‘Father of the Bride’ subtle commentary on ’50s social norms
Comedy challenges expectations of traditional wedding ceremony; play on stage at MRHS Nov. 14-16 LINWOOD — The Mainland Regional High School Drama Club will present the comedy “Father of the Bride” on stage Nov. 14-16. Phil Pallitto noted in his director’s notes that the play was adapted from Edward Streeter’s 1949 novel and immortalized by […]
Ocean City High School girls soccer team advances to semifinals with shutout victory
OCEAN CITY — On an unseasonably warm November afternoon, the Ocean City High School girls soccer team punched its ticket to the semifinal round of the playoffs with a 3-0 victory over Toms River South at Carey Stadium. Ocean City (19-4, third seed) now heads to Cherry Hill West (16-5-1, second seed) on Nov. 11 […]
Red Raiders set to host Toms River South in girls soccer tournament at 2 p.m. Thursday
OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City High School girls soccer team continues its drive toward a championship Nov. 7 when they play host to Toms River South in the quarterfinal round of the NJSIAA South Jersey Group III playoffs. The Red Raiders (18-4 overall, 11-1 Cape-Atlantic League American Division) and first-year head coach Sean Matteo […]
Ocean City cross country girls and boys are South Jersey champions
OCEAN CITY — Ocean City High School has two individual South Jersey champions and two team champions after Saturday’s Group III sectional cross-country races at Dream Park in Logan Township. Maeve Smith won the girls race for the Red Raiders and Erik Preisner won the boys race to become the individual title-holders. They were at the […]
MRHS volleyball defeats Ocean City as teams head into sectionals
Both teams win first-round playoff matches LINWOOD — Less than a week before sectionals began, the Mainland Regional volleyball team hosted Ocean City and dealt the visitors a fairly lopsided loss, showcasing the difference of a team with more experienced seniors playing against a much younger squad. The Mustang girls (13-10) beat the Raiders (9-13) […]
Mustang Sofia Day wins CAL cross country race as Ocean City wins the team title
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP – Ocean City’s girls easily won the Cape-Atlantic League Cross Country Championship Oct. 23, but Mainland Regional’s Sofia Day was able to slip past Red Raider Maeve Smith to claim the individual title by just over a half-second. Day and Smith, both seniors, ran side by side for most of the course at […]
Raider field hockey rolls over Atlantic City
The Ocean City High School field hockey team rolled past Atlantic City 9-0 Monday afternoon in a Coaches vs. Cancer game in which a $9,300 check – raised through the Ocean City pink hair initiative – was presented to Gilda’s Club. The game was in honor of late coach Mikenzie Helphenstine. In the game, Stevie […]
Heartbreaker for Ocean City football vs. Holy Spirit
Late penalty upends upset in the making OCEAN CITY — After a thrilling comeback victory last week over Middle Township, Ocean City High School looked primed to do it again in the annual homecoming game. The Red Raiders hosted powerhouse Holy Spirit High School (7-1) on Oct. 18. They put the Spartans on upset alert […]
Winslow ends Mustang football’s home winning streak
LINWOOD — The Mainland Regional football team’s last winning streak — 15 games at home — came crashing down last Friday at the hands of undefeated Group IV kingpins Winslow, but the Mustangs will have another challenge this week at defending Group III state champion Delsea. The 47-24 loss to Winslow (8-0), a team the […]