Local Sports

A big win for the Middle Township girls’ lacrosse program on Monday.  Middle defeated Lower Cape May, 16-5 in a battle featuring two undefeated teams that was live streamed on CoastSportsToday.com.  The Lady Panthers improved to 8-0 on the season.

It’s a first of its kind in Cape May County…a girls lacrosse game featuring two unbeaten teams to be live streamed by Coast Sports Today.  Middle Township hosts Lower Cape May in a game of the unbeaten at 4pm, and the game will be live streamed for local sports fans …

The Philadelphia Eagles will say hello to former quarterback Nick Foles in August.  The Eagles’ preseason schedule is out, and the Eagles are slated to visit the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 2.  Other Eagles’ preseason opponents include Tennessee, the New York Jets, Baltimore.

Two local high school pitchers fired no hitters to lead their teams to victory on the baseball diamond Monday.  Wildwood Catholic’s Ben Church tossed the gem as the Crusaders beat Atlantic City, 12-0.  And Ocean City’s Brandon Lashley also fired a no hitter as Ocean City blanked Oakcrest, 10-0.

A major honor for Cape May Tech basketball star Josh Wright.  Wright was named the Cape Atlantic League Male Athlete of the winter at the League’s annual winter all star banquet earlier this week.  Wright scored 2484 career points at Tech. For more, see Brian Cunniff’s story on CoastSportsToday.com.

The Philadelphia Eagles have acquired former Chicago Bears running back Jordan Howard.  Howard was traded to the Eagles for a conditional sixth round draft pick in 2020.  Howard is in the final year of a four year contract.

Phil Martelli’s nearly quarter century career in charge of the St. Joseph’s University men’s basketball program has come to an end.  The university announced today that Martelli has been relieved of his duties as coach.  Martelli’s squad made three appearances in the NCAA tournament over the past 11 years.

The referee who ordered Buena High School wrestler Andrew Johnson to cut off his dreadlocks before a match or forfeit is now reportedly asking for $100,000.  TMZ reports that Alan Maloney wants the money for alleged defamation of character, and has not refereed any matches since the incident in December.

First Nick Foles, now Jordan Hicks.  Various NFL reporters say Hicks, an outstanding linebacker for the Eagles, is leaving the team to sign a four year deal with the Arizona Cardinals.  The deal is worth $36 million.

The Mainland girls basketball team won the New Jersey Group III basketball championship Sunday afternoon.  Mainland d defeated Chatham 42-35 to win the title in Toms River.  This is the first girls basketball state title in Mainland history.  They now move on to the Tournament of Champions.