Allie Weiser and Victoria Wermuth make their college choices, a former head football coach at Middle Township takes over at Absegami and former LCMR standout Josh Eames may make it into mini camp with an NFL team.<< MORE >>

Wildwood Catholic's Pat Kelly, the Gazette Leader's area boys basketball MVP in 2007-08, will play basketball at Holy Family University next year.<< MORE >>

Early offensive outburst, Rick Palmer's late defense fuel Wildwood's victory over Wildwood Catholic in a baseball game at Maxwell Field.<< MORE >>

Wildwood's Shakiyrah Bishop will play college basketball at Division II Bloomfield College next year.<< MORE >>

Middle Township High School star pitcher John Hopkin will sign a National Letter of Intent Friday morning to play Division I college baseball.<< MORE >>

Here's a four-minute video highlight clip of Wildwood's 46-30 victory over New Providence in the state Group I semifinal from Wednesday night. Video production courtesy of Matt Ulmer.<< MORE >>

The Wildwood High School girls basketball team will play at 6 p.m. Sunday for the state Group I championship game., according to information listed on the NJSIAA web site this morning. The Lady Warriors will take on University, the 2007 Tournament of Champions winner, in the Group I title game.

The other county girls basketball team still alive in the state playoffs, Ocean City, will play at 4 p.m. against Shabazz in the Group III championship game.

        

Wildwood goes on a 13-0 run in the second half to pull away from the Pioneers and post a 46-30 victory in the New Jersey Group I semifinal at Deptford High School. The Lady Warriors will play for the state title for the fifth time this decade on Sunday afternoon at the Ritacco Center in Toms River.<< MORE >>

Here's about a 10-minute highlight package of the South Jersey Group III girls basketball championship game between Ocean City and Lower Cape May. The Raiders picked up a 58-39 victory to win their first sectional crown since 1979 while Lower Cape May had its successful season ended at 20-9.<< MORE >>

Here's about a four-minute video highlight package of Wildwood's victory over Salem in the South Jersey Group I girls basketball title game from Monday night. The video was shot, edited and produced by Matt Ulmer.<< MORE >>

The Wildwood High School girls basketball team won its fifth South Jersey Group I title this decade and eighth in program history Monday night, beating Salem, 47-38, at Southern Regional High School.

        

Here's a video clip of the final two possessions of Saturday's thrilling victory for the Wildwood High School girls basketball team. The Lady Warriors beat top-seeded Gloucester, 41-39, on Latifah McNeal's layup at the buzzer. Thanks to Kathleen Kelly for providing the video and to Matt Ulmer for editing and uploading the clip.<< MORE >>

For the second straight state playoff game, a big comeback produces a victory as Lady Tigers top Shawnee to reach the South Jersey title game for the first time in program history.<< MORE >>

Latfiah McNeal's layup as time expires gives the Wildwood girls basketball team a 41-39 victory over Gloucester and sends the Lady Warriors to Monday's South Jersey final.<< MORE >>

The Middle Township boys basketball team's season is ended in the South Jersey Group III semifinal with a road loss at Collingswood.<< MORE >>

Paulsboro begins game with 15-0 run as the Warriors are eliminated from the South Jersey Group I playoffs with a 65-55 loss.<< MORE >>

Balanced offensive attack and solid defense carry the Lady Warriors to a relatively easy playoff win at home. Wildwood faces top-seeded Gloucester on Saturday.<< MORE >>

Another high school basketball playoff game goes down to the wire as Lower Cape May's late run stuns upset-minded Moorestown. The Lady Tigers move on in the Group III playoffs to face Shawnee Saturday afternoon.<< MORE >>

Scott Wahl of WCZT-FM 98.7 The Coast radio has just confirmed that Friday's Middle Township at Collingswood South Jersey Group II semifinal game will be broadcast live by the station. Game time is at 6 p.m., with the broadcast beginning at about 5:50 p.m. John Leon of Prime Events will have all the live play-by-play. Log on to www.987thecoast.com for more information and for the internet broadcast of the game.

        

Here's about a seven-minute video highlight package from the Middle-Haddonfield game, courtesy of Matt Ulmer's video and the 98.7 the Coast radio feed. Enjoy.<< MORE >>

Middle Township pulls off 41-point turnaround in just two weeks to get revenge over Haddonfield and advance in the state playoffs. Also, Wildwood Catholic's girls team bows out of the state playoffs with a loss at St. Joe.<< MORE >>

There have been lots of great and exciting high school basketball games over the years in Cape May County. The boys teams from Cape May Tech and Wildwood added to that legacy Tuesday night.

In front of a sold-out gymnasium at Wildwood High School, the Warriors fought back from an 11-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat Cape May Tech in double overtime, 66-59, in a whale of a South Jersey Group I playoff game.

Matt Schiff and Jared DeGroff hit a pair of huge three-pointers in the final minute of regulation, DeGroff's tying the game at 44-44 with 18 seconds to play. The three-point shot represented DeGroff's only points of the night. Wildwood made four three-point shots in the final four minutes of the fourth quarter.

