On Monday the opening round of high school baseball playoffs get underway, with many local teams hosting games. Cape May Tech (7) will host a baseball playoff game for the first time as they face Woodbury (10) in Group I. The Wildwood Warriors are seeded third and will host Maple Shade (14). In Group II, Lower…
A replacement has been named for Tom Feraco as head coach of the Middle Township boys basketball team. On Thursday night, the board of education approved 29 year-old Anthony Farmer as the new head coach of the Middle Township Panther basketball team. Farmer was raised in Millville, but his father grew up in Whitesboro. In…
Frank Vogel’s unemployment in the NBA didn’t last long. The Wildwood Crest native was fired earlier this month as head coach of the Indiana Pacers. Now, Vogel has been hired as the new head coach of the Orlando Magic. Vogel is 42 years old and fills the vacancy created by the resignation of former coach…
The Philadelphia 76ers landed the number one overall pick in this year’s NBA Draft and already there are conspiracy theories. Former Sixer Dikembe Mutombo tweeted congratulations to the Sixers for landing the top pick several hours before the announcement was made…and quickly deleted the tweet. The last time major conspiracy theories were out there were…
Former South Jersey congressman and Philadelphia Eagle Jon Runyan has a plum NFL job. The league announced this week that Runyan has been named the Vice President of Policy and Rules Administration. Runyan served in Congress for two terms in the Third Congressional District, from 2011 through 2015.
Four area high school golf teams will compete on Monday in their sectional championship tournaments. Middle Township (15-0) and Cape May Tech (10-5) will tee-off in the South-Central Group I sectional, at Town & Country Golf Links in Woodstown. Lower Cape May (14-2) will play in the South-Central Group II sectional at Running Deer Golf Course in…
The Orlando Magic will speak with Wildwood Crest native Frank Vogel about their vacant head coaching position. The Orlando Sentinel reports that the interview will come soon. Vogel was dismissed from his head coaching job with the Indiana Pacers after he led them to another playoff berth. Three other teams–the Rockets, the Knicks, and the…
Wildwood High School baseball star Brendan Bean is looking to transfer out of the school as soon as possible. The Press of Atlantic City reports that the junior baseball player is not happy with his situation and is looking to transfer to Cape May Tech as early as Monday. Bean has not played for the…
A star basketball player at Wildwood Catholic High School will be playing Division I basketball. The Gazette Leader reports that D.J. Smith will continue his athletic career at Delaware State University. Smith averaged 15.2 points per game as a senior. He is receiving an athletic and academic scholarship that will nearly cover all of his…
He’s an Eagle. The Philadelphia Eagles have inked rookie quarterback Carson Wentz to a four year, $26.6 million contract that includes a huge signing bonus of $17.6 million. The Eagles have now signed all eight of their recent picks in the NFL Draft.