Page 46 The Dispatch/Maryland Coast Dispatch June 14, 2013 Sports In The News ‘Moore Bills’Takes Mako Mania Decatur’s Harrington Wins All-Star MVP By SHAWN J. SOPER SPORTS EDITOR SALISBURY – Senior high school players from all over the Bayside Conference got one last chance to shine as preps last weekend before moving on to the next stage in their careers in the annual North-South All-Star game at Arthur W. Perdue Stadium. The top seniors from the Bayside North schools faced off against the top seniors from the Bayside South last Sunday on the biggest stages of their young careers at Shorebirds Stadium. For the last 25 years, the top senior players in the conference hand chosen by the coaches have faced off in the annual All-Star game that is as much about the camaraderie of the players that have faced each for the last four years as the action on the field. Many of the players on both teams are rivals during the regular high school season, but play on the same travel ball teams in the offseason. Such was the case for Decatur’s Dallas Harrington and North Caroline’s Colby Biddle, who face each other as opponents during the season but are close friends and travel ball teammates the rest of the year. Harrington and Biddle were named MVPs for their respective teams with Harrington taking honors for the Bayside South team and Biddle earning the nod for the Bayside North team. For the record, the Bayside North won the game in dramatic fashion with a walk-off bases loaded single by Biddle to drive in the two winning runs. Harrington is headed to Division II Flagler next year to continue his career, while Biddle will continue to play at Division I Radford in Virginia. Earning Pitching MVP awards during the annual Bayside All-Star game last Sunday were Anthony Jackson of Crisfield for the South and McKenna Dean of Cambridge for the North. The happy crew on the “Moore Bills” took first place in the mako division of last weekend’s Mako Mania tournament with this 209-pound-plus mako worth over $14,000. Submitted Photo By SHAWN J. SOPER SPORTS EDITOR OCEAN CITY – The 17th Annual Mako Mania tournament, the first significant event of the summerlong offshore fishing tournament season in the resort, is in the books with 30 boats vying for over $46,000 in prize money. The Mako Mania tournament, hosted by Bahia Marina, is the first in a summer-long series of offshore tournaments held in the resort, and with sharks of all species and sizes turning up in abundance in the canyons off the coast, the 2013 event produced plenty of action. Despite the remnants of Tropical Storm Andrea, which passed through the area last Friday, the tournament was a huge success again with 30 boats and 128 anglers competing for the $46,430 total payout. Because of stormy conditions, just three boats fished last Friday, the first of three official fishing days. However, 27 fished Saturday and another 30 headed out on Sunday, producing large numbers of boated and released sharks. For the record, first place in the signature mako division went to angler Kelly Barr on the “Moore Bills” with a 209.5-pound thresher worth $14,787. Second place in the mako division went to angler Victor Muzzati on the “Stress Reelief” with a 144.8pounder, which was worth $18,979 in prize money because of added entry levels. Third-place honors in the mako division went to angler Ken Thompson on the “First and More” with a 143.2-pounder worth $6,225. First place in the bluefish division went to angler Nate Beck on the “No Limits” with a 12.8pounder worth $5,437. The “Stress Reelief” crew won the W.W. Harman Award for the most mako releases with five and earned an additional $1,000 in prize money. Ocean City Shark Tourney Underway North Caroline’s Cody Biddle (left) and Decatur’s Dallas Harrington (right) were named MVPs for the Bayside North Senior All-Stars and the Bayside South Senior All-Stars respectively at the annual game at Arthur W. Perdue Stadium last Saturday. Submitted Photo By SHAWN J. SOPER SPORTS EDITOR Northside Park Basketball Club Announced By SHAWN J. SOPER SPORTS EDITOR OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City Recreation and Parks Department next week is launching its latest youth program with the Northside Park Basketball Club, which is set to begin next Wednesday. The Northside Park Basketball Club will be open to all girls and boys entering fifth through eighth grades. The players will be divided up appropriately based on age and/or gender and the format will be fullcourt five-on-five play. It is not a league, but there will be referees and scoring. The club will run every Wednesday throughout the summer beginning next week at Northside Park from 6:30-8:30 p.m., and it will end on Aug. 14. The cost is $40 for residents and $50 for non-residents for the season, although drop-ins will be allowed at $10 for residents and $12 for non-residents per session. For more information, contact Mitch Good at 410-250-0125. OCEAN CITY – The 33rd Annual Ocean City Shark Tournament got underway this week, and with the action off the coast of the resort off to a remarkable start, there should be no shortage of excitement at the docks. The tournament got started on Wednesday with registration and a captain’s meeting under the tent at the Ocean City Fishing Center in West Ocean City, but the real action got underway yesterday with the first of three fishing days. Participating boats and teams of anglers can fish two of the three fishing days from Thursday to Saturday. The event concludes on Sunday with an awards ceremony under the tent. The Ocean City Fishing Center just across the Route 50 Bridge in West Ocean City is the host of the annual shark tournament and the marina will be turned into headquarters for the event with weigh-ins each day from 3:30-7:00 p.m. Crowds of fishing enthusiasts and curiosity seekers will cram into the marina each day for the chance to see a big shark weighed at the scales, and the entire facility is turned a celebration of fishing, food, music and fun with activities for children included. While the primary goal of the tournament is to bring the largest shark in several categories into the scales for a shot at the thousands of dollars in prize money at stake, most of the sharks caught during the annual event are tagged and released so their movements can be studied and a greater understanding of the magnificent creatures can be ascertained.