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Lower Cape May forfeits football game

Injuries and low numbers have forced Lower Cape May to forfeit its football game against St. Augustine Prep scheduled for Friday night.<< MORE >>

Football: St. Joseph 45, Middle Township 7

The Panthers lose their hone opener to St. Joseph in Hammonton Saturday afternoon.<< MORE >>

Cross Country: Wildwood Catholic's Tara Wuko makes history at Big Five meet

The Cruader senior becomes the first athlete ever to win four individual titles at the Big Five meet. Cape May Tech's Bobby Kole wins an exciting boys race.<< MORE >>

Football: Pitman 34, Wildwood 8

The Warriors avoid a shutout in their opener by scoring a late TD and two-point conversion.<< MORE >>

Boys Soccer: Wildwood Catholic 2, Lower Cape May 0

Two goals by M.J. Nestor and a big performance in goal by Mckenzey Scott lift Wildwood Catholic<< MORE >>

Joe Maloy becomes amateur triathlon champion

Wildwood Catholic High School graduate Joe Maloy wins the USA Triathlon age group championships in Alabama Saturday and is now considered the amateur national champion in the sport.<< MORE >>

Raffa now at Coastal Carolina

Former Wildwood Catholic basketball star Anthony Raffa enrolls at Coastal Carolina and expects to play basketball there next year.<< MORE >>

Downbeach crews dominate Around the Island Row

Margate's B.J. Fox and Carl Smallwood Jr. win the event for the second straight year.<< MORE >>

Dutch Hoffmans now scheduled for Monday night


The Wildwood Beach Patrol hopes the third time is the charm.

After inclement weather postponed the 40th running of the Dutch Hoffman Memorial Lifeguard Races, the host Wildwood Beach Patrol has moved the event to Monday evening, Aug. 3, at the Lincoln Avenue Beach. The event is slated to begin at 6:30 p.m.

The Dutch Hoffman race is considered one of the "Big 3" in South Jersey lifeguard competitions. The others are the Margate War Memorials, scheduled for Friday, Aug. 7, and the South Jersey Championships, slated for Friday, Aug. 14.

Full coverage of the Dutch Hoffmans can be found in this week's editions of the Wildwood Leader and the Gazettes.

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Avalon's McGrath, Whitehead win bay race (WITH VIDEO)

The Avalon crew wins the Upper Township six-mile bay race held in the back bays of Strathmere Monday night.<< MORE >>

Crest wins third straight Beschen-Callahan title

John Maloy is part of three first-place finishes as the Wildwood Crest Beach Patrol wins the Beschen-Callahan Memorial Lifeguard Races for the third straight year.<< MORE >>

John Maloy wins Cape May SuperAthalon (with video)

The third-year lifeguard from Wildwood Crest wins the prestigious triathlon in Cape May in his first try.<< MORE >>

Sea Isle wins county lifeguard title (with video highlights)

The Sea Isle City Beach Patrol wins the Cape May County Lifeguard Championships for the first time in the 26-year history of the event.<< MORE >>

Damiana, Wuko are Gazette Leader Athletes of the Year

Lower Cape May's Bill Damiana and Wildwood Catholic's Tara Wuko have been named area high school Athletes of the Year.<< MORE >>

Middle knocks off Buena

Dave Hand gets a callup from the JV and allows just one run in four-plus innings to get the victory.<< MORE >>

Middle earns first-ever playoff win in girls lacrosse

A late goal and a big save in the final five seconds allow Middle to nip Barnegat, 13-12.<< MORE >>

Middle's Hicks wins South-Central Group II golf tournament

Alex Hicks shoots 1-under par to win the tournament at Centerton Golf Club by a stroke.<< MORE >>

County track championships postponed

Afternoon rain has forced the postponement of Thursday's Cape May County Track and Field Championships.<< MORE >>

LCM tops Wildwood in quickly scheduled contest

After Lower's scheduled game with Middle was postponed due to poor field conditions, the Tigers jump on a bus and head to Maxwell Field, where they rolls past Wildwood, 7-3<< MORE >>

Mussachio tentatively slated to fight next week

Chuck Mussachio is expected to fight for the first time in eight months on May 15 in Atlantic City.<< MORE >>

