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Pleasantville grad falls short in Olympic bid
Six one-hundredths of a second. A blink of an eye, a snap of the fingers, a sneeze. That’s all that prevented Pleasantville High School graduate Nia Ali from earning a spot on the United States Olympic Track and Field team Sunday night. Ali, a 35-year-old mother of three, ran...
Extra Points: Wildwood Lifeguard wins 42nd Annual SuperAthalon
CAPE MAY – Midway through Monday’s 42nd SuperAthalon, as he was rowing along the shoreline past dolphins and seagulls, Cape May lifeguard Rob Moran thought about the person who created the event in 1982. The triathlon-style race was the brainchild of form Cape May Beach Patrol Captain Harry...
Remembering when an OC Lifeguard won Olympic gold medals
The Ocean City Beach Patrol’s tradition of winning intercity rowing and swimming has its roots in the Olympic Games. Long before the lifeguards won either a Cape May County or South Jersey championship, OCBP Hall of Famer John B. Kelly Sr. was wearing three Olympic gold medals. Kelly, competing...
Stafford 12U Softball Squad Reaches District 16 Title Game, Falls to Northfield
Summertime is Little League baseball and softball all-star tournament time, and several squads from Stafford Township have been and still are vying for District 16 championships. On June 28, the Stafford 12-and-under Little League all-star softball team just missed capturing the district title, dropping a 3-2 decision to Northfield in...
Ocean City Tuesday Senior Golf League nearing the halfway point
BUENA VISTA — Around this time in June, for the past dozen years or so, I suddenly realize that the halfway mark of the Ocean City Tuesday Senior Golf League season isn’t far away. After five matches, it’s time to start talking about our several leaderboards. We play...
Mancini and Guidotti play Match of the Day at Thursday Senior Golf
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP – Jim Guidotti is another new Ocean City Thursday Senior Golf League member who seems to have found his footing with both the group and the course at Harbor Pines. Jim came out and shot a 41 on the front nine and then followed that up...
Brambley Golf League: Karwowski shoots season-best round of 38
OCEAN CITY – For the second time this year, Joe Karwowski captured the Low Gross winner title at the Brambley Golf League. After a slow start on the front six holes, Karwowski shot two under par on the back six holes to finish with a season-best round of 38. His impressive performance included two birdies and nine pars.
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