A former football star at Wildwood High School had a great season debut for the Delaware Blue Hens over the weekend. Wesley Hills ran for 212 yards and two touchdowns as Delaware beat Delaware State, 56-14. Hills did not play last season after breaking his ankle in the season opener.
Chooch is gone. The Philadelphia Phillies shipped longtime catcher Carlos Ruiz to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday. In return, the Phillies get catcher A.J. Ellis, pitcher Tommy Bergjans, and a player to be named later. Ruiz has been with the Phillies organization since 1998.
The winningest college basketball coach in New Jersey history announced his retirement on Wednesday at the age of 74. Gerry Matthews retired from coaching with a career record of 603-243 in 30 seasons. He never had a losing season at Stockton and ranks among the top Division III coaches in winning percentage. Scott Bittner, a…
A longtime area football coach is switching schools. Former longtime Mainland High School football coach Bob Coffey will volunteer and assist with coaching the Egg Harbor Township High School football team. Coffey won 187 games at Mainland. He will work with the offense and special teams in his new job.
The new 2016 -17 groupings were announced by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, based on enrollment figures. Cape May Tech moved back up to Group 2, while Cape-Atlantic rival Buena dropped to Group 1. Vineland was listed as the largest school in South Jersey with its biggest enrollment in nine years. Among CAL non-public…
He’s been suspended by the NFL a second time, and he’s appealing. Eagles offensive lineman Lane Johnson has been suspended for ten games by the NFL for violating the policy on performance-enhancing drugs. Johnson says he took an approved amino acid and that’s the reason for the flag being raised by the league. Johnson was…
The second annual South Jersey Rescue Board Championships were won by Harvey Cedars on Sunday, with second place going to the Ocean City Beach Patrol. The paddle board races were held at the 15th Street beach in Brigantine and consisted of eight races. Ocean City and Harvey Cedars were tied going into the final event,…
Another longtime local basketball coach is calling it quits. Larry DiGiovanni has resigned as head basketball coach at St. Joseph’s High School in Hammonton. DiGiovanni is 67 years old and has coached basketball for nearly a half century. He will end his career with a record of 238-87 on the girls side, and has won…
The Tri-Wood Lifeguard Championships scheduled for Thursday in Wildwood, were postponed due to rough ocean conditions. The competition was rescheduled for this Saturday a 6 p.m. on the Lincoln Avenue Beach. The Tri-Wood Championships is held for younger lifeguards with less than five years experience.
Wildwood Crest resident Ian Doherty and North Wildwood Beach Patrol lifeguard Riley Engel were the respective male and female winners of the Wildwood Crest 5K Beach Race held on Saturday morning. The 36 year-old Doherty, a native of Co. Donegal, Ireland, finished the race in 17 minutes, 47 seconds. More than 260 runners completed the 5K…