Carey Stadium

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

Carey Stadium
The Beach House[1]
LocationSixth St. & Boardwalk
Ocean City, New Jersey 08226[1]
OwnerOcean City School District
Capacity4,000
SurfaceFieldTurf[2]
Construction
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 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.[4] 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][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]

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)[8]

  • Carey Stadium 11.18.2000

References
  1. "Carey Stadium". Ocean City FC. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  2. 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. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  4. "History of Nor'easters". Ocean City Nor'easters. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  5. "Ocean City High School Unveils Artificial Turf Field; Football Team Plays First Home Game". patch.com. September 26, 2016. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  6. http://oceancityfc.com/facilities/carey-stadium
  7. https://oceancityfc.demosphere-secure.com/_files/history/ocean-city-noreasters-pdl-team-records.pdf
  8. http://oceancityfc.com/facilities/carey-stadium


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