MRHS swim coach leaves position amid undefeated start
LINWOOD — Longtime girls swim team coach Mike Schiavo has left his position at Mainland Regional High School due to what one parent called a conflict with athletes’ parents. Schiavo worked his final day in his coaching position Jan. 6, when boys coach Brian Booth was named interim coach of the girls team. Athletic Director […]
Mainland girls swim team improves to 5-0
LINWOOD — The Mustang girls swim team had it hard and easy in its two meets last week. Mainland blew by Cedar Creek on Friday afternoon 111-59 to remain undefeated at 5-0, a few days after an epic battle against Egg Harbor Township. It was a contest between unbeaten teams when EHT and Mainland Regional […]
Ocean City Raider wrestlers sweep Saturday’s quad meet
OCEAN CITY The Red Raiders wrestling team swept its home quad meet over the weekend, going 3-0 against Williamstown, Eastern, and Gateway as the meets got progressively harder. “It was great,” head coach Dan Calhoun said. “The kids trained hard this week and to get three wins, with the way it ended, was great. It […]
Ocean City Raider girls knock off Middle Twp. Panthers 40-35
Senior Tori Vliet leads Ocean City with 18 points OCEAN CITY – In a showdown of the top two girls basketball teams in Cape May County, Ocean City used the strong inside play of senior Tori Vliet and timely free throw shooting to subdue Middle Township at home 40-35 on Monday night. The win improves […]
Mainland boys’ numbers up this season
LINWOOD — Mainland Regional boys swim coach Brian Booth knows the Cape-Atlantic League is going to be competitive this year, but believes his Mustangs should be in a good place by the time the sectional tournament rolls around. He’s also happy because after a year with a small team, the Mustangs have gained strength in […]
Mainland girls dominate swim opener vs. A.C.
LINWOOD — Anna Tran was a double winner for Atlantic City High School’s swim team last week, but the Mustang girls dominated all but three of the events to win their season-opener 115 to 55. Mainland did have a meet the week before and it was competitive, but the girls weren’t facing another team. Asked […]
Mustang girls control opener against Raiders
LINWOOD – The Mainland Mustangs and Ocean City Red Raiders girls basketball teams tipped off their season Thursday, Dec. 15, with the hosting Mustangs grabbing control early and not letting up to win 51-35. “I thought we were a little sloppy on offense,” Mainland head coach Scott Betson said. “We turned it over a little […]
Ocean City Raiders run past Spartans, Catholic, now 3-0
OCEAN CITY — After a come-from-behind win over St. Joseph of Hammonton to start the season, the Red Raider boys basketball team defeated Holy Spirit 55-28 Sunday evening in the Ocean City PBA Tipoff Weekend. They followed it with a 61-55 win over Wildwood Catholic Monday to improve to 3-0. Head coach John Bruno said […]
Ocean City boys, defending S.J. champs, are slow starters
OCEAN CITY – The Egg Harbor Township Eagles easily defeated the defending South Jersey champion Ocean City boys swim team 113-57 in last week’s opener for both teams, but that didn’t surprise Red Raider head coach Shane McGrath. His team, he notes, is a slow starter. The core class is back from last year […]
MRHS boys basketball won’t be able to sneak up on opponents after 2022 CAL title
LINWOOD – Mainland Regional boys basketball coach Dan Williams admits with a smile that the Mustangs were able to sneak up on some top-flight opponents at the end of last season. With four starters back from a team that won the Cape-Atlantic League post-season tournament, including leading scorer and rebounder in junior Cohen Cook, there […]