Mainland Regional baseball preview
Defending South Jersey champs have 13 returning starters LINWOOD – Good things have been happening to Cohen Cook in his senior year at Mainland Regional, and baseball coach Billy Kern is hoping that good luck continues as the Mustangs open their season this week, weather permitting. Cook was a leader on offense and defense this past […]
Ocean City High School baseball preview
Team returning solid pitching but mixed with new players OCEAN CITY – This is opening day for Ocean City High School baseball if the rain holds off. Game time is 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 3, against cross-bay rival Mainland Regional, the defending South Jersey Group III champion. A lot of new faces will be in […]
MRHS budget cuts positions, raises taxes
District hit with another big drop in state aid LINWOOD — Like many southern New Jersey school districts, Mainland Regional High School is suffering under perennial cuts to state aid under the Student Funding Reform Act of 2018 and this year must raise taxes and cut its staff to make up for it. School Business […]
Record-setting day for Raiders, Mustangs
Friendly rivalry produces great girls track and field performances SEE PHOTO GALLERY BELOW OCEAN CITY — The girls track teams from Mainland Regional and Ocean City high schools started off the season with record-setting performances last week. Coaches Mike Colombo and Tim Cook, of Mainland and Ocean City, respectively, expect a lot from their teams […]
Mustangs, Red Raider boys track match strengths
MRHS sprints, jumps enough to overcome O.C. distance, throws SEE PHOTO GALLERY BELOW LINWOOD – Ocean City dominated the distance races and held the edge in the throwing events. Mainland Regional controlled the sprints and the jumping events. The Mustangs closed out the opening boys track meet last week for both teams by sweeping the […]
Ocean City tennis team off to 3-0 start
Raiders battle Haddon Township through four three-set matches OCEAN CITY – The Red Raider boys tennis team is off to a 3-0 start this season after a big win Monday against Haddon Township (3-1) in which four of the five matches went to three sets. The Ocean City High School boys tennis team handed the […]
Ocean City girls crowned South Jersey basketball champions
Red Raiders upset top seed and rival Mainland 39-27 after falling to Mustangs twice earlier in the season LINWOOD – In a game that matched the intensity, ups and downs, and surprises of its rivalry, the Ocean City girls basketball team used a stout defensive effort and timely shooting to upset top-seeded Mainland 39-27 in […]
OCHS has permanent principal: Dr. Wendy O’Neal
Approved Wednesday night, she has been acting principal since last spring OCEAN CITY — Ocean City High School has a new permanent principal who looks surprisingly like the acting principal. The Ocean City Board of Education unanimously approved Dr. Wendy O’Neal for the position Wednesday evening. She has been the acting principal since last spring. […]
Championship-winning coach returns to lead OCHS sports
Ocean City school board names Michael Pellegrino as athletic director OCEAN CITY — Michael Pellegrino found his way back to the red and white. The coach who led the Red Raider boys soccer program to multiple state championships has returned to the fold at Ocean City High School as the permanent athletic director. Pellegrino was […]
Ocean City Chase Race has crews in fall competition
Red Raider varsity A boys and girls boats win their divisions OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City Chase Race brought crews from different schools, plus a few master’s boats, to the intracoastal waterway behind Ocean City Saturday morning, Oct. 8. The Ocean City High School boys and girls varsity 8 A boats won their divisions […]