BERLIN- For the first time in almost two years, the thrill of Friday Night Lights fall high school football returns this week when Decatur’s varsity team faces Bayside South rival Bennett at home in the season-opener for both teams.When the gates open for the Seahawks’ season-opener against Bennett on Friday, it will likely feel like… Read more »
BERLIN- The Stephen Decatur High School varsity football “Tough Guy of the Week” awards are set to return to the sports section of The Dispatch next week.Started 20 years ago by Atlantic Physical Therapy (ATP) patriarch Bob Hammond, the “Tough Guy of the Week” award is handed out weekly to the Decatur player who most… Read more »
OCEAN CITY- The Ocean City Marlin Club’s annual Labor Day White Marlin Tournament is underway for the 63rd time as the “granddaddy” of resort area fishing tournaments.While it may lack the glamour and high payouts of the White Marlin Open, the Ocean City Marlin Club’s 60th Annual Labor Day White Marlin Tournament trumps all others… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Somewhat sticker-shocked over the estimated price tag, resort officials this week sent the designs for replacing the existing fire station at 74th Street with a new facility at 65th Street back to the drawing board.Last April, the Mayor and Council voted to eventually replace the aging and dilapidated Station 3 firehouse at… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — In typical fashion, the region’s fishing community is rallying around their own this week after a local angler perished in a suspected boat collision about 60 miles off the coast of Ocean City on Friday afternoon.Around 2 p.m. last Friday, Ocean City paramedics responded aboard a U.S. Coast Guard rescue boat for… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — With the calendar flipping to September this week, the resort’s motor vehicle task force convened last Friday to discuss strategies for fall motorized special events.The motor vehicle task force reconvened last Friday to continue planning for a series of sanctioned and unsanctioned special events in the coming weeks. While there was some… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Comedian and car enthusiast Jay Leno’s scheduled performance in Ocean City set for October has been cancelled, event promoters confirmed on Tuesday.Leno was scheduled to present his stand-up routine at the Performing Arts Center in the Roland E. Powell Convention Center on Oct. 6-7 in conjunction with the Endless Summer Cruisin event…. Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Ongoing discussions about a potential youth sports complex outside the resort area sparked an interesting debate last week about who is participating in the meetings and should preliminary discussions be in the public forum.It’s no secret Ocean City officials have long been exploring a vast youth sports complex to tap into the… Read more »
BERLIN — What qualifies as objectionable or in poor taste in advertising is the subject of a federal suit filed this week by an animal rights protection advocate against the Lower Shore’s public transportation system.The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) this week filed suit against Shore Transit and the Tri-County Council of… Read more »
OCEAN CITY- The remnants of Tropical Storm Henri brought good surf conditions for the Delmarva chapter of the Eastern Surfing Association’s last contest of the season last weekend.The tropical storm churned up good-sized waves without the typical sloppy, post-storm conditions, creating a near-perfect set-up for the Delmarva ESA fourth and final contest of the summer… Read more »
