BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s unbeaten varsity wrestling team steamrolled through two dual matches last weekend to capture an unprecedented state Class 2A championship for the second straight year.The Seahawks have been dominant all year on their way to a perfect regular season. Along the way, they also captured championships in the prestigious Rough Rider and Iron… Read more »
BERLIN- Worcester Prep girls’ varsity basketball team held on in a thriller to advance to the Eastern Shore Independent Athletic Conference (ESIAC) tournament on Wednesday while the Worcester boys bout out in their semifinal.The Worcester girls battled back and forth all afternoon in their ESIAC semifinal at home on Wednesday. The lead changed hands multiple… Read more »
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity swim teams turned in great performances in the state 3A-2A-1A East Regional meet last weekend including a handful of individual regional championships.The Decatur boys finished second as a team in the regional meet with 319, not far behind first-place finisher Easton, which finished with 364 team points. Kent County was third… Read more »
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s girls’ varsity basketball team dropped a pair of games this week to fall to 13-6 on the season.The Seahawks fell to Bennett, 62-43, last Thursday, ending a stretch during which they won six out of seven contests. Back in action on Tuesday, the Decatur girls fell to Easton, 57-28, on the road…. Read more »
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s boys’ varsity basketball team split two games this week, but the big news is Seahawk Drew Haueisen collected his milestone 1,000th career point.The Seahawks beat Bennett, 73-66, last Friday at home as Haueisen collected his 1,000th career point. Haueisen entered the contest needing just two points to reach the milestone and made… Read more »
Decatur senior captain Jagger Clapsadle last week first tied and then broke the school’s all-time career wins mark with 149. The previous record was 147 held by Andy McKahan. Pictured above, Clapsadle takes care of a Bennett wrestler in the recent match.Photo by Earl Campbell Photography
OCEAN CITY — Some resort officials relaxed their opposition this week to providing funds to a proposed special event planned in West Ocean City, but the private-sector business community has already stepped into the breach.Last week, the Ocean City Council had before it a request for a one-time seed-money contribution of $25,000 to partner with… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A scaled-back second annual Jellyfish Festival, a weekend special event featuring live music, interactive sports and other family-friendly components, was approved this week.Last year, Jellyfish Festival featured national, regional and local acts with themed-based entertainment over the weekend along with action sports including surfing competitions, skateboarding, motocross, ultimate frisbee and other interactive,… Read more »
SNOW HILL — A Pennsylvania man, who pleaded guilty in December to first-degree assault following a violent attack on his girlfriend in downtown Ocean City, was sentenced late last week to 20 years in prison.In December, Nacqueese Humphrey, 27, of Wilkes-Barre, Pa., pleaded guilty to first-degree assault for his role in the incident last August… Read more »
SNOW HILL — A Cockeysville, Md. man, who pleaded guilty in November to negligent manslaughter by motor vehicle after causing a fiery crash in Ocean City that claimed the life of a Princess Anne man, was sentenced late Friday afternoon to 17 years in prison, the maximum allowable sentence in the case.In November, Todd Pivec,… Read more »