OCEAN CITY- Before the big boys hit the seas for this week’s White Marlin Open, lady anglers throughout the resort area enjoyed a big weekend with the Ocean City Marlin Club’s 3rd Annual Heels and Reels Tournament with winners in several categories.The ladies-only tournament got underway last Friday with the first of two official fishing… Read more »
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18th OC Lacrosse Classic Underway
OCEAN CITY- The fastest game on two feet takes center stage in and around Ocean City this weekend when some of the top men’s and women’s lacrosse teams in the country descend on the resort for the 18th Annual Ocean City Lacrosse Classic.The annual tournament got underway yesterday with opening round games in the Masters… Read more »
“Tighten Up” Holding on in WMO
OCEAN CITY- As of late yesterday afternoon, the talk around the 2011 White Marlin Open was as much about what had not happened yet as what had happened so far.As of Thursday afternoon, a single qualifying white marlin sat atop the leaderboard in the glamour division, a whopping 86.5-pounder caught by angler Brian Kline of… Read more »
Magic Run Ends for Berlin All Stars
BERLIN- After four tough games in as many days, the Berlin Little League 9-10 All-Stars finally ran out of gas, and pitching, last Friday, falling to Massapequa of New York, 22-0, in the Mid-Atlantic championship in Rhode Island.Berlin’s magical run started with a District 8 championship back on July 13 and continued a week later… Read more »
Heels and Reels Tournament Underway
OCEAN CITY- Before the big boys hit the seas for the 38th annual White Marlin Open next week, lady anglers throughout the resort area will have their moment in the sun this weekend with the arrival of the Ocean City Marlin Club’s 3rd Annual Heels and Reels Tournament.The ladies-only tournament got underway last night with… Read more »
3rd Branch Kreppel Tourney a Success
OCEAN CITY- The 3rd Annual Branch Kreppel Blue Marlin Tournament, named for a beloved local angler and commercial diver who passed away in 2008, was a big success last weekend with over $35,000 in prize money doled out to the winners in several categories.Almost all of the proceeds for the event went to the late… Read more »
Berlin All-Stars Hanging On in Rhode Island
BERLIN- The Berlin Little League 9-10 All-Stars were clinging to life in the East Regional Invitational late yesterday after a topsy-turvy week during which it went 1-2 in pool play.The Maryland District 8 champions arrived in Cranston, R.I. last weekend unbeaten through district play and the state tournament, but ran into a couple of teams… Read more »
Berlin Native Gets New Post at Maryland
BERLIN- Berlin native and Stephen Decatur graduate Troy Wainwright, who was a member of retired University of Maryland head basketball coach Gary Williams’ coaching staff for 15 years, has assumed a new role in his alma mater’s athletic department after being named executive director of the school’s “M Club” earlier this summer.Wainwright, who graduated from… Read more »
Miller Finishes Seventh at Worlds
BERLIN- Former Stephen Decatur wrestling standout Danny Miller, now a rising junior at the Naval Academy, represented his country well at the FILA Jr. World Championships in Romania last weekend, finishing seventh overall in his weight class.Miller, who won three straight state championships at Decatur, has compiled a 26-17 record in two years at Navy… Read more »
3rd Annual Branch Kreppel Tourney Underway
OCEAN CITY- The 3rd Annual Branch Kreppel Blue Marlin Tournament, named for a beloved local angler and diver who passed away in 2008, got underway today with the first of three fishing days that end on Sunday.As the name of the event implies, blue marlin are the target species for the tournament, which has become… Read more »