South Jersey Sports Report

In the first 20 years of the 21st Century, during which more than 50,000 student athletes competed at Cape-Atlantic League schools, there were only 106 times when an athlete was a Quad Star.

The schedule for the three-day first round of the Last Dance Tournament, a baseball competition for high school players from 222 schools around New Jersey, has been announced.

The NJSIAA had announced earlier that teams could begin non-contact practice with other limitations on July 13 but CAL teams will wait two weeks later.

Lifeguard racing is a South Jersey tradition that dates back decades.

Senior Kurt Driscoll was a key cog on Holy Spirit’s offensive line last season and helped lead the Spartans to a Non-Public Group 2 state championship.

He replaces Jonathan Caputo, who resigned in May after nine seasons.

A timeline for a potential return to play has not been finalized, but games that were set for Week 0, which is the week of Aug 28-29, will no longer be played that week, if at all.

News comes as other states grapple with rising case numbers.

With Madi Hafetz regularly in the lineup the past two seasons, Mainland went 49-11 and won a state championship, the first in girls basketball in school history.

The Last Dance Tournament, a baseball competition for high school players from 222 schools around New Jersey, will begin on July 14.