Major recognition this week for Middle Township High School standout sports star Bridget Ruskey. Risky was named the Philadelphia Inquirer’s senior athlete of the year over the weekend. Risky was a three sport athlete for the Panthers and ended her career with 485 goals in girls lacrosse. ##
Chris Mesinger has resigned as the head coach of the Ocean City High School baseball team after a 32 year career. Mesinger’s teams won 360 games and two State Group III championships during Mesinger’s tenure, according to Brian Cunniff of the Gazette Leader. ##
The director of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association is calling it quits in January. Steve Timko has announced that he will retire from the position at the end of the year after a half century involving in high school sports. ##
A fantastic season for the Middle Township girls lacrosse team came to an end on Saturday. The Lady Panthers dropped the Group I championship game to New Jersey powerhouse Oak Knoll, 17-8. Middle Township featured some of the best players in South Jersey and captured the South Jersey Group I title. ##
The Wildwood Catholic softball team will play for the Non Public B state championship Sunday afternoon at Kean University. State officials announced that the Lady Crusaders will battle Immaculate Conception of Lodi, the defending state champs, at 2:30pm. ##
Wildwood Catholic has captured the South Jersey Non Public-B softball championship with a 12-2 win over Mater Dei Thursday afternoon. The Lady Crusaders next battle Lodi Immaculate in a state championship game this weekend at Kean University. ##
The ShopRite LPGA Classic is expected to remain in South Jersey through at least the year 2023. An agreement will be announced later today that will continue the tournament in Atlantic County for at least the next six years; it began in 1986. ##
Longtime Middle Township High School tennis coach Matt Gilbert is now the head coach of the boys’ soccer team. The Gazette Leader’s Brian Cunniff reports that Gilbert has been appointed to the job by the Board of Education, replacing longtime soccer coach John Maher who resigned. ##
Lower Cape May Regional grad Matt Szczur is having a very good week with his new team, the San Diego Padres. Szczur scored two runs during a win over the Mets on Wednesday; last night Szczur drove in two runs in another one run win over the Mets. ##
It’s another South Jersey sports championship for Middle Township High School. The Lady Panthers lacrosse team knocked off Camden Catholic, 17-8 Thursday evening to win the South Jersey Group I lacrosse title. It’s the first ever championship for the program. ##