Warrior Classic title game rained out

Middle was ahead 3-1 in the third inning when the skies opened up.<< MORE >>

Warrior Classic: Middle, Wildwood advance to final

Scott DeCecco nearly tosses a no-hitter as Middle breezes past Catholic, while Wildwood wins two consolation games in Sunday's action at the Warrior Classic baseball tournament.<< MORE >>

Crazy games at Warrior Classic: Catholic, Middle each advance

Wildwood Catholic and Middle Township each advance in winners' bracket with comeback victories against Lower Cape May and Wildwood, respectively.<< MORE >>

Baseball: Wild last-inning rally lifts Wildwood

The Warriors come back from an eight-run deficit by scoring nine times in the final inning to beat GCIT.<< MORE >>

Gazette Leader area boys basketball MVP: Matt Schiff (video)

A highlight package of the area boys basketball MVP Matt Schiff<< MORE >>

Gazette Leader area girls basketball MVP: Jessie Mooers (video)

Video highlights of the area girls basketball MVP.<< MORE >>

College notes: Mulholland honored, O'Donnell makes league all-star team

Wildwood High grad Bobby Mulholland wins prestigious award at Arcadia University, while Wildwood Catholic grad Jane O'Donnell is named all-conference at Washington College.<< MORE >>

Spring sports season opens: Weiser fires 16K no-hitter

Allie Weiser records all but five outs via strikeout and also hits a two-run triple as the Wildwood Catholic softball team tops Middle Township on opening day of the 2009 spring sports season. << MORE >>

Farrow, Stockton to play on TV in Division III national title game

The Richard Stockton College men's basketball team's Division III national championship game against Washington-St. Louis will be shown live on CBS College Sports network at 3 p.m. Saturday.<< MORE >>

BREAKING NEWS: Anthony Raffa to leave Albany

The former Wildwood Catholic standout plans to transfer from the America east school.<< MORE >>

NJSIAA PLAYOFF: Middle falls in South Jersey Group II Final

Middle Township's girls basketball team makes a valiant late fourth-period run but loses in the South Jersey Group II championship game to Haddon Township, 38-35.<< MORE >>

College Success: Agger, PhilaU in NCA Tournament; Farrow and Stockton reach D III Sweet 16; Byrne wins ACC wrestling title

A handful of area high school graduates experience postseason success with their respective college teams.<< MORE >>

Middle-Willingboro girls basketball video highlights

Here are Matt Ulmer's video highlights from the Middle Township girls basketball team's victory over Willingboro in a South Jersey Group II semifinal. Middle will play Haddon Township in the sectional title game Tuesday, as Haddon Township beat Sterling Saturday afternoon to advance.<< MORE >>

NJSIAA PLAYOFF: Middle girls check into South Jersey Final

The Middle Township High School girls basketball team has reached its first South Jersey title game since 1995, following an impressive 50-39 victory over Willingboro.<< MORE >>

NJSIAA PLAYOFF: LCM runs out of gas against Kinsgway in Group III game - WITH VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS

The Caper Tigers' season ends with a 57-45 loss at Kingsway in a South Jersey Group III quarterfinal. Included are Matt Ulmer's video highlights.<< MORE >>

VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS: Middle-Haddonfield girls basketball state playoff

Here's Matt Ulmer's video highlights package from Middle Township's victory over Haddonfield in a South Jersey Group II girls basketball playoff game Wednesday night.<< MORE >>

NJSIAA PLAYOFF: Penns Grove prevents Cape May Tech from tasting state playoff success

Aaron Freeman scores 25 points and Lou Sotomayor adds 20, but Cape May Tech falls to Penns Grove to drop to 0-4 all-time in state playoff games.<< MORE >>

NJSIAA PLAYOFF: Middle girls overcome slow start, pull away from Haddonfield for win

Erin Kelly's three-pointer with less than two minutes to go gives Middle the lead for good in a thrilling state playoff victory.<< MORE >>

NJSIAA PLAYOFF: Willingboro fights off Middle's tremendous comeback in OT in Group II - WITH VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS!

