OCEAN CITY- The 5th Annual Sammy Wilkinson Memorial Golf Tournament, an annual fundraiser held in honor of a young Ocean City boy who tragically died after falling through the ice at Northside Park several years ago, is set for July 31 at the Newport Bay course of the Ocean City Golf Club in South Point.The… 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.
22nd Tuna Tournament Underway
OCEAN CITY- The 22nd Annual Ocean City Tuna Tournament got underway this morning with hundreds of anglers chugging out to the canyons off the coast of the resort for the first of three official fishing days.Tuna of all shapes, sizes and species have arrived in the waters off Ocean City in the last few weeks,… Read more »
Berlin Dolphins Sign-Ups Slated
BERLIN- The Berlin Dolphins youth football teams are gearing up for the 2009 season with late registration and player position evaluations next Wednesday, July 15 at Buckingham Elementary starting at 6 p.m.The Berlin Dolphins compete in the Salvation Army “Red Shield” League against similar teams from communities all over the Eastern Shore. The Salvation Army… Read more »
Under 13 Girls Beach Lax Team Wraps Up Season
The Beach Lacrosse Club’s under-13 girls’ team recently wrapped up a highly successful spring season under the direction of coaches Tiffany Wyatt, Deb Sass and Greg Langler. The team, pictured above, was all smiles after a recent tournament. Pictured standing, left to right: Coach Wyatt, Maura Smith, Shelby Laws, Blaire Langler, Molly Soule, Shannon Southcomb,… Read more »
Canyon Kick-Off a Big Success
OCEAN CITY- The Ocean City Marlin Club’s 27th Annual Canyon Kick-Off Tournament last weekend was a big success with 70 competing and nearly $48,000 in prize money doled out to the winners in several categories.The annual tournament, held each year on or around the Fourth of July weekend, is the first significant event for the… Read more »
500 lb. Blue Marlin Caught and Released
Angler Charlie Rice of Eldersburg, Pa. caught and released this nice blue marlin estimated at around 500 pounds last Friday while fishing on the “That’s Right” with Captain John Oughton. The blue marlin took a trolled ballyhoo at about 200 fathoms in the Poor Man’s Canyon. Rice was fishing with his daughter who treated him… Read more »
5th Annual Kids Classic on Tap Next Week
OCEAN CITY- Young anglers will get their moment in the spotlight next weekend when the Ocean City Marlin Club hosts its 5th Annual Kids Classic Tournament. Throughout the summer, the big boys and girls get to show off their fishing skills practically every weekend with one tournament or another, but the focus during this weekend’s… Read more »
Berlin Little League Sweeps 2nd Title
BERLIN- The Berlin 7-8 Little League All Stars remained unbeaten in the early tournament season, sweeping the Willards Little League Pitching Machine Double Elimination Tournament last weekend for their second championship in as many weeks.Two weeks ago, the Berlin Little League 7-8 team won the Fruitland Little League All-Star Tournament, going a perfect 4-0 including… Read more »
Marlin Club’s 27th Canyon Kick-off Underway
OCEAN CITY- The Ocean City Marlin Club’s 27th Annual Canyon Kick-off tournament got underway this morning with the first of three official fishing days.With the tuna bite staying hot all through the early summer season and sharks and billfish starting to show up in decent numbers, there should be plenty of action in this year’s… Read more »
Greene Turtle West 5K Run and Walk a Big Success
WEST OCEAN CITY- The 5th Annual Greene Turtle West 5K run and walk held last weekend for the benefit of the Ocean City Emergency Medical Technicians and Fire Department was once again a huge success with over 200 racing on a picture-perfect Sunday morning.For the fifth straight year, the Greene Turtle West, with partner Races2Run,… Read more »