Local Sports

Friday night, and Saturday football in Cape May County this weekend for local sports fans.  Tonight, Middle Township will take on Gloucester City in a game with potential playoff implications at 7pm on WCZT 98.7..the Coast with Brian Cunniff and Scott Wahl.  And on Shore 106.3, Tom Williams has the …

It was a beatdown that fans of St. Joseph’s high school football are not used to.  St. Joseph’s was crushed by West Deptford, 51-0 over the weekend in a game that did not feature long time head coach Paul Sacco, who was suspended for two games.  Sacco was benched for …

Lower Cape May’s football team won its fourth game of the year with a 35-0 win over Wildwood in a game broadcast live on WCZT Friday night.  In other action, Middle Township fell to Mainland, 28-17, and Triton knocked off Ocean City, 33-23.  In one of the best games of …

Pairings have been announced for the first-ever Cape Atlantic League soccer tournaments.  CoastSportsToday.com reports that Ocean City boys are seeded second and will host Pleasantville; on the girls side, Ocean City will play at either Egg Harbor Township or Millville. For more, see Tom Williams’ story on CoastSportsToday.com.

Some football players at St. Joseph’s High School at Hammonton are being reportedly sanctioned for using racial slurs in a video sent to a rival football player.  The Press of Atlantic City report the sanctions are coming from the Diocese of Camden, and the school itself will soon address the …

The Eagles will be without the services of running back Jay Ajayi for the rest of the season.  Ajayi was placed on injured reserve with a torn ACL.  This is a contract year for Ajayi which means his career with the Eagles may be over.

It was the 100th career win Wednesday for Middle Township High School field hockey coach Janina Perna.  Middle Township blanked St. Joseph’s 5-0 for Perna’s 100th win in the program.  Briar Lemma scored three goals for Middle Township.

It was a clean sweep for the Middle Township High School soccer programs over rival Lower Cape May on Monday.  Brian Cunniff of CoastSportsToday.com reports that the boys’ team won 2-0, while the girls team won, 3-0.  Middle boys and girls both hold winning records so far this season.

A couple of local football teams suffered gridiron losses Friday night.  Ocean City lost its first game of the season, 38-6 to St. Augustine Prep in a game broadcast live on 106.3FM the Shore.  And Wildwood was defeated by Gloucester City, 48-8.

Friday was a very unusual night for high school football.  Lower Cape May’s game against Riverside was suspended indefinitely in the second quarter due to repeated lightning; no word on if or when that game will be resumed; Lower was leading, 14-8 at the time the game was called.  In …