Middle hits 13 three-pointers, including five in the fourth quarter, but eventually falls to Willingboro in overtime in a South Jersey Group II playoff game. Video highlights by Matt Ulmer.<< MORE >>

NJSIAA PLAYOFF: Pascucci, LCM win wild Group III game at Central

The Caper Tigers top Central Regional in double overtime behind Brandon Pascucci's 30 points to advance in the NJSIAA Tournament.<< MORE >>

Wildwood-Paulsboro video highlights

Here is a video highlights package from Wildwood's 68-63 loss to Paulsboro Tuesday night in a South Jersey Group I playoff game. Video production by Matt Ulmer.<< MORE >>

NJSIAA PLAYOFF: Lower girls fall at Deptford in S.J. Group game

The Lady Tigers can't complete a second-half comeback and fade late in a 45-32 loss to Deptford.<< MORE >>

NJSIAA PLAYOFF: Audubon no match for Middle Township in S.J. Group II

The Middle Township HIgh School boys basketball team races out to a 32-8 halftime lead and rolls to a easy first-round state playoff victory.<< MORE >>

NJSIAA PLAYOFF: Wildwood falls late in S.J. Group I game

Wildwood leads for much of an entertaining Group I playoff game, only to have Paulsboro snatch the victory away in the final 2 1/2 minutes.<< MORE >>

Weather wreaks havoc on state playoff schedule

Lots of changes to the high school basketball state playoff schedule due to the winter storm<< MORE >>

Three Middle grads to play in NCAA Division III Tournament

Middle's Dave Smith scores 1,000th career point in GMC victory, while Mike Farrow scores six points in Stockton's win as both teams win conference titles.<< MORE >>

Damiana, Lear each lose in Region 8 semifinal bouts

Both LCMR wrestlers lose in close matches.<< MORE >>

Damiana, Lear each advance in winners' brackets at Region 8 Tournament

Lower's Bill Damiana and Chaz Lear each win quarterfinal bouts while Middle's Chris White and Joe Griner fall in the same round at the Region 8 Tournament Friday evening.<< MORE >>

Middle boys win, Wildwood girls lose in regular-season finales

Middle boys top Absegami, Wildwood girls lose at Woodstown as regular season comes to a close.<< MORE >>

Thursday hoops: LCM girls upset Sacred Heart, Tech boys hold off Wildwood

The Lower Cape May Regional girls basketball team stuns powerful Sacred Heart while the Cape May Tech boys team goes out to a 14-point fourth-quarter lead before holding off a late Wildwood run to win.<< MORE >>

Middle Township girls basketball Senior Night video

Here's video of Senior Night ceremonies for the Middle Township girls basketball team, prior to its one-point loss to Holy Spirit. The ceremonies were especially poignant due to Allison Mastrangelo's appearance at the start of the game. Mastrangelo is out for the season with an injury but suited up and started the game for the Lady Panthers. Video courtesy Matt Ulmer.<< MORE >>

Three from county advance at Region 8

Lower's Josh Dickinson and Cahz Lear and Middle's Joe Griner each win preliminary bouts to qualify for this weekend's Region 8 quarterfinals.<< MORE >>

Tuesday hoops: Catholic boys get second win, Middle girls lose late to Spirit

A recap of all the local high school basketball action from Tuesday evening.<< MORE >>

LCM nips Cape Tech by a point (with video highlights)

Mike Pittman's layup with 12 seconds to go gives Lower a 58-57 victory over county rival Cape May Tech. Here are some video highlights.<< MORE >>

Middle Township's Joe Griner, Chris White District 32 tournament video highlights

Here are video highlights from Middle Township's Joe Griner's 215-pound consolation bout victory and Chris White's 130-pound championship bout victory at the District 32 Tournament. Video courtesy Matt Ulmer.<< MORE >>

Ocean City's Coley O'Brien at District 32 Tournament

Here's video of Ocean City's Coley O'Brien winning the 119-pound title at the District 32 Tournament over the weekend. Video courtesy Matt Ulmer.<< MORE >>

Bill Damiana at District 32 Tournament video

Here's video highlights of Lower Cape May's Bill Damiana's victory in the 215-pound district championship bout, courtesy of Matt Ulmer.<< MORE >>

Local golf legend passes away

Robert H. "Skee" Reigel, a golf pro emeritus at Cape May National Golf Club who once won the U.S. Amateur Open and finished second at the Masters, passes away at age 94.<< MORE >>

Middle tops Burlington City

The Panthers win at the Cherry Hill Invitational.<< MORE >>

Damiana wins district title with ease

Bill Damiana finishes off an impressive run through the District 32 Tournament by winning the 215-pound title.<< MORE >>

