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Holy Spirit athletes benefit from volunteers, fund-raising
Last Updated on Tuesday, April 02, 2013 02:44 pm Written by Bill LeConey Thursday, March 28, 2013 01:09 pm
Sledgehammers and crowbars - not baseball bats and oars - were the tools of choice at the athletic facilities of Holy Spirit High School last weekend.
A group of 30 alumni, parents and athletic boosters tore into the locker rooms, showers and trophy display cases at the high school in a volunteer demolition/renovation project.
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Charity-minded Powder Puffs kick off new season at DiOrio’s
Last Updated on Wednesday, March 27, 2013 05:24 pm Written by Staff Reports Wednesday, March 27, 2013 04:50 pm
The Jersey Shore Powder Puff League, a charity all-women’s flag football league, held its annual kickoff party on Saturday, March 23, at DiOrio’s Circle Café in Somers Point.
JSPPL founder Barbie Carney said the party was a huge success, helping the league raise money for its $2,500 scholarship given annually to a female Mainland Regional High School student from Somers Point. The JSPPL also raises money for research, awareness and support for people suffering from pulmonary fibrosis.
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Filing another basketball season into history
Last Updated on Tuesday, April 02, 2013 02:45 pm Written by Tom Williams Tuesday, March 26, 2013 05:28 pm
High school basketball in New Jersey ended last week with a doubleheader in Trenton, followed by a series of all star games. The Atlantic City boys won a second straight state championship, something only Pleasantville and Middle Township had done before. And the Ocean City girls made a different kind of history, winning the school’s first state title.
Atlantic City won three tough games over Holy Spirit, and Middle Township beat St. Augustine two of three times. Then they met for the CAL title, the Vikings rallying to beat the Panthers. Holy Spirit’s girls beat Sacred Heart in the CAL girls title game.
Before we put this CAL season into the books, it is time for our basketball buffet, a list of the best of the just-completed season from one point of view.
Local hoops sharpshooter heads to nationals
Last Updated on Tuesday, April 02, 2013 02:51 pm Written by Brian Cunniff Tuesday, March 26, 2013 05:15 pm
Maddie McCracken may be only 11 years old, but if your basketball team absolutely needs to make a free throw, she might be the person you’d want to have shoot it for you.
McCracken, a sixth-grader at Margaret Mace Elementary School, captured the regional championship in her age group last weekend in the Elks National Hoop Shoot. The contest was held in Scranton, Pa., and came after McCracken placed first in her age group in local, district and state competitions.
Stars of the present and future shine at All-Star Saturday
Last Updated on Sunday, March 24, 2013 01:06 pm Written by Bill LeConey Sunday, March 24, 2013 12:13 pm
OCEAN CITY - The future collided with the past and made for an exciting and entertaining present-day showcase of basketball at the Prime Events All-Star Saturday, held in the Dixie Howell Memorial Gymnasium at Ocean City High School on March 23.
There were plenty of smiles and friendly competition between longtime rivals, some of whom were teaming up for the first time, or teammates suiting up together for the last time.
There were bittersweet moments for seniors wearing their high school uniforms one last time.
But there were also exciting moments that testified to a bright basketball future for eighth-graders showing off their still-developing skills.
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LCMR football coach steps down
Last Updated on Tuesday, April 02, 2013 02:50 pm Written by Brian Cunniff Friday, March 22, 2013 03:28 pm
Lower Cape May Regional High School is seeking a new varsity football coach.
Mike Wilson, who was once a star player at Lower and had been the team’s head coach for the past five seasons, has resigned from the position, citing family reasons.
“I have three kids that I want to get back and watch grow up a lot more,” Wilson said. “I have a lot going on right now and coaching high school football is a seven-day-a-week job. You only get to see your kids grow up once.”
Wilson, 35, a teacher at the high school, guided Lower Cape May’s program through some of its darkest times. His teams won just one game over his first three seasons as head coach, going winless over the 2007-08 seasons. But after a 1-9 finish in 2009, Lower Cape May was one of the top teams in the Cape-Atlantic League in 2010. The team finished 7-3 overall, good for second in the United Conference, and qualified for the South Jersey playoffs for just the third time in program history. The team was competitive again in 2011 when it finished 5-5 before slipping to 1-9 last fall.
Grace Long (EHT) a catalyst in Stockton softball's 10-0 start
Last Updated on Wednesday, March 27, 2013 05:36 pm Written by John Leon Wednesday, March 20, 2013 03:28 pm
The Richard Stockton College softball team got off to a rousing start as they finished their annual opening week trip to Ft. Myers, Fla., with a perfect 10-0 record. The Ospreys were looking to get off to a good start against some tougher competition than they have seen in past years, but even coach Val Julien, in her 27th year at the helm, was not expecting this.
“I thought we would have a tougher time this year against some really good teams,” she said. “What we got was contributions from everybody and we also received excellent pitching during the week. If someone would have told me we would go undefeated, I would have laughed at them. We thought maybe 6 or 7 wins would be good. The girls have exceeded our expectations so far, but we know our league is the toughest anywhere.”
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Crest teen to play in ice hockey nationals
Last Updated on Wednesday, March 20, 2013 10:02 pm Written by Brian Cunniff Wednesday, March 20, 2013 03:21 pm
Wildwood Crest resident Sam Fitzpatrick’s long ice hockey season will continue into early April.
Fitzpatrick and his Jaguars club team will compete in the 16U Tier II National Championships in Troy, Mich., beginning April 3 after the team captured the New Jersey state championship last week.
Fitzpatrick, 16, a high school junior who also plays hockey at St. Augustine Prep, was the starting goalie for the Jaguars in all five games during the team’s playoff run, which included three wins in early-round games before the Jaguars swept a three-game series over the defending state champion Skyland Kings in the championship.
Fitzpatrick conceded only seven goals and posted one shutout over the course of the five playoff games.
This is the Jaguars’ first state championship in the five years Fitzpatrick has competed with the team.
CAL stars of the present - and future - align on Saturday
Written by Tom Williams Wednesday, March 20, 2013 01:33 pm
This was an extremely competitive basketball season in the Cape-Atlantic League. Conference races were very tight and the CAL Tournament added more tension.
But the season is over and the rivals will be joining together on Saturday.
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Forty CAL seniors to close out careers at All Star Saturday
Last Updated on Tuesday, March 19, 2013 05:45 pm Written by Tom Williams Tuesday, March 19, 2013 05:17 pm
OCEAN CITY - Forty players from the area will put on their uniforms one last time on Saturday to play in All Star Saturday at the Dixie Howell Memorial Gymnasium here.
Prime Events All Star Saturday will be held at Ocean City High School on Saturday with the best seniors from the Cape-Atlantic League facing off in the final two basketball games of four that celebrate the present and future of the CAL.
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