OCEAN CITY- A replica mount of the Maryland state record 1,062-pound blue marlin caught during the 2009 White Marlin Open will be officially unveiled next week at its new home in the Roland E. Powell Convention Center.Angler Robert Farris of Charlotte, N.C. and the crew aboard the “No Problem” caught the massive 1,062-pound blue marlin… Read more »
Category: Sports
Each week the highlights of the local scholastic sports scene will be featured here along with any and all other major athletic events taking place in the Greater Ocean City area.
Pocomoke Routs Decatur Girls, 59-27
BERLIN- For the most of the second half of Tuesday’s home game against Pocomoke, Stephen Decatur’s girls’ varsity basketball team hung with the visiting Warriors, but a sluggish first half doomed the Seahawks to a 59-27 loss in their first game back after the holiday break.Decatur started slow against Pocomoke on Tuesday, falling behind 16-6… Read more »
Annual Super Bowl Scramble on Tap
BERLIN- With the field of teams for the NFL playoffs now set, it’s not too early to start making plans to participate in the annual Super Bowl Scramble at Eagle’s Landing in West Ocean City on February 6.The creative tournament has become a fixture on the winter sports schedule in recent year and this year… Read more »
Former Mallard Named All American
BERLIN- Former Worcester Prep soccer standout Martin Sanchez last week was named to the freshman All-American team after an outstanding first season as a leader on defense at the U.S. Naval Academy.The accolades keep coming for Sanchez, who made an immediate impact on defense at Navy last fall. Earlier in December, the former Mallard was… Read more »
Flounlacker
Decatur forward Leigh Anne Flounlacker brings the ball up court during the first half of the Seahawks’ 59-27 loss to Pocomoke on Tuesday.Photo by shawn soper
Up and Down Week for Seahawks
BERLIN- It was an up and down week for Stephen Decatur’s boys’ varsity basketball team against a pair of Worcester County rivals, with the Seahawks beating Snow Hill on Monday, 59-46, before falling to Pocomoke, 42-33, in a low scoring game on the road on Tuesday.After competing in the Governor’s Challenge in Salisbury during the… Read more »
Wise
One area where the Seahawks had some success during Tuesday’s loss to Pocomoke was the free-throw line. Pictured above, Monique Wise converts a free throw during the first half of the Seahawks’ loss to the Warriors.Photo by shawn soper
Decatur Wrestlers Finish 1st Half Strong
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity wrestling team wrapped up the first segment of its 2010-2011 campaign on a high note last week, beating Patuxent and Wicomico in a dual meet to finish with a perfect 6-0 mark going into the holiday break.The Seahawks dominated the early part of the season, jumping out to a 6-0 record… Read more »
Storm Cancels Coleman Tournament
BERLIN- Last weekend’s snowstorm forced the cancellation of the annual John Coleman Tournament, which was scheduled to be hosted by the Stephen Decatur girls’ varsity basketball team this week.The Seahawks were set to host the annual John Coleman Tournament this week, featuring the three public high school teams in Worcester County along with three at-large… Read more »
Seahawks Win First Tournament Game
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s boys’ varsity basketball team upheld it end of the bargain on the first day of the inaugural Governor’s Challenge this week, beating Woodbridge, 50-47, for one of just three wins by Maryland teams on Day One.Decatur competed this week in the first annual Governor’s Challenge at the Wicomico Youth and Civic Center… Read more »