Overtime was equally exciting, as both teams had their chances, but ultimately, Schiff's miss from 27 feet away at the buzzer sent the game into a second overtime. Wildwood then scored the first eight points of the second extra session to pull away from the Hawks.

Schiff had a game-high 20 points, James Bevans added 17 points and Kevin Fetsick knocked down three three-pointers and finished with 16 points for sixth-seeded Wildwood (16-11), which moves on to face third-seeded Paulsboro in the sectional quarterfinal round on Thursday.

No. 11 Cape May Tech, which had its season ended at 10-17, got 19 points from Jamie Coleman and 10 points each from Nick Ranalli and Gary Farrow. But the Hawks, after falling behind in the second overtime, couldn't come back as three of its top six players had fouled out.

You can read more about the game in Thursday's editions of the Gazettes.

        

Congratulations to Lower Cape May Regional senior guard Stephanie Dugan, who scored her 1,000th career point in the Lady Tigers' 51-36 victory over St. Joseph in the regular-seasn finale for both teams.

Dugan, who needed 17 points to reach the milestone, got her 999th and 1,000th points on a drive through the lane with a little over a minute to play in the contest.

Lower Cape May, which plays a state playoff game Thursday night at home, finished the regular season at 18-8.

You can read more about Dugan in this week's editions of the Leader and the Gazettes.

State tournament play begins Monday night. Locally, the Middle Township girls will play Cinnaminson in a Group II game at 7 p.m. WCZT-FM 98.7 will provide a live radio broadcast.

        

Wildwood Catholic tops Wildwood; playoff radio broadcast schedule<< MORE >>

Victoria Wermuth will miss the rest of the season after being hospitalized.<< MORE >>

Cougars outscore Hawks 33-18 in the second half en route to 57-49 victory.<< MORE >>

The Lower Cape May girls basketball team beats Wildwood for the first time in 12 seasons in a defensive struggle ... and some other local basketball news.<< MORE >>

Here's a short highlight package of Pat Kelly long-distance shots from Monday's Wildwood Catholic game at Cape May Tech. Video courtesy Matt Ulmer.<< MORE >>

Pat Kelly leads Wildwood Catholic over Cape May Tech and the Wildwood get a surprise double-digit win over a 14-2 Glassboro team to highlight Monday night's local basketball action.<< MORE >>

Here's Matt Ulmer's video clip of Middle Township senior guard Danielle Barber scoring her 1,000th career point during her team's victory over Wildwood Catholic Thursday night.<< MORE >>

Some local sports notes to pass along ... << MORE >>

The Wildwood boys and girls teams each lose key games with Salem. click through for more detailas, as well as the other results from Tuesday night's basketball.<< MORE >>

The Cape May Tech boys team qualified for the state playoffs with a win and the Middle Township boys team nearly upset Holy Spirit to highlight Monday evening's local high school basketball action. << MORE >>

Crusaders drop to 8-8 for the season, must win one of next two to qualify for state tournament.<< MORE >>

Wanting to catch up since it's been a few days since the last post. I tried to post Friday morning, but about 85 percent through what was going to be a pretty long post, my computer froze up and nothing was saved, and I didn't have the energy to re-create the post. UGH!!! << MORE >>

Lower Cape May's girls basketball team runs its recrd to 11-2 with home win over decent AC squad; Middle girls fall to Sacred Heart; Catholic boys lose at Prep; Tech boys lose late to Bridgeton ...<< MORE >>

The Hawks beat Middle for the first time in program history behind a big second half.<< MORE >>

The wild 2007-08 high school basketball season continues as the Wildwood Catholic girls team upsets Holy Spirit on the road. Other local results as well<< MORE >>

Wildwood resident and pro boxer Chuck Mussachio to fight in Washington Township.<< MORE >>

Here's Matt Ulmer's video, with the 98.7 The Coast radio feed, from Wednesda night's Cape May Tech-Lower Cape May OT thriller.<< MORE >>

Hawks thwart Lower's extraordinary comeback by scoring the first 15 points of overtime.<< MORE >>

Mike Saioni to return to Wildwood Catholic as its new boys soccer coach<< MORE >>

Here's the entire game video of last week's Wildwood Catholic-Middle Township game. Video courtesy of Matt Ulmer, radio feed provided by WCZT-FM 98.7<< MORE >>

Panthers snap Wildcats' eight-game win streak on a shot by Taz Harris with 1.9 seconds to go.<< MORE >>

After competing in the Boardwalk Basketball Classic, local teams return to league play Wednesday evening.<< MORE >>

Here's some video of the final 15 seconds or so of the Wildwood-Wildwood Catholic boys basketball game at the Boardwalk Basketball Classic. Contact Matt Ulmer for full videos of both the girls and boys Wildwood-Wildwood Catholic games.<< MORE >>

Sally O'Donnell has a big game to pace the Crusader girls, while the WCHS boys stun Wildwood with a 32-point fourth quarter.<< MORE >>

