BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s boys’ and girls’ varsity basketball teams continued to slide this week with each team falling to county rival Snow Hill on Tuesday.The Decatur boys’ got plowed by county powerhouse Snow Hill, 104-44, on Tuesday as five Eagles scored in double digits. Snow Hill is now a perfect 15-0 overall on the season… Read more »
Monthly Archives: January 2008
Men’s League Action Continues
OCEAN CITY- The Ocean City Recreation and Parks Department’s men’s winter basketball league continued this week with a full slate of games at Northside Park. The following is a quick look at some recent league action:Seacrets 114- Atlantic Orthopedic 71: Anthony Sturgis went off for 41 points and Curtis Chandler added 37 as Seacrets rolled… Read more »
Decatur Finishes Second in Arundel Duals
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s boys’ varsity wrestling team last weekend made a strong showing at the 25th Annual Arundel Invitational Duals, reaching the team finals before falling to Hereford of Baltimore County in the championship match to finish second among 20 of the top wrestling schools in the state.Decatur blazed through the early rounds relatively unscathed,… Read more »
Boys Basketball Rolls On
OCEAN CITY- The Ocean City Recreation and Parks Department’s boys’ basketball league continued to roll on this week. The following is a brief glance at a handful of recent games:Dr. William Allen 42- Carousel Hotel 25: Josh King scored 21 points to lead all scorers while Shae Farmer added 10 as Dr. Allen’s team prevailed. OC… Read more »
Beach Lacrosse Seeking Players, Coaches
BERLIN- The Beach Lacrosse program is currently seeking interested boys and girls players in grades K-8 for the upcoming season with online registration now available on the program’s recently updated website.The “fastest game on two feet” is also one of the fastest growing sports in the area with hundreds of young players participating in youth… Read more »
No Harm In Giving Slots To Fraternal Clubs
Worcester County fraternal organizations should be allowed to have slot machines in their buildings under the conditions they devote a certain amount of the proceeds to the community. However, the path we are taking to get to that outcome has become quite bizarre and seems to have further fractured relations between county and Ocean City… Read more »
Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk
A good man known by many in the community passed away this week. Mr. Coates, the patriarch of a local family of well-known lawyers, died after a long illness on Sunday. It’s been a while since I last saw Mr. Coates and longer since we had a conversation, but I got to know him well… Read more »
Voices From The Readers
Ban Implementation Is What’s UnfairEditor:I hope you will print this in the interest of all concerned.Regarding Daniel Heinecke’s letter, I was allowed to smoke in certain bars and restaurants and now I’m not, I think that any reasonable person can see that I have lost a right I once had. But this is not the… Read more »
Joint Investigation Nets Big Drug Bust
BERLIN – Two people were arrested on drug charges last weekend after a cooperative effort by the Ocean City Police Department and the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office snared them in a sting operation.Last Saturday, Worcester County Sheriff’s Deputies stopped a vehicle on Hall Rd. near Route 50 in reference to a joint drug investigation between… Read more »
Thursday, January 31 – OC Gives Support To Proposed County Eco-Park
OCEAN CITY –“Adventure with a coat check,” could become a new slogan for Ocean City tourism as the concept of an eco-park gains strength and eco-tourism moves to the forefront in the resort area.The Ocean City Mayor and City Council gave unanimous support to the concept of an eco-park this week, shedding light on an… Read more »