By TOM WILLIAMS Another group of talented and successful athletes and coaches was inducted into the Ocean City High School Sports Hall of Fame on Sunday. This is the fourth year that the induction has been held in the Hughes … Continue reading COLUMN: OCHS Sports Hall of Fame Day included emotion & nostalgia
By TOM WILLIAMS There are 17 Cape-Atlantic League schools with football teams, all playing in the West Jersey Football League. And 12 of them would qualify for the NJSIAA football playoffs if the competitions began this week. Lets take a … Continue reading A dozen CAL football teams in playoff picture
By TOM WILLIAMS Barry Banks’ smiling face is an important part of one of the most iconic sports photos in Ocean City High School history. Yeah, that’s the one! He was joined by Butch Gleason, Bill Haynes, John Cranston and … Continue reading Former OCHS athlete bringing military ceremony & celebration to Ocean City
By TOM WILLIAMS Ocean City and Mainland will meet on the football field Friday night for the 50th time. The series started in 1961 when Mainland opened and the Somers Point and Linwood students left OCHS for the new school. … Continue reading Ocean City at Mainland Friday for the Bridge Trophy
By TOM WILLIAMS After three weeks of WJFL action, Cedar Creek’s J.C. Landicini has the most passing yards and TD passes by a QB at a Cape-Atlantic League school. His Pirates teammate, JoJo Bermudez, has the most receiving yards. And … Continue reading Cedar Creek’s Bermudez, Landicini & Howard among football stats leaders
By TOM WILLIAMS The Ocean City High School football tream has played twice this year, shutting out two opponents and not allowing either one to reach the red zone. And they reached some milestones and other accomplishments along the way. … Continue reading Milestones in first two OCHS football games
By TOM WILLIAMS The first list of football stats leaders from Cape-Atlantic League schools is ready. Ocean City’s Jacob Wilson has the most rushing yards. Cedar Creek’s J.C. Landicini has the highest pass efficiency rating. And his Pirates teammate, JoJo … Continue reading Wilson, Landicini & Bermudez are early stats leaders from CAL schools
By TOM WILLIAMS The Ocean City High School fall sports season officially begins on Friday night when Kevin Smith’s football team plays Vineland (8pm) at Carey Stadium to wrap up the first day of the three-day Battle at the Beach. … Continue reading OCHS 2021 fall schedules
By TOM WILLIAMS John Pierantozzi had a calm way of controlling a basketball game. If a player or coach was verbally challenging a call the much-honored referee had made, Pierantozzi would frequently stop and just stare at them. Most of … Continue reading Remembering John Pierantozzi
By TOM WILLIAMS The biggest high school football event in New Jersey is coming to Ocean City. In the last weekend of this month (August 27-28-29) there will be 11 games played at Carey Stadium, right next to the Ocean … Continue reading NJ’s best football showcase comes to Carey Stadium this month
By TOM WILLIAMS The next induction ceremony of the Ocean City High School Sports Hall of Fame has been scheduled for Sunday, September 26th in the high school’s auditorium. And you can help select the new Hall of Famers. It’s … Continue reading You can nominate new OCHS Hall of Famers
By TOM WILLIAMS Mike Naples has won the most South Jersey championships of any Ocean City High School coach. Phil Birnbaum has the most total wins. Trish LeFever has the most wins in a single sport. And Matt Purdue has … Continue reading Most successful OCHS coaches of all time
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