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Mainland's Deirdre Lenzsch to Represent USA at Youth World Weightlifting Championships [VIDEO]

Eddie Davis — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 01:17:05 +0000

It’s hard to ignore Deirdre Lenzsch. The Mainland High School sophomore has been making headlines and breaking down barriers pretty much all her life. The 16-year-old from Somers Point was a grade school chess champion, a certified scuba diver, and had starred in the school play, all by age 12. But its her abilities in [...]

Mike Rice Fired At Rutgers [VIDEO]

Dan Alexander — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 19:24:06 +0000

Mike Rice has been fired as head men’s basketball coach at Rutgers University and says he is “deeply sorry” for his behavior. As the dust settles on Rice’s firing, others are raising questions about how Rutgers handled the situation and why nothing was done back in December when the video first came to the attention [...]

Rutgers Under Pressure Over Mike Rice Video [VIDEO/POLL]

Dan Alexander — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 09:28:55 +0000

Rutgers University is under pressure over how it should react to a video of basketball coach Mike Rice aired by ESPN that shows him shoving, grabbing and throwing balls at players in practice and using gay slurs. The video shows numerous clips of Rice at practice firing basketballs at players, hitting them in the back, [...]

Vote for This Week's High School Athlete of the Week

Tyler Donohue — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 01:30:18 +0000

Congratulations to Holy Spirit senior Gina Lewis for winning last week’s High School Athlete of the Week honors. We have a new batch of local student-athletes this week who have proven themselves worthy. You can vote for your pick, and hear the winner announced on 97.3 ESPN’s South Jersey Sports Report with Tyler Donohue Saturday [...]

Vote For This Week's High School Athlete of the Week

Tyler Donohue — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 01:01:46 +0000

Congrats to Southern Regional's freshman hockey star, Ryan Rowland who took home last week's High School Athlete of the Week honors -- the first time a hockey player has won!

We have a new batch of local student-athletes this week who have proven themselves worthy.

Vote for This Week's High School Athlete of the Week

Tyler Donohue — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 20:41:43 +0000

Congrats to Atlantic City swimmer Amber Glen for taking last week’s High School Athlete of the Week Award. We have a new batch of local student-athletes this week who have proven themselves worthy. You can vote for your pick, and hear the winner announced on 97.3 ESPN’s South Jersey Sports Report with Tyler Donohue Saturday [...]

Good Luck to The Mainland and Atlantic City Girls Swimming Teams

Gary Guida — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 20:09:23 +0000

The Mainland Regional and Atlantic City High School girls swim teams will both be swimming for South Jersey titles today and tomorrow at The Gloucester County Institute of Technology. The Mustangs who are top-seeded will compete in their third straight sectional final tonight against Haddonfield and Atlantic City which happens to be the number 2 seed in South Jersey Public A [...]

Eagles Announce Andy Reid Era is Over [LIVE VIDEO]

Mike Gill — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 15:25:21 +0000

The Philadelphia Eagles have officially fired head coach Andy Reid after 14 years at the helm.

According to a statement on the team website, Eagles Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Lurie will hold a press conference at 11AM to make the announcement and take questions from the media.

"Andy Reid won the most games of any head coach in Eagles history and he is someone I respect greatly and will remain friends w

Murder in Ventnor – Woman Held in Stabbing Death

Eddie Davis — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 01:21:51 +0000

Ventnor Police continue to investigate a stabbing death that took place today on the 300 block of North Wissahickon Avenue in the city. According to a statement from the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office, Police responded to a call today at about noon and found a man unresponsive outside a duplex. The man was transported to [...]

High School Sports Delayed Due To Sandy Damage

Dan Alexander — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 09:38:12 +0000

This weekend’s high school football games and a number of playoff games have been delayed a week due to damage caused by Hurricane Sandy. Many fields & practice facilities are not in any shape to use and players have been evacuated. The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association has postponed all of this week’s scheduled [...]