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Northampton’s boys soccer team advances to regional final

BY MARK MORING, Eastern Shore Post — Since the moment they lost in the semifinals of last year’s state championships, Northampton’s boys soccer team has been singularly focused on one goal all season: winning it all, as they did two years ago. As a reminder to his players to keep their...
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Anglers landing upper Shore ‘big uglies’

BY BILL HALL, Eastern Shore Post — The new minimum legal length for flounder is now 17.5 inches. The change became effective on June 1. Speaking of flounder, Susie Perkins earned first place in the 9th Annual Wachapreague Shore Girls Flounder Tournament with a 21 3/8-inch flounder. Upper Shore Captain Matt Abell,...
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Recent winds make fishing ‘challenging’

BY BILL HALL, Eastern Shore Post — Recent winds have impacted the amount of angler participation, but when conditions have allowed, nice catches inside the seaside inlets and throughout the Chesapeake Bay have been reported. Offshore action, though, has pretty much been nonexistent due to the rough conditions. Upper Shore Captain Matt...
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For Nandua’s McIntyre, baseball has been a huge part of his life

BY MARK MORING, Eastern Shore Post — “Walt Whitman once said, ‘I see great things in baseball. It’s our game. The American game. It will repair our losses and be a blessing to us.’ You could look it up.” Those are the final words of the classic baseball movie “Bull Durham,”...
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Horner, Shrieves win Hook N’ Hose

BY BILL HALL, Eastern Shore Post — The first cobia of the season have been spotted over the shoals adjacent to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel. Expect the numbers of these hard-fighting fish to increase with the warmer waters, replacing the schools of black drum, which are expected to diminish in...
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Fishing improving as waters warm

BY BILL HALL, Eastern Shore Post — Local fishing action continues to improve with the warming water temperatures. Black drum action is now occurring on both sides of the peninsula, from the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel all the way up into Maryland waters. Red drum action continues to become more consistent...
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Harding wins Captain Zed’s tourney

BY BILL HALL, Eastern Shore Post — Flounder fishing along the seaside is being described as some of the best in years. It took a flatfish weighing at least 7 pounds to place in the top two of a recent tournament held out of Wachapreague. Black drum are receiving a...
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Barnes, Firebirds aim to defend title

BY MARK MORING, Eastern Shore Post — When you’re the younger sibling of a star athlete, it can be hard to follow in those footsteps. Living up to those expectations is often a difficult cross to bear. On the other hand, those expectations can be motivating, a challenge to meet. Dalton...
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Dix, Jackets set sights on another state soccer title

BY MARK MORING, Eastern Shore Post — To Chase Baxa, simply saying the name “Galax” can get him riled up. There’s a reason for that. In 2022, Baxa’s first year as the boys soccer coach at Northampton High School, the Yellow Jackets lost 2-0 to Galax in the Class 1 state...
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Vikings hungry for another state playoff run

BY MARK MORING, Eastern Shore Post — One could look at Broadwater Academy’s promising start to this softball season and say, “Must be something in the water.” But we won’t. Too clichéd. But we will say, “Must be something in the food.” Specifically Mexican and Chinese food. More specifically, the grub at...
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