By TOM WILLIAMS The NJSIAA Tournaments of Champions – competitions that paired the six state group champions into a season-ending tournament – have ended the basketball season in the Garden State since 1989. The 2022 version begins tomorrow with a … Continue reading COLUMN: NJ’s final basketball TOCs begin tomorrow
By TOM WILLIAMS This snake, like most snakes, cannot be trusted. The Cape-Atlantic League has used this reptile to align its conferences the last few years. The idea is to make them more balanced with fair competition. The CAL is … Continue reading COLUMN: Get the snake out of CAL sports
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
By TOM WILLIAMS Six Cape-Atlantic League seniors will be honored later this month by the Al Carino Boys Basketball Club at a special luncheon in Egg Harbor Township. The club will honor John Andoloro (Hammonton), Jabril Bowman (Bridgeton), Dylan Delvecchio (Cape May Tech), Yamere Diggs (Vineland), Carlos Lopez (Egg Harbor … Continue reading Six from CAL to be honored by Carino Basketball Club
By TOM WILLIAMS Through the years, people have been recognized as Cape-Atlantic League Sportspersons of the Year for many reasons. The list is quite diversified and the selections have been both for accomplishments during just one year or over a … Continue reading COLUMN: CAL Sportsperson of the Year – Frankie LaSasso
By TOM WILLIAMS A variety of people have been recognized as Ocean City Sportspersons of the Year over the last six decades for a number of reasons.. It all started in 1963 in the Sentinel-Ledger with the selection of Bob French, a strong supporter of youth sports. Others in that category – like Chet Wimberg, Bill Gans, Harry Vanderslice, Rich Tolson, Naz Costanza, Greg Donahue and Joe Fagan – would follow over the years. There have been remarkable athletes (Jack Neall, Pat Lynch, Kevin Sinclair and Chad Severs) and administrators (Don Pileggi, Mike Allegretto, Paul LeFever, Walt Tucker and Geoff … Continue reading COLUMN: OC Sportsperson of the Year – Joe LaTorre
By TOM WILLIAMS 2021 was not the greatest, most normal year. But it was a lot better than 2020 for high school sports. And, once again, Ocean City High School’s sports teams made the best of it. There was no … Continue reading COLUMN: 2021 OCHS Athletes of the Year – Gannon Brady & Summer Reimet
By TOM WILLIAMS The calendar year 2021 is about to end, another difficult year under the cloud of a pandemic. But Ocean City High School sports continued to succeed. Teams that hadn’t won championships, won them. And OCHS athletes accomplished … Continue reading COLUMN: OCHS Teams of the Year
WINSTON-SALEM, NC- Two sportswriters and a sportscaster from the Cape-Atlantic League area are among the finalists for New Jersey state awards according to the National Sports Media Association here. Mike McGarry and Dave Weinberg are finalists for the state’s Sportswriter … Continue reading Trio from area get state sports nominations
There will be lots of stories at the Ocean City PBA Tipoff Weekend on Saturday and Sunday in the Dixie Howell Gymnasium at Ocean City High School. The event returns for its 23rd year after last December’s showcase was cancelled. … Continue reading Lots of stories at Ocean City PBA Tipoff Weekend
By LARRY MASI, Class of 1968 As a young man, playing football for the Ocean City Raiders, I grew to admire our dear Coach Cervino. I know that when he was drilling us and making us run laps, and through … Continue reading Tribute to a John Cervino – a true winner
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