By TOM WILLIAMS Coaches: Ocean City’s Kevin Smith starts his 10th season with a 42-50 record, the fourth most wins in Raider history. Absegami’s Chris Sacco starts his first season at Absegami after compiliing a 27-24 record at Pleasantville in … Continue reading Limited fans Friday at season opener
By TOM WILLIAMS In Ocean City High School’s last varsity game, Abbey Fenton scored 17 points, Delaney Lappin added 12, Lauren Mirsky contributed 11 points and Emma Finnegan had 10 rebounds, five blocks and seven assists in a 50-38 win … Continue reading OCHS sports resume after 199 days
By TOM WILLIAMS High School football is just days away in New Jersey and 17 of the 18 Cape-Atlantic League schools in the West Jersey Football League are ready to go. St. Augustine Prep was forced to cancel its first … Continue reading Updated home game details for CAL football teams
My mother, Doris Elizabeth (Hogeland) Howell, died on Sept. 6 at age 98 in Palm Coast, Florida. She was the wife of Frederick E. “Dixie” Howell who died in 1988. My mother was born on November 19, 1921 in Driftwood, … Continue reading The life of Doris Howell – Dixie’s wife – as told by son, Terry
By TOM WILLIAMS Classes began today at Ocean City High School but something is missing. Yes, about 50 percent of the student body is missing as Ocean City tries to make a hybrid attendance schedule work in these times of … Continue reading COLUMN: Something missing at OCHS – Bill Nickles
By TOM WILLIAMS There have been no high school sports since March 12 – more than five months ago. They had the statewide Last Dance baseball tournament that featured high school athletes. And there are Babe Ruth baseball and independent … Continue reading All the CAL Sports memories you need
By TOM WILLIAMS Kyle Klein, the former assistant coach at Cedar Creek who was hired as the Pleasantville High School football coach during the off-season, resigned today. No reason was given for the decision. The job became open when Chris … Continue reading Kyle Klein resigns as Pleasantville football coach
By TOM WILLIAMS The 1960s and early 1970s were interesting times in the Ocean City High School sports community. Hall of Famer Dixie Howell was coaching baseball and boys basketball and later became athletics director. Fred Haack took over in … Continue reading COLUMN: Remembering Ted Klepac
By TOM WILLIAMS HOPEWELL – The Atlantic Shore 13-and-Under Babe Ruth team needed to win three straight games this week to capture the Southern New Jersey championship. They did it. Last night, Atlantic Shore edged Nottingham, 2-0, in the first … Continue reading Atlantic Shore wins 13U Babe Ruth title
By TOM WILLIAMS The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association today announced modifications to the sports schedule for 2020-21 in its continuing effort to keep high school sports alive for New Jersey’s student-athletes. Today the NJSIAA announced a new schedule … Continue reading COLUMN: NJSIAA makes more adjustments to high school sports schedules
By TOM WILLIAMS The West Jersey Football League has announced its revised 2020 schedules based on the NJSIAA start date of Oct. 2. Each school has been scheduled to play six games and can qualify for the NJSIAA playoffs during … Continue reading 2020 football schedules for CAL schools
By TOM WILLIAMS The West Jersey Football League (WJFL) announced today a set of new football schedules for 2020 that were adjusted to fit the NJSIAA requirement that fall sports not begin until Oct. 1. Ocean City High School will … Continue reading The OCHS revised 2020 football schedule
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