By TOM WILLIAMS The fastballs are being delivered, the batons exchanged and the tee shots are flying. Spring sports in the Cape-Atlantic League are underway. But first, our final wrap-up of the CAL basketball season. Mainland’s girls were South Jersey … Continue reading COLUMN: Reviewing CAL basketball in 2021-22

By TOM WILLIAMS The NJSIAA Tournaments of Champions – competitions that paired the six state group champions into a season-ending tournament – have ended the basketball season in the Garden State since 1989. The 2022 version begins tomorrow with a … Continue reading COLUMN: NJ’s final basketball TOCs begin tomorrow

By TOM WILLIAMS This snake, like most snakes, cannot be trusted. The Cape-Atlantic League has used this reptile to align its conferences the last few years. The idea is to make them more balanced with fair competition. The CAL is … Continue reading COLUMN: Get the snake out of CAL sports

By TOM WILLIAMS Through the years, people have been recognized as Cape-Atlantic League Sportspersons of the Year for many reasons. The list is quite diversified and the selections have been both for accomplishments during just one year or over a … Continue reading COLUMN: CAL Sportsperson of the Year – Frankie LaSasso

By TOM WILLIAMS A variety of people have been recognized as Ocean City Sportspersons of the Year over the last six decades for a number of reasons.. It all started in 1963 in the Sentinel-Ledger with the selection of Bob French, a strong supporter of youth sports. Others in that category – like Chet Wimberg, Bill Gans, Harry Vanderslice, Rich Tolson, Naz Costanza, Greg Donahue and Joe Fagan – would follow over the years. There have been remarkable athletes (Jack Neall, Pat Lynch, Kevin Sinclair and Chad Severs) and administrators (Don Pileggi, Mike Allegretto, Paul LeFever, Walt Tucker and Geoff … Continue reading COLUMN: OC Sportsperson of the Year – Joe LaTorre

By TOM WILLIAMS 2021 was not the greatest, most normal year. But it was a lot better than 2020 for high school sports. And, once again, Ocean City High School’s sports teams made the best of it. There was no … Continue reading COLUMN: 2021 OCHS Athletes of the Year – Gannon Brady & Summer Reimet

By TOM WILLIAMS We will never forget Ocean City High School’s Class of 2021. It was a class loaded with versatile athletes, many of whom played multiple sports. They combined their talents to win many of the championships that were … Continue reading COLUMN: Never forget the OCHS Class of 2021

Note: June is always a big month around high schools, though this is still not the typical June. There is graduation and the end of the scholastic sports careers for seniors, plus Father’s Day, which is Sunday. During previous Junes, Tom … Continue reading (Grand)Father’s Day Salute to Dan Town

By JOE REPETTI, guest columnist For more than four decades, Tom Williams has turned over his column the week of Father’s Day to members of the sports community to write about their fathers. You can read some of them HERE.This … Continue reading COLUMN: Mother’s Day tribute to Sue Repetti

By TOM WILLIAMS Last night a column was posted here reflecting opinions on the proposed changes to NJSIAA basketball starting with the 2022-23 school year. If you read it, you should read these next few paragraphs, which reflect updates. If … Continue reading UPDATED COLUMN: NJ basketball changes for 2022-23