Beach access has been restored in Stone Harbor. Borough officials announced that all access points are now passable; the town closed the beach immediately after this month’s nor’easter from former Hurricane Ian. Visitors to the beach should stay off dunes and away from vertical scarps. Information and photo courtesy Stone Harbor municipal website. The post…
By BRIAN CUNNIFF ERMA – Perhaps intensive preparation is overrated when it comes to performing well in a high school football game. Just two days after accepting an extra consolation game against Gloucester Catholic, Lower Cape May exploded for four touchdowns over the game’s opening eight minutes en route to a 48-7 win over the…
By BRIAN CUNNIFF CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE – Talk about a punch in the gut. For the third straight game, the Middle Township High School boys soccer team went toe to toe with a top-flight opponent. For the third straight game, the Panthers played well enough to deserve a victory. But for the third straight…
By BRIAN CUNNIFF CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE – Macie McCracken did it again, this time without much of a challenge. The Wildwood High School sophomore won the Cape May County girls cross country championship meet at county park for the second straight year. She did so by approximately 41 seconds faster than her closest competitor.…
By BRIAN CUNNIFF WILDWOOD – The best pass Junior Hans has thrown since becoming the Wildwood High School football team’s quarterback helped the Warriors complete a stunning comeback Saturday afternoon. Hans dropped a perfect 30-yard pass into the arms of Ryan Troiano in the left corner of the end zone for a touchdown to give…
By BRIAN CUNNIFF PLEASANTVILLE – The Middle Township High School football team had a chance to share a division title with a victory Friday night. Pleasantville made sure that didn’t happen. The Greyhounds broke open a close game in the second half and eventually posted a 21-0 victory to secure the West Jersey Football League’s…
By BRIAN CUNNIFF Catching up with some former area high school athletes now competing at the college level … Collin Hassay (sophomore-Immaculata soccer-LCMR) has played in 12 games, with three starts, as a midfielder for the Mighty Macs. He has posted two assists. Teammate Reed Lindsay (sophomore-Immaculata soccer-OCHS-North Cape May resident) has played in 14…
KIKI SOTO Kiki Soto of Lower Cape May Regional High School is the latest CoastSportsToday.com Female Athlete of the Week. A senior goalkeeper for the girls soccer team, Soto recorded her 300th career save in a 1-0 loss to Holy Spirit on Friday. Soto has helped the Lady Tigers to an 8-6 record entering this…
Michael Zarfati of Middle Township High School is the latest CoastSportsToday.com Male Athlete of the Week. A junior two-way starter on the football team, Zarfati caught five passes for 65 yards and also made a diving interception in the end zone in the Panthers’ 21-0 loss to Pleasantville last Friday. He also had a 69-yard…
Cape May Tech junior Dylan Elko runs the trails at county park during the Cape May County Cross Country Championships with his running partner, Megan Clunn. By BRIAN CUNNIFF The Cape May County Cross Country Championships were held last week at county park. Ocean City’s Nick Scarangelli and Wildwood’s Macie McCracken finished in first place…