BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity football team fell to Parkside last Thursday, 56-28, to drop to 3-5 on the season.Two weeks ago, the Seahawks ended a modest losing streak with an impressive 17-0 win over Easton on Homecoming. However, any momentum from that win was fleeting with the 56-28 loss to the Rams in a rare… Read more »
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Worcester Falls To Sabres In ESIAC Final
BERLIN- Saints Peter and Paul flipped the script in the Eastern Shore Independent Athletic Conference (ESIAC) girls’ varsity soccer championship game last weekend, beating Worcester Prep, 2-1, in overtime.The Mallards and Sabres have met in the ESIAC girls’ varsity soccer championship in at least the last four years and battled again last Friday with Saints… Read more »
Seasonal Housing ‘Poster Child’ Earns $100K State Grant
OCEAN CITY — State officials this week announced over $18 million in neighborhood revitalization grants including $100,000 that could help jumpstart what has been called the “poster child” for seasonal housing in Ocean City.Gov. Larry Hogan on Wednesday announced over $18 million in grants through the state’s Community Legacy program and the Strategic Demolition Fund… Read more »
Mallards Capture Sixth Straight Title
BERLIN- Worcester Prep’s boys’ varsity soccer team blanked Holly Grove, 1-0, last Friday in the Eastern Shore Independent Athletic Conference (ESIAC) championship game for its sixth straight title.The Mallards were nearly perfect on the season, their only loss coming to Delaware powerhouse Cape Henlopen in a non-conference game, 3-0, back on September 30. The Worcester… Read more »
Local Golfers Fare Well In States
BERLIN- After battling out all season in the Bayside South, the Stephen Decatur and Bennett golf teams acquitted themselves well this week against stiff competition in the state 4A-3A semifinal match at the University of Maryland.Bennett and Decatur finished first and second respectively in both the Bayside South and the District 8 standings in one… Read more »
Hometown Hero Banners Presented
OCEAN CITY — The Hometown Heroes banners honoring U.S. active duty members and veterans on the Boardwalk were presented to honorees or family members last weekend in a ceremony even more poignant than usual because of those who passed recently.In 2014, the Ocean City Elks Lodge 2645 launched the first Hometown Heroes military banner program… Read more »
Historic Downtown Building Purchased With Preservation Intent
OCEAN CITY — With so many historic old buildings steadily disappearing from the Ocean City landscape, one of the town’s most unique structures could be getting a new lease on life.The decades-old mixed-used residential and commercial structure on the northwest corner of Talbot Street and Baltimore Avenue has long been one of the best examples… Read more »
2017 White Marlin Open Winnings To Be Distributed; Polygraph Concerns Alleviated
OCEAN CITY — Two months after the conclusion of the 2017 White Marlin Open (WMO), tournament officials on Tuesday announced all of winners have passed their polygraph exams and are eligible for the prize money in their respective categories.Per tournament rules, any angler who wins $50,000 or more in any category is subject to a… Read more »
Decatur Girls’ Modest Streak Stopped At Two
BERLIN- The Stephen Decatur girls’ varsity soccer team’s modest two-game win streak came to an end this week with a 9-2 loss to Bayside South rival Parkside on the road on Monday.Wins have been tough to come by for the young Seahawk team this year, but they have shown signs of turning it around recently…. Read more »
Worcester Coach Reaches 500th Win Milestone
BERLIN- Worcester Prep boys’ varsity soccer coach Terry Underkoffler last week recorded his 500th career win with his team’s 2-0 victory over Holly Grove in a key Eastern Shore Independent Athletic Conference (ESIAC) match-up.Underkoffler took over the Worcester Prep boys’ varsity soccer program in 2012 and has strung together some remarkable seasons and an impressive… Read more »