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
By TOM WILLIAMS It was quite a season for Cape-Atlantic League football teams in the West Jersey Football League. The 18 CAL teams were somehow spread out over eight different divisions (CAL teams won five of those divisions with four … Continue reading COLUMN: Wrapping up the 2021 CAL football season
By TOM WILLIAMS The 2021 high school football season will move into history this weekend with a series of NJSIAA championship games at Rutgers University that ends 15 weekends of competition. Two Cape-Atlantic League (CAL) teams – Cedar Creek and … Continue reading The 2021 OCHS football story
By TOM WILLIAMS John Cervino was an intense coach, the kind of coach you’d see in a Hollywood production. During his four seasons as Ocean City High School’s football coach (1965-68) he was animated on the sidelines, almost always dressed … Continue reading Remembering John Cervino
By TOM WILLIAMS The NJSIAA football playoffs continue Friday night when Ocean City puts its undefeated record on the line against Millville in the NJSIAA South Jersey Group 4 championship game. Three other Cape-Atlantic League teams will also be in … Continue reading Game 12
By TOM WILLIAMS Six football teams from Cape-Atlantic League schools played in the NJSIAA playoffs over the weekend. All six were winners. That takes talented players. And it also takes quality coaching. Cedar Creek’s Jim Melody is a CAL newcomer … Continue reading Remembering Joe Cacia
