Carey Stadium

Carey Stadium
The Beach House[1]
Map
LocationSixth St. & Boardwalk
Ocean City, New Jersey 08226[1]
OwnerOcean City School District
Capacity4,000
SurfaceFieldTurf[2]
Construction
Opened1919
Renovated2016
Construction cost$1.2 million
(new turf field-2016)[3]
Tenants
Ocean City School District Athletics
Ocean City Nor'easters (USL2) (2005–present)

Carey Stadium is an open-air multi-purpose stadium located just off the boardwalk in Ocean City, New Jersey.[1] The stadium has been in use since 1919 and is primarily used by the Ocean City School District for Ocean City High School's Red Raiders football, soccer, and lacrosse teams.[4]

Carey Stadium is also known as the home field for the Ocean City Nor'easters (formerly named Ocean City Barons) of the USL League Two. The club has called the stadium home since 2005.[5] The stadium's nickname "The Beach House" was coined during the Nor'easters' 2005 season by the team's play-by-play announcer Josh Hakala.[6] Since joining USL League Two in 2003, the Nor'easters have had the fourth-best home record of any team in the league.[7]

The field of the stadium is surrounded by a 400 m (1,312.3 ft) rubberized running track allowing for track and field events to be held.[8]

In 2016, the stadium's natural grass field was replaced with a new FieldTurf surface made of all-natural cork fill instead of crumb rubber.[2][9] A new underground storm water management system was also installed under the playing field.[10]

Carey Stadium is located a little more than 200 meters from the Atlantic Ocean, only one minor league sports team in the country plays closer to an ocean than the Nor'easters do. (Minor league baseball team Pensacola Blue Wahoos play at Admiral Fetterman Field in Pensacola, Florida)[6]

  • Carey Stadium 11.18.2000
    Carey Stadium 11.18.2000
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  2. ^ a b Andrew Parent (May 19, 2016). "Turf installation at Cary Stadium remains set for after graduation". The Gazette of Ocean City. Archived from the original on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  3. ^ Kristen Kelleher. "New artificial turf field should be ready to go at Carey Stadium Friday". Ocean City Sentinel. Archived from the original on September 27, 2018. Retrieved August 11, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)()
  4. ^ "Carey Stadium Becomes Mecca for Football Fans, Programs". OCNJ Daily. August 21, 2019. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
  5. ^ "History of Nor'easters". Ocean City Nor'easters. 21 April 2017. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Carey Stadium ("The Beach House")". 21 April 2017.
  7. ^ "Ocean City Nor'Easters - USL League Two Team Records" (PDF). demosphere-secure.com. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  8. ^ "NIKE TRACK AND FIELD CAMP AT OCEAN CITY HIGH SCHOOL". ussportscamps.com. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
  9. ^ "Ocean City High School Unveils Artificial Turf Field; Football Team Plays First Home Game". patch.com. September 26, 2016. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  10. ^ "OCEAN CITY, NJ ATHLETIC FIELD CONSTRUCTION CAREY STADIUM". the Land Tek Group, LLC. Retrieved July 22, 2024.