Mainland Regional

LINWOOD — The Mainland Regional boys basketball team would have preferred the pace of Saturday evening's South Jersey Group 3 semifinals to be a waltz. It was more like an Irish Riverdance.

OCEAN CITY — The Mainland Regional girls basketball team wanted some payback, and the Mustangs were determined to get it. And ruin not only a perfect record for Ocean City, but also the Red Raiders' Senior Night.

  LINWOOD — As the heavyweight bout was going on Wednesday night, Mainland Regional wrestling coach Clayton Smith gathered his lower and middle weight wrestlers together behind the bench and got in there ears pretty good. With the Mustangs trailing Ocean City, 22-12, at the time, Smith said — in no uncertain terms — that if even one more wrestler took a bad loss the Mustangs would have no hope of

LINWOOD — Teams such as St. Augustine Prep, Atlantic City and Wildwood Catholic might have some competition this season from a surprising source. Mainland Regional has gotten off to a 3-0 start, and has a matchup nightmare in senior Osun Osunniyi, a 6-foot-9 center who can not only block shots and rebound, but also score.

  LINWOOD — Some of the best swimming in South Jersey is happening at Mainland Regional High School, as the Vineland boys and girls teams had the misfortune of finding out on Wednesday afternoon. The Mustangs' boys squad dominated the Fighting Clan, winning 139-31, while the Mainland girls won their third straight meet after a season-opening loss to Ocean City, topping Vineland 97-73 behind some s

  OCEAN CITY — If they Mainland Regional girls basketball players were tired from having to follow up Friday night's season opener against Wildwood Catholic with a 1:45 p.m. game against Southern Regional on Saturday in the Ocean City PBA Tipoff Weekend showcase, they didn't show it. The Mustangs built a 14-9 first-quarter lead over the Rams, then blitzed Southern with 21 points in the second quar

LINWOOD — Mainland Regional came into Wednesday night's season finale with a goose egg in the win column, but Thursday afternoon the Thanksgiving turkey will taste delicious.

LINWOOD — The last time Ocean City beat arch-rival Mainland Regional, senior offensive lineman Eric Levai was in kindergarten, learning his A-B-Cs and hoping for chocolate chip cookies and nap time. The 12-year losing streak came to an emphatic end on Friday night, as the visiting Red Raiders dominated the second half and pulled away for a 30-7 victory. The win put Ocean City at 3-3 and kept their

LINWOOD — Alex Weidman's soccer style is to play possession, get the ball out to the wings and work the offense from the outside in. The Mainland girls soccer coach was pleased with the way his Mustangs executed that offensive plan against Millville on Tuesday in a fairly comfortable 3-1, Cape-Atlantic League American Conference win over the Thunderbolts.

  EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP — On Sept. 12, the Mainland Regional field hockey allowed 10 goals to powerful Ocean City, the No. 8 team in the state. But that was an anomaly for the Mustangs' defense. In Mainland's six other games, the defense has allowed just three goals while posting three shutouts. The defense and midfield came through big time on Wednesday night in the annual "Pink Game" aga