Another rivalry battle for Raider, Mustang girls basketball teams
Ocean City wins opening S.J. tournament game, then falls to No. 2 seed LINWOOD — The South Jersey Group III girls basketball opener Feb. 26 was typical Ocean City-Mainland Regional — neither team in this cross-bay rivalry wanting to cede an inch, emphatic defense, multiple lead changes and the victory hanging in the balance until […]
Mustang girls swimmers fall in state finals, finish 13-2
NEW BRUNSWICK – The Mustang girls swim team knocked off Moorestown High School after winning the South Jersey Group B sectional title Feb. 13 to make their way to the state finals Sunday at Rutgers University, but they fell to repeat champion Chatham High School. The Mustangs were the second seed in the state Group […]
Ocean City boys basketball avoids upset by LCMR
South Jersey sectional to begin for boys and girls ERMA – Trailing 55-54 with seconds on the clock, the Caper Tiger boys basketball team had the ball and the chance to upset Ocean City’s Red Raiders, but the shots just wouldn’t fall. The Lower Cape May Regional High School team outscored Ocean City 16-13 in […]
Ocean City’s Tommy Grimley District 29 wrestling champion
It was Red Raiders versus Caper Tigers in multiple matches; Camden Catholic dominates GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP — The road to the wrestling state championships in Atlantic City began over the weekend with the NJSIAA District 29 tournament. The top wrestlers from 10 high schools gathered Feb. 22 at Absegami High School to decide who would advance […]
Ocean City girls beat Mainland in CAL hoops tournament; both knocked out
They will play a third time, face each other in the opening round of the sectional tournament OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City High School girls basketball team upset rival Mainland Regional in the Cape-Atlantic League basketball tournament, but fell to No. 2 seed Middle Township in the quarterfinals. The Red Raiders (13-12) fell to […]
Mainland Mustang girls South Jersey swim champions
Full circle moment: Team beats Shawnee for second sectional title in four years SEWELL — During the South Jersey Public B swim final Feb. 13, Shawnee High School had a shot to win entering the final event but the Mainland Regional girls slammed the door, giving the Mustang seniors their second sectional title in four […]
Coping when injury wipes out a senior’s final seasons
OCHS teen fights through disappointment, rehab, gains new perspective OCEAN CITY — Madelyn Adamson feels like she’s letting her teammates down. She’s dead wrong, of course, but when you began your athletic career in first grade and had been psyching yourself up for your senior year at Ocean City High School, being forced to sit […]
Offensive explosion: Raiders put up 73 points in win over Wildwood
OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City Red Raiders turned a slow start into a 73-point offensive explosion in their Senior Night game against Wildwood High School. Ocean City buried Wildwood with 12 three-pointers and cruised to a 73-40 win on Feb. 8. It was Ocean City’s highest-scoring game of the season and second-largest margin of […]
MRHS girls will face Shawnee in South Jersey swim final
LINWOOD – The Mainland Regional High School girls swimmers will get another shot at their nemesis from the past two years when the Mustangs face Shawnee Feb. 12 for the South Jersey Group B championship trophy. The Mustangs lost to Shawnee in the finals in 2024. The final score was 87-83. The seedings are the […]
Mainland needed to win last relay to beat Shawnee in South Jersey swim semifinal
LINWOOD – It was a back-and-forth battle between the Mainland Regional and Shawnee High School boys swim teams Monday afternoon. The meet wasn’t decided until the final event. The Mustangs (9-2) came into the 400-meter relay trailing Shawnee 79-77 after the two teams traded leads throughout the South Jersey Group B sectional semifinals. Fortunately for […]