The Ocean City High School field hockey playoff game has been moved to Wednesday. State officials announced that the New Jersey Group III semifinal has been moved to Wednesday due to weather concerns and field conditions. Ocean City will battle Moorestown at Hightstown High School.
It has turned into a special season for the Lower Cape May football team. Lower improved to 6-3 on the season with a 28-8 win over Lindenwold in a state assigned game on Thursday. In another game, Point Pleasant Borough defeated Middle Township, 34-14. Lower visits Middle in the annual Anchor Bowl game to be…
The Ocean City High School field hockey team brought the South Jersey Group III title home Thursday. Ocean City defeated Clearview, 3-1 to win the championship for the sixth time in seven seasons. Tara McNally scored what turned out to be the game winning goal. Ocean City will play Moorestown on Tuesday in a State…
The high school soccer season ended for the Wildwood Catholic and Lower Cape May programs Wednesday as the Crusaders nipped the Caper Tigers in the season finale, 3-2. Sean Dougherty scored with a half minute to play to give Wildwood Catholic the win. This game was recently added to both teams’ schedules. For more, including…
The field hockey season for the Middle Township Lady Panthers ended Wednesday afternoon courtesy of a 2-1 loss to Schalick in the South Jersey Group I semifinals. This was the second consecutive season that Middle was eliminated by Schalick in the playoffs. Middle ended the season with 13 victories.
The Ocean City High School field hockey team will play Thursday for a South Jersey Group III championship. The Red Raiders advanced to host Clearview. The boys soccer team also advanced, which may set up a doubleheader on the Carey Stadium turf. For more, see Tom Williams’ story on CoastSportsToday.com.
The Philadelphia Eagles have made another big trade for their stretch playoff run. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that the Eagles have acquired wide receiver Golden Tate from the Detroit Lions for a third round draft pick. Tate has played well in Detroit and was the subject of trade rumors before the 4:00pm deadline.
A former soccer player at Stockton University has been tapped to be the new head coach of Real Madrid. The Press of Atlantic City reports that Santiago Solari will be the new coach of the team. Solari scored eight goals for Stockton during his career in the 1990s.
For local high school football teams who do not make the playoffs, there are always consolation games. The NJSIAA announced that Lower Cape May’s so-called “crossover” game will be played at home against Lindenwold this Thursday night. Middle Township will visit Point Pleasant Borough Thursday night as well.
It was a heartbreak game for Ocean City’s football team Friday night as Mainland kicked a 41 year old field goal with one second left to beat the Red Raiders, 24-21. Middle Township’s playoff hopes were dashed when they fell big to Pleasantville, 55-10.