by Cindy Fertsch | Jun 27, 2024 | Atlantic City, Atlantic County, Features, History, South Jersey, Sports
By Chuck Darrow For those who follow boxing, June 27, 1988 will always be remembered as the day Mike Tyson became, well, Mike Tyson. Prior to that night, the then-three-days-shy-of-his-22nd-birthday heavyweight was already an established giant of the “sweet science.”...
by Cindy Fertsch | Jun 20, 2024 | Atlantic County, Features, South Jersey, Sports, Ventnor
WHAT: Pickle Juice Owner Lisa Brody makes her National Pickle Ball League (NPL) debut this weekend on the Pickle Juice-owned team, Princeton Bruisers. This event marks NPL’s second Event Weekend of 2024 to Paddle Taps, the ultimate pickleball experience in the...
by Cindy Fertsch | Jun 20, 2024 | Atlantic City, Atlantic County, Features, South Jersey, Sports
By David Weinberg The Atlantic City area has hosted a plethora of sports competitions in the last 50 years or so. Almost every sport has been featured. It has run the gamut, with leagues, franchises, tournaments and events featuring baseball, basketball, beach...
by Cindy Fertsch | Jun 17, 2024 | Atlantic County, Features, Mays Landing, South Jersey, Sports
Kerry Shaffer is more than the head coach of the Atlantic County Institute of Technology’s (ACIT) rowing program; she is the driving force behind its growth and success. With a remarkable journey from a self-taught rower in Canada to a national champion and...
by Cindy Fertsch | Jun 13, 2024 | Atlantic County, Egg Harbor Township, Features, South Jersey, Sports, What's Happening
Now in its eighth year, the nonprofit Seashore Gardens Foundation Golf Tournament will raise much-needed funds to enrich older lives in South Jersey. The tournament is scheduled for Wednesday, June 19, 2024, at Harbor Pines Golf Club, 500 St. Andrews Drive in Egg...
by Cindy Fertsch | Jun 13, 2024 | Atlantic City, Atlantic County, Features, South Jersey, Sports
By David Weinberg The similarities are striking. The son’s athletic build, agility, strength, even his voice conjure memories of the father. Then he steps through ropes at the Pleasantville Rec Center, snaps his jab with striking quickness, fires powerful hooks and...
