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Beach Lax Seeking Players

BERLIN- The Beach Lacrosse Club, a volunteer organization that has been around for 17 years and has introduced thousands of young players to the game, is now accepting applications for its spring program. Beach Lacrosse is seeking boys and girls for several teams at various age and skill levels including under-9, under-11, under-13, and under-15. There is also a 'scoopers' program where children as young as six years old can begin to learn the basics of lacrosse. The club belongs to the Eastern...READ MORE

Decatur Outlasts Pocomoke, 77-74

BERLIN- Stephen Decatur's varsity basketball team avenged an earlier loss to county rival Pocomoke last Thursday, beating the Warriors, 77-74, to maintain a firm grasp of second place in the Bayside South. Pocomoke handed the Seahawks their first conference loss of the season back on January 5 and the two teams have battled back and forth for second place in the Bayside South for much of the second half of the season. The other county high school, Snow Hill, leads the Bayside South conference...READ MORE

Former Decatur Standout Resumes Professional Career

BERLIN- Former Stephen Decatur pitching standout Mike Castrignano packed his bags and headed for Alpine, Texas this week to resume his professional career with the Big Bend Cowboys in the Continental Baseball League. Castrignano, who was dominating at times during a stellar high school career at Decatur, went on to play at the next level at Delaware Tech, where he was first-team All-Conference and became the first pitcher in school history to pitch a perfect game back in 2007. He also pitched...READ MORE

Half Marathon Kick-Off Event Held

WEST OCEAN CITY- Worcester Youth and Family Counseling Services (WYFCS) and the Ocean City Half-Marathon promoters held a special registration kick-off event last week at the Greene Turtle in West Ocean City. During the event, 20 runners registered to join Team GOWOYO, which will 'run for a reason' during the half-marathon and 5K race on April 24. Each member of the group has pledged to raise a minimum of $250 to benefit the many programs at WYFCS. Participants can choose between the 13.2-mile...READ MORE

Seahawk Girls Rout Warriors, 39-19

BERLIN- Stephen Decatur's girls' varsity basketball team rode a 23-0 run spanning multiple quarters to rout county rival Pocomoke, 39-19, last Thursday. Decatur jumped out to an early lead and led by as many as six points in the first quarter, but Pocomoke rallied to stay in the game for a while. The two teams were tied at 10-10 about half way through the second quarter before the Seahawks settled the issue once and for all. Decatur turned up the pressure defense and created several turnovers to...READ MORE

St. Pat's Soccer Tournament Nears

OCEAN CITY- The 22nd Ocean City Recreation and Parks Department's annual St. Patrick's Soccer Tournament turns 20 this year with 150 teams and hundreds of players from all over the mid-Atlantic region expected to converge on the resort for the four-weekend event. From modest beginnings 22 years ago when competition was held in just four divisions, the annual St. Patrick's Tournament has grown by leaps and bounds over the years and is now one of the largest events of its kind. The tournament...READ MORE

New Storm Sidelines Decatur Wrestlers

BERLIN- Stephen Decatur's red-hot wrestling team has had to cool its jets for the last week or so as a pattern of heavy snowstorms has disrupted the late portion of its 2009-2010 season. The Seahawks were cruising this season for the most part until a run of postponed matches has left them idle. Decatur last wrestled competitively two weeks ago, a 62-6 win over Kent County. Last Wednesday's scheduled match with Parkside was postponed, as was last Friday's dual meet with Easton and North...READ MORE

Worcester Prep Teams Remain Idle

BERLIN- Worcester Prep's boys' and girls' varsity basketball teams remained idle this week with several more storm-related postponements and cancellations and have not played now for nearly a month. The boys' varsity team last played on January 15, a 63-34 win over Gunston. The Mallards were set to play Chincoteague last Friday, but the game was postponed and reset for Tuesday. Monday's schedule game against Salisbury Christian was postponed when school was cancelled again because of snow, as...READ MORE

Worcester Prep Hands out Middle School Sports Awards

Worcester Prep recently handed out its winter sports season awards for its middle school sports teams. Pictured above are the boys' middle school award winners including, front row, left to right: Ryan Nally, Grade 8, Most Valuable Player, Ali Khan, Grade 7, Most Improved, and Erik Zorn, Grade 7, Coach's Award; and back row, from left: Jimmy Edmunds, Grade 7, MVP, Billy Brittingham, Grade 8, Coach's Award, and Lucas Baier, Grade 8, Most Improved. Girls' team winners included Meg Lingo, Grade 8,...READ MORE