signing event next Wednesday for 22 athletes signing their national letters of intent to play sports in college.The athletes are as follows:Mayah Garner, Bowie State University Women’s Basketball; Brant Skipper, Hiram College Men’s Lacrosse; Gavin Stearn, Catholic University Men’s Swimming; Logan Intrieri, Frostburg State University… Read more »
Prep Lax Teams Look To Finish Strong
BERLIN – The following is a weekly recap of late season action for Worcester Prep’s boys and girls lacrosse teams. The boys lacrosse team will play for the ESIAC championship on Friday at home against Gunston. The Mallards defeated Gunston last week 15-5 and pounded The Salisbury School, 20-9, on Wednesday.In the Gunston win on… Read more »
McGovern Brothers Earn Soccer Honors With Overseas Play
BERLIN – A love, skill and passion for soccer runs strong for Ben and Zac McGovern, students at Worcester Preparatory School, as each were recently chosen to participate in elite competition overseas. Sophomore Ben McGovern recently represented Team ISL U16 in the MIC held in Costa Brava, Spain. The MIC is an internationally renowned soccer… Read more »
Decatur Teams Eye Playoff Runs
BERLIN – The spring teams at Stephen Decatur High School continued their seasons this week with the Bayside Conference playoffs near. As of Wednesday, Stephen Decatur’s boys lacrosse team’s record stands at 7-3. After tough losses to Easton, 15-8, and Queen Anne’s, 10-7, and Kent Island, 14-6, the Seahawks got had get right games with… Read more »