200th win for coach trying ‘to build better men’
Bogushefsky credits his team, assistant coach for milestone OCEAN CITY — Ocean City High School boys soccer coach Aaron Bogushefsky isn’t just trying to build better soccer players. His aim is to build better men. He’s been doing it as head coach since 2009. Bogushefsky recently hit the coaching milestone of 200 wins, but he […]
Ocean City girls soccer edges Mainland in rematch
LINWOOD — Sometimes all it takes is one moment of brilliance to win a soccer game, when the ball is delivered perfectly into the box at head-height for the onrushing forward and she slams it home for the goal. Such was the case Oct. 11 in Linwood, where the Ocean City Red Raiders topped the […]
BATTLE OF THE BRIDGE
Raider and Mustang faithful love the annual rivalry games LINWOOD — Ever since 1961, when Mainland Regional split off from Ocean City City High School, there has been a cross-bridge rivalry that draws fans whenever the Mustangs and Red Raiders teams meet. And no rivalry game is bigger than football when the stadium gets packed […]
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 field hockey tops OLMA 2-1
OCEAN CITY – The Red Raider field hockey team topped Our Lady of Mercy Academy 2-1 Wednesday, Sept. 25, at Carey Stadium. Ocean City’s Stevie Wright converted a penalty shot with 7 seconds remaining in the third quarter that turned out to be the game-winner. Wright’s teammate, Ella Jefferson, opened the scoring with three and […]
Joseph Francis Cusato, 29
Joseph Francis Cusato, age 29, tragically left us on September 20, 2024. He was born in Princeton, NJ on October 7, 1994, the beloved and precious son of Kerry Furtis and Steven Cusato. Joe grew up in Upper Township where he played Little League Baseball until age 14. Joe graduated from Ocean City High School […]
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 […]
Ocean City Raider football falls in tight battle with Vikings
OCEAN CITY – Ocean City High School’s undefeated start to the football season has come to an end. A strong 3-0 start for the Ocean City Red Raiders hit a speed bump Sept. 20 as they fell to Atlantic City High School 21-14. The Raiders won the turnover battle with three fumble recoveries but failed […]
Ocean City girls soccer tops young Mainland Regional team
OCEAN CITY – In the first meeting between the rival schools this season, the Ocean City Red Raiders shut out the Mainland Mustangs 5-0 Friday, Sept. 20. It was the Raiders’ fourth straight win against the Mustangs dating back to 2022. Ocean City controlled the tempo for most of the first period and scored three […]
Ocean City football runs record to 3-0 with 21-14 win over Lenape
OCEAN CITY – Three games into the football season and the Ocean City Red Raiders remain unbeaten. On Friday the 13th, Ocean City High School took over a spooky fourth quarter and defeated Lenape High School 21-14. Both teams scored on their first possession of the game but were kept out of the end zone […]