A South Jersey Group 3 baseball championship for the Ocean City Red Raiders. Ocean City blanked Highland on Friday, 5-0 to win their second South Jersey title in school history. Sean Mooney fired a three hit shutout for the Raiders. Ocean City will battle Nottingham in the New Jersey Group 3 State Semifinal game on…
On Thursday the Ocean City High School baseball team defeated St. Augustine 6-5 to win the Cape-Atlantic League American Conference Championship. Both teams had a record of 11-4 in the conference prior to Thursday’s game. The Red Raiders took the lead on a three-run homer by Josh Arnold in the bottom of the sixth inning. Ocean…
The Cape Express Youth Soccer Club won a championship on Monday against a Maryland team on it’s home turf. The Cape Express under-17 boys team won the championship of the U.S. Youth Soccer’s Region I Presidents Cup Tournament with a 2-1 win over ASA Juventus of Maryland. Coach Charlie Duccilli said it was one of…
Philadelphia Eagles defensive back Walter Thurmond has called it quits at the age of 28. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that Thurmond has decided to retire from the NFL to pursue other professional opportunities. Thurmond has played for three teams over the past three NFL seasons.
It’s all on the line for the Ocean City boys baseball team Wednesday afternoon. Ocean City will battle arch rival Mainland tomorrow in the South Jersey Group 3 semifinal playoff game. If Ocean City wins, it will advance to the championship game to be played on Thursday against either Highland or Toms River South. Ocean…
A life jacket loaner stand has opened in Cape May at the Spicers Creek Boat Ramp to promote safe boating this summer. Life jackets of all sizes will be available for boaters to borrow free of charge on an honor system. The life jackets are provided courtesy of the Sea Tow Foundation at a stand…
Wildwood High School senior Chris Mormile picked an awesome time to throw his first no-hitter, in a playoff game. Mormile struck out 18 batters as the Warriors defeated Burlington City 7-1 on Thursday in a second-round Group I playoff game. Wildwood (19-8) will now play at No. 2 seed Pennsville on Tuesday.
The Middle Township boys tennis team suffered their first loss of the season in the NJSIAA Group I semifinal match on Wednesday at Mercer County Park. The Panthers lost 3-2 to Central Jersey champs Highland Park, after winning their first South Jersey championship since 1977 earlier this week. Middle’s points came from wins by Joe Fala…
Another South Jersey athlete will be competing at the Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Sam Ojserkis, a former member of the Mainland Regional High School crew team, will be the coxswain for the U.S. men’s eight boat, after his team won the Final Olympic Qualification Regatta, held in Lucerne, Switzerland on Tuesday. The…
The Middle Township girls lacrosse team ended their stellar season with a 19-16 loss to the Pingry School in the South Jersey Group I quarterfinals on Tuesday. Pingry used their regular season experience against the three Top-10 teams in the state to take the lead over the C.A.L. Champs in the second half. Junior Jenna…