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December 21, 2024

Sports

OCHS crew program marks 20th anniversary

Celebrating a dream turned reality Special to the Sentinel OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City High School Crew program commemorated its 20th anniversary recently with a special event at the team’s boathouse by the Roosevelt Boulevard bridge. This heartfelt celebration welcomed back founding members, community supporters, coaches, past athletes, and the families of past athletes […]

Mustangs: Fortune favors the bold

Mainland football wins state semifinal on 2-point conversion in OT, 36-35 SOMERVILLE – Mainland Regional High School’s football team earned its way back to the state championship game after an overtime thriller in the NJSIAA Group III semifinals against previously undefeated Somerville High School Friday night. It all came down to a win-or-go-home play. In […]

Raider cross country teams wrap season at Meet of Champs

HOLMDEL – A week after the Ocean City High School boys and girls cross-country teams finished second and third, respectively, at the state Group III championships, they were back on the hilly Holmdel course for the Meet of Champions. Facing the top runners from New Jersey’s high schools, the Red Raider girls finished seventh overall […]

Three sectional titles in a row for Mustang football

Mainland wins sectional championship, 42-14 over Seneca, aims for states LINWOOD – The Mainland Mustangs are sectional champions for the third straight year after another dominant game on the ground Friday evening at the Mustang Corral. The brotherly duo of Rocco and Lucas DeBiaso combined for five touchdowns as Mainland Regional High School ran over […]

Red Raiders girls soccer fall in sectional final

Shawnee knocks Ocean City out of playoffs for second straight year in South Jersey Group III MEDFORD — The Red Raiders played a great game but the Renegades’ brick-wall defense shut down their high-powered offense and Shawnee’s top scorer netted two from long range to win the sectional final Nov. 14 at Shawnee High School. […]

Mustang football devastates Holmdel 48-14

LINWOOD — Mainland Regional’s bruising running game, which was key to the Mustangs capturing the NJSIAA Group IV state title last year, featured prevalently last Friday in a convincing 48-13 victory over Holmdel in the NJSIAA South Jersey Group III semifinal at the Mustang Corral. Mainland, 8-3, seeded No. 2, now moves to the South […]

Red Raider football goes down fighting

Down 30-6 to top seed Somerville, Ocean City doesn’t quit SOMERVILLE — Football season has ended for Ocean City High School after a hard-fought battle against undefeated Somerville High School.  The Red Raiders took the long trip up north to Somerville and quickly fell into a 30-6 halftime deficit. Ocean City showed resilience in the […]

Ocean City field hockey wins quarterfinal, but falls to top seed in next round; future bright for team

The most notable event of the Hammonton quarterfinals was seeing senior goalie Taryn Dolka surpass 500 career saves as she finished her time with the Ocean City field hockey program. Dolka has been outstanding in the cage throughout her career, but at times has gone unchallenged because of the Red Raiders’ strong defense. A case […]

OCHS cross country teams 2nd, 3rd at states

HOLMDEL — The Ocean City High School boys and girls cross country teams propelled themselves to this Saturday’s Meet of Champions after finishing second and third, respectively, at the Group III state meets at Holmdel. The Red Raider boys finished second to winner Colts Neck, scoring 82 points to the champion’s 64. Both teams were […]

Ocean City and Mainland teams fall in sectional tournaments

The Ocean City and Mainland Regional boys soccer teams and volleyball teams and the Mustang field hockey team were eliminated from the South Jersey Group III sectional tournaments last week. Mainland boys soccer The Mainland boys soccer team wrapped up a solid 14-5-1 season, falling to Timber Creek (13-5-1) 2-1. Mustang James Breitinger scored first […]