NJSIAA on fall season: Focus on participation, not championships
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff Fall high school sports are official, but they won’t be the same. At the beginning of last week, Gov. Phil Murphy gave his go-ahead for the fall sports season, but said the final determination would be up to the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA). A few days later, the […]
Gov. Murphy supports fall High School sports
NJSIAA will make final determination this week By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association is expected to make its final determination on the fall high school sports season by the end of the week, but judging by the comments at Gov. Phil Murphy’s press conference Monday, Aug. 17, indications are that […]
Northfield team pulls out over COVID concerns
Coach won’t risk it after ACBL allows players who left state to come back without quarantine By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff NORTHFIELD — The Atlantic County Baseball League playoffs started Monday short one team. The eight teams in the league were split into two divisions for the double-elimination tournament, but the Northfield Cardinals opted out […]
NJSIAA plan: Delay high school sports season competition until Oct. 1
ROBBINSVILLE – The official start of the fall sports season is being pushed back by approximately one month, with summer workouts for high school student-athletes – which may begin on July 13 – continuing until Aug. 28. Following summer workouts there will be a two-week hiatus from Aug. 29 through Sept. 13, during which only […]
Ocean City’s Ed Keenan named to NJ Boxing Hall of Fame
In the fight world nearly 30 years, this media specialist has never had to lace up the gloves By DAVID NAHAN Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY – If you’re a boxing fan, you get jealous quickly when you talk to Ed Keenan. The Ocean City resident is not a fighter, but he has worked so many […]
Athletic director says juniors most affected
By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff LINWOOD — High school athletes began practice for spring sports March 6, only to be told a week later that the season was postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Gov. Phil Murphy’s executive order barring gatherings and closing schools put baseball, softball, golf, tennis, lacrosse, track and field and […]
Student athletes miss training with teammates this spring
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff UPPER TOWNSHIP – Student athletes are missing the start of their spring seasons. More than that, they’re missing their teammates. Statewide COVID-19 restrictions are forcing students to stay at home and study online to keep them from catching and/or spreading the coronavirus. In tandem with that, the New Jersey State Interscholastic […]
Juniors to ‘feel the brunt’ of missing school sports
By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Cape May Star and Wave LINWOOD — High school athletes began practice for spring sports March 6, only to be told a week later that the season was postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Gov. Phil Murphy’s executive order barring gatherings and closing schools put baseball, softball, golf, tennis, lacrosse, crew, […]
Friendships put on hold when the competition starts
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff LINWOOD – Familiarity doesn’t always breed contempt. It can breed fierce competition and friendship. When the Ocean City and Mainland girls basketball teams played each other for the South Jersey Group III championship March 10, the girls knew each other well. For the seniors on the team, it was the fourth […]
Red Raider girls finish as state finalist
O.C. beats Westhampton Tech in semis, but NSJIAA cancels finals By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City High School girls basketball team secured its place in the state finals last week, but ended the season without the opportunity to play for the title, courtesy of the corona virus spreading across New Jersey, […]