Ocean City girls lacrosse plans tough schedule to compete in talented South Jersey Group III
OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City High School girls lacrosse team put its newly constituted team to the test Saturday, facing a tough out-of-state competitor in Villa Maria Academy. The girls lost, 12-6, to even their fledgling season record to 1-1, but coach Lesley Graham knows if her girls want to be competitive in the […]
Raiders hold off Mustangs in dramatic baseball opener
See photo gallery below LINWOOD – With the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh inning, opening day between cross-bay rivals Ocean City and Mainland Regional came down to one wild pitch. The Mustangs were down 4-3 with two outs Saturday afternoon. Raider reliever Matt Pashley had two strikes on the batter. Cohen Cook […]
Ocean City High School crew wins 3 races at regatta
FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA – The Ocean City High School rowing team was invited to Fairfax County, Va., to compete at the Walter Mess Regatta March 30. The Raider crews won all three eights events they entered. The first win came from the boys junior 8 in their opening heat in 5:40.2 over second-place Robinson High School […]
Mainland Regional softball aims for better start
LINWOOD – Mainland Regional is hoping that a better start to the softball season this year will lead to bigger returns at the end after a 10-11 record in 2023. Behind four-year starters Bella D’Agostino at pitcher and Denver Obermeyer in the infield, the Mustangs are hoping they can start where they left off last […]
Mainland Regional baseball preview
Defending South Jersey champs have 13 returning starters LINWOOD – Good things have been happening to Cohen Cook in his senior year at Mainland Regional, and baseball coach Billy Kern is hoping that good luck continues as the Mustangs open their season this week, weather permitting. Cook was a leader on offense and defense this past […]
Ocean City High School baseball preview
Team returning solid pitching but mixed with new players OCEAN CITY – This is opening day for Ocean City High School baseball if the rain holds off. Game time is 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 3, against cross-bay rival Mainland Regional, the defending South Jersey Group III champion. A lot of new faces will be in […]
MRHS girls basketball wins Group III title
State Champions TOMS RIVER — A historic group of seniors capped off their high school basketball careers with a state championship Sunday afternoon at the RWJBarnabas Health Arena. The Mainland Regional High School girls team captured the Group III state championship with a 59-51 win over Chatham High School. It was the Mustangs’ second state […]
Artificial turf at Tennessee Ave. opens up more athletic possibilities
OCEAN CITY — City officials and high school athletes cut the ribbon on the new artificial turf playing field at the Tennessee Avenue sports complex Friday afternoon, improving the venue for Red Raider teams such as girls lacrosse that have made that field their home and opening it up for other teams including the Nor’Easters, […]
Raider wrestlers wrap great season at state tournament
ATLANTIC CITY — Ocean City High School wrestlers Cliff Dirkes (285), Tommy Grimley (157), Nick Layton and Jace Watson (150) all rebounded from opening-round losses to win bouts in the wrestleback rounds of the NJSIAA State Individual Wrestling Tournament, held Feb. 29 through March 2 at Atlantic City’s Jim Whalen Boardwalk Hall. The best wrestlers in […]
Mustang girls are South Jersey hoop champs
MRHS girls top Absegami 64-40 for title LINWOOD – For the second time in three years, the girls basketball team at Mainland Regional High School is the South Jersey champion. The Mustangs trounced Absegami High School 64-40 and claimed the 2024 South Jersey Group III sectional title Saturday, March 2. Mainland last won the sectional […]