By TOM WILLIAMS For the past 20 years the Billy Schoppy Awards (originally the Flagship Awards) have honored the top senior athletes in the Cape-Atlantic League. Though the COVID-19 pandemic has changed high school sports this spring, the awards will … Continue reading The 12 female finalists for the Billy Schoppy Award
By TOM WILLIAMS In 2014 the Frank Campo Humanitarian Award was created by Prime Events and Schoppy Inc. upon Campo’s retirement as athletics director at Atlantic City High School in recognition of his more than three decades of dedication to … Continue reading Ocean City’s Josh Barnes wins Campo Award
By TOM WILLIAMS About 14 weeks ago, just a few days after high school basketball was prematurely ended in New Jersey for health and safety reasons, the Press of Atlantic City published an editorial calling for the addition of a … Continue reading COLUMN: Please…no basketball shot clock
By TOM WILLIAMS Ocean City High School won the Ed Byrnes Memorial All-Sports Award for the virus-shortened 2019-20 school year. It marked the ninth straight year that OCHS has either won or shared the award and the 18th time in … Continue reading Ocean City wins for 2019-20
By TOM WILLIAMS It has basically been a couple of months now that most of us have been quarantined, venturing out just occasionally and looking for things to do around the house. A lot of home improvements have taken place … Continue reading COLUMN: Getting high school athletes back in the game
By TOM WILLIAMS This is undoubtedly the most unusual Memorial Day in America’s history. Started as Decoration Day in the 19th century (some believe the earliest tributes were by the Confederate Army in the South during the Civil War) the … Continue reading COLUMN: Memorial Day baseball – it started 64 years ago in Ocean City
By TOM WILLIAMS One of the things being considered to get high school athletes back in the game is a switch of baseball and football seasons, since football is considered a high-risk sport. The idea is outlined in a column … Continue reading Baseball in the fall? Football in the spring? Here is what they think!
By TOM WILLIAMS The COVID 19 quarantine continues to frustrate people of all ages. Every wise person knows it is the right thing to do but the life changes are still difficult for everybody. Especially high school and recent high … Continue reading Some more area athletes talk about being quarantined
By TOM WILLIAMS It was 25 years ago that Prime Events created the Boo Pergament Awards for the most improved basketball players in the Cape-Atlantic League. As you can see in the chart, below, many impressive players have been selected. … Continue reading 2019-20 Pergament Award Winner – Nay Nay Clark
By TOM WILLIAMS It was 25 years ago that Prime Events created the Boo Pergament Awards for the most improved basketball players in the Cape-Atlantic League. As you can see in the chart, below, many impressive players have been selected. … Continue reading 2019-20 Pergament Award Winner – Elmarko Jackson
By TOM WILLIAMS Chuck Betson, who died today after a long illness, was a major part of the area sports community for more than three decades. His longtime radio talk show – The Betson Connection – discussed national stories but … Continue reading COLUMN: Remembering Chuck Betson
By TOM WILLIAMS This COVID 19 quarantine has frustrated many. Every wise person knows it is the right thing to do but the life changes are still difficult for everybody. That includes high school and recent high school athletes. With … Continue reading How some young athletes are dealing with the quarantine
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