By TOM WILLIAMS The high school basketball season is over in New Jersey and the final few days were exciting for Ocean City senior Gannon Brady. First of all, on Friday he scored some key points down the stretch – … Continue reading HOOP NOTES: Gannon Brady, Noel Gonzalez & more ….
By TOM WILLIAMS If you spent much time in Ocean City, especially in the second half of the 20th century, Don Pileggi, who died recently, probably had an impact on your life. If you were a surfer – he was … Continue reading COLUMN: Remembering Don Pileggi
By TOM WILLIAMS There are 11 days left in the Cape-Atlantic League basketball season. And quite a season it has been. The NJSIAA says you have to complete all games by March 7 and, for some teams, that is unfortunate. … Continue reading Breaking it down in the CAL
By TOM WILLIAMS Ken Weaver was part of the Class of 1957 at Audubon High School. But he also had strong connections to Ocean City High School. These are some of his memories from those years. Hopefully, his words will … Continue reading Sports in the 1950s – with Ken Weaver
By TOM WILLIAMS Kay Wright died over the weekend, four days after her birthday. Those in the sports community will likely remember her for her volunteer efforts with the Atlantic City Marathon or running the hospitality rooms for the Prime … Continue reading COLUMN: Remembering Kay Wright
By TOM WILLIAMS The 2021 high school basketball season begins tomorrow and, like the sports seasons that came before in 2020, it should be a challenge. Ocean City High School is in the temporary East Conference of the Cape-Atlantic League … Continue reading OCHS basketball preview
By TOM WILLIAMS If you paid attention during the high school football season you know what an impressive player Ocean City’s Jake Inserra was. Now everybody knows. Inserra was selected by the prestigious Maxwell Football Club of Philadelphia as one … Continue reading OCHS Sports Notebook
By TOM WILLIAMS It was a cold, windy night in January of 1971 when Father Ed Lyons, at his residence in St. Michael’s Rectory, talked about his idea – why not bring some of the top high school basketball teams … Continue reading COLUMN: Remembering Father Ed Lyons
By TOM WILLIAMS Ocean City and Mainland were scheduled to open the 2021 Cape-Atlantic League basketball season on Jan. 26, the first day the NJSIAA permits teams to play. But there was some concern about whether Mainland could play that … Continue reading OCHS basketball schedules start with Mainland
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
