BERLIN- It was an up and down week for Stephen Decatur’s boys’ varsity basketball team against a pair of Worcester County rivals, with the Seahawks beating Snow Hill on Monday, 59-46, before falling to Pocomoke, 42-33, in a low scoring game on the road on Tuesday.After competing in the Governor’s Challenge in Salisbury during the… Read more »
Monthly Archives: January 2011
Flounlacker
Decatur forward Leigh Anne Flounlacker brings the ball up court during the first half of the Seahawks’ 59-27 loss to Pocomoke on Tuesday.Photo by shawn soper
Former Mallard Named All American
BERLIN- Former Worcester Prep soccer standout Martin Sanchez last week was named to the freshman All-American team after an outstanding first season as a leader on defense at the U.S. Naval Academy.The accolades keep coming for Sanchez, who made an immediate impact on defense at Navy last fall. Earlier in December, the former Mallard was… Read more »
Annual Super Bowl Scramble on Tap
BERLIN- With the field of teams for the NFL playoffs now set, it’s not too early to start making plans to participate in the annual Super Bowl Scramble at Eagle’s Landing in West Ocean City on February 6.The creative tournament has become a fixture on the winter sports schedule in recent year and this year… Read more »
Pocomoke Routs Decatur Girls, 59-27
BERLIN- For the most of the second half of Tuesday’s home game against Pocomoke, Stephen Decatur’s girls’ varsity basketball team hung with the visiting Warriors, but a sluggish first half doomed the Seahawks to a 59-27 loss in their first game back after the holiday break.Decatur started slow against Pocomoke on Tuesday, falling behind 16-6… Read more »
Record Blue Marlin Replica to be Unveiled
OCEAN CITY- A replica mount of the Maryland state record 1,062-pound blue marlin caught during the 2009 White Marlin Open will be officially unveiled next week at its new home in the Roland E. Powell Convention Center.Angler Robert Farris of Charlotte, N.C. and the crew aboard the “No Problem” caught the massive 1,062-pound blue marlin… Read more »
Berlin New Year’s Celebration Draws Rave Reviews
BERLIN – The first-ever Berlin New Year’s Eve Celebration drew a crowd three times larger than anticipated last weekend.“I’m very, very pleased with the turnout,” said Mayor Gee Williams, who speculated that more than 1,000 people were on hand to watch the ball drop at midnight. “It’s just a very positive, uplifting way to start… Read more »
The Dispatch Eyes Shore Stars
OCEAN CITY – Do you know of someone who gives of their time to make the community a better place to live and work?If so, The Dispatch wants to hear from you.According to Publisher Steve Green, “The Dispatch’s Shore Stars” has been launched to recognize leading citizens in Wicomico, Worcester and Sussex counties. Green said… Read more »
Todd Joins Wicomico County State’s Attorney Team
BERLIN – One day after his successor was officially sworn in, former State’s Attorney for Worcester County Joel Todd was sworn in as a deputy state’s attorney in neighboring Wicomico County and immediately began working on cases in that jurisdiction.Worcester County State’s Attorney Beau Oglesby was officially sworn in on Monday in Snow Hill while… Read more »
Former County Teacher Joins Peace Corps In Jordan
BERLIN – An Ocean Pines resident and former Worcester County Public Schools teacher began a new chapter in her public service career this week when she was officially sworn in as a member of the Peace Corps in the Middle East nation of Jordan, where she will help those with disabilities.Joanne Evans-O’Neill, an Ocean Pines… Read more »