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January 5, 2026

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Night and day for Ocean City girls basketball team

WILDWOOD — On Saturday afternoon, the Ocean City High School girls basketball team had the spark, using the fourth quarter to come from behind to beat Central Bucks South (Pa.) 38-36. On Sunday morning, that spark was gone. It didn’t help that the Red Raiders were facing a hot-shooting Mount Saint Joseph team that forced […]

Lenko’s 32 leads Raider basketball team to third straight victory

OCEAN CITY – Looking for a 3-0 start to the season, the Ocean City Red Raiders took on Lower Cape May Regional High School in an offensive shootout. The two teams stayed neck and neck throughout the whole game but in the end Ocean City held on to win 57-53 on Dec. 21. Raider Josh […]

Night and day for Ocean City girls basketball team

WILDWOOD — On Saturday afternoon, the Ocean City High School girls basketball team had the spark, using the fourth quarter to come from behind to beat Central Bucks South (Pa.) 38-36. On Sunday morning, that spark was gone. It didn’t help that the Red Raiders were facing a hot-shooting Mount Saint Joseph team that forced […]

Unbeaten Red Raider basketball team holds off Mustangs, now at 6-0

LINWOOD – The Red Raiders boys basketball team is off to an unbeaten start, including a win after a tough battle against the Mainland Mustangs Dec. 22. In the final game before the holiday break, Ocean City High School’s team held onto a 13-point halftime lead to beat Mainland Regional High School 52-40. Mustang Dallas […]

Lenko’s 32 leads Raider basketball team to third straight victory

OCEAN CITY – Looking for a 3-0 start to the season, the Ocean City Red Raiders took on Lower Cape May Regional High School in an offensive shootout. The two teams stayed neck and neck throughout the whole game but in the end Ocean City held on to win 57-53 on Dec. 21. Raider Josh […]

Ocean City girls basketball starts 1-1 after tough loss to Eagles

OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City Red Raiders opened the basketball season with a pair of games that proved to be a big early test before Christmas.  Ocean City split the games 1-1 after a 55-34 loss to Egg Harbor Township High School (3-1) on Sunday evening, Dec. 21. Freshmen duo Camryn Schiemer and Mya […]

Underclassmen stepping up for Mustang girls swim team

OCEAN CITY — Last season, a big senior class helped propel the Mustang girls swim team to its second South Jersey championship in four years. The Mainland Regional High School girls beat Shawnee 89-81 to claim that sectional title and now, head coach Mike Demarest said, he’s looking to see how his underclassmen perform this […]

Ocean City girls swimmers deal with a depleted lineup

OCEAN CITY — When you have a team that lost a dozen seniors from the season before, it doesn’t help when half of those left are out sick on a meet day. That was the case for the Red Raider girls swimmers when they hosted Mainland Regional High School’s team Dec. 16 at the Ocean […]

Mustang boys return solid core from S.J. title team

LINWOOD — After three straight South Jersey sectional titles in a row, Mainland Regional High School boys swim coach Brian Booth is bullish on his 2025-26 team that returns a solid core. The Mustangs are 3-1 with a Dec. 19 victory over Vineland 120-50), a Dec. 16 win over Ocean City (102-68) and a win […]

Raider boys swim team aims to get back to S.J. finals

OCEAN CITY — The Red Raider boys swim team, after making the South Jersey Group B finals last year, has started off the 2025-26 campaign with a 3-2 record. It includes a pair of lopsided wins over Atlantic City (124-46) and Absegami (114-55) and two decisive losses to Egg Harbor Township (101-69) and Mainland Regional (102-68). […]

OCHS Crew Boosters pulling together funds for dock, boat

OCEAN CITY — Ocean City High School Crew Boosters has some big-ticket items on its wish list this holiday season. The nonprofit organization, which bills itself as “the engine behind the Ocean City High School crew team,” is hoping to pull together enough funds to rebuild its dock beneath the 34th Street bridge and buy […]

Ocean City runners compete at Meet of Champs

HOLMDEL – After winning the Group III state cross country championship last week, the Ocean City High School girls team finished 10th Saturday at the Meet of Champions at Holmdel Park. The Red Raider boys, who were second in the Group III state meet, finished ninth at the Meet of Champions (MOC). Making it to […]