Mainland girls swim team powers past Ocean City in semifinals
Mustangs head to GCIT to compete for South Jersey sectional championship LINWOOD – The Mainland Regional girls came out firing on all cylinders in Monday’s South Jersey Public B swimming tournament semifinal against Ocean City’s Red Raiders, jumping to a huge 37-9 lead after the first three events and then powering their way to a […]
Ocean City boys swim team in finals: ‘We’re not done yet’
Top-seeded Red Raiders dunk Cherry Hill West, go for first title since ’62 OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City High School boys swim team isn’t finished. On Monday afternoon at the Ocean City Aquatic and Fitness Center, the Red Raiders earned a berth in the South Jersey Public B final with a dominating win over […]
Ocean City girls lighten up, score big
Senior Night works out just right for Red Raiders OCEAN CITY – It was all smiles on Senior Night for the Red Raiders girls basketball team Thursday night. “We were laughing a little more, and when we goof off it either goes really well or really bad,” senior Marin Panico said. Ocean City sprinted out […]
Caper Tigers avenge hoops loss to Ocean City Raiders
ERMA — The Lower Cape May Regional High School Caper Tigers had to wait only a week to avenge their disappointing double-overtime loss to the Ocean City High School Red Raiders on Jan. 28, taking a 56-46 victory in the rematch Feb. 5 in Erma. The game followed a similar pattern to the previous one […]
Swimming: Ocean City boys, Mainland girls get top seeds
OCEAN CITY – The Red Raider boys and Mustang girls swim teams made it into the semifinals of the South Jersey Group B tournament without swimming a lap courtesy of their top seeds. The Ocean City High School team, which is 11-2 this season, earned the No. 1 spot on the boys side and gets […]
Ocean City Raider wrestlers get on a roll vs. Mainland Mustangs
Once Ocean City got the momentum going, they didn’t stop, winning 54-18 LINWOOD – The Red Raider wrestlers wrought a decisive victory at Mainland Regional Feb. 2, beating the Mustangs 54-18. “It’s always a big match,” Raiders head coach Dan Calhoun said. “They’re our closest neighbor and the kids always get up for it, whether […]
Cherokee swimmers prep Ocean City girls for playoffs
OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City High School girls swim team tested their mettle against a powerful Cherokee Monday, a meet that will help prepare the Red Raiders for the sectional tournament. The Chiefs (8-2) took a lead right from the opening race and were able to hold it the entire meet. After trailing by […]
Ocean City Boys swim meet decided by fractions of a second
Visiting Cherokee tops Ocean City as teams fight for lead from start to finish OCEAN CITY – One-hundredth of a second made the difference between the Ocean City High School boys swim team and the Cherokee Chiefs Monday at the Ocean City Aquatic and Fitness Center. That was the margin that separated the two teams […]
Ocean City Red Raiders win double OT thriller over Tigers
OCEAN CITY – The Red Raiders stormed back in the final minutes of regulation and held on for a double-overtime win to stun visiting Lower Cape May Regional 51-49 Friday night just before the winter storm descended on the region. Both boys basketball teams defended far better than they shot throughout. “These are two teams […]
Seniors battle seniors in MRHS-Ocean City game
Rivalry always intense, but girls are friendly foes, enjoy playing each other LINWOOD – It was Mainland Regional’s senior day for the Mustang girls basketball team Saturday. After having the two managers and two players announced and given flowers, head coach Scott Betson walked over and handed small bouquets to Marin Panico and Taylor Wenner, […]