By TOM WILLIAMS Nine football teams from Cape-Atlantic League schools have more NJSIAA playoff action ahead after the first week of competition. Only one CAL team (Absegami) lost a playoff game to a non-CAL school while another (Mainland) played in … Continue reading Nine CAL football teams still alive in playoffs
By TOM WILLIAMS Ocean City High School celebrated a special day for its sports teams today. The boys and girls cross country teams both successfully defended their South Jersey Group 3 championships at Delsea Regional in Franklinville. And, at the … Continue reading It was a special Saturday for OCHS sports
By TOM WILLIAMS Coaches: Ocean City’s Kevin Smith is 39-49 in his ninth season as a head coach. Mainland’s Chuck Smith is 46-55 in his 11th overall season. He is 18-21 in his 4th season at Mainland. He previously coached … Continue reading Here they go again!
By TOM WILLIAMS The remarkable Ocean City High School girls soccer team became South Jersey champions today. Kelly Halliday’s Raiders, who were undefeated conference champions, Cape-Atlantic League Tournament champions and reached the semifinals of the South Jersey Coaches Tournament before … Continue reading OCHS – South Jersey Girls Soccer Champions!
By TOM WILLIAMS During a week when area football fans are getting ready for a second Ocean City-Mainland game in nine days, the West Jersey Football League announced its division alignment for the next two years. And the Raiders and … Continue reading New WJFL divisions for next two football seasons
By TOM WILLIAMS Add one more possible South Jersey champion this week at Ocean City High School. Aaron Bogushefsky’s boys soccer team defeated Toms River South today, 5-1, in Toms River to move into the sectional championship game on Friday … Continue reading OCHS boys reach SJ soccer final
By TOM WILLIAMS Ocean City suffered its second loss of the season in a game that decided who was in first place in the Independence Division of the West Jersey Football League. Mainland’s win clinches a tie for them and … Continue reading Raider Football – Game 8 Notes
By TOM WILLIAMS Tori Rolls (freshman-Montclair State), a two-time NJAC Rookie of the Week selection, was named New Jersey Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year today and was the only freshman on the NJAC womens soccer first team. Rolls recorded eight … Continue reading Tori Rolls earns NJAC honors
By TOM WILLIAMS Faith Slimmer scored twice today and the record-setting Ocean City High School girls soccer team (21-1-1) defeated Toms River South, 5-0, to move into the NJSIAA South Jersey Group 3 championship game for the second time in … Continue reading Ocean City and Mainland play for SJ title Thursday in girls soccer
By TOM WILLIAMS The Ocean City High School boys cross country team finished first in its race – the Robin Hood Run – during the Disney Cross Country Classic in Florida on Friday. The OCHS girls finished second and both … Continue reading COLUMN: A feel-good cross country story
By TOM WILLIAMS The 2nd Decade of the 21st Century (2010-19) was clearly the most successful decade in the history of Ocean City High School baseball. And, though many talented players contributed to that success, one stands out. Sean Mooney … Continue reading Sean Mooney is OCHS Baseball Player of the Decade
Among the names that come to mind when you think about OCHS sports in the 1980s are Mike Naples, Maryjo Dougherty, Leon Brown, Jack Boyd, Alison Amicone, Trip Snyder, Shannon Garrity, Bud Rinck, Pat Dougherty, the Dice brothers and Rob … Continue reading Relive OCHS Sports 1980-89
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