A list of the hot topics, teams, athletes and personalities in high school sports this week:
Mainland Regional’s Support Our Troops Club held a military appreciation day before the Mustangs softball team hosted Holy Spirit last Monday. Fans, students and staff got to check out a Blackhawk helicopter.
Blackhawk helicopter flies over the Mainland Regional football field press box. Photo provided by Mainland.
The inaugural basketball showcase event will be held Feb. 4, 2023, and feature Shore Conference teams against their Cape-Atlantic League counterparts. Among the matchups are Southern Regional vs. Mainland Regional; Howell vs. Hammonton and Barnegat vs. Absegami.
The junior has sparked the Ocean City baseball team on the mound and at the plate. He began Thursday batting .395 (17 for 43) with 17 RBIs. On the mound, he has as 1.47 ERA and 30 strikeouts in 28 2/3 innings.
Ocean City Duke McCarron 42 delivers a pitch against St. Joe's during high school baseball game at Hammonton Lake Park Tuesday May 3, 2022. Edward Lea Staff Photographer / Press of Atlantic City
The Absegami senior won the CAL individual tennis championship for the second straight year.
Absegami's Austin Snyder wins the CAL singles title for the second straight season.Â
The Cedar Creek senior this week scored career No. 100 in lacrosse. The senior has 35 goals this season
Cedar Creek’s Kevin Dougherty watches his shot on goal go a little high in the first quarter.
The Atlantic City High School girls basketball coach was named the 2021-22 Pennsylvania Avenue School Teacher of the Year.
Atlantic City coach Jason Lantz instructs his team during its game against Ocean City in the Cape-Atlantic League Tournament semifinals. The Vikings won the tournament for the first time, one of the highlights in a season in which Lantz guided the Vikings to a 20-8 record.
The Hammonton junior leads all Cape-Atlantic League softball players with eight home runs.
Junior shortstop Madison Biddle leads the Eagles (15-1) with a .435 batting average, six home runs and 25 RBIs.
Biddle
The Hermits (14-0) continue to roll behind the power hitting of Ryan Weingartner (six home runs).
St. Augustine Prep’s Ryan Weingartner hit .457 with seven home runs, 31 RBIs and an .864 slugging percentage and pitched to a 1.68 ERA. The senior shortstop/closer is The Press Player of the Year.
The Mustangs finished 9-0 to win the Cape-Atlantic League American Conference this season. Mainland is 18-0 the past two seasons.
Back to Back Cal champs 9-0 on the year. 18-0 the past two years. Wins over Hammonton 120-20, Bridgeton 130-10 and Millville 87-53. pic.twitter.com/zcvNA48G04
— MRHS Track (@mainlandtrack) May 3, 2022
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