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November 22, 2024

Sports

Ocean City’s Brambley Golf League wraps 33rd season with tournament, luncheon

By THE HANDICAPPER IV OCEAN CITY – The Brambley Golf League closed out its 33rd season in grand fashion by hosting two events to wrap up another stellar season.  The first event was the annual Best Ball Tournament and the second was the 23rd Jean D. Robinson Awards Luncheon. The Best Ball Tournament was held at […]

Ocean City Tuesday Senior Golf: Carter sets putting record

By TONY CHERBY BUENA — The Ocean City Tuesday Senior Golf League finished its 2024 match play rounds with Captain Dave Carter having his second monster day in as many weeks.  He put together a league-leading low gross 83, which is also the second best for the year. Ironically Dave’s opponent, Roger Probert, owns the […]

Ocean City football runs record to 3-0 with 21-14 win over Lenape

OCEAN CITY – Three games into the football season and the Ocean City Red Raiders remain unbeaten.  On Friday the 13th, Ocean City High School took over a spooky fourth quarter and defeated Lenape High School 21-14. Both teams scored on their first possession of the game but were kept out of the end zone […]

Ocean City High School field hockey team has young lineup

OCEAN CITY — To say the Ocean City High School field hockey team is young this season would be an understatement. At any point, according to head coach Kelsey Burke, there are five freshmen and two sophomores on the field. “We have a lot of freshmen starting this year so we’re hoping to get some good […]

Ocean City girls cross country crowns three champions at Cherokee Challenge race

Mainland Mustang girls XC working with very low numbers, but strong No. 1 runner OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City High School girls cross country team crowned three champions at the Cherokee Challenge in Marlton and is 2-0 so far in dual meets early in the season. Senior standout Maeve Smith not only won the […]

Ocean City boys soccer tops Middle Township in O.T.

OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City High School boys soccer team beat Middle Township 3-2 in overtime Wednesday, Sept. 11, at the Tennessee Avenue field in an unusual game. The first score of the game, by Red Raider Anthony Evans, came after an apparent handball off a corner kick. The Middle Township players stopped and […]

New coach, same expectations for Ocean City girls soccer

Last year, the Raider girls finished with a 21-2 record but lost 3-2 in overtime in the South Jersey Group III finals. In 2022, the girls were 15-0-4 but lost in a shootout during the sectional semifinals. And in 2021, the Raiders were 21-1-1 and lost in a shootout to Mainland Regional in the semifinals. […]

Jim Soukup’s ace on 15th leads day for Ocean City Thursday Senior Golfers

By PETE DAVIS EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP – The big story for play on Sept. 5 was day one of the championship playoffs in the Ocean City Thursday Senior Golf League. Eight players were facing off from both Flights A and B to battle for the trophy. Jim Soukup stole the show as he dropped his […]

Ocean City Tuesday Golf: Carter takes Low Net, Fewest Putts, clinches a Best of 2024 

By TONY CHERBY BUENA – Andy Reid told me I should start with an injury report on the Ocean City Tuesday Senior Golf League. Hawthorne’s out with a messed-up shoulder. It got old much faster than the rest of him. And Borucki’s back rebelled at the thought of bending over a putt, so he was […]

2-0 Mustang football team gets ready to face Millville

LINWOOD – John Franchini and Jake Blum said they used to hate playing against each other in junior football when Franchini played for Linwood and Blum for Northfield.  Now teammates at Mainland Regional, the juniors said that hatred has turned into love after Franchini at quarterback found wide receiver Blum for three long-range touchdowns in […]