Seahawk Swimmers Soar in Regionals

BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity swimming teams enjoyed a highly successful state regional meet last weekend with the girls taking first place in Class 3A-2A-1A South and the boys finishing fifth with several individual championships and dozens of top ten finishes.The Decatur girls finished first overall as a team with a whopping 352 total points, or… Read more »

Mallards Advance to ESIAC Final

Mallards Advance to ESIAC Final

BERLIN- Worcester Prep’s boys’ varsity basketball team beat Delmarva Christian, 45-35, at home on Wednesday in the semifinals of the Eastern Shore Independent Athletic Conference (ESIAC) tournament to advance to the finals.The Mallards got off to a slow start and trailed early, 12-4, in the first quarter before getting on track. Worcester led by a… Read more »

Hollowell Wins State Pole Vault Title

Hollowell Wins State Pole Vault Title

BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s Bradley Hollowell this week won the state championship in the pole vault, while teammate Matthew Allenbaugh finished third, continuing a recent run of success for the Seahawks’ dynamic duo.Hollowell jumped an impressive 13’6” at the Class 3A meet this week in Prince George’s County to win the state championship. Allenbaugh finished with… Read more »

Decatur Wrestlers Win 7th Bayside Title

Decatur Wrestlers Win 7th Bayside Title

BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity wrestling team last week captured its seventh straight Bayside Conference tournament championship, sending five wrestlers to the finals in their respective weight classes and winning three individual titles.The Seahawks finished with an impressive 230 team points in the Bayside Conference tournament to easily coast to its seventh straight championship. Parkside was… Read more »

Decatur Girls Earn 10th Seed

Decatur Girls Earn 10th Seed

BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s girls’ varsity basketball team closed out its regular season this week and is preparing to start the post season as the 10th seed in the state class 3A-East region tournament.Decatur beat Crisfield, 46-26, last Thursday and followed that up with a 46-35 win over Kent County on Saturday as Shaniece Hudson scored… Read more »

Decatur Boys Earn Top Seed in States

Decatur Boys Earn Top Seed in States

BERLIN- After a whirlwind five games in six days spanning late last week and early this week, Stephen Decatur’s boys’ varsity basketball team has a few days to collect its breath before starting the post season as the top seed in the state Class 3A-East Region tournament.Thanks to a bevy of make-up games coupled with… Read more »

Town Of Berlin Notebook

BERLIN – At the second meeting of the month, the Berlin Mayor and Council discussed several topics briefly this week including trash pickup in newer developments, support for the microbrewery concept, the town website and reinvesting reserve funds.———-Two more developments have asked the town of Berlin to provide basic trash or snow service, tasks which… Read more »

Tight Berlin Budget Expected

BERLIN – Money will be tight in Berlin next year, but the town’s budget is nowhere near a crisis.Projected budget revenue figures for the next fiscal year are not yet available. “It is going to be a little tighter,” Berlin Mayor Gee Williams said.The town should have some solid number projections in the next few… Read more »

Schools As Polls Questioned

NEWARK – Election day use of county schools should be reviewed or possibly eliminated, the Worcester County Board of Education concluded last week while discussing the 2010/2011 school year calendar.The school schedule in fall 2010 includes two election days, which are holidays for students, and professional development days for staff.Seven of Worcester County’s 14 schools… Read more »