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 […]
Ocean City boys soccer tops Cedar Creek 2-1
OCEAN CITY – Cedar Creek scored first in the Oct. 3 game at the Tennessee Avenue field, but Ocean City stormed right back and scored less than a minute later when Ethan Pearson found the back of the net just over halfway through the first half. The Pirates had dominated play early and kept Ocean City […]
Mustang soccer shuts out ACIT
LINWOOD — The Mainland Regional High School boys soccer team continued it impressive season with a 6-0 win Oct. 4 over Atlantic County Institute of Technology. The Mustangs, 8-3-1 overall, 8-0-1 in the Cape-Atlantic League National Division under Coach Alex Weidman, are now gearing up for the CAL Tournament and NJSIAA South Jersey Group III […]
Ocean City girls soccer shuts out Vineland 8-0
Senior Naomi Nnewihe scores four of the Red Raider goals OCEAN CITY – The Red Raider girls soccer team made short work of Vineland Tuesday afternoon at the Tennessee Avenue field, scoring four goals in each half to shut out the Fighting Clan. Half of the offensive production came courtesy of senior Naomi Nnewihe, who led […]
Mustangs, plagued by turnovers, couldn’t stop Prep
RICHLAND — If Mainland Regional High School was looking to go into the annual rivalry game against Ocean City (4-1) on a high note this week, the Mustangs got just the opposite last Friday in a 21-3 loss to state-ranked St. Augustine Prep (4-1) on the road. The loss drops Mainland, the defending Group IV […]