By TOM WILLIAMS Mainland senior Linden Wineland was named the winner of the Frank Campo Humanitarian Award, created by Schoppy, Inc. and Prime Events, and presented annually to the Cape-Atlantic League senior varsity athlete whose academic achievement and dedication to … Continue reading Linden Wineland wins Frank Campo Award
Mainland Regional High School compiled the second highest score (29 points) in the 32-year history of the Ed Byrnes Memorial All-Sports Award and became the 2021-22 winner of the award. That ended the nine-year streak by Ocean City of either … Continue reading Mainland wins Ed Byrnes Award with near-record year
A pair of three-sport athletes have won the 22nd annual Billy Schoppy Awards, presented this year to the top athletes in the Cape-Atlantic League Class of 2022. Calem Bowman of Millville and Camryn Dirkes of Mainland are this year’s Billy … Continue reading Bowman, Dirkes win Billy Schoppy Awards
Note: June is always a big month around high schools. There is graduation and the end of the scholastic careers for seniors – plus Father’s Day, which is Sunday. For more than four decades during June, Tom Williams has turned over … Continue reading Father’s Day Salute to Chuck Smith
By TOM WILLIAMS A dozen boys have been selected as finalists for the 2022 Billy Schoppy Award, presented to the athlete from the Cape-Atlantic League Class of 2022 who had the most outstanding high school sports career. The awards originated … Continue reading Billy Schoppy Male Finalists for 2022
By TOM WILLIAMS A dozen girls have been selected as finalists for the 2022 Billy Schoppy Award, presented to the athlete from the Cape-Atlantic League Class of 2022 who had the most outstanding high school sports career. The awards originated … Continue reading Billy Schoppy Female Finalists for 2022
By TOM WILLIAMS Dashawn Hendricks had a pretty good basketball season this year. The Egg Harbor Township graduate, who works in education and is part of the Prime Events sports team that covers high school sports, is the leading scorer … Continue reading Like father, like son
By TOM WILLIAMS Harry Bakley was a very good catcher. He caught and I pitched on some middle school baseball teams. It all started during the first year of Ocean City Youth Athletic Association baseball. Bakley, who died last week, … Continue reading Remembering Harry Bakley
By TOM WILLIAMS The Cape-Atlantic League has voted to re-align its three conferences for the 2022-23 season. The league ended its use of the “snake format” but might have come up with something almost as deadly. Here are the alignments … Continue reading Cape-Atlantic basketball alignments for 2022-23
Location: Dixie Howell Memorial Gymnasium at Ocean City High School – Sixth Street & The Boardwalk. Admission is $6.00 at the door. Proceeds benefit Edythe Selvagn Memorial Scholarship Fund. Check out the previous 18 All Star Saturdays HERE. Schedule: 1pm … Continue reading Facts about All Star Saturday
By TOM WILLIAMS This has been an unusual season for Cape-Atlantic League basketball. Though some teams – Egg Harbor Township, St. Augustine, St. Joseph, Holy Spirit – have been as strong as expected, others who would normally be on that … Continue reading OCHS basketball teams head into February
WINSTON-SALEM, NC- Two sportswriters and two sportscasters – including one who primarily covers the Cape-Atlantic League – have been named the best in New Jersey for 2021 according to the National Sports Media Association (NSMA) here. James Kratch and Keith … Continue reading Four honored as NJ’s best in 2021 sports media
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