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February 14, 2026

Sports

Raider boys swim team aims to get back to S.J. finals

OCEAN CITY — The Red Raider boys swim team, after making the South Jersey Group B finals last year, has started off the 2025-26 campaign with a 3-2 record. It includes a pair of lopsided wins over Atlantic City (124-46) and Absegami (114-55) and two decisive losses to Egg Harbor Township (101-69) and Mainland Regional (102-68). […]

OCHS Crew Boosters pulling together funds for dock, boat

OCEAN CITY — Ocean City High School Crew Boosters has some big-ticket items on its wish list this holiday season. The nonprofit organization, which bills itself as “the engine behind the Ocean City High School crew team,” is hoping to pull together enough funds to rebuild its dock beneath the 34th Street bridge and buy […]

Ocean City runners compete at Meet of Champs

HOLMDEL – After winning the Group III state cross country championship last week, the Ocean City High School girls team finished 10th Saturday at the Meet of Champions at Holmdel Park. The Red Raider boys, who were second in the Group III state meet, finished ninth at the Meet of Champions (MOC). Making it to […]

Mustangs’ quest for 4th straight S.J. title fails

MRHS ties 28-28 with 33 seconds to go, but Pirates pull off big TD play EGG HARBOR CITY — The Mainland Mustangs fought with championship effort but fell one play short of another sectional title to the Cedar Creek Pirates.  Mainland overcame a double-digit deficit in the fourth quarter to tie the South Jersey Group […]

O.C. volleyball knocked out in five-set nail-biter

Magical 26-2 season ends in South Jersey sectional game OCEAN CITY — In an intense, back-and-forth match that went the distance, Toms River South High School’s girls volleyball team ended Ocean City’s magical season in the South Jersey Group III semifinals Saturday afternoon. It was just the second loss for the Red Raider girls, who finished […]

OCHS girls cross country team is state champion

With one key runner falling ill, others stepped up to win the Group III title HOLMDEL — For the second time in program history, the Ocean City High School girls cross country team is a state champion. The Red Raider girls won the Group III title Saturday at Holmdel Park even though one of their […]

Ocean City volleyball player Bradee Boyd hits 1,000-kill mark before junior season ends

OCEAN CITY — A milestone went unnoticed Saturday during the South Jersey Group III sectional volleyball playoff game at Ocean City High School. Somewhere in the midst of the battle between the Red Raiders and Toms River South girls, Bradee Boyd leaped up and spiked the ball for a point for Ocean City. It was […]

Mustang football in 4th straight S.J. title game

Mainland hands Burlington first loss of the season, to face Cedar Creek BURLINGTON – The Mainland Mustangs are heading to their fourth straight sectional title game after a chaotic finish on the road against the undefeated Burlington Township Falcons Friday, Nov. 7. Mainland held on to beat Burlington Township 15-13 after the Falcons miraculously hauled […]

Mustang boys soccer beats Deptford in opening round of sectional tournament

Editor’s note: After winning in the opening round, the Mainland Regional boys soccer team was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the South Jersey Group III sectionals by top seed Moorestown, 2-1. Jaxon Serra scored the lone goal for the Mustangs. LINWOOD — “Until we get knocked out, we’re going to try to play the right […]

Ocean City boys soccer wins tight opener in sectional playoffs

Editor’s note: After winning their playoff opener, the Ocean City boys soccer team was knocked out of the South Jersey Group III playoffs Friday by Toms River South, 1-0. TRS was the fourth seed. Ocean City was the fifth. OCEAN CITY – After an impressive run in the South Jersey Coaches’ Cup soccer tournament, the […]