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January 16, 2025

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2nd CAL lax title in a row for Ocean City boys lacrosse

Red Raiders defeat Caper Tigers 12-2 with powerful offense, stifling defense OCEAN CITY — Junior Charlie Schutta scored just 7 seconds into the game and the Red Raiders never looked back as they defeated the Caper Tigers 12-2 and repeated as Cape-Atlantic League champions May 19 at Carey Stadium. Pat Grimley, who topped 50 goals […]

Mustangs hope to be ‘dangerous’ in playoffs

LINWOOD – It’s not the season the Mainland Regional baseball team had hoped for so far, but as the postseason approaches, the Mustangs believe they can be a “dangerous” team despite a losing record. Mainland returns home this week to face Cherokee on Wednesday and Holy Spirit on Friday with an 8-11 record, and 5-7 […]

Mainland girls already look like flag football veterans

LINWOOD – There were speedy runs. Long passes. Leaping interceptions. Touchdown celebrations. The Mainland Regional girls flag football team was on fire last Thursday against Middle Township, beating the Panthers 46-6 on the field in the Mustang Corral. The club is new this spring at the high school, but these girls were playing like seasoned […]

Shaky start, strong finish on Ocean City High School Senior Day

OCEAN CITY — A brutal top of the first inning looked like it was going to put a severe damper on Senior Day on May 9 at the Ocean City High School baseball field.  After more than a dozen seniors on the team lined up with their parents and gave their mothers flowers before the […]

A bench in honor of Coach H

OCEAN CITY – Late coach and teacher Mikenzie Helphenstine was honored with a bench dedicated in her memory during the annual fight cancer game between the Ocean City High School and Egg Harbor Township girls lacrosse teams May 3. Helphenstine was a standout athlete while a student at OCHS and as a college athlete. She […]

Non-CAL opponents help Ocean City lacrosse prep for playoffs

OCEAN CITY — Through the end of last week, the Ocean City High School girls lacrosse team was a perfect 8-0 in the Cape-Atlantic League and has used its out-of-conference games to help prepare for the “second season.” On Saturday at Carey Stadium, the 9-4 Red Raiders topped Spring-Ford, Pa. 13-4 at home, led by […]

Mustang tennis hands Ocean City first conference loss

LINWOOD – The Red Raider tennis team won both doubles matches, but the Mustangs swept the singles to remain unbeaten and atop the Cape-Atlantic League American Conference. Going into Monday’s match, the Mainland Regional and Ocean City teams had not lost a conference match and were 1-2 in the standings. The Red Raiders were sporting […]

Two homers in 5-run inning for Red Raider softball

Segich gets one in the park, Douglas goes yard as O.C. improves to 11-7 OCEAN CITY — Macky Segich’s in-the-park home run and Brooke Douglas’ booming homer over the center-field fence were part of a five-run third inning that lifted the Red Raider girls softball team over visiting Williamstown on Thursday. After winning three of […]

Rain only thing dampening Ocean City hot streak

Red Raider baseball team doing well in one of the best divisions in state OCEAN CITY – Like any team that’s on a hot streak, Ocean City’s baseball team really wanted to take the field Friday and Saturday, but the rain would not let them. Red Raiders coach Andrew Bristol is hoping the small break doesn’t […]

OCHS flag football team learning on the fly

OCEAN CITY — Players and their coaches on the new Ocean City High School girls flag football team are learning quickly. The girls lost their first outing to Middle Township by a lopsided 44-6 score, but made marked improvement last week. The Red Raiders kept up with Oakcrest High School’s team on the field at […]