Mustang football battles, but falls to Prep 17-7
Mainland was on the move late, but fumble turned into St. Augustine score LINWOOD — Driving downfield for a tying field goal or go-ahead touchdown late in the fourth quarter, the Mustangs committed a critical error that cost them the game. It was one of a handful of mistakes that doomed the Mainland Regional High […]
Raider football improves to 3-2 with win over Hammonton
OCEAN CITY – At the halfway point of the regular season, the Ocean City Red Raiders improved to 3-2 after a gutsy win over the Hammonton Blue Devils Friday night, Sept. 26. Ocean City High School defeated Hammonton High School 14-7 on senior night but had to hold on until the very end to secure […]
Red Raider girls soccer ties Williamstown 1-1 in double overtime
OCEAN CITY — Visiting Williamstown took a 1-0 lead 3 minutes into Saturday morning’s girls soccer game at the Tennessee Avenue field when Harper Carney’s shot bounced off the crossbar and got past Ocean City’s goalie. Williamstown wouldn’t score again, but that lead held up for the next 65 minutes until Red Raider Emma Vince, […]
Ocean City boys soccer shuts out Blue Devils
OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City High School boys soccer team shut out visiting Hammonton on Thursday afternoon with scores from four separate players. The Blue Devils are now 0-6-1, but weren’t playing like a winless team, challenging the Red Raiders for control much of the game but having a difficult time breaching the Ocean […]
Sea&Do: Upcoming Events
Shore Physicians ‘Be Well Connected’ Community Breakfast LINWOOD – Shore Physicians Group invites the community to a free breakfast and educational event 10 a.m. to noon Thursday, Sept. 25, at Linwood Country Club at 500 Shore Road, Linwood. Part of the group’s ongoing “Be Well Connected” series, the event will offer a morning of health, […]
Revolutionary War hero’s U.T. grave formally dedicated
PETERSBURG — “I’m sure gonna be glad when today’s over. These past two years it’s been a bit of a nightmare trying to get permission to place the sign where it is,” Paul Sutton, former adjutant of Aaron Wittkamp Colwell American Legion Post 239, said Sept. 27. Years in the works, the final steps of […]
Raider field hockey upsets St. Joseph
Ocean City players decided they weren’t underdogs OCEAN CITY — The Red Raider field hockey team entered Friday afternoon’s game against 8-0 St. Joseph of Hammonton with a 2-3-1 record. The Ocean City High School girls had lost to St. Joseph 5-2 earlier in the season and were coming off a loss earlier in the […]
Quality materials, fine craftsmanship create instant classic in Ocean City
OCEAN CITY — They don’t build them like this anymore, except for the fantastic upside-down home at 421 15th St., on the corner of 15th Street and Central Avenue, just two blocks from the beach. Take a look and you’ll see what I mean — quality is found from the ground up to the sundeck […]
Coast Guard gives lifeguards an uplifting experience
OCBP takes part in rescue simulation with former colleague, now a rescue swimmer OCEAN CITY — The rescue helicopter crews out of the U.S. Coast Guard’s Air Station Atlantic City train relentlessly when they’re not out patrolling or conducting actual rescues. They want to be so well-trained that when the emergencies arise, their efforts feel […]
Cancer Action Network in D.C. to seek action on funding, research
Upper Township cancer survivor: It was a great experience BEESLEYS POINT — When more than 700 cancer survivors, cancer patients and their supporters descended upon Capitol Hill last week to lobby Congress, Beesleys Point’s Marcia McCulley was among them. It was the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network’s annual Lobby Day and Leadership Summit, and survivors […]