Mustang, Raider girls volleyball square off
Mainland rebuilding team, Ocean City building program OCEAN CITY — The Mainland Regional High School girls volleyball team is the defending South Jersey Group III champion, but finds itself with the same 4-7 record as Ocean City, a nascent program, at this point in the season. That is because the Mustangs lost much of their […]
Ocean City boys soccer beats EHT 2-1 with overtime goal
OCEAN CITY – The Red Raider boys soccer team held off Egg Harbor Township Tuesday afternoon at the Tennessee Avenue field, beating the Eagles 2-1 in overtime. The Eagles dominated the first half, making the Raiders play defense for almost the entire 40 minutes, but despite the pressure Ocean City was able to keep EHT […]
Mustang football rebounds, routs Cherokee
LINWOOD – Going into this week’s matchup against another big-time opponent in St. Augustine Prep, Mainland Regional showed it had plenty of fight in an impressive 32-0 victory over traditionally strong Cherokee at home. The victory improved Mainland’s record to 3-1 on the season and extended its home winning streak to 13 games at the […]
Ocean City High School field hockey team has young lineup
OCEAN CITY — To say the Ocean City High School field hockey team is young this season would be an understatement. At any point, according to head coach Kelsey Burke, there are five freshmen and two sophomores on the field. “We have a lot of freshmen starting this year so we’re hoping to get some good […]
Ocean City boys soccer tops Middle Township in O.T.
OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City High School boys soccer team beat Middle Township 3-2 in overtime Wednesday, Sept. 11, at the Tennessee Avenue field in an unusual game. The first score of the game, by Red Raider Anthony Evans, came after an apparent handball off a corner kick. The Middle Township players stopped and […]
New coach, same expectations for Ocean City girls soccer
Last year, the Raider girls finished with a 21-2 record but lost 3-2 in overtime in the South Jersey Group III finals. In 2022, the girls were 15-0-4 but lost in a shootout during the sectional semifinals. And in 2021, the Raiders were 21-1-1 and lost in a shootout to Mainland Regional in the semifinals. […]
2-0 Mustang football team gets ready to face Millville
LINWOOD – John Franchini and Jake Blum said they used to hate playing against each other in junior football when Franchini played for Linwood and Blum for Northfield. Now teammates at Mainland Regional, the juniors said that hatred has turned into love after Franchini at quarterback found wide receiver Blum for three long-range touchdowns in […]
Raider football locks down Eastern 23-0
OCEAN CITY – Another dominant performance on defense by the Red Raider football team gave Ocean City a 2-0 start to the season. Senior J.P. Forster hauled in two interceptions as the Raiders shut out Eastern Regional High School 23-0 Friday, Sept 6. Ocean City picked off Eastern three times and only gave up six […]
Ocean City tennis team slips past Mainland 3-2
Rivalry just as strong with two teams with mostly new players OCEAN CITY — Even when it’s a season with mostly new players on both teams, the Raiders and Mustangs find a way to keep their rivalry matches tight. On Sept. 4, Ocean City High School’s girls tennis team came away with a narrow 3-2 […]
Mainland Mustang cheerleaders 2024
OCEAN CITY – The Mainland Mustang football cheerleaders pose for a group photo before the start of their team’s season-opener Thursday, Aug. 29, against Atlantic City at Carey Stadium during the first day of the Battle at the Beach football tournament. The captains for the team are Aubrey McGowan, Kylynn McElroy and Avery Notaro. All […]