The Wildwood High School baseball team will host a South Jersey Group I semifinal playoff Tuesday afternoon. Wildwood advanced in the tournament with a 5-3 win over Penns Grove on Friday thanks to a late home run by sophomore Brendan Bean. Wildwood will play Gateway on Tuesday; Gateway upset the number one seed Riverside before…
The Middle Township girl’s lacrosse team won a thrilling sudden death overtime NJSIAA playoff game over Camden Catholic on Monday. Sophomore Jenna Herlihy scored ten goals in the 19-18 victory, including the game-winner on an end-to-end run. Middle’s next match is a third round playoff at Holy Cross on Thursday.
On Friday afternoon Matt Szczur smacked the game winning hit in the bottom of the 12th inning to win the game 11-10 for the Chicago Cubs over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The next day the Cubs optioned Szczur back to Triple A Iowa and promoted pitched Brian Schlitter up to the major league club. On Sunday…
The Middle Township Lady Panthers advanced in the NJSIAA lacrosse playoffs, with a 21-5 win over New Egypt. Allison Hunter and Bridget Ruskey scored 7 goals each and Coutney Laing made 10 saves. Middle (17-1) now plays Camden Catholic in the next round. The Ocean City girls defeated Toms River South 11-5 to advance to…
The Ocean City High School boys and girls track teams won the Cape May County Meet held Thursday at Lower Cape May Regional. The Red Raider boys defeated second place Middle Township 153-134 as Ryan Givens won four events for the Red Raiders. Givens won the 110-meter hurdles (15.93), high jump (6 feet), long jump (20-0.5)…
On Wednesday Matt Szczur made his return to the Chicago Cubs after being called up from their Triple-A Iowa team earlier this week. Szczur, a graduate of Lower Cape May Regional H.S., entered the game against St. Louis Wednesday night as a pinch-runner in the ninth inning. He remained in the game to play left field…
Two significant milestones were reached in one lacrosse game on Wednesday, as the Middle Township H.S. girls defeated Lower Cape May 20-4. Sophomore Bridget Ruskey scored her 200th career goal, while sophomore teammate Allison Hunter scored her 100th career goal in the same game. Ruskey, who entered the game ranked third in the state with 86…
Monumental changes may be coming to scholastic football and wrestling in the very near future. The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s executive committee endorsed proposals Wednesday that would keep public and non-public schools separate in football and wrestling. These proposals may come up for a final vote during a general membership meeting later this…
Matt Szczur is expected to make his return to the big leagues tonight. Brian Cunniff reports in Shore News Today that Szczur was pulled from Triple A Iowa’s game in the eighth inning last night. The move came after Chicago Cubs outfielder Chris Denorfia injured his hamstring during last night’s game in St. Louis. The Chicago…
A local basketball star will continue his career at Chestnut Hill College. Brian Cunniff of the Gazette Leader reports that Kevin McWade will join his older brother Ed McWade by playing basketball at Chestnut Hill in the fall. McWade is a guard who earned the Gazette’s basektball MVP award this past season during his senior…