By TOM WILLIAMS Alyssa-Rae Morrison and Joe LaTorre were hired by Ocean City High School athletics director Chris Lentz at the same time, almost seven years ago. Like LaTorre with the boys, Morrison has built the girls lacrosse program into … Continue reading Danielle Donoghue is OCHS Girls Lacrosse Player of Decade
By TOM WILLIAMS This is the first Ocean City High School All-Decade Team in boys lacrosse since the sport only started at OCHS in 2007. And a player who just graduated a little over a month ago clearly put his … Continue reading Marty Cattie is OCHS Boys Lacrosse Player of Decade
By TOM WILLIAMS If the Atlantic City Surf was still playing in the Atlantic League fans would be listening to Tony Blum and John Leon doing the play-by-play and John Kiphorn and Jo Carroll would be working behind the scenes … Continue reading COLUMN: Let’s change some rules in sports
By TOM WILLIAMS When you look at the best single-season averages by an Ocean City High School golfer you immediately notice that one guy has the top two. Dom DiGiacomo averaged 37.10 strokes per nine holes as a junior in … Continue reading Dom DiGiacomo was the decade’s top golfer
By TOM WILLIAMS Many parents and young athletes are still looking for sports camps for the summer of 2019. We earlier published a list of camps that began in June and July. Here is a list of the camps that … Continue reading COLUMN: More summer sports camps
By TOM WILLIAMS Not that much was expected of the Ocean City Youth Athletic Association’s all star team when the Little League Baseball District 16 Tournament began a little over two weeks ago. After all, only two teams of Ocean … Continue reading OCYAA Little League run ends in district finals
By TOM WILLIAMS The Ocean City Youth Athletic Association’s baseball all stars stayed alive tonight in the District 16 Little League Tournament when Cole Laursen delivered a two-out RBI single in the 10th inning that produced a 6-5 victory over … Continue reading OCYAA wins on Laursen’s walk-off hit
By TOM WILLIAMS Both the OCYAA and Upper Township lost in District 16 Little League action tonight. Ocean City lost to Northfield, 6-2, and Upper was beaten by Hammonton, 9-2. That loss was Upper Township’s second in the double elimination … Continue reading OCYAA hosts Hammonton Saturday in Little League elimination game
By TOM WILLIAMS The Ocean City Youth Athletic Association defeated Upper Township, 15-5, tonight in the first round of the Little League Baseball District 16 Final Four. The game was played at the Harry Vanderslice Complex on 35th Street in … Continue reading OCYAA wins, advances in Little League – Laursen hits grand slam
By TOM WILLIAMS The Ocean City Youth Athletic Association and Upper Township Baseball both survived pool play in the Little League District 16 Tournament Sunday night and will advance to the double elimination championship bracket. And, they will play each … Continue reading OCYAA, Upper advance in Little League
By TOM WILLIAMS Ocean City High School stayed within the school system in selecting its new Director of Athletics – but he has some strong ties to rival Mainland. Geoff Haines, a resident of Northfield who has served as the … Continue reading Geoff Haines is new OCHS athletics director
By TOM WILLIAMS Atlantic City’s Nick Abrams was the Cape-Atlantic League’s batting champion and home run leader, Ocean City’s A.J. Campbell led in RBIs, Ben Church of Wildwood Catholic had the lowest earned run average, Absegami’s William Hoff led in … Continue reading The final 2019 leaders
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