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Alec Branch

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Philadelphia, Salisbury, Washington, D.C.
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Sports Reporter for @MyDelmarvaNow | @AU_SOC grad
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Tom Brown, Super Bowl champion and founder of Salisbury rookie league, dies at 84

Tom Brown, Super Bowl champion and founder of Salisbury rookie league, dies at 84

The Daily Times (Salisbury, MD) — After a career as professional football and baseball player, Brown moved to Salisbury and founded a youth sports league that would last decades.
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Salisbury swimmer McCallie becomes program's 1st All-American while winning historic title

Salisbury swimmer McCallie becomes program's 1st All-American while winning historic title

The Daily Times (Salisbury, MD) — The women's swim team at Salisbury had a historic season, winning their first NJAC title. And Sydney McCallie became their first ever All-American.
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Parkside girls basketball makes state semifinals as coach White celebrates final season

Parkside girls basketball makes state semifinals as coach White celebrates final season

The Daily Times (Salisbury, MD) — Parkside is into the Class 2A state semifinals, as it prepares for take on Francis Scott Key with a spot in the state championship game on the line.
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Parkside's Reese Howard is a 3-time state champion pole vaulter. Here's how he's done it

Parkside's Reese Howard is a 3-time state champion pole vaulter. Here's how he's done it

The Daily Times (Salisbury, MD) — Parkside's Reece Howard recently won his third state championship in the Pole Vault, setting many personal and school records along the way.
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Stephen Decatur 2-sport star Davin Chandler looks to close high school career on high note

Stephen Decatur 2-sport star Davin Chandler looks to close high school career on high note

The Daily Times (Salisbury, MD) — The Vanderbilt Football commit is also the reigning Bayside South Basketball Player of the Year, and leads a Decatur team unbeaten in Bayside games.
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Inside Mardela boys' basketball's remarkable turnaround from one-win season to contender

Inside Mardela boys' basketball's remarkable turnaround from one-win season to contender

The Daily Times (Salisbury, MD) — After winning just one game last year, Mardela's boys' basketball team has started 6-1, looking to continue its momentum in the Bayside Conference.
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'An immortal group': Decatur football on back-to-back titles, and perfect seasons

'An immortal group': Decatur football on back-to-back titles, and perfect seasons

The Daily Times (Salisbury, MD) — After Saturday's 13-12 win over Huntingtown to take a second straight Maryland Class 2A state championship, and complete a second consecutive 14-0 season, Stephen Decatur football coach Jake Coleman didn't downplay the accomplishment. Sitting beside him were seniors stars Davin Chandler, Ethan Bradshaw, Garrett Maloney, and Zakhari Baker, as well as junior quarterback Johnny Hobgood and junior defensive back Brookes Waters.
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Golf at SU: Inside the makings of Salisbury University's first golf team, and what's next

Golf at SU: Inside the makings of Salisbury University's first golf team, and what's next

The Daily Times (Salisbury, MD) — The fall semester at a university brings with it many opportunities, as new and returning students and faculty arrive on campus to start fresh and bring in the new school year. At Salisbury University, one of those new opportunities involved a new sports team that made its debut during the fall sports season.
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Bennett, Blankensop look to go all the way in search of another state championship

Bennett, Blankensop look to go all the way in search of another state championship

The Daily Times (Salisbury, MD) — With an undefeated record, back to back Bayside titles and a record goal scorring striker, JMB looks to go win it all in this year's state playoffs.
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New basketball coaches at UMES offer chance to rebound for success

New basketball coaches at UMES offer chance to rebound for success

The Daily Times (Salisbury, MD) — The basketball programs at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore are entering a new era for their 2024-25 campaigns. With new coaches for both the men's and women's teams, it's an opportunity to start new.
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Mardela softball off to dominant start to season after reaching 1A semifinals last year

Mardela softball off to dominant start to season after reaching 1A semifinals last year

The Daily Times (Salisbury, MD) — Championship banners are far from a strange sight at Mardela softball games, as flags celebrating their numerous Bayside Conference titles and Regional Championships decorate the softball field right behind the batters box. Last season's Warriors team added two more of those banners, bringing in another Bayside Conference and Regional Championship, while also making it all the way to the Class 1A semifinals. And with plenty of experienced players returning, things don't appear to be slowing down for the Mardela Warriors midway through their season.
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First-year Crisfield coach Collins, recruited by players, has basketball bouncing back

First-year Crisfield coach Collins, recruited by players, has basketball bouncing back

The Daily Times (Salisbury, MD) — For first year Crisfield boys basketball head coach Andrew Collins, the option to become the new head coach of the Crabbers came directly from the players themselves. After serving as an assistant head coach for two years, Collins, brother of former Crisfield coach Andre Collins, had taken a break from coaching basketball. But he still trained players and ran camps in the offseason, and when they came to him about coaching this year's Crisfield team, he agreed.
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We've proved so many people wrong': Decatur players savor Maryland title, perfect season

We've proved so many people wrong': Decatur players savor Maryland title, perfect season

