Top 12 from Cape-Atlantic League …. A dozen girls 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 Kaye of The Flagship Resort in Atlantic City sponsoring them. In 2012, Dave Talarico and Schoppy’s, the area’s finest trophy and award creator, became the sponsor. And in 2017 the award was changed to The Billy Schoppy Award as a memorial to the son of William Schoppy, who created the business in 1921. This … Continue reading Female Finalists for Class of 2025

Note: June is always a big month around high schools. There is graduation and the end of scholastic sports careers for seniors – plus Father’s Day, which is Sunday. During previous Junes, Tom Williams has turned over his column to Ocean City athletes Nicholl and Abbey Fenton, Danielle and Andrew Donoghue, Evan Taylor, Stephanie Gaitley, Matt Woolley, Jeff Boyd, Allison Rinck, Erik Geisinger, Owen Ritti, Doug Colman, Allie Moreland, Tracey LeFever, the Degenhardt sisters, Chelsea Bruno, Danielle McNally, Dave & Casey Beyel, the Mensinger brothers, the Donahue sisters, the Impagliazzos, the Baruffis and Shaune McLaughlin, among others, to write about … Continue reading Father’s Day Salute to Brian Cunniff

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. During previous Mays and Junes, Tom Williams has turned over his column to CAL athletes for special wishes. Last year it was the Cappelletti sisters from Middle Township and OCHS baseball star Evan Taylor. in 2003. Before that, Nicholl and Abbey Fenton, Danielle and Andrew Donoghue, Stephanie Gaitley, Matt Woolley, Jeff Boyd, Allison Rinck, Erik Geisinger, Owen Ritti, Doug Colman, … Continue reading Mother’s Day Salute for Trish Henry

By TOM WILLIAMS Prior to last year, in the 60-plus years that a Sportsperson of the Year has been saluted, nobody had ever been selected twice. But Mike Pellegrino, who was chosen In 2001 as a highly-successful boys soccer coach, … Continue reading Matt Purdue & Tim Cook – OC Sportspersons of the Year

By TOM WILLIAMS 2024 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 Pat & Maeve – OCHS 2024 Athletes of the Year

By TOM WILLIAMS This is a week or two late this year because of our technical problems that made it difficult to post online. But the calendar year 2024 ended three weeks ago and Ocean City High School sports continued … Continue reading Cross Country Teams did it again

By TOM WILLIAMS John Bruno had a good weekend. On Friday night, his Raiders defeated St. Joseph of Hammonton in a very important game that left OCHS in second place, just a game behind Middle Township, in the Cape-Atlantic League’s … Continue reading Bruno’s Big Weekend

By TOM WILLIAMS 2024 was another exciting season for high school football. It all started in August at Ocean City’s Carey Stadium (and at Egg Harbor Township) with The Battle at the Beach and ended earlier this month for 14 … Continue reading COLUMN: Wrapping up the 2024 CAL football season