Vineland High athletes earn Cape Atlantic League spring honors

Vineland High ended its spring season with recognition spread across the program, as 13 athletes earned Cape Atlantic League coaches’ all-star and honorable mention honors in six different sports. The list gave Vineland Public Schools a public boost at the close of the school year and showed that the school’s strongest performances were not concentrated in just one marquee team.

The honored athletes reflected that breadth. Xavier Etheridge and Donald Menzoni were recognized in baseball. Beatrice Sotomayor, Janiah Hernandez and Averie Gomez made the softball list. Jakhi Yomans and Giovanni Salomon were selected in boys track and field, while Mariah Strickland and Marissa Strickland were honored in girls track and field. Jonathan Ruegger and Robert Buono were named in lacrosse, and Chris DeCarvalho Chanez and Asher Hill were recognized in tennis.

League coaches met by division and voted on first-team all-stars and honorable mention recipients after the spring season, giving the honors added weight across South Jersey competition. The Cape-Atlantic League, first established in 1949, includes 22 schools from Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland and Gloucester counties, so recognition on its spring list carries regional significance well beyond Vineland High.

The honors also pointed to the depth of the school’s track program. Giovanni Salomon had already appeared in Vineland High’s results at the Cape Atlantic League Meet on May 9, 2026, at Buena Regional High School in Buena, where he placed 14th in the boys 400-meter dash. His inclusion, along with the Stricklands and Yomans, showed that Vineland’s spring success reached the oval as well as the field events.

For families and coaches in Cumberland County, the list offered a final snapshot of a school year that produced multiple athletes strong enough to catch the attention of league coaches. It also suggested momentum for Vineland High heading into the next academic year, with student-athletes across baseball, softball, track, lacrosse and tennis bringing home a shared point of pride for the district.