Cape May County Cross Country Championships run on the Avalon beach, boardwalk
AVALON — The Ocean City High School boys and girls cross country teams won the 2024 Cape May County Cross Country Championships on Thursday, Oct. 19, on a softer-than-usual course — the Avalon beach. The boys swept the top five places and seven of the top eight and the Raider girls all finished in the […]
200th win for coach trying ‘to build better men’
Bogushefsky credits his team, assistant coach for milestone OCEAN CITY — Ocean City High School boys soccer coach Aaron Bogushefsky isn’t just trying to build better soccer players. His aim is to build better men. He’s been doing it as head coach since 2009. Bogushefsky recently hit the coaching milestone of 200 wins, but he […]
Ocean City girls soccer edges Mainland in rematch
LINWOOD — Sometimes all it takes is one moment of brilliance to win a soccer game, when the ball is delivered perfectly into the box at head-height for the onrushing forward and she slams it home for the goal. Such was the case Oct. 11 in Linwood, where the Ocean City Red Raiders topped the […]
Ocean City, Mainland girls fall in South Jersey tennis semifinals
OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City and Mainland Regional girls tennis teams made it to the South Jersey semifinals, but both were knocked out of the sectional tournaments by the top two seeds Oct. 10. That isn’t bad considering the Red Raiders and Mustangs came into the season with overhauled lineups, except for their seniors […]
Mustang football routs EHT Eagles
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP — With arguably the Mainland Mustangs’ biggest challenge coming this season against state-ranked Winslow at home, the Ponies got the primer they needed with a 42-0 victory at Egg Harbor Township last week on the road. Mainland (5-2) will be defending a 14-game home winning streak dating back to the start of […]
Wild finish as Raider football beats Panthers
Teams trade four touchdowns in the last two and a half minutes CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE – Ocean City High School clinched a playoff spot after a wild fourth-quarter comeback against Middle Township High School that saw the teams trade four touchdowns in the final two minutes and 19 seconds. In their highest-scoring game of […]
Aquatic & Fitness Center pool reopens after $792,000 project
OCEAN CITY — Swimmers were in their bathing suits late Monday morning, anxiously waiting for the pool to reopen at the Ocean City Aquatic and Fitness Center. It had been closed for two months to make repairs, re-plaster the interior of the pool, install tiled lane markers on the bottom and replace the decking with […]
New court in works for Somers Point Street Hockey
SOMERS POINT — City Council and Somers Point Street Hockey are working together to replace and upgrade the north court at The Pit off Marks Road. On Sept. 12, City Council approved a request for proposals to replace the boards and surface of the court with a new dasher board system and sport court deck […]
Mustang football beats Ocean City in defensive struggle
Raiders rebuff Mainland for three quarters, but persistence pays off LINWOOD – The Mainland Mustangs are kings of the bridge once again after a shutout victory over their cross-bay rival Ocean City Red Raiders. The teams were locked into a physical, defensive battle that kept both teams off the scoreboard through three quarters. The Mustangs […]
Ocean City Chase Race: Crew teams race for time in back bay, waterway
OCEAN CITY – Drivers coming in and out of Ocean City were curious about the spectators lining the 34th Street bridge Saturday late morning and afternoon, some stopping to find out what the fuss was all about. The bridge proved a wonderful vantage point to watch the Ocean City Chase Race, with crew teams racing […]