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 2005 columns from The Gazette can be accessed through this menu:

12/21/05 - Another holiday shopping list
12/14/05 - Tipoff Weekend brings strong history to OCHS
12/7/05 - One last look at the CAL fall sports season
11/30/05 - Boyd Sands, Jim Loper brought great leadership to NJSIAA
11/23/05 - Soccer, hockey teams add to OCHS success
10/26/05 - OCHS the focus of CAL boys soccer
10/19/05 - Saturday football returns to life
10/12/05 - Gary Degenhardt joins a select group
10/5/05 - High school sports in the electronic age
9/28/05 - Interesting football season developing
9/21/05 - Salvia sisters run for the cure
9/14/05 - The CAL's biggest rivalries
9/7/05 - Johnny Smith looks ahead at OCHS' 25th anniversary
8/31/05 - Some OCHS sports questions & farewell to Chris Gayle
8/24/05 - John Richardson - Back in Kentucky and ready to run
8/17/05 - Remembering the real Gene Mauch
8/10/05 - Sport seasons are disappearing - Part 2
8/3/05 - Sport seasons are disappearing
7/27/05 - Steve Coates expects new NHL after lockout
7/13/05 - 50 years ago they brought OCHS its first state title
7/6/05 - OCYAA completes 50th season
6/29/05 - Dr. Dearborn has completed his task
6/22/05 - Jim, Phil & the Class of 2005 move on
6/8/05 - Annika keeps adding to her HOF stats
6/1/05 - Whitey says goodbye to basketball
5/25/05 - Summer sports camps
5/18/05 - Return of the three-sport athlete
5/11/05 - Lets talk about sports radio
5/4/05 - The Raiders of spring
4/27/05 - What college & high school sports are really about
4/20/05 - High school golf in the fall?
4/13/05 - The past, present & future of CAL basketball come together
4/6/05 - One last home game for Phillip & Kaitlin
3/30/05 - The best of a great CAL hoop season
3/23/05 - Successful winter for former CAL stars
3/16/05 - A great year for CAL basketball
3/9/05 - Raiders have had some tournament thrillers
3/2/05 - John Boyd-a competitor to the end
2/23/05 - CAL courtside observations
2/16/05 - A few additions to The 125
2/2/05 - About Super Sunday's big game
1/26/05 - CAL grads contribute on college level
1/12/05 - A happy birthday for John Bruno
1/5/05 - Walt Tucker - Ocean City Sportsperson of the Year