Published August 14, 2009
OCEAN CITY- The rapidly growing sport of lacrosse takes center stage in and around Ocean City this weekend when some of the top men's and women's teams in the country descend on the resort area for the 16th Annual Ocean City Lacrosse Classic.
The annual tournament got underway yesterday with opening round games in the Masters and Grand Masters divisions at the Northern Worcester Athletic Complex in Berlin. Northside Park in Ocean City continues to be tournament headquarters and most of the...
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Published August 14, 2009
OCEAN CITY- When White Marlin Open organizers chose the ubiquitous 'Come See Big Fish' phrase for their promotional materials for the 2009 tournament, they likely didn't realize just how prophetic the words would be as the largest white marlin caught in the tournament in 29 years took the event's top prize and a 1,000-pound plus blue marlin toppled a state record that had stood for 20 years.
The tournament got off to a relatively slow start last Monday with just one qualifier on the board in the...
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Published August 14, 2009
Angler Darrell Drenner and the crew on the 'Drillin & Billin' were the first to the scales last Friday, the White Marlin Open's last day, and weighed this 234-pound tuna to jump into second place in the division and secure nearly $67,000 in prize money.
Photo courtesy sportfishermen.com
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Published August 14, 2009
OCEAN CITY- The resort area's collective hangover from last week's White Marlin Open has just about worn off in time for the next big event on the summer sportfishing calendar- the Mid-Atlantic $500,000, a Cape May, N.J.-based tournament that will again have a strong presence in Ocean City again this year.
Now in its 17th year, the Mid-Atlantic $500,000 continues to be one of the top sport fishing events in the region with over $2 million in prize money expected to be doled out again this year....
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