The realignment of the West Jersey football League has been tentatively set. The League will have a United Division consisting of Lower Cape May, Middle Township, Pleasantville, Holy Spirit, and Buena. 17 schools from the Cape Atlantic League are divided up into three divisions. The final alignment of the league will be set before the…
It’s still very possible that public and non-public football schools will be divided in New Jersey as soon as next year. The New Jersey State Interscholastic Association voted Wednesday to keep a measure on a ballot that will separate the two classifications of schools. The big vote will take place on December 7th at a…
It’s a big day for two field hockey teams from Cape May County high schools. Lower Cape May plays in the South Jersey Group II semifinals today against top seed West Deptford. Ocean City is the number one seed in Group III; the Red Raiders host Hammonton in a semifinal game this afternoon.
The Cape Atlantic League National boys soccer title belongs to the Middle Township Panthers. Middle Township knocked off Lower Cape May, 2-0, to clinch the title on Monday. This is the third conference championship in the past four seasons for Middle Township. Brendan Forrest and Joe Fala scored goals for the Panthers, who improved to…
A couple of local football teams suffered losses on Friday night. Millville held on to defeat Ocean City, 20-13. Millville got a late touchdown pass from quarterback Will Polhamus in the fourth quarter to seal the victory. Bridgeton visited Lower Cape May and thumped the Caper Tigers, 42-7. Three players for Bridgeton each gained 100…
A New Jersey high school quarterback who died Friday night after a hard hit on the football field died of internal bleeding. Medical examiners say Evan Murray died Friday night from internal bleeding caused by a lacerated spleen. Murray was hit during a game Friday night and died later in the evening. Murray played for…
Former Middle Township basketball star Garrett Kerr will be playing professional basketball in the Czech Republic. The Gazette Leader reports that Kerr has signed a professional basketball contract to play overseas for BK Nova Hut Ostrava. Kerr led the Panthers to a South Jersey title in 2011 before an exemplary career with University of Sciences…
The Wildwoods Hydrofest New Jersey Governor’s Cup Regatta has been cancelled for this year and will not return in future years. The Press of Atlantic City reports that the event coordinator, Ann Fitzgerald, announced that the races scheduled for October 3rd and 4th of this year would not be happening. She said the reason for…
One of the most popular sports figures in Philadelphia history is gone at the age of 58. Darryl Dawkins, a star center for the Philadelphia 76ers, passed away Thursday morning. He passed away at a Lehigh County, Pennsylvania hospital; no cause of death has been released. Dawkins was picked as the fifth overall selection in…
On Saturday, the Atlantic Shore 14 year-old baseball team won the 14U Babe Ruth World Series title, after beating the Tri-Valley team from Fulton, California 8-7 in the title game. The team was welcomed home on Sunday with a police escort and caravan from the Northfield Volunteer Fire Company, to Fehrle Field in Somers Point, where…