Ocean City High School tennis team wins South Jersey championship
Title comes down to Raider first singles DiCicco in tie-breaker OCEAN CITY – When the Ocean City High School boys tennis team won the 2024 South Jersey Group III sectional title Tuesday afternoon, it was an actual dream come true. Second singles Tracy Steingard said he envisioned the match against No. 4 seed Shawnee High […]
Raider girls lacrosse loses in South Jersey semifinal
OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City girls lacrosse team dominated the Cape-Atlantic League this season and made it to the semifinals of the South Jersey Group III sectionals, where they ran into perennial powerhouse Moorestown High School. The high-flying Raider offense was brought back to Earth as the Raiders lost to the Quakers 12-2 on […]
Mustang pitcher Bella D’Agostino surpasses 500 strikeouts in four-year career
OCEAN CITY — When Bella D’Agostino was a freshman pitcher for the Mainland Mustang softball team, the thought of striking out 500 batters wasn’t in her head — she was just happy to be on the team. “I was like, ‘I’m here. That’s cool,’” she said, laughing. By her junior year, however, as her stats […]
Mustang softball surges late, takes out Ocean City in S.J. quarterfinal
OCEAN CITY — There were glimpses all along that the Mainland Mustang softball team had potential. According to head coach Brian Smith, that was true when the team started the season with a 3-13 record. It was true when the Mustangs made it to the playoffs as the No. 10 seed, and it was true […]
Mainland girls fall in S.J. softball final to No. 1 Moorestown 5-0
MOORESTOWN – A strong second half of the season led Mainland Regional High School’s softball team to the South Jersey Group III sectional championship game Saturday afternoon. The Mainland Mustangs entered the final round on a six-game winning streak as they traveled to top seed Moorestown High School. Quaker pitcher Violet Marta controlled the game […]
Ocean City’s Smith, Curtis, Mainland’s Day South Jersey sectional champions
Raider 4×800 relay time sets meet record FRANKLINVILLE — Raider junior Maeve Smith is a triple South Jersey sectional track champ who helped set a meet record, senior teammate Sophia Curtis brought home two gold medals and Mustang junior Sofia Day earned a gold medal. The South Jersey Group III sectional track and field meet […]
Ocean City Raider runner Hoffman is double winner at South Jersey sectional meet
FRANKLINVILLE — Ocean City senior Matt Hoffman was a double winner at the South Jersey Group III sectional track and field meet over the weekend. Fellow Raiders and Mainland Mustangs medaled and finished in the top 10. The meet was Friday and Saturday at Delsea Regional High School. Hoffman won the 1600 and 3200 meter […]
Ocean City, Mainland teams’ seasons end in S.J. playoffs
After a rain-filled regular season, the South Jersey Group III playoffs began in high school baseball and lacrosse, but they weren’t kind for the Mainland Mustangs and Ocean City Red Raiders. The baseball playoffs were cut short in heartbreaking fashion as both teams lost by a single run. Mainland and Ocean City also fielded impressive […]
Ocean City Tuesday Senior Golf giving scholarships
By TONY CHERBY BUENA VISTA—Tom Gahr, the Ocean City Tuesday Senior Golf League’s awards coordinator, will be presenting two Ocean City High School golf team players graduating this year with $750 grants at the school’s annual awards ceremony June 3. We’ll announce the recipients’ names shortly. We’ve been doing this every June for about 12 […]
Ocean City Thursday Senior Golf: Sullivan, Givens tops
By PETE DAVIS EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP – May 30 was an outstanding weather day for golf and most of the play from the Ocean City Thursday Senior League golfers was outstanding as well. A review of the day’s results leads to a focus on several matches from A Flight and two from B Flight. The […]