Author Archives: Shawn Soper

About The Author: Shawn Soper

Shawn Soper has been with The Dispatch since 2000. He began as a staff writer covering various local government beats and general stories. His current positions include managing editor and sports editor. Growing up in Baltimore before moving to Ocean City full time three decades ago, Soper graduated from Loch Raven High School in 1981 and from Towson University in 1985 with degrees in mass communications with a journalism concentration and history.

Mini Golf Tourney To Honor Scunny

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OCEAN CITY — A miniature golf tournament, organized for a great cause, is set for Monday at the Embers Island mini-golf course at 23rd Street.The inaugural Scunny McCusker Memorial Mini-Golf Tournament in an honor of long-time local and later Baltimore area restaurateur, will begin at 4 p.m. McCusker perished in August 2012 when he was… Read more »

Town Updates Flood Mitigation Plan

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OCEAN CITY – Against the backdrop of the remnants of Hurricane Ian and the rising floodwaters on many downtown Ocean City streets this week, resort officials approved an updated floodplain management plan, or hazard mitigation plan.Every five years, the Town of Ocean City updates its floodplain management plan, or hazard mitigation plan (HMP), which outlines… Read more »

Town, Bank Renew $2.5M Line Of Credit

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OCEAN CITY – Resort officials this week renewed a revolving $2.5 million line of credit with a local bank as a rainy-day plan of sorts.In June 2019, the council voted unanimously to approve the offered $2.5 million revolving line of credit from the Bank of Ocean City. The line of credit was extended by the… Read more »

Seahawks Beat Bulldogs for Third in Row

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BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s boys’ varsity soccer team beat North Caroline, 6-1, last week to improve to 6-1 on the season.The Seahawks have now won three straight after suffering their first and only loss to Kent Island back on September 19. The three-game streak includes wins over Snow Hill, Wicomico and now North Caroline.

Seahawks Dominate Rams at Home, 28-7

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Seahawks Dominate Rams at Home, 28-7

BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity football team continued its winning ways with a dominating 28-7 win over Bayside South rival Parkside at home last Thursday.With the pending arrival of the remnants of Hurricane Ian, the Seahawks’ game against Parkside was moved up a day earlier to Thursday last week. The change did not affect the Seahawks,… Read more »

Nonconforming Signs Deadline Extended

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OCEAN CITY — Six years after passing an ordinance requiring non-conforming business signs in the downtown area to be brought into compliance, resort officials last week extended the deadline for a variety of reasons.During the Sept. 29 joint meeting between the Mayor and Council and the Planning Commission, the issue was discussed. The ordinance requires… Read more »

Mallards Snuff Dragons, End Two-Game Skid

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BERLIN- Worcester Prep’s boys’ varsity soccer team rebounded from a two-game skid with a 6-0 win over Salisbury School last week.The Mallards were 3-0-1 heading into last week before dropping a pair of non-conference games against Cape Henlopen and Sussex Central. The Worcester boys ended that brief skid with an impressive 6-0 win over Salisbury… Read more »

Worcester Golfers Run Win Streak to Six

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BERLIN- Worcester Prep’s golf team ran its win streak to six matches with a convincing win over Gunston last week.The Mallards shot a match-low 163 to run its regular season win streak to six. Michael DePalma shot a team-low 38 and was the medalist in the match. Vanesska Hall and Harrison Humes each shot a… Read more »