97.3 ESPN's High School Athlete of the Week

Less than a week after a junior pitcher threw a no-hitter in his very first varsity start, two more local athletes have recorded similarly impressive feats. Despite a tremendous pitching performance in the first game of the season, Holy Spirit's Mike Di Ianni knew there was room for improvement...

It may be early in the 2014 high school baseball season, but one local pitcher has already recorded a no-hitter in the Cape-Atlantic League. It just happened to come in his very first varsity start. Egg Harbor Township is still reveling over Misael Castillo's incredible pitching performance this week, striking out 14 batters and allowing only two baserunners in a close 2-0 victory over conference

It was likely as shocking an upset to just about everyone, except for Eric Fierro. His Southern Regional Rams faced almost-certain elimination in the NJSIAA Group IV Playoffs: down a point in the final seconds, needing to go the length of the court for a miracle basket against the Vikings in Atlantic City (a recent house of horrors for opponents during the Vikings' last two impressive state title

One Cape-Atlantic League Championship game went down to a final mid-court heave; the other was decided well before halftime. The Wildwood Catholic Crusaders and the Middle Township Lady Panthers are conference champions after winning on Saturday afternoon at Stockton College...

It's the kind of high school basketball you can only get during one of the biggest sports weekends of the year. It's the 2014 Battle By the Bay at Atlantic City High School, a three-day showcase featuring some of the best teams in New Jersey and beyond...

Wildwood Catholic's Jordan Robertson continues to wow South Jersey hoops fans. Jordan is also the latest local athlete to take home 97.3 ESPN's High School Athlete of the Week Honors. Meanwhile, we have a new batch of local student-athletes this week who have proven themselves worthy in their respective fields. You can make your vote below, and you can hear the winner announced on the South Jersey

The St. Augustine Prep boys basketball team was expecting a tough game when they went up to the Garden State Parkway to Manahawkin; but not even they knew how close their game against Southern Regional would be. It was a blistering pace in the back-and-forth game between the Hermits and Rams, as the two teams traded leads in each of the first three quarters...

The best athletes in all of South Jersey were on hand this week for a special banquet to recognize their achievements over the past year. The South Jersey Sports Report welcomed former Philadelphia Eagle Ron Jaworski as the guest of honor for the event, which took place at Jaws' Blue Heron Pines Golf Club in Egg Harbor City...

Wildwood Crest native Frank Vogel has been in this situation before. Last season his Indiana Pacers trailed the Miami Heat three games to two, heading home with their backs against the wall for a pivotal Game 6. While it didn't end well for Indiana on that night, the Pacers have a chance to avenge 2012, and extend this year's Eastern Conference Finals to the maximum with a win this weekend... Read

There's no question that Millville native Mike Trout is one of Major League Baseball's best players. But at the age of 21, with a Silver Slugger Award, All-Star Game appearance and American League Rookie of the Year honors already in tow, is it possible for the young phenom to get even better...