By TOM WILLIAMS Here they are! The senior girls who were selected by the student body as part of the homecoming celebrations over more than the last six decades. Which ones do you remember?? 2024 Noley Schenck2023 Lindsay Tate2022 A’yanna … Continue reading The OCHS Homecoming Queens
By TOM WILLIAMS The regular season of New Jersey high school football will end on Saturday – that’s October 26. A lot of us find that to be somewhat ridiculous. But, since the emphasis in the sport has changed from … Continue reading NJSIAA football – deadlines this weekend
It will have a family feel when 10 new members of the Ocean City High School Sports Hall of Fame are inducted in December. One new member joins his father and uncle in the Hall of Fame. There is another … Continue reading The Class of 2024
By TOM WILLIAMS The Connor Laverty Memorial 3×3 Basketball Tournament will be held on Saturday starting at 9 a.m. Because of damage to the floor of the Dixie Howell Memorial Gymnasium in the high school, the games will be played … Continue reading Connor Laverty 3×3 Tournament teams & schedule
By TOM WILLIAMS The people in the Cape-Atlantic sports community are worn out. One after another, we have lost some of the most significant people in CAL history. Chris Ford, Nuncie Sacco, Jim Schafer, Lou Paludi, Frank Campo, John Pierantozzi, … Continue reading Remembering Buddy Tarbotton
By TOM WILLIAMS As soon as you entered a gym, you could tell if Greg Goodwin was coaching. Because of his passion for the game, he was the loudest coach in the Cape-Atlantic League, maybe in South Jersey, shouting instructions … Continue reading Remembering Greg Goodwin
By TOM WILLIAMS Ocean City High School finished second to Mainland for the 2023-24 Ed Byrnes Memorial All-Sports Award. The award is displayed by the school that wins the most Cape-Atlantic League and NJSIAA championships. Though they fell short in … Continue reading OCHS Sports 2023-24 …. a summary
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 … Continue reading COLUMN: Father’s Day Salute to Mike Cappelletti
Dozens of athletes and a handful of teams were honored at the Ocean City Music Pier Tuesday afternoon during the annual CAL Celebration, created by Prime Events. The event concluded with the primary awards of the day. Mainland edged Ocean … Continue reading Winners of 2024 CAL Awards announced
You can nominate athletes, coaches, contributors or teams to the Ocean City High School Sports Hall of Fame the rest of this month. The online nomination form is HERE. You don’t need to fill in everything, just what you know. … Continue reading This is nomination month for OCHS Sports Hall of Fame
By TOM WILLIAMS When I would see John-John (John Bucci) at a basketball game I would always shake his hand and give him a pat n the back. “It’s good to see you, John,” I’d tell him. “Now that you’re … Continue reading Remembering John-John
By TOM WILLIAMS If the Cape-Atlantic League was ever to form a Hall of Fame, Jim Schafer would have to be under consideration to be among the first inductees. Jim, who died last week, was a three-sport star at Egg … Continue reading Remembering Jim Schafer
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