MRHS hockey coach is anything but ‘new’
LINWOOD – Don’t call Erin O’Connell the “new” field hockey coach at Mainland Regional High School, even though this is her first year as the head coach for the squad. O’Connell, a 2013 graduate of Mainland, honed her field hockey skills on the same field her players now occupy. She returned after playing collegiately at […]
Raiders storm back for win
Mustangs led 20-7 in intense rivalry game before Ocean City rallied OCEAN CITY – The Red Raiders came roaring back in the second half to stun the visiting Mainland Mustangs 21-20 at Carey Stadium Thursday night, Sept. 1, in a game befitting the historic rivalry between the teams. The Ocean City defense forced timely turnovers […]
Red Raiders learn lessons in season-opening loss
OCHS falls to penalties, inconsistent offense, Neshaminy’s running back OCEAN CITY — The Red Raiders football team fell 21-0 to Neshaminy (Pa.) High School in its season opener at home Friday night, done in by an inconsistent offense, too many penalties and the exploits of the Neshaminy halfback. Markus Barnett ran for 273 yards and […]
Outpouring of support for Gaitley as new girls basketball coach
OCEAN CITY — Some parents and athletes appeared before the Ocean City Board of Education on Wednesday night to practically beg them to hire Stephanie (Vanderslice) Gaitley, an Ocean City native who spent 36 years coaching in college, as the new head coach for the Red Raiders girls basketball program. There were concerns in the […]
Tyson’s big day leads Mustangs past EHT
Interception, TD reception and fumble recovery for TD in 37-0 victory OCEAN CITY — In the first high school football game played in New Jersey this year, a lanky junior on the Mainland Mustangs had a banner day, nabbing an interception, running back a fumble 61 yards for a touchdown and catching a pass for another […]
Ocean City loses football legend
Ray Rogers, one of best Red Raiders ever, dies at 41 OCEAN CITY – The Red Raider family was rocked this past week with news of the sudden passing of Ray Rogers on Aug. 17. Rogers, 41, was one of the best to ever play football at Ocean City High School. He was a two-time […]
MCBP dethrones five-time champ Longport
Win in singles, seconds in doubles, swim give Margate S.J. Championship LONGPORT — For the first time in six years, the South Jersey Lifeguard Championships will not be held in Longport next year after Margate knocked the winner of the past five off its pedestal Aug. 12. The Margate City Beach Patrol earned 13 points […]
Fog doesn’t obscure VCBP women’s win
MRHS grad Stacey Price in three wining events at Bill Howarth Invitational VENTNOR – Although fog obscured most of the singles and doubles rows, it was crystal clear the Ventnor City Beach Patrol was the dominant force at the annual Bill Howarth Women’s Lifeguard Invitational Wednesday, Aug. 10. No one was more dominant for the Ventnor […]
MCBP wins Margate World War II Memorial races
South Jerseys on Friday, last Big Three race of the season, is wide open MARGATE — On the strength of three second-place finishes, Margate took the team title with 12 points during the 76th Margate Beach Patrol World War II Memorial Lifeguard Races on Aug. 5 at Decatur Avenue. Longport was second with 10 points, […]
Avalon Beach Patrol wins revamped Dutch Hoffman races
Sea Isle City second in eight-event format; Margate third, OCBP fourth WILDWOOD – Sea Isle City’s Danny Rogers and Pat Scannapieco got things started by winning the opening doubles row at the 52nd annual Dutch Hoffman Memorial Lifeguard Championships Monday evening. Cape May’s Kennedy Campbell followed that with a win in the women’s rescue board […]