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Boxer finds extra ‘Juice’ in baseball

by Michael | May 15, 2025 | Sports, Atlantic County, Cape May County, Features, South Jersey

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 Michael | May 8, 2025 | Features, Atlantic County, Cape May County, South Jersey, Sports

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...

Eagles encouraged by draft picks

by Michael | May 1, 2025 | Sports, Atlantic County, Cape May County, Features, South Jersey

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...

Ennis, A.C. deliver knockout

by Michael | Apr 17, 2025 | Features, Atlantic City, Atlantic County, South Jersey, Sports

By David Weinberg Big-time boxing returned to Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall Saturday night for the first time in 11 years. It was worth the wait. A roaring crowd of approximately 8,000 watched Philadelphia welterweight Jaron Ennis deliver a spectacular performance that...

Big-time boxing returns to A.C. Saturday

by Michael | Apr 10, 2025 | Features, Atlantic City, Atlantic County, South Jersey, Sports

By David Weinberg The drought is finally over. Big-time boxing finally makes its return to the main arena of Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall Saturday night when undefeated welterweight world champions Jaron “Boots” Ennis (33-0, 29 KOs) and Eimantas Stanionis (15-0, 9 KOs)...