I'm Dave Weinberg and I'm a writer/columnist for 97.3espn.com. I recently completed my 27th season as an Eagles beat writer for The Press of Atlantic City, where I worked for 34 years. I also covering boxing, MMA and various other sports, in addition to writing a twice-weekly column entitled Extra Points. You can also find my work on my blog Dave Weinberg's Extra Points. I'm a Cape May native who grew up with sand in my shoes and waves in my heart.
David Weinberg
Extra Points: Avalon keeps dominating lifeguard racing season
Dolan Grisbaum's mistake during Friday's Dutch Hoffman Memorial Lifeguard Championships turned out to be the right decision as Avalon's Lifeguards win again
Extra Points: LaManna, Figueroa earn big wins in Atlantic City, NJ
Millville Middleweight Thomas LaManna and Atlantic City Junior-Middleweight Justin Figueroa earned significant victories Saturday night at AC's Boardwalk Hall
Extra Points: Avalon, NJ Lifeguard wins Cape May SuperAthalon
Brandon Hontz ran away with the Cape May SuperAthalon championship last Monday. - He also rowed and swam away with it.
Xtra Points: Avalon edges Sea Isle in CMC Lifeguard Championships
The 39th Cape May County Lifeguard Championships on Monday night was an electric finish to a great night of races
Extra Points: Ennis delivers terrific performance in Atlantic City, NJ
IBF interim welterweight champion Jaron Ennis delivered an impressive performance Saturday night and so did the fans at Boardwalk Hall's Adrian Phillips Ballroom
Extra Points: DeSatnick brothers chairmen of boards and paddle
Chad DeSatnick was back on a board as the Cape May native was among 80-plus participants in the 9th DeSatnick Foundation Around the Cape Paddle
Extra Points: Atlantic City, NJ High School grad returns to MLB
Brett Kennedy will be spending his Fourth of July at Washington's Nationals Park as the AC High School graduate returns to the majors after five difficult years
Extra Points: South Jersey’s LaFragola overcomes challenges
A number of local fighters have enjoyed success in professional mixed martial arts in recent years and South Jersey's CJ Fragola looks to join that list
Extra Points: World championship boxing returns to Atlantic City, NJ
World championship boxing returns to Atlantic City next month: Interim IBF welterweight champion Jaron "Boots" Ennis defends his title against Roiman Villa
Extra Points: Local continue to take the leap at Escape the Cape
There's something about sidling to the edge of the boat at the start of the Escape the Cape Triathlon, then making a 12-foot plunge that's both scary & exciting