by Ryan Webb | Sep 30, 2025 | Sports
BY BILL HALL, Eastern Shore Post, Sept. 26, 2025 There were lots of changes in the weather over the last week but not too many changes in the local angling action. Puppy drum continue to be scarce, while speckled trout action has not improved at the rate most anglers...
by Ryan Webb | Sep 23, 2025 | Sports
BY MARK MORING, Eastern Shore Post, Sept. 19, 2025 In the summer of 2024, Micah Bennicoff, then a rising sophomore at Chincoteague High School, decided to play football. He had played golf for the Ponies the previous year and thought he’d give the gridiron a go this...
by Ryan Webb | Sep 23, 2025 | Sports
BY BILL HALL, Eastern Shore Post, Sept. 19, 2025 A 5-pound, 14-ounce pompano caught on Sept. 13 off Goose Island by angler Scott Patey, of Delmar, Md., has been submitted to the Virginia Saltwater Fishing Tournament for recognition as a new Virginia State Record for...
by Ryan Webb | Sep 16, 2025 | Sports
BY BILL HALL, Eastern Shore Post, Sept. 12, 2025 Local angling action is transitioning from the summertime fisheries to autumn-like action. Red drum remains the most consistent fishery, while the cobia population has almost completely left local waters just as the...
by Ryan Webb | Sep 9, 2025 | Sports
BY BILL HALL, Eastern Shore Post, Sept. 5, 2025 This week’s angling action has been highlighted by two great catch-and-release fisheries, one on each side of the peninsula. The Chesapeake Bay trophy red drum fishery has been excellent, with large fish encountered in...
by Ryan Webb | Sep 9, 2025 | Sports
BY MARK MORING, Eastern Shore Post, Sept. 5, 2025 The old clichés — “a game of inches” and “it’s the little things that count” — rang all too true for Northampton High School’s football team in its season opener against visiting Northumberland on Friday, Aug. 29. But...
