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10th Annual War on Shore Underway

BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s 10th Annual War on the Shore wrestling tournament got underway today at the Wicomico Youth and Civic Center for the second year in a row with some of the top high school wrestling programs in the mid-Atlantic and all over the country converging on the area for the two-day event. The War on the Shore tournament, which features some of the best high school wrestling programs in Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, Washington, D.C., West Virginia, Pennsylvania and even...READ MORE

Banks Finishes Strong in Hawaii

OCEAN CITY- Local trainer and runner Corrine Banks turned in a strong performance at a prestigious world championship race in Hawaii last weekend, finishing in the top 100 among the nearly 700 competitors from all over the world including a top three in her age group. Banks, a single mom who works as a personal trainer, fitness instructor and nutritional consultant among other things at WOC Fitness in West Ocean City, competes in regional and national events from 5K to 10K races to trail races...READ MORE

Worcester Girls Take Lumps Early

BERLIN- Worcester Prep’s young, but talented girls’ varsity basketball team took some early lumps, losing its first three games of the season, all of which were on the road. The Mallards are extremely young with no seniors and just three juniors on the roster this season to go along with four sophomores and three freshmen. The team is facing obvious growing pains as evidenced by the 0-3 start to the 2011-2012 season, but the upside is optimistic. The Worcester girls fell to Greenwood...READ MORE

Decatur Boys Cruise in Opener

BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s boys’ varsity basketball team got off to a good start this week, beating North Dorchester, 69-55, on the road on Tuesday. With just three returning players from last year’s 8-15 team, the Seahawks start the season with a lot of uncertainty as they attempt to improve on last year’s mark and continue to move the program forward under second-year coach Mark Engle. On Tuesday, the Seahawks got a glimpse of what might be with a resounding 69-55 win...READ MORE

Fishing Community Loses Local Treasure

OCEAN CITY- The Ocean City community lost a fishing legend and local treasure last weekend when Captain Bob Gowar, who had trolled the waters in and around the resort area for decades, passed away at the age of 73. Gowar, who most recently captained the “Bay Bee” out of the Ocean City Fishing Center, died last Saturday, December 3. According to reports, Gowar suffered a heart attack in his deer stand while hunting deer and later died at AGH. Gowar, was a local legend in the...READ MORE

Mallards Take Two of Three on Road

BERLIN- Worcester Prep’s boys’ varsity basketball got through a tough stretch of three road games to start the 2011-2012 season with a 2-1 record after thrashing Salisbury Christian, 32-21, on Monday. The young Mallards team, with just three players returning from last year’s squad, started the season with three games all on the road against Eastern Shore Independent Athletic Conference (ESIAC) foes and came through the tough stretch with a 2-1 mark. Worcester beat Greenwood...READ MORE

Seahawk Girls Rout Eagles, 60-13

BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s girls’ varsity basketball opened the 2011-2012 campaign with a sound thumping of visiting North Dorchester, 60-13, on Tuesday in the home opener. The Seahawks dominated the overmatched Eagles in every phase of the game, crashing the boards and challenging every shot and pass by North Dorchester with an aggressive, up-tempo defense. On offense, the Seahawks got balanced scoring from all over the roster in the dominating performance. North Dorchester took an...READ MORE