Record-setting day for Raiders, Mustangs
Friendly rivalry produces great girls track and field performances SEE PHOTO GALLERY BELOW OCEAN CITY — The girls track teams from Mainland Regional and Ocean City high schools started off the season with record-setting performances last week. Coaches Mike Colombo and Tim Cook, of Mainland and Ocean City, respectively, expect a lot from their teams […]
Mustangs, Red Raider boys track match strengths
MRHS sprints, jumps enough to overcome O.C. distance, throws SEE PHOTO GALLERY BELOW LINWOOD – Ocean City dominated the distance races and held the edge in the throwing events. Mainland Regional controlled the sprints and the jumping events. The Mustangs closed out the opening boys track meet last week for both teams by sweeping the […]
Ocean City tennis team off to 3-0 start
Raiders battle Haddon Township through four three-set matches OCEAN CITY – The Red Raider boys tennis team is off to a 3-0 start this season after a big win Monday against Haddon Township (3-1) in which four of the five matches went to three sets. The Ocean City High School boys tennis team handed the […]
OCHS vs. MRHS: A fun rivalry that has lasted decades
See related story of the championship game here The Ocean City Red Raiders and Mainland Mustangs squaring off for a sectional basketball title last week is a proper occasion to reflect on the rivalry between the two schools, which dates back more than 60 years. “It’s huge, it’s gigantic,” said Mustangs head football coach Chuck […]
Ocean City girls fall in state basketball semifinals
Red Raiders come back from 10-point deficit to tie with 4 minutes left DEPTFORD – Ewing’s 55-44 victory over Ocean City in the NJSIAA Group III girls state basketball semifinals on Thursday evening hides the fact that the Red Raiders came back from a 10-point deficit to tie the contest with four minutes left. But […]
Raider boys fall in S.J. hoop finals
Trailing by 22 late in the 3rd, O.C. gets within 6 with 51 seconds left MOORESTOWN – The Ocean City boys basketball team nearly overcame a double-digit deficit on the road Monday night in the NJSIAA South Jersey Group III finals before coming up short 52-44 in front of a loud, boisterous partisan crowd. The […]
Ocean City girls make it to S.J. finals versus rival Mainland
Red Raiders beat Winslow, then No. 3 seed Westhampton in semifinals OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City Red Raiders girls basketball team advanced to the South Jersey Group III finals Tuesday by knocking off visiting Winslow Township 56-40 on Wednesday, Feb. 22, and then Westhampton Tech 66-41 Friday.. Against Winslow, the Raiders came out firing […]
Ocean City girls crowned South Jersey basketball champions
Red Raiders upset top seed and rival Mainland 39-27 after falling to Mustangs twice earlier in the season LINWOOD – In a game that matched the intensity, ups and downs, and surprises of its rivalry, the Ocean City girls basketball team used a stout defensive effort and timely shooting to upset top-seeded Mainland 39-27 in […]
Championship-winning coach returns to lead OCHS sports
Ocean City school board names Michael Pellegrino as athletic director OCEAN CITY — Michael Pellegrino found his way back to the red and white. The coach who led the Red Raider boys soccer program to multiple state championships has returned to the fold at Ocean City High School as the permanent athletic director. Pellegrino was […]
Ocean City boys win S.J. basketball quarterfinal
They get to host semifinal Friday in doubleheader with Raider girls OCEAN CITY – The Red Raiders boys basketball team punched its ticket to a home semifinal game with a 73-50 win over Clearview in the South Jersey Group III sectional quarterfinal game Wednesday, Feb. 22. Ocean City came out and lit up the scoreboard […]