OCEAN CITY- Nearly 200 youth lacrosse teams from all over the country have descended on Ocean City this weekend for the 2008 Beach Lax Festival, which got underway this morning with first round games in the resort and at venues in Berlin.Hosted by the Ocean City Recreation and Parks Department in conjunction with the local… 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.
28th Ocean City Shark Tournament on Tap Next Week
OCEAN CITY- The 28th Annual Ocean City Shark Tournament gets underway next week with the first of four official fishing days on Thursday, and with the action off the coast suddenly heating up, it could be one to remember.Hundreds of offshore anglers will chug out to the canyons off the coast of the resort next… Read more »
Richmond Team to Host Lax Camp
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 »
Beach Lax Teams Hope to Repeat at Lax Splash
BERLIN- Several teams from the local Beach Lacrosse program are heading to Baltimore this weekend for Lax Splash 2008, widely considered the largest lacrosse tournament in the world, and a couple of teams will have the opportunity to defend their titles from last year’s event.Lax Splash, played at several different venues in lacrosse tradition-rich Baltimore,… Read more »
Worcester Prep Hands Out Spring Sports Post-Season Awards
BERLIN- Worcester Prep recently honored its spring sports student-athletes with an awards banquet during which several individuals were recognized for their efforts on the fields and courts this season.All of the Worcester Prep spring sports teams enjoyed successful seasons this year and many of the standout individuals were recognized for their contributions. From the boys’… Read more »
Mako Mania Shark Tournament Returns
OCEAN CITY- The 12th Annual Mako Mania shark tournament gets underway next week 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 »
“Angler” Brings In Seabass
The arrival of the Mako Mania tournament next week signals the start of the summer-long offshore fishing tournament season, but there has been no shortage of action inshore thus far. Pictured above, angler Dave Howard caught this nice 6-pound, 2-ounce sea bass last weekend while fishing aboard the “Angler” with Captain Chris Mizurak and mate… Read more »
Decatur Nine Ousted from States
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity baseball team’s trek toward a possible state championship hit a roadblock last weekend when the Seahawks fell to host Centennial, 9-0, on the road last Saturday. The Seahawks had won playoff games on back to back days at home last week to Class 3A-East Region semifinals against top-seeded Centennial. Decatur beat… Read more »
Dyer Shines in Loss to Salisbury
BERLIN- A familiar face and number on the lacrosse field returned to the local area last weekend when former Worcester Prep standout Trip Dyer helped Gettysburg College nearly pull off an upset of Salisbury University in the NCAA Division III national semifinals.Dyer, a senior at Gettysburg, scored a team-high three goals against Salisbury last Sunday,… Read more »
Route 50 Bridge Fishing Yields Big Catch
Ocean City’s Lenny French caught this pair of keeper rockfish from the Route 50 bridge on Monday night. The two fish, measuring 29 inches and 31 inches, were taken on a shad lure.