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The updated CAL boys basketball head coaches’ list for 2026-27 - ABSEGAMI – Grant Gibson ATLANTIC CITY – Wayne Nelson ATLANTIC TECH – Hunter Paone BRIDGETON – Carlos Lebron BUENA – James Bell CAPE MAY TECH – Dan Loesch CEDAR CREEK – Randy Dean EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP – Joe Kessler HAMMONTON …
Mainland’s Nate Kashey wins Frank Campo Award - The Frank Campo Memorial Humanitarian Award was created in 2014 by PRIME EVENTS and Dave Talarico of William Schoppy Inc. upon the retirement of the longtime Atlantic City athletics director in recognition of Campo’s more than three decades of dedication …
Father’s Day Salute to Paul Rodio - NOTE: May and June are always big months around high schools. The games are more important and there is graduation day, and the prom. Plus, Mother’s Day comes around in May and Father‘s Day in June, which is actually Sunday. …
John Franchini, Lauren Cella win Billy Schoppy Awards - Mainland’s John Franchini and Lauren Cella of Holy Spirit were the winners of the Billy Schoppy Memorial Awards for the Cape-Atlantic League’s Class of 2026. The awards are presented annually by Prime Events to the senior athletes with the most …
Mother’s Day Salute to Jodi Sutton-Davis - NOTE: May and June are always big months around high schools. The games are more important and there is graduation day, and the prom. Plus, Father‘s Day comes around in June and Mother’s Day in May, which is actually Sunday. …
Shot Clock for NJSIAA basketball – why?? - By TOM WILLIAMS This column was supposed to be written more than three weeks ago. But we lost access to the Internet during the blizzard and it wasn’t restored for more than two weeks. Try to avoid Infinity, if you …
The OCHS State Champions - By TOM WILLIAMS On Sunday afternoon, the Ocean City High School boys basketball team won the state championship. John Bruno’s Raiders defeated North Jersey champion Colonia, 55-46, to become the only state champion from South Jersey in boys basketball this …
2025 OC SportsPerson – Joe Repetti - By TOM WILLIAMS The Ocean City Sportsperson of the Year started in 1963 in the Sentinel-Ledger with the selection of Bob French, a strong supporter of high school and youth sports. Others in that category – like Chet Wimberg, Bill …
Bruno is OCHS Coach of the Year for 2025 - By TOM WILLIAMS In 2025, the Ocean City boys basketball team reached the South Jersey Group 3 championship game for the third straight season, defeating Timber Creek to win the title. All of Ocean City’s South Jersey tournament games were …
Naomi & Jake – OCHS’ top athletes for 2025 - By TOM WILLIAMS 2025 was another pretty good year and Ocean City High School’s sports teams made the best of it. The coaches play a big role in this success, especially because the strength of the programs continues even after …
OCHS Girls Cross Country did it all - By TOM WILLIAMS We are running a little late again this year but Ocean City High School sports continued to succeed in 2025. OCHS teams won 17 championships during the 12 months of 2025. But only one team had the …
COLUMN: New Year’s wishes for the sports community - By TOM WILLIAMS For decades we offered this column in the form of Christmas gifts for area people in sports. It was not done in 2024 – Christmas and the weeks around it have become even busier. So, this year, …
Dave Tatum needs your help - By TOM WILLIAMS It was more than four decades ago that Dave Tatum was a successful athlete at Mainland Regional High School. He was a fullback in football and a sprinter on the track team, competing on the same field …
10 CAL teams in the NJSIAA Tournament picture with one week left - By TOM WILLIAMS This is the final weekend for public school football teams to qualify for the NJSIAA Tournament. And, right now, seven Cape-Atlantic League teams (plus three Non-Public teams) are in the picture. It keeps getting more difficult to …
11 Cape-Atlantic football teams are in the NJSIAA Tournament picture - By TOM WILLIAMS With three weekends left in the regular season, there are 11 football teams at Cape-Atlantic League schools who are in the NJSIAA tournament picture. Some are sure of a place in the tournament, others may need wins …
Remembering Earl Tarves - By TOM WILLIAMS Earl Tarves, one of the principal members of one of the most prominent sports families in Ocean City history, died last week. He was an outstanding football player, a successful swimmer and, in the spring, ran and …
Roseborough, Day are 2025 winners - In a competitive field of accomplished athletes, two have emerged. The Billy Schoppy Award winners from the Cape-Atlantic League Class of 2025 are Khajuan Roseborough, a two-sport all star from Atlantic City High School, and Sofia Day, the highly successful …
Ocean City wins Ed Byrnes Award 21st time - Ocean City High School has won the Ed Byrnes Memorial for the fifth time in the last seven years and the 21st time since Prime Events and Schoppy Inc. created it in 1990. The all-sports award was renamed in memory …
OLMA’s Gabby Eaise wins Frank Campo Award - When Gabby Eaise’s brother, Kevin, was diagnosed with cancer, she and her family went into action. They created The Eaise Family Foundation to raise money for cancer research and Gabby was an active part of that effort. Kevin recovered, became …
Remembering Walt Murphy - By TOM WILLIAMS Walt Murphy died earlier this month. A public relations specialist in his latter years, I first knew him when we worked together at WOND Radio in the 1960s and 1970s. I hosted the nighttime show and he …