BERLIN- Worcester Prep’s boy’s varsity basketball team won its third straight game in Tuesday, beating Delmarva Christian, 58-44, on the road to improve to 5-2 on the season.The Mallards cruised past Delmarva Christian on Tuesday behind a pair of prolific scorers in Justin Butler, who finished with 18 points, and Alex Ternahan, who finished with… Read more »
Yearly Archives: 2009
Local Players Lead Bayside South Upset
BERLIN- A pair of Worcester County standout football players helped the Bayside South upset the Bayside North, 34-28, last week in the annual Eastern Shore Senior All-Star game.The Bayside South entered the annual All-Star contest as the decided underdog to the Bayside North, which boasted the top three teams in the conference overall this year…. Read more »
Kirby’s Reaches Flag Title Game
OCEAN CITY- Kirby’s Pub overcame and early playoff loss, settled some old scores along the way and fought all the way back from the loser’s bracket this week to reach the championship game in the Ocean City Recreation and Parks’ Fall Flag Football League.Eastern Shore Golf Magazine (ESGM) went unbeaten in the regular season, finishing… Read more »
Seahawk Swimmers Sweep Kent County
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity swim teams continued their early season success last week with both the boys’ and girls’ teams sweeping their meets with Kent County.After earning a split in the season opener against Easton with the girls beating the Warriors and the boys falling in a close meet, the Seahawks responded last week with… Read more »
Decatur Edges Snow Hill, 58-50 to Remain Unbeaten
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s boys’ varsity basketball team used a late surge to pull away from county rival Snow Hill, 58-50, in a battle of county high school heavyweights in front of a huge crowd at home on Tuesday.Something had to give Tuesday night when county rivals Decatur and Snow Hill hooked up in front of… Read more »
Faces in Places
A spotlight on the local and regional bar and restaurant scene
West OC Fire Destroys Garage
WEST OCEAN CITY – A fire at a residence in West Ocean City last Saturday afternoon drew a response from three fire companies and completely destroyed an attached garage with black smoke visible for miles.Residents of the house on Lakeview Drive in the Ocean Reef community in West Ocean City reported the fire last Saturday… Read more »
State Funds Planned For Bays
BERLIN – Maryland’s Board of Public Works (BPW) this week approved grants totaling nearly $12 million to local governments and land trusts earmarked for the preservation of farmland and forest, including $1 million for Worcester County’s coastal bays.On Wednesday, the three-member BPW, which includes Governor Martin O’Malley, Comptroller Peter Franchot and Treasurer Nancy Kopp, approved… Read more »
Snow Hill Middle Is Area’s Latest Md. Blue Ribbon School
SNOW HILL – Worcester County’s highly decorated public school system added another feather to its cap this week when state education officials named Snow Hill Middle School a Maryland Blue Ribbon School of Excellence.With the announcement on Tuesday, Snow Hill Middle joined seven other Worcester County public schools to have received the prestigious award including,… Read more »
Showell School Gets Connected
SNOW HILL – The long awaited public sewer and water connection for Showell Elementary School should be completed by the time school starts in fall 2010.The design for both connections is complete, and money has been set aside to pay for the construction.The bid package for the construction should be sent out in mid-January, said… Read more »