http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/maryland/chesapeake-city/ Chesapeake City, MD News http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/maryland/chesapeake-city/content/d03d31a14a6bb9aa973f837518c8f21b.html Casey Densmore capitalized from an encounter he had with a grizzly bear in Alaska last year to win the trip of a lifetimeCasey 12 of Inwood said he was on vacation at Denali National Park and Preserve with his mother and grandparents when they saw a grizzly bear devouring a caribou carcass in the wild As they observed the bear in its natural habitat Casey said a lone wolf gingerly moved in to share the feastKeeping its distance the wolf howled and was answered by other wolves in the forest Casey said The family left the scene but when they returned a little later the bear wolf and caribou were goneCasey said he used that experience to write one of 15 winning essays as part of the National Geographic Kids HandsOn Explorer Challenge His prizes: a trip to Australia and Tasmania and a Nikon D60 camera http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/maryland/chesapeake-city/content/c83e7dbbdbc95a4a90b3f0d9ac112e7e.html SMITHSBURG Thomas Johnson swept the big schools division championships in the Don Stoner Invitational on Saturday and Brunswick's Sara Fisher was the overall winner in the women's division http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/maryland/chesapeake-city/content/ea2772e43512099d3297c21aa44efe5a.html MIDDLETOWN After suffering twostraight losses to undefeated opponents Middletown couldn't have picked a better time to redeem itself than Friday night's homecoming football game against North Hagerstown http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/maryland/chesapeake-city/content/0b55d2e25b3a4fa310ab10dcaad60584.html MIDDLETOWN Md How ironic is it that a game filled with offensive fireworks may have been decided by a defensive stop http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/maryland/chesapeake-city/content/9012d346249bd60bc3194bfbaf31f80f.html Chesapeake High cheerleaders get bid for halftime dutyWhen Coach Lisa Freburger told her Chesapeake High School cheerleaders they had the chance to perform during halftime at the Gator Bowl the mouths of the girls on the 25member varsity squad just fell open http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/maryland/chesapeake-city/content/ca5f5d907a3165092ee12e71b2cf342b.html North Hagerstown Hubs 14 at Middletown Knights 32 http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/maryland/chesapeake-city/content/06177416dbdbe3f22feb46b40ce6d403.html Area soccer players Amber Campbell and Stephanie Eyler have received honors for their performances in college http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/maryland/chesapeake-city/content/73b879e80d09ae2cc57cda635df83ccf.html Kathryn Kostinsky a retired Arbutus restaurant owner died Sept 18 at the Charlestown Retirement Community in Catonsville She was 83