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High School Football Preview 2024: Stephen Decatur
BERLIN, Md. – The Decatur Seahawks are looking to recreate their championship magic from the 2023 season. They went undefeated and captured their first state football title in school history. But now in 2024, the Seahawks will be facing the pressure of repeating as champions. “It’s hard going back...
WMDT Sports Week 0 Picks
SALISBURY, Md. – The high school football season is back, and our WMDT Sports department will be picking every winner from games involving our squads in the Henlopen and Bayside Conference. Henlopen Conference. William Penn at Caesar Rodney – Thurs. 8/29 7 PM. Brandon – Caesar Rodney.
2024 Cross Country Season Preview
The 2023 Salisbury cross country teams both produced impressive resumes, earning a collective eight top-five team finishes, including a sweep of the Don Cathcart Invitational at Winter Place Park, and earning twin bronze medals at the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference (C2C) Championships. At the Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships, the Sea Gull women finished seventh for their best team placement in 17 years, while the Sea Gull men earned a third straight top-10 finish by slotting ninth. Men’s Team Placed top-10 in all six meets (four top-five finishes) Won SU Fall Classic (Sept. 2) and Don Cathcart Invitational (Sept. 30) Finished third at…
Bet On Buter best in Ocean feature; ‘Tyson’ wins fifth straight
Berlin, MD — Bet On Buter turned a three-hole trip into an odds-on victory in Thursday’s (Aug. 29) featured event at Ocean Downs, an $8,500 optional claiming pace. One of three horses in the field in for the optional $15,000 base tag, Bet On Buter sat third as Real Surreal and Rhythm Of The Rein disputed a :28 first quarter. At the :57 halfway point, William Carter activated Bet On Buter first-over, and the 4-year-old Huntsville gelding took over second from a tiring Rhythm Of The Rein with three-eighths to go. After closing ground into a :27.3 third quarter, Bet On Buter collared Real Surreal in the final 70 yards and won by a widening length in 1:53.2. Cheese Omelet was a beaten third after having won his previous three starts.
Kim and Evans Family Foundation Announce Ryan Minor Memorial Golf Classic
The Kim and Evans Family Foundation and the Delmarva Shorebirds are excited to announce the Ryan Minor Memorial Golf Classic scheduled for Tuesday, October 15, 2024, at the extraordinary Links at Lighthouse Sound in Bishopville, Maryland. Money raised will support the Ryan Minor Memorial Fund, which will help local special-needs children.
Mounties Swatted by Garnet in Season Opener
SALISBURY, Md. -- The Mount Aloysius Women's Volleyball team opened the 2024 season, on Friday, when they traveled to the Margie Knight Classic, hosted by Salisbury University. Their Friday matchup was against Swarthmore, before they play Catholic and Salisbury, on Saturday. The Garnet started out hot, jumping ahead 7-3 in...
Shorebirds fall to Salem in game two of the series
SALISBURY, Md. – The Shorebirds were dominated by Salem, 7 -2, Wednesday night at Perdue Stadium. Salem took an early lead in the second inning with Andy Lugo’s RBI base hit, scoring Marvin Alcantara. Salem continued in the second with Karim Ayubi‘s single to left field, bringing in...
Athlete Profile: Mariabella Morse
Berlin, M.d. -- Senior on the Stephen Decatur Girls Lacrosse team, Mariabella Morse, has been working on her strength, agility, and speed at The Athlete Academy facility in Berlin for the past two years. Morse says her goals are to help the lacrosse squad capture a State Championship this year, after falling in State Semi-finals to Queen Anne's County in 2023.
Cross Country Set To Open Season At Salisbury Fall Classic
MARYLAND AT SALISBURY FALL CLASSIC August 31, 2024 Winter Place Park 9:45 a.m. COLLEGE PARK, MD -- The 2024 cross country season officially gets underway this Saturday as the Terps head to the Salisbury Fall Classic. The 6K race will begin at 9:45 AM at Winter Place Park in Salisbury, MD. Keep An Eye On Altieri Heading into the start of the 2024 cross country season, the Big Ten announced its Runners To Watch for the year with Katie Altieri chosen as one of the top performers in the league. Altieri has been one of the top distance runners for...
A New Metric To Keep Athletes Safe In Heat
SALISBURY, Md. - The gridiron felt more like a waffle iron Wednesday afternoon at James M. Bennett High School in Salisbury. As members of the football team exercised and practiced plays, coaches were watching more than just the athletes' performance, they were watching the wet bulb globe temperature. "This helps...
2024 Field Hockey Season Preview
The Sea Gulls went 14-5 during the 2023 season, qualifying for their 29th consecutive and 38th overall NCAA Tournament to extend the NCAA’s longest active streak. SU advanced to the national quarterfinals for the second straight year and 21st time in program history. Three of the four losses for the Sea Gulls came after regulation. Salisbury took down Williams 1-0 in overtime before to John Hopkins 1-0 in the NCAA Quarterfinals. M Marli McDorman | So. | Pocomoke City, Md. . D Isabel Larrabee | Sr. | Lexington, Mass. F/M Alayna Gigliotti | Jr. | Dover, Del. Alayna Gigliotti |…
2024 Men's Soccer Season Preview
The 2023 Salisbury men's soccer team took major strides, shaving seven losses off the total from ‘22 and finishing 7-5-5 to secure the program’s first winning season since 2018. The squad earned key results against No. 2 Messiah (T, 1-1) and No. 25 Christopher Newport (W, 1-0) while claiming three of its final four regular season matches. The Sea Gull back line stood tall in the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference Tournament, denying third-seeded UW-Platteville for 110 minutes before bowing out to the league's runner-up in penalties.
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