Mainland’s John Franchini and Lauren Cella of Holy Spirit were the winners of the Billy Schoppy Memorial Awards for the Cape-Atlantic League’s Class of 2026. The awards are presented annually by Prime Events to the senior athletes with the most … Continue reading John Franchini, Lauren Cella win Billy Schoppy Awards
NOTE: May and June are always big months around high schools. The games are more important and there is graduation day, and the prom. Plus, Father‘s Day comes around in June and Mother’s Day in May, which is actually Sunday. … Continue reading Mother’s Day Salute to Jodi Sutton-Davis
By TOM WILLIAMS This column was supposed to be written more than three weeks ago. But we lost access to the Internet during the blizzard and it wasn’t restored for more than two weeks. Try to avoid Infinity, if you … Continue reading Shot Clock for NJSIAA basketball – why??
By TOM WILLIAMS On Sunday afternoon, the Ocean City High School boys basketball team won the state championship. John Bruno’s Raiders defeated North Jersey champion Colonia, 55-46, to become the only state champion from South Jersey in boys basketball this … Continue reading The OCHS State Champions
By TOM WILLIAMS The Ocean City Sportsperson of the Year started in 1963 in the Sentinel-Ledger with the selection of Bob French, a strong supporter of high school and youth sports. Others in that category – like Chet Wimberg, Bill … Continue reading 2025 OC SportsPerson – Joe Repetti
By TOM WILLIAMS In 2025, the Ocean City boys basketball team reached the South Jersey Group 3 championship game for the third straight season, defeating Timber Creek to win the title. All of Ocean City’s South Jersey tournament games were … Continue reading Bruno is OCHS Coach of the Year for 2025
By TOM WILLIAMS 2025 was another pretty good year and Ocean City High School’s sports teams made the best of it. The coaches play a big role in this success, especially because the strength of the programs continues even after … Continue reading Naomi & Jake – OCHS’ top athletes for 2025
By TOM WILLIAMS We are running a little late again this year but Ocean City High School sports continued to succeed in 2025. OCHS teams won 17 championships during the 12 months of 2025. But only one team had the … Continue reading OCHS Girls Cross Country did it all
By TOM WILLIAMS For decades we offered this column in the form of Christmas gifts for area people in sports. It was not done in 2024 – Christmas and the weeks around it have become even busier. So, this year, … Continue reading COLUMN: New Year’s wishes for the sports community
By TOM WILLIAMS It was more than four decades ago that Dave Tatum was a successful athlete at Mainland Regional High School. He was a fullback in football and a sprinter on the track team, competing on the same field … Continue reading Dave Tatum needs your help
By TOM WILLIAMS This is the final weekend for public school football teams to qualify for the NJSIAA Tournament. And, right now, seven Cape-Atlantic League teams (plus three Non-Public teams) are in the picture. It keeps getting more difficult to … Continue reading 10 CAL teams in the NJSIAA Tournament picture with one week left
By TOM WILLIAMS With three weekends left in the regular season, there are 11 football teams at Cape-Atlantic League schools who are in the NJSIAA tournament picture. Some are sure of a place in the tournament, others may need wins … Continue reading 11 Cape-Atlantic football teams are in the NJSIAA Tournament picture
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