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The Philadelphia Phillies starting rotation got a lot better late Wednesday.  The Phillies announced they have signed former New York Mets pitcher Zach Wheeler to a five year contract worth $118 million.  Wheeler won 11 games with the Mets last year, and struck out 195 batters.

He’s back.  Various reports Sunday place Greg Schiano once again as the head coach of the Rutgers University football program.  The deal that died before Thanksgiving was revived over the weekend and Schiano has agreed to the deal.  Schiano led the Scarlet Knights to bowl appearances in six of his …

The Anchor Bowl trophy stays in Middle Township for another year.  In a game broadcast live on WCZT, Middle Township blanked cross county rival Lower Cape May, 21-0.  Middle Township finishes the season with a 5-5 record, Lower Cape May dropped its eighth game of the year.

It’s time for turkey and football.  The annual Thanksgiving Day Anchor Bowl football game between Middle Township and Lower Cape May will be played Thursday at 10am.  Middle Township won last year’s game by 28 points; the game will be broadcast live on WCZT with Brian Cunniff and Buddy Tarbotton.  …

Jada Byers’ ten touchdowns in a St. Joseph’s win over Morris Catholic in a 76-22 playoff victory is not nearly as impressive as the reason he went for the record.  Byers said he wanted to set the record to honor ten year old Micah Tennant, who was shot to death …

It was a disappointing end to the Ocean City football season Friday night.  The Red Raiders were shut out 28-0 by Shawnee in the South Jersey Group IV championship game.  This was the ninth title in Shawnee program history.

It’s a huge night for the Ocean City football team.  Ocean City will visit Shawnee this evening for the South Jersey Group IV football championship.  This will be the Red Raiders first appearance in a title game in 19 years.

Camden beat Pleasantville, 22-0 in a high school playoff football game that was completed at Lincoln Financial Field on Wednesday.  The result of the game is completely overshadowed by the death of a ten year old boy who was shot in the neck during the game Friday night.  Eagles Head …

The high school playoff football game between Pleasantville and Camden will be completed Wednesday afternoon at Lincoln Financial Field.  The Group II sectional game was interrupted Friday night when a gunman opened fire, striking three people.  The game will be closed to the public but a limited number of free …

The Pleasantville-Camden high school football playoff game that was interrupted by gunfire on Friday will be resumed on Wednesday, at a neutral site, with no fans in attendance.  School officials say the schools have agreed to this arrangement as a way to determine a winner of the game that Camden …