Tom Williams has been covering Ocean City High School and Cape-Atlantic League sports for more than 50 years, starting when he was a teenager. He has won 15 awards from the Press Club of Atlantic City for his writing; has been named New Jersey's Sportscaster of the Year seven times, most recently in 2008, 2009 & 2010; was presented the 2003 award for contributions to amateur football in South Jersey by the National Football Hall of Fame; was recognized by the IAABO for his contributions to high school basketball; and, in 2012, was inducted into the South Jersey Basketball Hall of Fame.

Tom's columns have been most regularly seen in the Ocean City Gazette, Upper Township Gazette and the Sentinel-Ledger. His stories also have appeared in The Wildwood Leader, The Currents of Atlantic County and the Philadelphia Inquirer.



Some of Tom's 2002 columns from The Gazette can be accessed through this menu:

12/24/02 - Another holiday shopping list
12/11/02 - Changing face of OC Recreation
12/4/02 - Observations from the sidelines
11/27/02 - Mike McAlarnen is best on defense again
11/13/02 - Tale of two champions
11/6/02 - CAL teams key in football playoffs again
10/30/02 - No underdogs when Ocean City meets Mainland
10/16/02 - A happy day for Rachel Constantine
10/2/02 - The CAL is holding its own against some big names
9/18/02 - Changes at Carey Stadium
9/11/02 - Nobody asked, but........
9/4/02 - A great deal of fuss about nothing
8/28/02 - The final OCHS All-Century Team finally appears
8/14/02 - Another stop along the road for Joe Fussner
8/7/02 - Chris Armstrong returns, Rachel Constantine hurt
7/31/02 - Richie Ashburn's letter to Harry Kalas
7/24/02 - 30 years of growth in sports is related to Title IX
7/17/02 - Three who will be missed in Ocean City
6/12/02 - Holy Spirit Hall of Fame adds some impressive names
3/20/02 - OCHS alumni game Saturday to benefit Anne Brinkmann Memorial Fund
3/13/02 - Joe Galante’s career puts him in exclusive company
2/6/02 - OC girls will be on the road in Group 3 opener
1/23/02 - NJSIAA Tournament Deadline is Approaching
1/16/02 - Ed Paone named to South Jersey Basketball Hall of Fame
1/11/02 - Dave Troiano, CAL Sportsperson of the Year
1/9/02 - Mike Pellegrino, Ocean City Sportsperson of the Year