Worcester Prep Presents Fall Sports Awards

Worcester Preparatory School recently presents its fall sports awards to middle school student athletes. Above, front from left, are Quinn McColgan, soccer MVP; Madison Van Orden, soccer most improved; Sophia Ludt, golf coach’s award; and, back, Carly Hoffman, field hockey most improved; Emily Copeland, soccer coach’s award; Abbi Nechay, field hockey MVP; and Hana Miller,… Read more »

Coaches Could Be Penalized For Concussions

BERLIN- With an increased awareness of the dangers of sports concussions, from the professional ranks down to the lowest youth sports levels, a pre-filed bill in the Maryland General Assembly could increase penalties, including suspensions, for coaches who allow concussed student-athletes to return to action.With the General Assembly session slated to start in mid-January, dozens… Read more »

Our Take On The Top Five Stories Of 2015

Our Take On The Top Five Stories Of 2015

Year-in-reviews, lazy fillers for publications and media outlets, bore us. Therefore, we avoid them and instead focus on news reporting rather than simply taking the short week off. However, that doesn’t mean we don’t get reflective at the end of the year like everyone else. With that in mind, here’s our take on the top… Read more »

Q&A With Phil Houck: Raising Money For Penguin Swim A Year-Round Effort For Bull’s Team

Q&A With Phil Houck: Raising Money For Penguin Swim A Year-Round Effort For Bull’s Team

(Editor’s Note: To listen to the entire conversation through The Dispatch’s Download, click over to www.mdcoastdispatch.com/podcasts.)OCEAN CITY — For the past 22 years, Bull on the Beach owner Phil Houck has started his new year off the same way: by leading a growing crowd of people into the chilly waters of the Atlantic Ocean.Yet, Houck… Read more »

OC Seeks Tram Suit Dismissal

OCEAN CITY — The Town of Ocean City last week filed a motion in U.S. District Court formally seeking a dismissal of a $750,000 civil suit filed by a Pennsylvania woman allegedly injured in a Boardwalk tram accident.According to the civil suit filed in U.S. District Court last summer, on Aug. 23, 2012, the plaintiff,… Read more »