The Philadelphia Flyers family was saddened to learn that their long-time owner, Ed Snider, passed away Monday morning at the age of 83. The man who brought NHL Hockey to Philly died after fighting cancer for the past two years. The Flyers dedicated their recent push for a playoff spot to Ed Snider. He was the…
It was a very difficult night for local high school basketball teams as many teams saw their seasons end. Wildwood Catholic boys and girls, Lower Cape May girls, and Middle Township boys all had their seasons end during the tournament action on Thursday. The only team left standing? The Middle Township Lady Panthers, who advanced…
Riley Cooper’s six year career with the Philadelphia Eagles has ended. The Eagles announced that they have cut the veteran wide receiver to save nearly $3 million in cap money. Cooper was slated to receive $5.3 million with the Eagles in 2016.
The Philadelphia Soul arena football team will not play a game at Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall this season. The Press of Atlantic City reports that scheduling problems are the main reason that the Soul will not have a game at the shore this year. Officials with the Soul wanted to play the Los Angeles Kiss…
On Tuesday night the Philadelphia Eagles released Head Coach Chip Kelly, with one game remaining on the team’s schedule. Offensive Coordinator Pat Shurmur will be the head coach for the final game against the NY Giants. Owner Jeffrey Lurie met with Kelly, and later released a statement saying, “We appreciate all the contributions that Chip…
On Thursday the Middle Township Lady Panther soccer team beat Cedar Creek 3-1 to clinch the Cape Atlantic League National Division Title. Middle finished their league schedule with an undefeated record in the conference (14-2-1 overall). First half goals were scored by Rachel Wade, Allison Hunter and Kathryn Gimeno. Last year Middle Township shared the C.A.L.…
Ocean City’s football team picked up its first win of the season on Friday night by knocking off Egg Harbor Township, 19-7. Ocean City scored the first 19 points of the game and received touchdown runs from Shane Stack and Andrew Donoghue. Lower Cape May was defeated by Oakcrest, 45-0. Oakcrest scored six touchdowns in…
Former Philadelphia Eagles football coach Dick Vermeil is now a minority owner of the Philadelphia Soul indoor football team. The Soul announced today that Vermeil has purchased a small, 2.5 percent stake in the team that is primarily owned by his former quarterback, Ron Jaworski. Vermeil says today that he is thrilled to help the…
This year’s MidAtlantic fishing tournament began on Monday with 139 boats in competition. The five-day event features a tournament record purse of $2.81 million. The field of anglers fishes out of Cape May, New Jersey and Ocean City, Maryland. Sixty boats went out on Tuesday, while 127 boats fished on Monday. Ryan Carroll, of Dallas,…
The former athletic director at Ocean City High School has been charged with official misconduct for unauthorized access to the email account belonging to Superintendent Kathleen Taylor. Cape May County Prosecutor Robert Taylor announced today that Chris Lenz of Woodbine has been charged with official misconduct and with computer criminal activity. Lenz allegedly accessed the…