BERLIN- After five tension-filled games in five days, the Berlin Little League 9-10 All-Stars finally ran out of gas and fell to Conococheague, 13-3, in the state championship game at Cambridge on Monday.Berlin’s 9-10 All-Stars won the District 8 championship last week to advance to the state tournament for the first time in several years…. 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.
Berlin Little League
Despite falling in the state championship game this week, the Berlin Little League 9-10 All-Stars had a magical post-season run that included a District 8 championship. Pictured above, the players and coaches proudly show off their District 8 championship banner. Pictured below, Berlin All-Star catcher Grant Donahue fires the ball back to the mound during… Read more »
20th Tuna Tournament One For The Record Books
OCEAN CITY- The 20th Annual Ocean City Tuna Tournament, which wrapped up last Sunday evening at the Ocean City Fishing Center, was one for the books with a record number of boats participating and a record payout to the winners in several categories.The suspense built all weekend as the teams that weighed big fish early… Read more »
Andrew Bunting
Berlin’s Andrew Bunting turned in another shutout performance on the mound in Monday’s 12-0 title game win.
Berlin 9-10 All-Stars Win District Title
BERLIN- The Berlin Little League’s 9-10 All-Star team won the Maryland District 8 championship on Monday, beating East Wicomico, 12-0, in the title game, making it two years in a row for the local program after a nine-year drought.Last year, the Berlin Little League’s 11-year-old All-Star team won the program’s first District 8 title in… Read more »
The “Instigator”
The “Instigator” with Captain Dave Wendling took first place in the Heaviest Total Weight category with a two-day total of 790 pounds including 387 pounds on the first day and 403 pounds on the second day. Pictured above, the happy crew collects a check for $134,365 during the awards ceremony last Sunday.
The “Press Time”
The crew aboard the “Press Time” with Captain Luke Blume was all smiles at the Ocean City Tuna Tournament awards ceremony last Sunday after collecting a $351,197 check for the event’s top cash award.
“Rhonda’s Osprey”
Second-place in the Heaviest Total Weight category went to the crew aboard the “Rhonda’s Osprey,” which finished with 510 total pounds after weighing two big tuna, pictured above, late Sunday that came in around 290 pounds. The team on the “Rhonda’s Osprey” earned over $56,000 for their second-place finish.
Action Red Hot at Ocean Downs
BERLIN- The action at Ocean Downs remained as hot as the weather last week with several drivers building on their fast early starts in the summer live meet.Driver Anthony Morgan continued his assault on the Ocean Oval with four wins last Thursday and three more on Sunday, bringing his total to 10 wins in 31… Read more »
Berlin Little League Dominates Early
BERLIN- Two of the Berlin Little League teams competing in the District 8 playoffs are off to fast starts with both the Major League and Minor League teams sitting at 2-0 in pool play after their first two games.The Minor League team, made up of 9-10-year-olds, has given up just one hit and zero runs… Read more »