BERLIN – The Berlin Junior Dolphins football team improved to 7-0 on season with a 39-0 win over Dover Destroyers. Dolphins took control early scoring on first their four possessions with touchdown runs by Colton Lohnas, Collin Gaynor, Sam Coates, a touchdown pass from Justin Meekins to Tyree Adams. Ernest Shockley scored a defensive touchdown as he recovered… Read more »
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Ocean City wins state tourism award for Rodney campaign
OCEAN CITY – The town of Ocean City has been awarded “Best Continuing Campaign” in the State of Maryland for its “Rodney the Lifeguard” campaign created by the town’s advertising agency, MGH Inc. The award was presented on Thursday evening at the Maryland Tourism and Travel Summit in Annapolis. Nominated by Maryland State Delegate Jim… Read more »
Prep students volunteer in local schools
BERLIN – Representatives from Worcester Preparatory School’s Worcester Volunteers teamed up with Shine NOW youth committee to sponsor a children’s book drive for a local Title One school in Worcester County. Shine NOW is an acronym for Students Helping In Neighborhoods Everywhere NOW and that is exactly what this group has set out to do…. Read more »
Local churches unite to build church in the Galapagos Islands
BERLIN – Years ago, the beautiful Galapagos Islands were made famous by Charles Darwin, who introduced the idea of evolution to the world. In the wee hours, Wednesday morning Oct. 13, 37 Christians from two Berlin churches, The Worship Center and Sonrise Church, returned from a 10 day mission trip to Ecuador where they constructed… Read more »
Presidential Service Award recipients at Stephen Decatur
BERLIN – Stephen Decatur High School has announced its Presidential Service Award recipients. The following are bronze level recipients (100 to 174 hours of volunteer service): Alexandra Birckett, Alexis Martinek, Annie Brown, Ashley Hrebik, Bethany Lam, Bethany Sauter, Brandee Hartz, Colby Bunting, Elizabeth Davidson, Emily Cieri, Erin Jolley, Hallee Carr, Hannah Getchell, Jessica Galuardi, Jessica… Read more »
Beauchamp wins Miss Maryland Teen USA scholarship
BERLIN – Worcester Prep junior Hannah Beauchamp was among the semi-finalists selected in the Miss Maryland Teen USA Pageant in Bethesda. She placed in the top 15 of 61 girls and was awarded a Humanitarian Service Award for her contributions to the homeless in the city of Baltimore. As a semi-finalist, Beauchamp received a $29,600… Read more »
Worcester Prep SGA President Joseph a dynamo
BERLIN – Seventeen-year-old Kyle Joseph is a dynamo at leadership and organization. The students at Worcester Prep selected him to be their Student Government President for the 2010-2011 school year, and he’s begun his administration with an array of community service and fun activities, not only for Grades 9-12 but also for PS-12. Kyle and… Read more »
Decatur volleyball falls in quarterfinals
BERLIN – After a tough loss to North Caroline in the Bayside Conference championship match last week, Stephen Decatur took the court against Reservoir in the 3A East Region quarterfinals on Monday evening. Unfortunately for the Seahawks, they suffered another tough loss (25-23, 25-18, 25-9) on their home court, which ended a terrific season. “It’s… Read more »
Tony takes another shot at quitting smoking
BERLIN – Although it’s true that people can and do quit smoking successfully cold turkey and without any help, the more common case is people try and fail to quit smoking several times before they succeed. While it’s almost common knowledge by this point that the physical nicotine addiction is relatively easy to break, the… Read more »
Strength training for young athletes
Athletes young and old strive toward achieving their personal best. As coaches, parents and trainers, we need to be able to guide them so they can reach their goals without injuring themselves. One way to prevent injuries is having the athlete train to increase strength and flexibility of muscles through a strength training program. With… Read more »