October 25, 2013 The Dispatch/Maryland Coast Dispatch Page 47 Decatur Golfers Capture DVIII Title Oceanfront Dining BREAKFAST, LUNCH AND DINNER TEAR THE ROOF OFF Blues/Rock FRIDAY 6 P.M.-9 P.M. FULL BAR BISTRO & BAR Happy Hour MONDAY-FRIDAY 1 P.M.-5 P.M. BRICK OVEN PIZZA Open Year-Round Decatur’s varsity golf team last week won the District VIII championship and is now sending five golfers to the state tournament next week. Pictured above, from left to right: Coach Jim Krall, Brooks Holloway, Delaney Iacona, Andrew Urban, Danny Parker, Matt Kristick and Coach Don Furbay. Submitted Photo By SHAWN J. SOPER SPORTS EDITOR BERLIN – Stephen Decatur’s outstanding varsity golf team captured the District VIII championship last week at the Hyatt Resort in Cambridge and qualified five golfers for the state tournament that gets underway next week. The Seahawks, fresh off winning the Bayside Conference championship a week earlier, outclassed the field of 18 teams in the District VIII title match in Cambridge last Wednesday, finishing with a team score of 314. Queen Anne’s High was second with a team score of 330. Matt Kristick led Decatur with an exceptional round of 73, which also earned him a medal for the match. Kristick shot the lowest round of any of the competitors from the 18 Bayside schools competing in the District VIII championship. Andrew Urban shot 78, Danny Parker shot 81, Brooks Holloway finished in 82 and Delaney Iacona finished in 90. All five golfers qualified for the state tournament to be held at the University of Maryland course in College Park on Oct. 28-30. Urban led the Bayside South with an average score of 38.58 in 12 matches this season, while Kristick was third with a 39.08 average and Parker was fifth with a 40.33 average. Iacona had the seventh lowest average in the Bayside South with a 40.83, while Holloway finished eighth in the conference with a 41.56 average. In the overall Bayside Conference final standings, Urban was first, Kristick was second, Parker was sixth, Iacona was eighth and Holloway was ninth. Matt Ruggiere was 20th overall in the conference, while Chase Eslin was 24th. Urban and Kristick earned first-team AllConference honors, while Parker, Iacona and Holloway were named second-team All Conference. OCTOBER FALL SPECIALS THURSDAYS: BUY 1, GET 1 FREE ... BUY ANY PASTA DISH, GET THE SECOND DISH FREE (Same Or Lower Value) FRIDAYS: 12-OZ. N.Y. STRIP WITH STARCH AND VEGETABLE OF THE DAY $14.95 (While It Lasts) SUNDAYS: 3-COURSE DINNER MENU $19.99 Specials Are Good Between 5 p.m. And 9 p.m. With This Coupon Or Ad • MCD • Exp. 10-31-13 OPEN EVERY DAY 7 A.M.-10 P.M. • 443-664-6763 12TH ST. & BOARDWALK • 1ST LEVEL IN HOWARD JOHNSON Making Strides 5K A Huge Success By SHAWN J. SOPER SPORTS EDITOR OCEAN CITY – Over 160 runners and hundreds more walkers participated last week in the Making Strides 5K, part of a month-long series of Pink Ribbon breast cancer awareness events in and around the resort, on a picture-perfect day on the Boardwalk. Produced by OC Tri-Running and Making Strides against Breast Cancer, the annual event began and ended on the Boardwalk at the Inlet. For the record, Mark McCormack of Hummelstown, Pa., won the 5K, finishing in 18:51.5. Alex Sterling of Salisbury was second, John Tursline of Ocean View was third and Bobby Hammond of Berlin was fourth. Other notable local top finishers included Mark Shipley of Ocean City (6th), John Moody of Salisbury (8th), Brody Shockley of Ocean City (9th), Christina Romano of Ocean Pines (12th), Jose Carrasco of Salisbury (13th) and Colin Green of Salisbury (14th). Mark McCormack of Hummelstown, Pa., was the first across the finish line at the Making Strides against Breast Cancer 5K on the Boardwalk last Saturday. Photo by Chris Parypa