The Daily Times (Salisbury, MD) — Stephen Decatur has accomplished a lot in the first four seasons of head coach Jake Coleman's tenure. First, it was their first playoff win in over a decade in 2021, followed in 2022 by their first appearance in the state semifinals since 2004. And in 2023, this year's Seahawks finished the regular season unbeaten for the first time in program history.
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'This is what we do': How Pocomoke field hockey set stage for championship three-peat

'This is what we do': How Pocomoke field hockey set stage for championship three-peat

The Daily Times (Salisbury, MD) — Excellence is the norm for Pocomoke field hockey, as it's established itself as one of Maryland's premier field hockey programs over the last 40 years. It started with their first state titles in the 1980s, and only continued under legendary coach Susan Pusey, who won 16 when she was at the helm throughout the 90s and 2000s.
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Undefeated and confident Decatur heads into playoffs in quest for state title

Undefeated and confident Decatur heads into playoffs in quest for state title

The Daily Times (Salisbury, MD) — Stephen Decatur football coach Jake Coleman knows what it takes to be an undefeated state champion. He did it himself as a member of the 1996 Cambridge-South Dorchester Vikings, one of the last football teams from the Bayside Conference to win a Maryland State Championship. Now, his Stephen Decatur Seahawks team has the opportunity to do the same thing. After an unbeaten regular season that featured nine wins, zero losses, and tons of touchdowns and highlight plays along the way, the Decatur Seahawks enter the Class 2A playoffs with a chance to do something special.
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'It's such a tremendous honor': Ryan Minor becomes first Shorebird to have number retired

'It's such a tremendous honor': Ryan Minor becomes first Shorebird to have number retired

The Daily Times (Salisbury, MD) — Retired jersey numbers aren't typically the norm when it comes to Minor League Baseball. For a lot of the players and managers who fill out the minor league ranks, the goal is to move up and keep progressing throughout their respective organizations. But in some cases, people stay awhile and end up leaving a mark on the minor league teams that they were part of. When it comes to the Delmarva Shorebirds, Ryan Minor fits that description.
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White Marlin Open founder talks past, future as Ocean City's big tourney at 50th year

White Marlin Open founder talks past, future as Ocean City's big tourney at 50th year

The Daily Times (Salisbury, MD) — The 50th anniversary of the White Marlin Open is coming to Ocean City this summer, as boats and anglers flock to the Eastern Shore with hopes of catching big fish and the money that comes with it. The World's Largest Billfishing Tournament has come a long way to become a staple in both the local Eastern Shore community and the fishing community all along the East Coast. Founder Jim Motsko has been there every step of the way, helping to shepherd the tournament throughout its growth.
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Pickleball mania has gripped Salisbury, and here's where you can get in on all the fun

Pickleball mania has gripped Salisbury, and here's where you can get in on all the fun

The Daily Times (Salisbury, MD) — With 12 new Pickleball courts opening recently in Salisbury, there's a whole new opportunity to play the sport that keeps growing in popularity.
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With eyes on NFL, Stephen Decatur football star Brycen Coleman commits to Vanderbilt

With eyes on NFL, Stephen Decatur football star Brycen Coleman commits to Vanderbilt

The Daily Times (Salisbury, MD) — Brycen Coleman, one of the Eastern Shore's best football players since his freshman year, will suit up for the Commodores and with eyes on the NFL.
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'Jimmy's just a competitor': Delmar's Adkins overcomes challenges to be SU pitching ace

'Jimmy's just a competitor': Delmar's Adkins overcomes challenges to be SU pitching ace

The Daily Times (Salisbury, MD) — The baseball team at Salisbury University has reached the mountaintop of Division III Baseball in each of the previous two seasons, winning the National Championship in 2021 and making it back in 2022, only to fall just short of back-to-back titles. As they've embarked on the first half of their 2023 campaign, they've dominated most of their opponents, ranking No. 2 in the country as a team and showing their collective determination to get back what they lost last season. If there is one Sea Gull baseball player who seems to embody that determination and drive, it's star pitcher Jimmy Adkins.
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'We're both really passionate': Decatur students embrace opportunity to broadcast games

'We're both really passionate': Decatur students embrace opportunity to broadcast games

The Daily Times (Salisbury, MD) — Stephen Decatur's live broadcasts of sporting events have made great strides in the last few years, including two student basketball broadcasters.
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Soaring Snow Hill girls reach quarterfinals of Maryland basketball playoffs

Soaring Snow Hill girls reach quarterfinals of Maryland basketball playoffs

The Daily Times (Salisbury, MD) — Snow Hill Girls Basketball had their first winning regular season record in a long time, and hopes to continue a playoff run with a win over Cambridge Wednesday.
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'I've been really, really fortunate': Butch Waller gets 900th win in Wi-Hi playoff victory

'I've been really, really fortunate': Butch Waller gets 900th win in Wi-Hi playoff victory

The Daily Times (Salisbury, MD) — Butch Waller has coached the Wi-Hi boys basketball team for 57 years, fielding great teams and racking up wins throughout the years.
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'Passion, toughness and intensity' have UMES men's basketball making noise this season

'Passion, toughness and intensity' have UMES men's basketball making noise this season

The Daily Times (Salisbury, MD) — In Jason Crafton's third season at UMES, the progress being made with the Men's Basketball team is starting to show up in the win column and team culture.
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