Registration open for Annual Masters Swim in Ocean City
Registration is now open for the annual T. John Carey Masters Swim in Ocean City, N.J. at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, July 13. The Masters Swim has been one of the premier open-water swimming events on the Jersey Shore since 1979. The one-mile ocean race follows a...
Boxer finds extra ‘Juice’ in baseball
By David Weinberg Anthony Young stepped into the batter’s box for Atlantic Cape Community College’s baseball team against Salem Community College last month while his teammates yelled encouragement from the dugout. “Let’s go, ‘Unc’!” The other Bucs don’t know that...
Petty gets taste of majors
By David Weinberg All young athletes have a similar dream. They grow up yearning to reach the pinnacle of their respective sport, to stand on the pitcher’s mound in a major league ballpark, to swish a jumper in an NBA arena, to cross the goal line in an NFL stadium. A...
Stepping up to the plate: Scout’s project highlights spiritof community, inclusion at South Jersey Field of Dreams
By Madison Russ The South Jersey Field of Dreams is celebrating three new wheelchair-accessible picnic benches along the third baseline, thanks to the hard work of a local scout. JT Schenker, a Life Scout with Boy Scout Troop 77 in Smithville, designed the benches to...
Eagles encouraged by draft picks
By David Weinberg For the 50th consecutive year or so, the Eagles were thrilled with their acquisitions during last week’s NFL Draft. Just as their predecessors did in the previous decades, general manager Howie Roseman, coach Nick Sirianni and the various assistant...
