By TOM WILLIAMS When people are recognized as Cape-Atlantic League Sportspersons of the Year there are many reasons. The list is quite diversified and the selections have been both for accomplishments during just one year or over a longer period … Continue reading COLUMN: CAL Sportspersons of the Year – the ADs
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 and Walt Tucker). And … Continue reading COLUMN: Sportsperson of the Year – Geoff Haines
By TOM WILLIAMS 2020 was mostly a lousy year. But the Ocean City High School sports community made the best of it. OCHS won the Ed Byrnes Memorial Award again for 2019-20, given to the school with the most Cape-Atlantic … Continue reading COLUMN: 2020 OCHS Athletes of the Year – Joe Repetti & Faith Slimmer
By TOM WILLIAMS The calendar year 2020 is about to end (thankfully!) and, in many ways, it was a year to forget. Except for Ocean City High School sports. Later this week the OCHS Athletes of the Year and Sportsperson … Continue reading COLUMN: OCHS Teams of the Year
By TOM WILLIAMS Here it is, that time of year when people focus on gifts and giving. And this is the month that most of those gifts are distributed. The sports community, for the first time in modern history, is … Continue reading COLUMN: Ending 2020 with another gift list
By TOM WILLIAMS Not since the end of World War II has there been such an unusual high school football season around here. Games were cancelled and postponed, sometimes at the last minute. New games, to replace those that disappeared, … Continue reading COLUMN: Wrapping up the 2020 CAL football season
By TOM WILLIAMS It was pretty obvious in the middle of the summer that the 2020 Ocean City High School football season would be different. But just how different was not yet clear. This was the original OCHS schedule – … Continue reading COLUMN: The 2020 OCHS football season
By TOM WILLIAMS The Cape-Atlantic League announced its all star teams this week from the unique fall season that was just completed. There were no championships within the league but the coaches’ votes honored the top performers. In boys cross … Continue reading The best of the memorable 2020 season
By TOM WILLIAMS The 2020 version of Ocean City High School sports ended a little over a week ago and the final week brought some memorable highlights. Field hockey and girls soccer won championships at Carey Stadium and the final … Continue reading The last of 2020 – two championships & half a football game
WINSTON-SALEM, NC- Two sportscasters and a sportswriter from this area are among the finalists for New Jersey state awards according to the National Sports Media Association here. Rich Van Noord and Tom Williams are finalists for New Jersey Sportscaster of … Continue reading Three from area nominated for state sports awards
By TOM WILLIAMS Coaches: Ocean City’s Kevin Smith is 48-50 in his 10th season, third in Raider history in victories behind Gary Degenhardt and Fenton Carey. DePaul Catholic’s John McKenna is 108-58 in his 16th season. McKenna has announced this … Continue reading Raiders take on North Jersey power
By TOM WILLIAMS The NJSIAA changed the high school basketball calendar again today. The start of practice has been moved back more than a month – to Jan. 11. The season will start on Jan. 26 and run until Mar. … Continue reading New high school basketball calendar makes CAL Tournament more important
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