OCEAN CITY- The 11th Annual Mako Mania shark tournament got underway this morning with dozens of boats and teams of anglers participating in the first significant offshore tournament in the summer-long series of events.With warm water starting to show up in the canyons off the coast of Ocean City, the early offshore fishing season is… 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.
Beach Lacrosse Festival Hits Resort
OCEAN CITY- Over 100 girls’ youth lacrosse teams from all over the country have descended on Ocean City for the 2007 Girls’ Beach Lax Festival, which gets underway with first round games today at Northside Park.Hosted by the Ocean City Recreation and Parks Department in conjunction with the local Beach Lacrosse program, the annual festival… Read more »
Ferro, Favazza Earn Bayside Honors
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity baseball team was honored this week for an outstanding 2007 season with a Bayside South Conference Pitcher of the Year award for Dominick Favazza and a Bayside South Conference Manager of the Year award for first-year manager Rick Ferro.Favazza was dominating all year, compiling a 7-2-2 record and a gaudy .680… Read more »
Beach Lax Teams Win Titles at Lax Splash
BERLIN- Teams from the local Beach Lacrosse program continued their recent run of success at the annual Lax Splash tournament in Baltimore last weekend, collecting two more championships.Lax Splash, played at several different venues in lacrosse tradition-rich Baltimore last weekend, featured over 300 teams and over 6,000 players from some of the top youth programs… Read more »
Live Racing Set to Return to Ocean Downs
BERLIN- Live racing returns to Ocean Downs next weekend for the 58th year with the first two days of what will be a 40-day live meet at the historic harness racing track near Berlin set for next Saturday and Sunday, June 16-17.The 40-day summer live meet at Ocean Downs will feature 10 races nightly with… Read more »
Boulanger, Ruppert Win Coveted Del. Bragging Rights
BERLIN – More than 100 surfers from Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and Florida met at the Delaware Seashore Tower Road State Park to compete for state titles and $1,500 in prizes from Quiet Storm Surf Shops at the 2007 Quiet Storm Delaware State Surfing Championships. ESA All-Star Vince Boulanger of Ocean City over-powered the small surf… Read more »
11th Mako Mania Set To Return This Weekend
OCEAN CITY- The resort’s offshore fishing tournament season gets underway next week when the annual Mako Mania tournament hosted by Bahia Marina returns for its 11th year.With warm water starting to show up in the canyons off the coast of Ocean City, the early offshore fishing season is starting to heat up just in time… Read more »
Fell Soccer Camp Returning
BERLIN- Former Stephen Decatur High School soccer standout Steve Fell, who excelled in college and on the professional level, returns to his roots later this month when he hosts a soccer camp at Snow Hill in conjunction with the Worcester County Recreation and Parks Department.Fell, one of the most decorated scholar-athletes ever at Decatur, hosted… Read more »
Beach Lacrosse Festival On Tap Next Week
OCEAN CITY- Over 100 girls’ youth lacrosse teams from all over the country will descend on Ocean City for the 2007 Girls’ Beach Lax Festival next weekend, which gets underway with first round games on Friday at Northside Park.Hosted by the Ocean City Recreation and Parks Department in conjunction with the local Beach Lacrosse program,… Read more »
Local Teams To Defend Titles At Lax Splash
BERLIN- Several teams from the local Beach Lacrosse program are heading to Baltimore this weekend for Lax Splash 2007, widely considered the largest lacrosse tournament in the world, and a handful 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 »