(combined slideshow for BASEBALL and SOFTBALL below)      It was an afternoon for both school to right the ship and find their winning ways in softball and baseball. Elkton found their swings at the Elkton Middle School baseball field and punished Bohemia Manor for a 7-1 victory. Across the street at the high school, it [...]

          The mission all along has been to bring Broadway to Cecil County. Last year's slate of top-notch productions earned Milburn Stone a half dozen Broadway World awards. With a theme of Mischief, Madness, Monsters and Mayhem, this next installment is even more ambitious than the last.      On a night for donors and [...]

    Looking to build on last year's playoff experience, Perryville sprinted to an early lead against visiting cross-town rival Rising Sun before opening the season with a 12-7 win.     Taylor Poore and Leah Ports got the Panthers out to a 2-0 lead with early goals. Rising Sun's Carley Cline kept the Tiger in the [...]

     Plumpton Park Zoo's newest stars, Ringo and Frankie, were unveiled today at an exclusive showing for members. The European brown bear cubs will eventually tip the scales at more than 300 pounds, but for more than 150 visitors, they were cuddly 9-pound teddy bears.      When momma-bear Hope arrived at Plumpton last summer, zoo [...]

      Milburn Stone Theater suggests their current offering of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest is for all audiences. If the crowd reaction for opening night of the witty comedy is any indication, the Marshall B. Garrett directed production hit the mark and delighted the crowd.      To learn more about the cast, crew [...]

    It was dejavu all over again for the Cecil County wrestling contingent at the 1A/2A Maryland State Wrestling Championships. The results for Championship Day were a mirror image of 2012, including Anthony Cimorosi's win to make it back-to-back titles.     Of the nine Cecil wrestlers who ventured to the Championships, only three made it [...]

     We are LIVE at the Maryland State Wrestling Championships. Right now, we are in the preliminary consolation rounds. Cody Trybus (106, Bo Manor), Joey Juergens (106, Rising Sun), Collin Beck (132, North East) failed to advance.  Tyear Castle (113, Bo Manor) and Nelson Phillips (138, Rising Sun) have advanced.      Check back throughout the [...]

     Chalk one up to the beauty of the MPSSAA's open playoff system. Some folks don't like it, but a packed house at Rising Sun High School was treated to an opening round showdown in the Boy's 2A Basketball Playoffs that showcased great play by two Cecil County teams and a late run by the [...]

     With the exception on one loss by forfeit in the finals due to an injury, the 1A/2A East Region wrestling championships went as well as could be expected. Elkton's Tim Taylor was sidelined from the final because of an arm injury, but the remaining five county representatives ran the table in their matches. Here [...]

     The last thing on Lexie Stevens' mind a year ago was winning a playoff game as a senior. "I didn't know whether I was going to be able to walk or see, let alone play basketball," said Stevens, "So this is wonderful, this is a blessing."          Behind 14-4 out of the [...]