VCBP wins inaugural women’s South Jersey championship
Ventnor’s victory lets it keep final event again next season VENTNOR — Faced with heavy surf and a strong southern current beneath a brooding sky, Sam Keough defeated her nine competitors in the singles row Aug. 6 to secure the team victory for the Ventnor City Beach Patrol. Known for 30 years as the Bill […]
Brigantine wins Dutch Hoffman Lifeguard title; Longport second, OCBP third
15 beach patrols compete in eight events testing their lifesaving skills WILDWOOD – The Brigantine City Beach Patrol won the first of the “Big Three” late-season lifeguard races Friday, July 25, taking the Dutch Hoffman Memorials by scoring in five of the eight races, winning two. The Longport Beach Patrol finished second with 16 points […]
Why do these competitors do the grueling Cape May Point Beach Patrol Women’s Lifeguard Challenge?
Their answers? Camaraderie. Mutual support. Testing themselves. Trauma bonding. CAPE MAY POINT — Kristen Moorby came up with the idea for a “grueling endurance race” for female lifeguards nearly two decades ago. Only 11 competitors entered the first race. In the 17th edition of the race this past July 23, 56 guards from 17 patrols […]
One Grueling Race
Tough competition, rough conditions for 17th annual Cape May Point Women’s Lifeguard Challenge CAPE MAY POINT — When Sara Werner emerged from the surf after the second leg of the Cape May Point Beach Patrol Women’s Lifeguard Challenge on July 23, only Becca Cubbler was within a minute. The currents around St. Pete’s beach were […]
Ocean City Beach Patrol women win OCBP Women’s Lifeguard Invitational
Victory in the final event, the surf dash, seals championship; 14 beach patrols competed See huge photo gallery of all the events below OCEAN CITY — The women of the Ocean City Beach Patrol invited crews from up and down the coast of southern New Jersey to show them what it’s like to be the best. […]
Longport wins women’s invitational on home surf
LONGPORT — The women of the Longport Beach Patrol took first and third in the swim and scored points in each rowing race to win the 27th Longport Women’s Lifeguard Invitational on July 8. The surf was rough and a storm was threatening, but despite some clouds to the west it was a great night […]
WCBP outdoes Avalon, Ocean City to win title
10 beach patrols compete in Cape May County Lifeguard Championship WILDWOOD CREST — The Avalon Beach Patrol dominated the first half of the Cape May County Lifeguard Championship on Monday evening at the Rambler Road beach. The Ocean City Beach Patrol scored in most events to contend for the title, but it was the home […]
Upper Township Summer Celebration beats July Fourth to the punch
PETERSBURG — Families decked out in patriotic outfits gathered June 28 at Amanda’s Field with friends to take in the food, fun and fireworks. Upper Township held its Summer Celebration on Saturday beneath a blazing sun with temperatures in the high 80s that cooled as the evening progressed. Committeeman Sam Palombo, who is liaison to […]
Upper Township mayor: Keep the drawbridge at Carson’s Inlet
Township Committee wants action on microplastics PETERSBURG — Township Committee voted June 9 to object to a plan by the county and U.S. Coast Guard to replace the drawbridge over Corsons Inlet with a fixed-span bridge. Mayor Curtis Corson said the Coast Guard was seeking the township’s approval. He said he has mixed emotions about […]
Upper Township groomed beach for holiday
Township secured DEP beach cultivation permit to operate a bulldozer in Strathmere PETERSBURG — After securing a beach cultivation permit, Upper Township was able to move sand around on the beaches of Strathmere to provide a safe path to the beaches in the north end, which have suffered tremendously from erosion. “Great job from Public […]