Mustang girls happy to pick up another opponent
Mainland team wanted to get another shot at Middle; COVID intervened By CLYDE HUGHES/Special to the Sentinel LINWOOD – When Mainland Regional’s girls basketball team took to the court last Thursday against Haddon Township, a game that wasn’t originally on the schedule, it was a relief that the Mustangs were on the court at all. […]
A tough year for Mainland boys basketball team
COVID-19 derailed two weeks of season, then the coach got pneumonia By CLYDE HUGHES/Special to the Sentinel LINWOOD – It’s been a difficult year for the Mainland Regional boys basketball team, but it has little to do with their record. The Mustangs returned to action Saturday after missing two weeks under coronavirus protocols, losing to […]
Red Raider boys battle senioritis, Cape May Tech
SCROLL DOWN FOR A FULL GALLERY OF THE GAME With no playoffs, practice intensity falls, but that returns when game time comes By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE – Because of the unusual, shortened season without playoffs, a type of senioritis is setting in amongst the players. The boys aren’t as motivated in […]
Swimmers: Different goals, different mindset
Shortened season, no tournaments mean new way of practicing in 2021 By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff LINWOOD – This winter’s high school swim season won’t culminate in runs for South Jersey or state titles or individual state honors. While that is similar to what is happening with other winter sports without playoffs or tournaments, the difference […]
Ocean City boys swimmers beat Mainland
Steve Gooden breaks his own Red Raider record in 100-meter freestyle By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City High School boys swim team dominated a depleted Mainland Regional team Feb. 16 in the season-opener for both. Red Raider Steve Gooden broke his own school record in the 100-meter freestyle. The Ocean City […]
Athlete Profile/GAVIN WEIS
By JACOB WEEKS/Special to the Sentinel SOMERS POINT – A man can love many things. A man can love his wife, his dog and his children. There is nothing that can get between a man and what he loves, but there will always be room in a man’s heart for his favored sport. Try to get […]
Camryn Dirkes finds her ‘natural high’
She is unfailingly polite, but relentless By DAVID NAHAN Sentinel staff LINWOOD – Looking at Camryn Dirkes on the basketball court – or, for that matter, on the soccer pitch in the fall or throwing the javelin during track and field in the spring – there is nothing that reveals the fierce competitor inside. Until […]
Mustangs run over listless Red Raider team
SCROLL DOWN FOR A FULL GALLERY OF THE GAME Mainland girls beat rival Ocean City, 47-25, with start-to-finish pressure By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff LINWOOD – The Mainland Regional High School girls basketball team pressed Ocean City throughout Friday night’s game, but the Red Raiders didn’t match the intensity. Games between the cross-bay rivals are usually […]
Athlete Profile/SAMANTHA ROTHMAN
By JACOB WEEKS/Special to the Sentinel LINWOOD – Samantha Rothman, 17, is quick on the field and faster in life. She is always looking toward the future. The Mainland Regional High School senior is ahead of the curve. Rothman is taking both high school- and college-level courses. “I am taking classes right now at ACCC (Atlantic […]
Athlete Profile/BRODY LEVIN
By JACOB WEEKS/Special to the Sentinel SOMERS POINT – Like father, like son. The legacy continues for the Levin baseball dynasty. Brody Levin, 18, is following in father Frank’s footsteps. “To this day, my dad is and was a stud baseball player,” he said. Levin aspires to follow the path his father has carved for […]