Panthers overcome slow start to earn a split in holiday tournament play.<< MORE >>

The Panthers lose to Timber Creek at the Boardwalk Basketball Classic<< MORE >>

Wildwood's boys and girls teams each win bracket championships to highlight local teams' efforts at the Boardwalk Basketball Classic.<< MORE >>

Here's video of Lower Cape May's victory over Sacred Heart at the Boardwalk Basketball Classic.<< MORE >>

The Hawks lose to Seneca in the Ray Martin Memorial Boys Bracket title game and suffer their first defeat.<< MORE >>

Vineland gets the winning bucket with 24 seconds to play to nip the Crusaders by a point.<< MORE >>

Middle girls roll past Oakcrest, comeback by Crusader boys is squelched in OT.<< MORE >>

The Lower Cape May girls basketball team tops Paul VI to win a bracket title at the Boardwalk Basketball Classic.<< MORE >>

Cape May Tech moves to 5-0 for the first time in program history.<< MORE >>

Wildwood Catholic boys and Middle Township girls teams each win night games at the Boardwalk Basketball Classic Wednesday.<< MORE >>

Schiff and Bevans carry the Warriors to an easy victory.<< MORE >>

LCM boys and Wildwood girls each win opening games at Boardwalk Basketball Classic<< MORE >>

The Lady Tigers (3-1) used pressure defense to force 28 Highland turnovers and overcome a poor team shooting effort (11 for 49 from the floor, 22.4 percent) to get the victory.<< MORE >>

Lazar Sutanovac, a 6-7 senior forward, cannot play basketball for Wildwood Catholic, the NJSIAA rules<< MORE >>

Wildwood Catholic to make a coaching change in boys soccer, the school announces.<< MORE >>

Lower Cape May Regional swimming standout Kathryn Moorby will swim at Division I University of Maryland Balitmore County next year, LCMR athloetic director Mark Schiffbauer told us Friday. << MORE >>

        

The Ocean City High School boys soccer has made it to the state championship game. The Raiders beat West Windsor North in penalty kicks after a 1-1 draw Tuesday night at Toms River East High School. Here's video of the penalty kick round, courtesy of Matt Ulmer. We should have more video on the game later

        

The Wildwood High School football team had its season ended by a telephone call Monday afternoon. The NJSIAA, citing an odd number of playoff non-qualifiers, told the school it could not assign it a game this weekend. << MORE >>

The Middle Township High School boys soccer team had its season ended with a 3-1 loss to Haddon Township in a South Jersey Group II quarterfinal Tuesday afternoon. << MORE >>

The Middle Township boys soccer team earned a share of the Cape-Atlantic National Conference championship with St. Augustine Prep by beating the Hermits, 1-0, Tuesday night in Cape May Court House. << MORE >>

The Lower Cape May Regional field hockey team had its season ended Tuesday afternoon with a first-round state playoff loss to Collingswood. << MORE >>

The key Cape-Atlantic National Conference boys soccer game between Middle Township and St. Augustine scheduled for Wednesday at 7 p.m. in Cape May Court House has been postponed due to inclement weather, Middle athletic director Frank Riggitano said. << MORE >>

Julian Miller's head-ball goal with two minutes remaining in the first overtime lifted the Wildwood Catholic boys soccer team to an important 1-0 victory over Sacred Heart Monday afternoon in Stone Harbor. << MORE >>

        

        

The Ocean City boys and girls cross country teams captured Cape May County Championships Thursday afternoon in the meets held at Cape May County Park. << MORE >>

Lower Cape May Regional's athletic teams will drop from the larger-school American Conference to the smaller-school National Conference for the 2008-09 and 2009-10 scholastic years, according to converations with area athletic directors from the Cape-Atlantic League, which held its annual realignment meetings this week. << MORE >>

The rumors that have been flying around for the past six days have proven to be true -- the Wildwood Catholic High School boys soccer team will NOT participate in the state playoffs this fall. << MORE >>

The Wildwood Catholic boys soccer team's state playoff future is in doubt due to the three red cards the team was issued in its game earlier this week against Pleasantville. But that didn't stop the Crusaders from putting forth a solid performance Saturday afternoon against rival Lower Cape May. << MORE >>

        

        

Two area high school boys soccer teams have earned bids to the prestigious South Jersey Soccer Coaches Association Tournament. Ocean City and Middle Township will compete in the event, which includes the top 16 teams in South Jersey regardless of enrollment grouping. << MORE >>

A couple of key high school soccer games were played Tuesday. In a boys game at Cape May Tech, Wildwood Catholic topped the Hawks in a high-scoring affair, 7-3. In a girls game featuring two of the top teams in the Cape-Atlantic National Conference, Middle Township dropped a 4-0 decision to Holy Spirit. << MORE >>

        

        

Something had to give. When the Wildwood High School football team traveled to Clayton Saturday, it was a matchup of one team -- Wildwood -- that hadn't won a varsity game since 2002 and another -- Clayton -- that was on a 28-game winning streak. << MORE >>