BERLIN- Local boxer Joshua “Berlin Bomber” Snyder scored a major upset on a national stage last weekend, beating previously unbeaten John “No Mercy” Mackey in a four-round majority decision in an undercard match on ESPN2’s Friday Night Fights. Snyder, now 7-3 as a professional middleweight boxer, makes his home in Berlin and works in an… Read more »

OCEAN CITY- Lost amid much of the hoopla about the successful early shark tournaments off the coast of Ocean City was the official catch-and-release of the first white marlin this year.Angler Jim Minner fishing aboard the “Judge,” a Cape May, N.J. boat captained by Blaine Champlin fishing out of Sunset Marina in West Ocean City,… Read more »

BERLIN- Ocean Downs opened its 60th summer season of live racing in front of a big opening night crowd which did not go away disappointed as a few familiar faces and a couple of new ones got off to fast starts. Last year’s Driver of the Year Frank Milby got off to a fast start… Read more »

OCEAN CITY- The 28th Annual Ocean City Shark Tournament went off without a hitch last weekend with three outstanding days of fishing off the coast of the resort. Although the number of boats and the amount of prize money paid out was down from last year’s record-setting tournament, there was plenty of action offshore and… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – More than $75,000 was awarded in last week’s 12th Annual Mako Mania shark tournament held at the Bahia Marina with the “Press Time” hooking the top prize.Forty-four boats dropped lines in this tournament. Last year there were 41 vessels. Over the three days of fishing, 18 mako shark were hooked. Additionally, two… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – The 28th Annual Ocean City Shark Tournament got underway yesterday with the first of four official fishing days, and with the action off the coast suddenly heating up, it could be one to remember.Hundreds of offshore anglers chugged out to the canyons off the coast of the resort yesterday in search of… Read more »

BERLIN – Several Stephen Decatur varsity baseball players were honored last week as Bayside South All-Stars including senior standout Brian Hudson, who was named the conference player of the year.Hudson was the anchor of the Seahawk infield for the last few years at third base and a powerful force in the middle of the line-up… Read more »

BERLIN- Post-season accolades for several area high school lacrosse players started pouring in this week including three players from Stephen Decatur named to their respective High School All-America teams.With area high school programs increasingly making a name for themselves across the Eastern Shore, the state and the entire region, more and more talented local players… Read more »

BERLIN- Veteran local girls’ lacrosse enthusiasts and young players hoping to get introduced to the game will have a great opportunity next month with the University of Richmond woman’s team hosts a series of camps at Worcester Prep in Berlin.The University of Richmond team, led by former Atlantic 10 Conference Coach of the Year Sue… Read more »

OCEAN CITY- The 12th Annual Mako Mania shark tournament got underway this morning with dozens of boats and teams of anglers competing in the first significant offshore tournament in the summer-long series of events in Ocean City.With warm water starting to show up in the canyons off the coast of Ocean City, the early offshore… Read more »