Spring Classic Bike Ride
Positive Strides' 10th Annual Spring Classic bike ride will take place April 15. Cyclists can participate in a 25, 50 or 62-mile ride along routes in Talbot County. The …
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Positive Strides' 10th Annual Spring Classic bike ride will take place April 15. Cyclists can participate in a 25, 50 or 62-mile ride along routes in Talbot County.
The ride starts and ends at Easton High School, 723 Mecklenburg Ave. Packet pickup is at 8 a.m. It's a supported event with rest stops and lunch. For more details about the ride, courses and to register online, go to tinyurl.com/ps2023SpringClassic or register in person on the day of the event. The fee is $60.
The event welcomes people of all ages and fitness levels. All proceeds from the Spring Classic go directly to Positive Strides therapeutic horseback riding programs for physically, intellectually and emotionally challenged children and adults. To learn more about Positive Strides, go to positivestridescenter.org and facebook.com/PositiveStridesCenter/.
The Dorchester County Recreation & Parks Board will offer a five-week Spring Soccer Clinic for ages 5-12 (as of May 1). This is an instructional clinic focusing on basic skills, fun abilities and drills. Sessions will be held every Monday and Wednesday and held at Christ Rock Ball Park, beginning May 1.
Session dates: May 1, May 3, May 10, May 15, May 17, May 22, May 24, May 31 & June 5
Times: Ages 5-7, 5:30-6:30 p.m.; Ages 8-12, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Max of 30 per group. The cost of the clinic is $30 per child.
Please visit the Facebook page @rec.parks.doco for more program information or call Rec and Parks at 410-228-5578.
The Eastern Shore Jousting Association will hold their monthly meeting May 10 at 7 p.m. at the Choptank Electric meeting room, 24820 Meeting House Road, Denton. Meetings are open to anyone who has an interest in the official state sport, jousting and would like to promote it at Eastern Shore events.
The association will hold their Mid Atlantic Joust, the first of the season, May 27 starting at 1 p.m. at Tuckahoe Equestrian Center, 619 Crouse Mill Road, Queen Anne. Open to the public to watch. For more information, contact Diane Sherwood at 410-310-7945.
The 2023 Taylors Island Boat Docking Challenge will take place on Sunday, Aug. 27, at the Slaughter Creek Marina.
Cambridge-South Dorchester High School is piloting the use of digital GoFan tickets for the spring sports season. This change will impact spectators for all home boys’ lacrosse, girls’ lacrosse, and track and field events. All tickets for these events must be purchased via GoFan.co, and no cash tickets will be available for purchase at the gate.
While purchasing tickets, all spectators will need to acknowledge the DCPS Spectator Policy before proceeding to checkout. Tickets will be released every Sunday for the upcoming weeks events.
To find tickets, go to GoFan.co and search for Cambridge South Dorchester H S. You can also go directly to the C-SD GoFan page using https://gofan.co/app/school/MD22640.
The C-SDHS Athletics Department Staff will be available at the gate to assist spectators having issues navigating the online system. Anyone who needs more assistance can go to https://get.gofan.co/digital-ticketing-guide to learn more about the ticket purchasing and redeeming process. For more information, contact Steve Romano at romanos@dcpsmd.org.
The Easton Volunteer Fire Department will hold the Stop, Drop and Run 10k/5k run and 1 mile walk, on April 15. The event starts at 10:30 a.m. at the Easton Volunteer Fire Department. All the proceeds go to the Easton Volunteer Fire Department.
There will be food and drinks afterwards. There will be prizes for the top overall male and female, and top 3 males and females in the 12 and Under, 13-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59 and 60 and Above age groups.
There are also special prizes for local first responders. “The same speedy group from the NSA has come and taken the cup for the past years,” a statement from organizers said. “We need to get it back here on the Shore so get your three fastest folks together and run!”
The Eastern Shore Umpires’ Association is looking for umpires to help cover the 2023 high school baseball season. A statement from ESUA Assigner Bryan Hall said, “We need community members who know the game to get involved as officials to give our high school student-athletes the experience they deserve. There is a great possibly as the season gets started JV games will only have one umpire assigned to work the game and the possibility of games having to be postponed, canceled, or played without officials due to the low number of officials available. If you are interested in coming on board, please reach out to me directly. The JV game fee is $70, varsity fee is $90 per game.”
The association can be reached through NDHS Eagles Baseball’s Facebook page.
