OCEAN CITY- The Ocean City Recreation and Parks Department’s 29th St. Patrick’s Soccer Tournament wrapped up last week after roughly 150 teams and hundreds of players from all over the region competed in the annual event over the last four weekends.From modest beginnings 29 years ago, the annual St. Patrick’s Soccer Tournament has grown by… Read more »
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Decatur Softball Opens With 11-0 Rout
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity softball team wasted no time jumping out to a fast start on the new season this week, routing Queen Anne’s, 11-0, on the road.Decatur slumped through last season, going 4-14 overall and 4-8 in the Bayside Conference before bowing out in the first round of the state 3A-East tournament, but everything… Read more »
Seahawks Blank Lions In Season Opener
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity baseball team got its 2017 campaign off to a good start this week with a 3-0 shutout of Queen Anne’s on the road on Tuesday.The Seahawks blanked the Lions with a winning formula of strong pitching and defense and just enough offense on a blustery season opener against Queen Anne’s on… Read more »
Mallards Rout Royals, 17-2, In Opener
BERLIN- Worcester Prep’s boys’ varsity lacrosse team got off to a fast start this week, routing visiting Delmarva Christian, 17-2, in a cold, blustery season opener.The Mallards feature 15 upperclassmen on a deep and talented that could go far this year. Worcester went 13-4 last year with the essentially the same core group of players… Read more »
Decatur Girls Start Season With 10-5 Win
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s girls’ varsity lacrosse team got a nice early win against always-tough non-conference foe Saints Peter and Paul on Wednesday to start the 2017 campaign.The Seahawks return the same core group of players that repeated as Bayside Conference champs and won a third straight regional championship last year including seven seniors who have… Read more »
Offshore Wind Public Hearing Planned For Saturday
OCEAN CITY — With the clock ticking on a final decision on the developer of a vast offshore wind energy farm off the coast of Ocean City, the two candidates offer stark differences in size and scale and the local community will have the opportunity to make their preference known with a public hearing on… Read more »
With Wheels Season Near, OC Council Looking To Tweak Special Event Trailer Rules
OCEAN CITY — A debate last week at the police commission level about tweaking the resort’s trailer parking ordinance enforcement spilled over to the Mayor and Council this week but was ultimately sent back to the drawing board with no action taken.As part of the ongoing effort to rein in some of the behavior associated… Read more »
With Wheels Season Near, OC Council Looking To Tweak Special Event Trailer Rules
OCEAN CITY — A debate last week at the police commission level about tweaking the resort’s trailer parking ordinance enforcement spilled over to the Mayor and Council this week but was ultimately sent back to the drawing board with no action taken.As part of the ongoing effort to rein in some of the behavior associated… Read more »
Motorist Charged After West Ocean City Accident Scare
WEST OCEAN CITY — A West Ocean City motorist was arrested on hit-and-run and other charges last weekend after allegedly striking another vehicle with his truck, careening through a fence and nearly hitting residences before crashing and fleeing the scene.Around 5:30 p.m. last Saturday, a Maryland State Police trooper was patrolling in the area of… Read more »
Ocean City, Firefighters Union Contract Ratified
OCEAN CITY — The Town of Ocean City and its career firefighter-paramedic union formally ratified the new contract in a brief but cordial ceremony on Monday, and each vowed to move beyond the contentious negotiations, but it is clear some underlying tension remains.Late last month, the town officials and the Career Firefighter Paramedics Association or… Read more »