OCEAN CITY — While certainly not disagreeing with the event itself, resort officials this week sent a beach special event request back to the drawing board over concerns about the proposed location.During Monday’s meeting, the Mayor and Council had before them in the consent agenda a request from the Best Day Foundation to hold an… Read more »
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Decatur Boys Have Big Shoes To Fill
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s boys’ varsity basketball team will feature a few new faces and a returning nucleus of key players as it embarks on the 2019-2020 campaign.Gone from last year’s team are prolific scorer London Drummond and big center Churchill Bounds, who transferred to Bishop Walsh in Cumberland, Md. this year, leaving some big shoes… Read more »
Worcester Boys Ready To Get Going
BERLIN- After an up-and-down season last year, Worcester Prep’s boys’ varsity basketball is expected to turn a corner this year with a handful of veteran returning players and an enthusiastic batch of newcomers.The Mallards went just 6-9 last year, but did reach the Eastern Shore Independent Athletic Conference (ESIAC) championship game before falling to Delmarva… Read more »
Jingle Bell 5K Returns On Sunday
OCEAN CITY- Hundreds of running enthusiasts are expected to descend on the resort area for the 7th annual Winterfest of Lights Jingle Bell 5K on Sunday.The annual event takes place at the Winterfest of Lights at Northside Park on 125th Street. The twilight race takes runners through the animated course of dazzling lights and spectacular… Read more »
Asassins Flag Football Dynasty Continues For 7th Straight Year
The Pit-and-Pub Assassins last week captured its seventh straight Ocean City Recreation and Parks Flag Football League championship. Pictured left, the Assassins show off the championship hardware.Submitted photo
Decatur’s 1990s Team Wins Alumni Classic
BERLIN- Six decades of Stephen Decatur High School basketball were on display last Saturday with the annual Thanksgiving weekend alumni basketball tournament won by the 1990s team.The annual tournament, which has become one of the highlights of the Thanksgiving weekend in the local area, featured four alumni men’s teams and two alumni women’s teams competing… Read more »
Seahawks Earn Bayside South Honors
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity volleyball team was well-represented when the Bayside South All-Conference teams were announced last week.The Seahawks went 9-5 in the regular season before falling to Chesapeake of Anne Arundel County in the state 3A-South quarterfinals. Named to the Bayside South All-Conference First Team from Decatur were Jaclyn Gallagher and Lizzie Meyer. Named… Read more »
New Coach, Reloaded Mallards Ready
BERLIN- With a new coach at the helm, Worcester Prep’s girls’ varsity basketball team is looking to continue the momentum of another outstanding season last year.Brian McDermott takes over this season as the head coach of Worcester’s girls’ varsity team and comes with a lot of experience. McDermott most recently coached at Salisbury University and… Read more »
27th Santa’s Open Set For Saturday
BERLIN- The Ocean Pines Golf and Country Club will be the celebratory hosts for the 27th Annual Santa’s Open Charity Golf Tournament on Saturday to benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Chesapeake for the Eastern Shore.The tournament’s cost per person is $75 plus one new unwrapped gift for a child or youth between… Read more »
Assateague’s Annual Pregnancy Test Results Expected This Month
ASSATEAGUE =- While it certainly wasn’t the most glamorous aspect of managing the wild horses on Assateague, National Park Service staffers have completed the annual November pregnancy tests on most of the mares on the barrier island.Each November, Assateague Island National Seashore biologists conduct pregnancy tests on the mares among the population of wild horses… Read more »