Middle's Chris White wins district title in dramatic fashion

Chris White, a 130-pounder from Middle Township, wins by pin with 11 seconds to go in the championship bout << MORE >>

9 from county advance in District 32 Tournament

The District 32 Tournament continues today at Absegami.<< MORE >>

Dave Smith named Conference Player of Year at Gwynedd-Mercy

The Middle Township graduate and current Division III basketball standout is named his league's MVP. << MORE >>

Crusader swimmers win playoff meet

The Wildwood Catholic girls swim team knocks off Gloucester Catholic, a higher seeded team, to advance to the Non-Public B South final next week.<< MORE >>

Cape May Tech-Pleasantville video

Here are video highlights and postgame interviews from Cape May Tech's win over Pleasantville Thursday night, which clinched the Hawks' first-ever CAL National II title. Video by Matt Ulmer.<< MORE >>

THURSDAY HOOPS: Tech wins first-ever division title

The Hawks survive Pleasantville's 14-0 run to start the second half and come back from a seven-point fourth-qaurter deficit to win their first-ever CAL basketball title of any kind.€<< MORE >>

LCM-St. Joe girls hoops highlights

Here are video highlights from Tuesday evening's girls basketball game between Lower Cape May and St. Joseph, won by the Lady Tigers at the buzzer on a shot by Janzell Rodriguez. Video by Matt Ulmer.<< MORE >>

Rodriguez beats buzzer to lift LCM girls to upset victory

Junior guard Janzell Rodriguez hits the game winner from a step inside the three-point line as the Lady Tigers hand St. Joseph just their sixth loss of the season.<< MORE >>

Middle-Absegami video highlights

Here's some video highlights of the fourth quarter of the Middle Township girls basketball team's three-point win over Absegami Sunday, courtesy of Matt Ulmer.<< MORE >>

Middle Township girls basketball interviews

Here are postgame interviews with Middle Township coach John Leahy and junior Tamara Gonnam following the team's 57-54 victory over Absegami at the Prime Events Shootout at Holy Spirit Sunday. Video by Matt Ulmer.<< MORE >>

Middle wins, Wildwood falls at Prime Events Shootout

Wildwood and Middle play in back-to-back games at the prestigious girls basketball showcase event.<< MORE >>

Wildwood-Wildwood Catholic boys basketball video

Here are video highlights from the Wildwood boys basketball team's 57-45 victory over Wildwood Catholic on Saturday. Video courtesy Matt Ulmer.<< MORE >>

Wildwood boys, Crusader girls complete series sweeps of rivals

The Wildwood Catholic girls basketball team and the Wildwood boys basketball team each beat their city rivals for the second time this season.<< MORE >>

Middle handles shorthanded Lower Cape May

Middle turns the ball over just six times and shoots well from the field to control the Caper Tigers.<< MORE >>

Middle-Cape May Tech video highlights

Here are video highlights from the Middle Township boys basketball team's OT win over Cape May Tech. Included is a postgame interview with Middle coach Tom Feraco. Video shot and edited by Matt Ulmer.<< MORE >>

Tuesday hoops: Middle slips past Cape May Tech in OT

Middle Township pulls away from upset-minded Cape May Tech in OT, 54-50. And Lower Cape May holds off pesky Wildwood Catholic in another boys game involving two area teams.<< MORE >>

Lower Cape May-Middle Township video highlights

Here are some video highlights and post-game interviews from Monday night's girls basketball game between Lower Cape May and Middle Township. Video shot and edited by Matt Ulmer.<< MORE >>

LCM girls nip Middle; Tech boys win big at St. Joe

Lower Cape May goes on a 14-4 run in the fourth quarter to overcome rival Middle Township in a girls basketball game, while Cape May Tech jumps all over St. Joe from the opening tip and posts a 22-point win.<< MORE >>

Saturday hoops: Wildwood boys edge Cumberland, LCM girls go cold against Mainland

Donny DeLeo's three late free throws help lift the Wildwood boys to victory, while the Lower girls suffer through a poor shooting effort in a loss.<< MORE >>

LCM girls qualify for playoffs (wth video highlights)

The Lower Cape May Regional girls basketball team uses a strong third quarter to pull away from Oakcrest and officially qualify for the state tournament.<< MORE >>

Reichert, Wuko sisters win at CAL Championships

Wildwood Catholic's Greta Reichert won twice and sisters Tara and Rachel Wuko each won an event at the Cape-Atlantic League Championships at Atlantic City High School Thursday afternoon.

