Page 46 The Dispatch/Maryland Coast Dispatch May 17, 2013 Sports In The News Easton’s defense swarms Decatur’s Andrew Ternahan during the Seahawks’ 19-5 win last Friday but couldn’t contain him for long. Ternahan led the Seahawks with six goals and four assists against the Warriors. Photo by Bernie Walls Seahawks Fall To Kent Island In 3-A East By SHAWN J. SOPER SPORTS EDITOR Worcester Prep’s girls’ varsity lacrosse team last week beat old rival Saints Peter and Paul, 20-5, to capture the ESIAC championship. Pictured above, the happy players show off their championship hardware. Photo by Kevin Smith WPSGirls Take Conference Title By SHAWN J. SOPER SPORTS EDITOR BERLIN – Worcester Prep’s girls’ varsity lacrosse team won the ESIAC tournament championship last week in impressive fashion, blanking visiting Salisbury School, 27-0, in the conference semifinals before routing old rival Saints Peter and Paul, 20-5, in the championship game. Last Wednesday, Worcester routed Salisbury School, 27-0, in the conference semifinals to advance to the championship game. For the Mallards, Wednesday’s win over Salisbury School marked their third of the season against the Dragons by a combined 71-4. On Friday, Worcester hosted old rival Saints Peter and Paul for the conference championship and routed the Sabres, 20-5. The Mallards also beat the Sabres handily twice during the regular season. With the wins in the ESIAC tournament, the Mallards finished the season with an impressive 132 record. After dropping its first game of the year to Garrison Forest, the Mallards ran off 10 straight wins before a loss to Cape Henlopen back on April 20. BERLIN – Stephen Decatur’s boys’ varsity lacrosse team lost its latest battle with increasing rival Kent Island this week, falling to the Buccaneers, 13-8, in the state Class 3A-East region semifinals. The Seahawks have battled Kent Island in several significant games over the last couple of years, but the Buccaneers earned the upper hand at least for another year this week with a 13-8 win over Decatur at home in the region semifinals. The Seahawks entered the 3A-East region tourney as the number-two seed and earned a first round bye. Decatur cruised past thirdseeded Easton, 19-5, last Friday to advance to the region semifinals and a date with top-seeded Kent Island. Against Easton, Andrew Ternahan led the Seahawks with six goals and four assists, while Corey Gwin scored four goals and dished out three assists. The Seahawks led 13-3 at the half and never looked back on their way to the 19-5 win. The win set up another rematch with Kent Island on the road on Monday. Last year, Decatur beat Kent Island, 10-9, in the Bayside Conference championship game, but the Buccaneers beat the Seahawks, 10-7, in the regular season matchup back on March 26. The two teams were scheduled to face each other again last week in the Bayside Conference championship, but bad weather forced the cancellation of the game and the Seahawks and Buccaneers were declared co-champions of the Bayside Conference for 2013. However, when the state playoff brackets were released last week, it became apparent the two budding rivals were on a collision course for yet another rematch. After Decatur dispensed with Easton last Friday and Kent Island cruised past Queen Anne’s, the two teams met again on Monday and Kent Island won the game, 13-8, to advance to the 3A-East title game against Patuxent. Lions Oust Decatur Girls FromStates By SHAWN J. SOPER SPORTS EDITOR BERLIN – Something had to give this week when Decatur’s girls’ varsity lacrosse team faced co-Bayside Conference champion Queen Anne’s in the state 3A-East region semifinals and the Lions’ prevailed, 15-11, to advance. Decatur, which won the Bayside South title after a 10-2 regular season, was scheduled to play Bayside North champion Queen Anne’s last week in the conference championship game, but bad weather forced a cancellation and with no make-up date available, the two teams were named co-conference champions. However, when the state regional playoff brackets were released last week, it became apparent there would likely be an opportunity to settle the conference bragging rights on the field along with the right to move on in the state regional tournament. The Seahawks were seeded second in the 3A-East region and earned a first-round bye. Decatur then beat Bennett, 20-4, last Friday to advance to the 3A-East region semifinals. Meanwhile, Queen Anne’s rolled past Northeast, 22-7, in its second round game to set up a rematch with Decatur in the region semifinals. The Seahawks traveled to Queen Anne’s on Monday and fell to the Lions, 15-11. With the split of two state playoff games, the Seahawks finished the season with an impressive 11-3 mark, with two of the losses coming at the hands of the Lions. Decatur’s Kayla Terlizzi works the ball through the Bennett defense during a 20-4 win over the Clippers in the state 3A-East region tournament last Friday. The Seahawks fell to Queen Anne’s in the region semifinals on Monday. Photo by Bernie Walls