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 […]
Mustang football beats Ocean City in defensive struggle
Raiders rebuff Mainland for three quarters, but persistence pays off LINWOOD – The Mainland Mustangs are kings of the bridge once again after a shutout victory over their cross-bay rival Ocean City Red Raiders. The teams were locked into a physical, defensive battle that kept both teams off the scoreboard through three quarters. The Mustangs […]
Mustang football extends win streak to 15 games, beating Atlantic City in 2024 season opener
OCEAN CITY – Defending New Jersey Group IV state champion Mainland Regional will entertain traditional power Hammonton for its home opener on Friday with a 1-0 record after holding back Atlantic City 30-18 at last Thursday’s Battle at the Beach season opener at Ocean City’s Carey Stadium. The Mustangs will be looking forward to shaking […]
Defending football state champ Mustangs gear up
Unbeaten 2023 team lost key players, has hard schedule but experienced returnees LINWOOD – Mainland Regional opens the 2024 football season this year with an extension to its name – defending state champions. The team opens its season at 1 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 29, at Carey Stadium in Ocean City against Atlantic City. The Mustangs […]
Mainland Mustangs champions at CAL track and field meet
BRIDGETON — Mainland Regional’s girls dominated the distance events and the pole vault at the 2024 Cape-Atlantic League Track and Field Championships on May 22 at Bridgeton High School, and Josiah Williams and Matt Muits took home gold for the Mustang boys team. Gillian Lovett was a double winner for the Mainland girls, winning the […]
Mainland baseball routs Hammonton 17-2 as it heads into postseason
LINWOOD – It was supposed to be a close game against a fellow outstanding South Jersey Group III team that Mainland Regional would likely see again in the post season. It wasn’t. The Mustangs’ 17-2 victory over the Hammonton Blue Devils (16-6) was just one game in Mainland’s long season, but they hope it will […]
Raiders top Mustangs in home run derby
Taylor hits grand slam in 10-5 victory as Mainland goes yard four times OCEAN CITY – The Mainland Mustangs hit four home runs in last week’s game against Ocean City, but it wasn’t enough to overcome the Raiders, powered by Evan Taylor’s bases-loaded grand slam. After narrowly beating the Mustangs 4-3 in their first contest […]
Mainland softball working on stringing together hits
LINWOOD – Last week, Mainland Regional High School faced some of the top teams and pitchers in South Jersey softball. Perennial power Egg Harbor Township High School visited Mainland on April 18 and defeated the Mustangs 15-3. Junior Leiloni Deleon-Carney found some success against Eagles star pitcher Madison Dollard. In her first at-bat, she hit […]
Mainland, with 6-2 record, returned 5 starters, but all in new positions
LINWOOD – The Mustang tennis team is 6-2 so far this season, with its only losses to Ocean City and out-of-conference Lenape. Head coach Chris Connolly believes his team is looking pretty good with five returning starters, but the entire team is basically at new positions. “We had five people come back,” he said. “They’re […]
Raiders hold off Mustangs in dramatic baseball opener
See photo gallery below LINWOOD – With the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh inning, opening day between cross-bay rivals Ocean City and Mainland Regional came down to one wild pitch. The Mustangs were down 4-3 with two outs Saturday afternoon. Raider reliever Matt Pashley had two strikes on the batter. Cohen Cook […]