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
By TOM WILLIAMS Earl Tarves, one of the principal members of one of the most prominent sports families in Ocean City history, died last week. He was an outstanding football player, a successful swimmer and, in the spring, ran and … Continue reading Remembering Earl Tarves
In a competitive field of accomplished athletes, two have emerged. The Billy Schoppy Award winners from the Cape-Atlantic League Class of 2025 are Khajuan Roseborough, a two-sport all star from Atlantic City High School, and Sofia Day, the highly successful … Continue reading Roseborough, Day are 2025 winners
Ocean City High School has won the Ed Byrnes Memorial for the fifth time in the last seven years and the 21st time since Prime Events and Schoppy Inc. created it in 1990. The all-sports award was renamed in memory … Continue reading Ocean City wins Ed Byrnes Award 21st time
When Gabby Eaise’s brother, Kevin, was diagnosed with cancer, she and her family went into action. They created The Eaise Family Foundation to raise money for cancer research and Gabby was an active part of that effort. Kevin recovered, became … Continue reading OLMA’s Gabby Eaise wins Frank Campo Award
By TOM WILLIAMS Walt Murphy died earlier this month. A public relations specialist in his latter years, I first knew him when we worked together at WOND Radio in the 1960s and 1970s. I hosted the nighttime show and he … Continue reading Remembering Walt Murphy
A dozen boys have been selected as finalists for the Billy Schoppy Award, presented to the athlete from the Cape-Atlantic League Class of 2025 who had the most outstanding high school sports career. The awards originated in 2001 with Jason … Continue reading Male Finalists for Class of 2025
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