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State champ Casey Paglia, a student of wrestling, becomes a teacher of it

By Adolphus Ames When former Northampton Yellow Jacket Casey Paglia won his second state wrestling title in 2012, it was a special moment. That year the state tournament featured three returning state champions and six returning state place winners. “It was also the same year my mother was diagnosed with brain...
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Eyeing specks and puppy drum — and awaiting rocks

By Bill Hall — Productive flounder fishing can still be found inside Chincoteague Bay and over the inshore ocean wrecks, while southern Shore anglers have turned their attention to speckled trout and puppy drum.  Look for an influx of small rockfish into the Chesapeake Bay within the next few weeks. Chincoteague Recent flounder...
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Killmon returns to Nandua High after pitching for UMES

By Adolphus Ames — When University of Maryland Eastern Shore graduate John Mark Killmon returns in the spring to Nandua High School’s baseball field, it will be as an assistant coach. “It’s very exciting to assist the coaches and team I used to play for,” he said. Since he last played for...
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Fishing Report

Late-summer red drum run has begun in lower bay

By Bill Hall — The calendar may still say summer, but the movements of the fish populations are more consistent with the beginning of the autumn season. Cobia and spadefish numbers continue to decline inside the Chesapeake Bay, with the fish beginning to stage at the mouth of the bay and...
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Fishing from the Shore

By Bill Hall — Recent reports indicate that cobia and spadefish are beginning the early stages of their late summer and early autumn migration from the Chesapeake Bay into the Atlantic Ocean. Cobia schools have been seen traveling south in the waters of the lower bay, and there has been...
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Emma Jackson and Reghan Hintz Compete in Indiana

Submitted Story – Chincoteague’s Emma Jackson and Nandua’s Reghan Hintz recently went to Westfield, Ind., to play in the Alliance Fastpitch Championships.  Jackson played with the 18u Williamsburg Starz Gold squad and Hintz played with 16u Delaware Tribe team. The two former high school rivals got a chance to catch up...
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Jane Kellam Wins Boat Raffle; Poker Run Winners Announced

An Accomack County woman won the Onancock Rotary Club boat raffle while other winners have been announced for the Bayside Poker Run held Saturday, July 30. The winner of the Rotary Club raffle for a fully-equipped 17-foot Stingray boat with a 90 horsepower motor was Jane Kellam. Mark Lusby topped the...
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Fishing from the Shore

Not much has changed in fishing over the last week. Extra-warm water temperatures and excessive heat are forcing most anglers to fish early in the mornings and late in the afternoons. Coincidentally, this is when most of the highky productive action also occurs. Despite the heat, fishing is not...
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Fishing from the Shore

By Bill Hall – High water temperatures and lower oxygen levels have combined to impact a lot of the local fishing activity negatively. Fishing early in the morning, especially during the latter portion of a rising  tide, will often improve your odds of catching. Spanish mackerel are one of the inshore...
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Emma Jackson Named to Extra Innings Softball High School All-American Team

Submitted Story – Chincoteague High School athlete Emma Jackson was recently named to the Extra Innings Softball High School All-American Team as a first team outfielder. Extra Innings Softball is one of the nation’s premier softball rankings publications.  Jackson adds this award alongside her First Team ESVA All District, VHSL Region...
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