By TOM WILLIAMS Lou Paludi lived a great life. He was a successful football player at Atlantic City High School, Temple University and in the U.S. Army. He became a coach in Philadelphia’s Catholic League and eventually an assistant at … Continue reading Remembering Lou Paludi

By TOM WILLIAMS The NJSIAA pre-season Football Strength Index has been announced. These pre-season ratings are generally based on last year’s performance and will be adjusted each week based on the results of games. The Index is an important part … Continue reading Looking at the NJSIAA Football Strength Index in the pre-season

New members of the Ocean City Sports Hall of Fame will be inducted on November 19th during ceremonies in the Hughes Memorial Auditorium in the high school. The new members will join 57 athletes, 15 coaches, two contributors and 13 … Continue reading OCHS Sports HOF – July is Nomination Month

By TOM WILLIAMS Ocean City High School won the Ed Byrnes Memorial All-Sports Award for the 2022-23 school year. The award is displayed by the school that wins the most Cape-Atlantic League and NJSIAA championships. The Raiders won in another … Continue reading OCHS Sports 2022-23 …. 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 Father’s Day Salute to Ryan Taylor

By TOM WILLIAMS A dozen boys have been selected as finalists for the Billy Schoppy Award, presented to the athlete from the Cape-Atlantic League Class of 2023 who had the most outstanding high school sports career. The awards originated in … Continue reading Male finalists for Class of 2023

By TOM WILLIAMS A dozen girls have been selected as finalists for the Billy Schoppy Award, presented to the athlete from the Cape-Atlantic League Class of 2023 who had the most outstanding high school sports career. The awards originated in … Continue reading Female finalists for Class of 2023

By TOM WILLIAMS Charlie Baker became a three-sport athlete after he transferred to Ocean City from Florida as a pre-teen. His biggest impact was in basketball where he graduated with the fifth highest career point total in school history. As … Continue reading Remembering Charlie Baker

By TOM WILLIAMS One of the pioneers of the current Cape-Atlantic League died last week. Nuncie Sacco was the first boys basketball coach at Mainland Regional High School when it opened. He later became the school’s athletics director and played … Continue reading Remembering Nuncie Sacco

By TOM WILLIAMS Two more men who were important parts of the Ocean City sports community died within the past month. Charlie Bowman, that rare four-sport athlete at OCHS, and Bob Hoffman, an Ocean City graduate who went on to … Continue reading Remembering Charlie Bowman & Bob Hoffman