BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity baseball team won two on back-to-back days this week to improve to 10-2 on the season.Last Thursday, the Seahawks suffered only their second loss of the season in a classic pitching duel with Worcester County rival Snow Hill in extra innings. Tristan McDonough battled Snow Hill’s Zach Adams pitch for pitch… Read more »
Monthly Archives: April 2018
Seahawks Rout Sussex Tech, Improve To 4-2
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s boys’ varsity lacrosse team stayed on a roll this week, routing host Sussex Tech, 19-4 on Monday to run its win streak to three games.The Seahawks have now won three straight since an emotional overtime loss to crosstown rival Worcester Prep back on March 29 including Monday’s comfortable 19-4 win over Sussex… Read more »
Decatur’s Knox Enters Coaches Hall Of Fame
BERLIN- Long-time Stephen Decatur varsity football coach Bob Knox last weekend was inducted into the Maryland Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame during a special ceremony at the University of Maryland.Knox, who started coaching at Decatur in 1984 and has roamed the sidelines at the Berlin school for over three decades, was inducted in the… Read more »
Decatur Girls End Tough Stretch With Win
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s girls’ varsity lacrosse team worked out a little frustration last week with a 16-4 rout of Kent County on the road.The Seahawks were just 1-4 heading into last Wednesday’s game on the road against the Trojans, but had played much better than their record indicated. Most recently, the Decatur girls had lost… Read more »
Mallards Run Win Streak To Five Games
BERLIN- Worcester Prep’s girls’ varsity lacrosse team stayed on a big roll this week, edging Bennett at home on Monday, 8-7, to run its win streak to five games.Since falling to Decatur back on March 29, the Mallards have won five straight including a big run of five wins over the last week or so…. Read more »
‘Pass the Hat’ Game A Huge Success
BERLIN- The Stephen Decatur varsity baseball team’s “pass the hat” fundraiser last week for a local child battling leukemia was a rousing success with several hundred dollars raised.Prior to last Thursday’s game against county rival Snow Hill, Stephen Decatur’s varsity baseball team held a “pass the hat” fundraiser for four-year-old Max Long, a local kid… Read more »
Adventures Of Fatherhood – April 20, 2018
It only takes few a minutes.That’s how long it took for Pam and I to get back into the parenting groove after a weekend away.Thanks to a wonderful grandmother, who watched the kids for the weekend, we were able to get away for two nights to Philadelphia for a concert and some great meals. It’s… Read more »
Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk – April 20, 2018
The only negative about the proposed Jellyfish Festival in Ocean City is it will be more than a year before it happens.The event will feature live music on the beach and around town with nationally known acts, extreme sports athletes, a motorcross stunt team, surfing, a skate/BMX event and more. It sounds like a cross… Read more »
Voices From The Readers – April 20, 2018
A Visual DisgraceEditor:I wonder if the knuckle draggers at City Hall have had the pleasure of seeing how wonderful the skyline looks now that the new and improved light poles have been installed on Coastal Highway.The miss mosh of arms, some long, some short, some facing east, some facing west and one facing south is… Read more »
Boardwalk Security Upgrades A New Reality
It’s a shame it’s a two-year effort, but the project about to get underway to protect the Boardwalk from potential vehicle attacks is a wise investment.We live in a “what if” world and unfortunately Ocean City, specifically the Boardwalk, is not prepared for some of the disturbing incidents that have occurred across the country and… Read more »