Reichert won the 200 freestyle and 400 freestyle, Tara Wuko was first in the 100 breaststroke and Rachel Wuko won the 100 backstroke.

The Wuko sisters also added second-place individual finishes, with Tara second in the 100 freestyle and Rachel second in the 50 freestyle.

Wildwood Catholic 200 medley relay and 200 freestyle relay teams were also second in both events.<< MORE >>

Thursday hoops: Middle, Tech, Wildwood boys win; Crusader girls eliminated from playoff chase

A rundown of all of the Thursday night local high school basketball action.<< MORE >>

Wildwood boys basketball team in bus accident

The Warriors' bus is involved in a minor fender-bender on its way to its game at Gloucester, forcing a postponement.<< MORE >>

An interview with Tech coach Bob Ridgway

The Cape May Tech boys basketball coach discusses his team's 20-point win over Wildwood Catholic. Video provided by Matt Ulmer.<< MORE >>

Cape May Tech rolls past struggling Wildwood Catholic

Cape May Tech uses big runs over the second and third quarters to roll past Wildwood Catholic in a boys basketball game Monday night.<< MORE >>

Video highlights of LCM's upset win over Holy Spirit

Here are some video highlights of the Lower Cape May girls basketball team's 51-49 upset victory over Holy Spirit from Thursday night. The video package was put together by Matt Ulmer from video provided by the LCM girls basketball program.<< MORE >>

Warriors qualify with upset win over Pitman

The Wildwood High School boys basketball team upsets Pitman and officially seals a state playoff berth.<< MORE >>

LCM girls shock Holy Spirit

The Lower Cape May Regional girls basketball team pulls off one of the biggest upsets of the season, beating the powerful Spartans at home.<< MORE >>

LCM secures playoff berth on wild night of hoops

Lower Cape May earns a trip to the state playoffs with an easy win over Sacred Heart.<< MORE >>

Middle-Ocean City girls hoops video

Some video highlights and postgame interviews from Middle Township's loss to Ocean City in girls basketball Monday night. Video courtesy Matt Ulmer.<< MORE >>

Cape May Tech stuns Bridgeton

Aaron Freeman goes 18 for 18 from the line and scores 31 points as Cape May Tech upsets Bridgeton ... and Wildwood Catholic gets its first win of the season.<< MORE >>

Middle holds off Ocean City, 48-40

Middle improves to 9-4 with the win over the rival Raiders.<< MORE >>

Friday Hoops: Wildwood and Bridgeton match up for 3OT thriller

Bridgeton outlasts the Warriors in triple overtime in one of South Jersey's most eciting games.<< MORE >>

Cape May Tech-Lower Cape May hoops highlights

Here are video highlights and postgame interviews from Thursday's Cape May Tech-Lower Cape May boys basketball game. Video shot and edited by Matt Ulmer.<< MORE >>

Lower Cape May handles Cape May Tech; Middle falls to Bridgeton

Lower Cape May forces Tech into 22 turnovers in an eight-point victory .. and Middle Township falls to red-hot Bridgeton.<< MORE >>

Tuesday hoops roundup

Cape May Tech's girl team gets its first league win in five years and the Hawks boys team loses a key division game at Pleasantville.<< MORE >>

Video highlights of Matt Schiff's 1,000th career point

Here are some video highlights of the Wildwood-Gloucester boys basketball game, with special emphasis on Warrior senior Matt Schiff, who scored the 1,000th point of his career in the one-point victory. Video courtesy Matt Ulmer.<< MORE >>

Schiff reaches 1,000 career points in wild Warrior win

Needing 20 points to reach 1,000 for his career, Matt Schiff explodes for 37 to reach the milestone in Wildwood's wild one-point win over Gloucester.<< MORE >>

Schiff goes for milestone

The Wildwood High School senior is on the verge of becoming the 17th boys basketball player in school history to score 1,000 career points<< MORE >>

Feraco to Hall; Szczur honored at 'Nova

Middle Township High School boys basketball coach Tom Feraco will be inducted into the South Jersey basketball Hall of Fame, while Lower Cape May Regional graduate Matt Szczur has been honored as Villanova football's offensive MVP.<< MORE >>