HARWICH – Nauset track and field coach Moira Nobili laid out the significance of Monday’s Cape and Islands League outdoors track and field league championships to her teams in simple terms. “I told them, ‘It’s the meet of champions, act like champions,’” Nobili said of her message. The Nauset athletes took their coach’s advice to heart. The Warriors left the league meet held at Monomoy with plenty of medals...

HARWICH – A who’s who of many of Cape Cod’s top girls high school golfers met Monday at Cranberry Valley Golf Course to take part in the Cape and Islands League’s individual championship, which served as a final tune-up before the South sectionals tournament is held Tuesday at Marshfield Country Club. Among those in attendance were a group of five Monomoy girls and three more from Nauset, which held off the Sh...

NORTH EASTHAM – It had the energy of a state tournament game packed with drama. In the end, Friday’s game finished in a fashion that neither the Monomoy nor Nauset softball teams are likely to forget anytime soon. After stringing together a three-run rally with two outs in the sixth inning to tie the game at 7, Nauset came through in the clutch to walk off with a 9-8 victory in extra innings. Senior Jillian Pa...

Since 2021, the Dave Whiteside Scholarship has been presented to a girls basketball player from Cape Cod that consistently demonstrates hard work, dedication, commitment, teamwork, leadership and citizenship, as well as working to make basketball fun for those around her. Those are some of the many qualities embodied by Dave Whiteside, who in 2019 died unexpectedly after dealing with complications of pneumonia...

HARWICH – After a stellar indoor track and field season, Nauset freshman Violet Roche wasn’t sure whether she would compete in the outdoor season this spring. On Monday afternoon, the freshman proved that she didn’t need to be indoors to stand out on the track, as she captured league titles in the girls triple jump (35 feet, 2 inches) and long jump (16-03.75) in addition to a second-place finish in the 400-met...

HARWICH – It all began when Don Bates was called into the Harwich High School principal’s office for an unexpected visit.  The then-principal wanted to start a cross country running program for the fall of 1978, and Bates, a Harwich native with a passion for running, seemed like an ideal candidate to spearhead a team. “The principal was from Maine and called me into the office one day out of the blue,” refl...

SOUTH YARMOUTH – Rufus McCleary is at peace with what is to come.  For the past three springs, the Chatham resident has been among the best — if not the best — boys tennis players in the Cape and Islands League. McCleary hasn’t lost a match since his sophomore season while leading Nauset’s boys team at first singles. Although he hopes to close his senior season with his streak intact, McCleary understands t...

The Lower Cape was well represented at the Division 1 and 2 unified track and field sectional meet held at Middleborough High School on May 10. Unified athletes from Monomoy and Nauset shined at the event, which served as a culmination of the teams’ spring track and field seasons.  “The kids had such a great time,” said Nauset life skills teacher and unified track and field coach Alanna McMorrow. “This was ...

CHATHAM – Approximately 60 people participated in the inaugural Dream Day 5K on Saturday morning, marking a successful showing for the first-year race that was organized by Monomoy Regional High School seniors Colin Moore and Max Weinberg, both of whom reside in Chatham.  The race was organized by the two seniors as a part of their MRHS internship program. The funds that were raised will benefit Dream Day on C...

Last year, Jack Martin sank a hole-in-one on the ninth hole at Highland Links in Truro. The Nauset sophomore and Yarmouth resident didn’t think a golf shot could get any better than that, that is until he aced a second hole-in-one on May 6 at the Martha White Memorial Tournament on the second hole of the starboard course at The Captains Golf Course in Brewster.  “It was 172 yards from the blue tees but it was ...

HARWICH – It’s uncommon to see eighth-graders competing in high school sports at the varsity level. It’s even more rare to see eighth-graders dominating varsity athletes that are a few years older than them.  Monomoy Regional High School eighth-grader Alique Brown has been one of the school’s stars of the spring while competing as a standout runner for the boys track and field teams in the 100-meter dash and 4...

HARWICH – The tears that flowed down the faces of some of Cape Cod Tech’s softball players told the triumphant story of a team overcome with emotions. Nobody could blame the Crusaders for their reaction, as they earned a 24-12 win over rival Upper Cape Tech on Thursday, marking the program’s first victory in more than a decade. “This is awesome,” said Amberlis Hildago, a junior from Yarmouth who clinched th...