Mainland

A Mainland alum is making major moves in the NFL—but not on the field.

The 51st Joe Hartmann Diamond Classic wraps up tonight at Alcyon Park in Pitman, NJ, as 15-seed Mainland faces 24-seed Haddonfield in a South Jersey baseball showdown. First pitch is at 6:30 PM, streaming live on the BFA Sports YouTube channel.

Mainland Regional High School alum Chase Petty is set to make his Major League debut for the Cincinnati Reds. The 2021 first-round pick has impressed in Triple-A and spring training, earning his call-up as one of the Reds’ top pitching prospects.

Mainland High School alum Kylee Watson has entered the transfer portal, marking the next step in her basketball journey after playing at Notre Dame.

Former Mainland High School star Chase Petty, a first-round pick by the Minnesota Twins in the 2021 Major League Baseball draft, got a chance to face the World Series champion Dodgers in a Cactus League game on Tuesday night.

The 2021 Mainland graduate was a first-round round pick by the Minnesota Twins and then traded to the Cincinnati Reds organization prior to the 2022 season in exchange for Sonny Gray.

A GoFundMe Page to help raise funds for his family has been created.

Overall in 61.1 innings pitched he has totaled 88 strikeouts and an ERA of 2.17 for Mainland.

The Mainland Regional High School football team in Linwood, the defending NJSIAA Group IV state champions, is getting a new video scoreboard at the Mustang Corral.

We have reached the Semifinal Round of the Cape-Atlantic League Tournament, which after a rain soaked Thursday, will be played in Linwood today with the Mainland Mustangs (16-5) hosting their old rival, the Ocean City Red Raiders (15-6) at 4 p.m.