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 […]
Mustang boys basketball top Ocean City in triple O.T. classic
69-67 win over cross-bay rivals is first SJ title for team since 1981 LINWOOD – The cross-bay rivalry between the Mainland Mustangs and Ocean City Red Raiders added an all-time classic basketball game to the history books Saturday. After three overtime periods, the Mainland Regional High School boys team outlasted their Ocean City High School […]
Raider boys cap 19-point comeback with buzzer beater in S.J. quarterfinals
OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City Red Raiders’ playoff run is alive thanks to an incredible second-half performance in Tuesday evening’s sectional basketball quarterfinal. After trailing 37-18 at halftime, the Raiders roared back in the second half to complete a 19-point comeback over the Cherry Hill West Lions on Feb 27. With only three seconds […]
Mustangs’ defense dominant in opener
Team allows 34 points before hosting Delsea for a shot at semifinal LINWOOD — A dominant defense led the Mainland boys basketball team to their first playoff victory this season. In the first round of the NJSIAA South Jersey Group III tournament, Mainland Regional High School defeated Westampton Tech 54-34 on Feb. 22. The top-seeded […]