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Wareham's Ajay Lopes has decided where he will play basketball next year
After he graduates from Wareham High next month, Ajay Lopes will be continuing his basketball career at Bridgton Academy, a college prep school in Maine. Bridgton Academy’s basketball program, which has won four NEPSAC AAA championships, is known for preparing athletes for Division I college basketball and beyond. "I thought it was the best...
'A true Blue Devil': Longtime Fairhaven assistant honored by Mass State Football Coaches
MILFORD — Donnie Joseph never gave much thought to leaving Fairhaven High. “I’ve just been happy where I am,” he said. A 1992 graduate of Fairhaven High, Joseph has spent the past 27 years coaching football at his alma mater. ...
Young Fisher Folk Up Early for Kids’ Trout Tournament
Duarte’s Pond was the place to be as the Kids’ Trout Tournament began at daybreak on Saturday. This is the 50th year for the annual trout tournament, started in 1973 by Island fisherman Cooper Gilkes 3rd and his wife Lela.
Barnstable and Upper Cape lacrosse teams bring Childhood Cancer awareness to Cape Cod
Mayah White and Emma DaSilva are teammates on the Barnstable High ice hockey team, but they share a bond that's deeper than playing on the rink. White and DaSilva were both diagnosed with cancer before the age of 16. White, 17, was diagnosed at the age of 14 with anaplastic...
Late Rally Costs Cape Tech Softball Against Rival Upper Cape Tech
BOURNE – It was one of the best, most competitive games the Cape Cod Tech softball team has played this spring. Unfortunately for the Crusaders, the outcome just didn’t go their way. Cape Tech dropped a 9-8 decision to host Upper Cape Tech when the two Mayflower League...
Athlete Of The Week: Mikaela Venuti
BOURNE – As much as Mikaela Venuti enjoys playing in the field and stepping into the batter’s box, she really comes into her own on the basepath. The senior second baseman from Osterville’s running was on full display during Friday’s 9-8 loss to Mayflower League rival Upper Cape Tech, as she stole two bases and scored twice after reaching base safely three times.
High School Baseball keeps swinging
The Wareham High School baseball program has struggled to attract participants over the past few years, said Head Coach Chris Cabe. “We have seventh graders playing on varsity, which is unheard of,” said Cabe. He added that three quarters of his roster is made up of seventh, eighth and ninth grade players.
Vote for the SouthCoast High School Softball Player of the Week for April 29-May 5
The winner of last week’s Softball Player of the Week poll was Fairhaven’s Stella Zangao. She had more than 10,000 votes (30%) to receive the honor. Against West Bridgewater, Zangao went 4-for-5 with a double and five RBIs. Previous winners were Dartmouth’s Paige Martins and Wareham’s Jolee Anderson...
Gatemen gear up for season
The start of the 2024 season of the Cape Cod Baseball League is just over a month away, and the Wareham Gatemen have hopes that it will be a good one. “We’re going to have a wonderful season,” said Gatemen President Glen Hannington. The Gatemen will play their...
Spring Sports Teams Dig in at End of Regular Season
The Vineyard boys tennis team is tearing up the court so far this spring. Off to a seven and two record to start the season, the Vineyarders are leading their division and are poised to sweep the Cape and Islands league as they prepare for the postseason. Last week, the...
Nantucket boys lacrosse is the top team in the state (Div. 4). They showed why on Tuesday.
In the latest Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) power rankings on Tuesday, the Nantucket boys lacrosse sits at the top of the mountain with the premier spot in Division 4. “We used to be the underdog and look at the number one team saying, we have to get them,” senior...
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Brett Lucier joins 100-point club in Bourne boys lacrosse win
Senior Brett Lucier had one of his best games this season with five goals and three assists for this 100th career point as the Bourne boys lacrosse team beat Somerset Berkley 17-4 on Monday. Ryan Haden (four goals, two assists), Ty Hawkes (three goals, six assists), Brady Banks (three goals, one assist), Charlie Sietz (one goal, two assists), and Sean Kelley (one goal) all contributed on offense, while Max Beals made 10 saves in goal and...
Old Colony boys lacrosse off to another commanding start
ROCHESTER — After finishing the 2023 regular season with an undefeated record, the Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School boys lacrosse team is off to another strong start in 2024. The Cougars are 9-2, with six of their nine wins coming by a margin of nine goals or...
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