Coach H: A story of true grit
Field hockey program honors Mikenzie Helphenstine OCEAN CITY – Mikenzie Helphenstine has been a tenacious fighter from her days playing field hockey and basketball for Ocean City High School, during her collegiate athletic career, coaching different teams in the local school district through her ongoing battle for her life against cancer. The impact Helphenstine (formerly […]
Ocean City girls soccer wins CAL title
Red Raiders top Mainland 2-0; it is 3rd time teams have met this season OCEAN CITY — On a cold, breezy day, the Red Raiders scored two first-half goals to top the Mustangs in the Cape-Atlantic League championship game Monday on the turf at Carey Stadium. Ocean City senior captain Kasey McDonnell scored the opener […]
Mainland tennis South Jersey champions
No. 3 seed Mustangs topple No. 1 seed Moorestown LINWOOD – The Mainland Regional High School girls tennis team upset top seed Moorestown 3-2 to claim the South Jersey Group III championship Tuesday. Three of the matches went to three sets. Mainland’s second and third singles, Hannah Carson and Christina Htay, respectively, won their matches […]
Mainland Mustang girls soccer ends Ocean City’s unbeaten streak
OCEAN CITY – The Mustang girls soccer team ended rival Ocean City’s unbeaten streak with a goal 99 minutes and 59 seconds into the game. That’s two full 40-minute halves and one second shy of two 10-minute overtimes. With under 10 seconds left in the second overtime period and the game scoreless, the referee awarded […]
MRHS girls tennis earns SJ finals spot
Ocean City falls in semifinals LINWOOD – Third-seeded Mainland Regional made it to the finals of the South Jersey Group III sectional Tuesday afternoon against top-seeded Moorestown, which beat Ocean City 4-1 in the semifinals to reach the finals. Mainland did it by upsetting the tournament’s second seed, Clearview, by a 4-1 score, though it […]
Mainland Mustangs use their 1-2 punch
Mace, Leslie lead MRHS over Fighting Clan, 35-25 LINWOOD – Mainland Regional’s 35-25 home victory Friday against the Vineland Fighting Clan showed glimpses of what the Mustangs coaching staff and players had envisioned before the season started with one of the best one-two backfield punches in South Jersey. Quarterback Marlon Leslie and running back Ja’Briel […]
Summer Reimet top Ocean City girls soccer scorer
OCHS teammate Hope Slimmer sets OCHS assists record OCEAN CITY — Red Raider girls soccer star Summer Reimet scored 6 goals on 10 shots in an 8-1 win over the Pirates on Tuesday, Oct. 5, setting new school single-season and career records. Later in the week, teammate Hope Slimmer broke her sister’s all-time assists record. […]
EHT football tests unbeaten Red Raiders
Eagles first to score during initial drive, but Ocean City responds, wins 24-7 EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP – The Ocean City Red Raiders found themselves in a couple of unfamiliar positions Friday in a 24-7 victory against the Egg Harbor Township Eagles – a game that was much closer than the score indicated. Despite those situations, […]
Mustang girls soccer starts slow, but beats Falcons
LINWOOD — The Mustangs came out flat but eventually got things moving, scoring 2 goals while dominating the second half to top the visiting Falcons 2-0 in a Cape-Atlantic League girls soccer game. Mainland played host to Oakcrest on Wednesday, Sept. 29, in a rematch of the season-opener for both teams back on Sept. 9. […]
Ocean City High School boys Cross Country medals at Wild Safari run
OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City High School boys varsity cross country team finished second overall at the 2021 Six Flags Wild Safari Invitational 5,000-meter run and the Red Raider boys JV team won its section on Saturday, Sept. 25. For the varsity B section, Ocean City was led by senior Owen Ritti, who placed […]