SOUTH DENNIS – Kyle Zabaleta made his way out of the locker room with a new piece of equipment — a green plastic hard hat featuring a prominent D-Y hockey sticker — following the Dennis-Yarmouth/Cape Cod Tech/Cape Cod Academy co-op boys hockey team’s 7-0 win over Mashpee/Monomoy. “It’s like a game puck kind of thing,” Zabaleta said of the hat, which was given to him by his teammate Robbie McPhee, a D-Y freshma...

NORTH EASTHAM – Monomoy girls basketball coach Brian Tomasini doesn’t want to take this year’s team’s athleticism for granted. That’s why the Sharks placed such an emphasis on conditioning during preseason tryouts and practices. The hard work paid off in the team’s first game, as Tomasini and Monomoy showcased their defensive tenacity during a 45-36 season-opening victory over Nauset on Friday in North Eastham...

ORLEANS – The new era of Nauset boys hockey couldn’t have started any better. Led by first-year coach Connor Brickley, a former professional and the nephew of Bruins legend and TV commentator Andy Brickley, the Warriors have outscored opponents 17-5 through their first two games. Nauset opened the season Thursday with a dominant 10-1 road victory at St. John Paul II before skating to a 7-4 win over Nantucke...

HARWICH – It’s difficult enough for a team to jell when all of the players are familiar with each other. The task of getting teammates to grow closer with each other becomes a little more challenging when the players come from different backgrounds. With each of the four grades accounted for on its roster, the Monomoy boys basketball team has no choice but to bond with each other. Not only did the Sharks work ...

ORLEANS – There are good first impressions, and then there’s the first impression that Logan Poulin made during his first two games on the Nauset boys hockey team. After opting to play club hockey for the Boston Advantage last year instead of high school hockey at Nauset, Poulin, a sophomore right wing from Truro, made his high school debut playing for the Warriors on Thursday. Although he’s only played in ...

ORLEANS – About halfway through Saturday’s Santa Stampede 5K, Josh Stewart and his son Malcolm separated themselves from the pack. Although Josh led the father-son duo from Orleans for much of the 3.1-mile loop course that was mapped out on the streets surrounding the Barley Neck Inn, Malcolm, a senior who competes for Nauset’s cross-country and track and field teams, had other plans. In the end, Malcolm ma...

NORTH EASTHAM – It can be challenging to get used to a first-year coach. In many cases, new coaches mean new coaching styles, different plays and fresh ideas, all of which can lead to an adjustment period for players as they become accustomed to the new coaching environment. Although Nauset’s boys and girls varsity basketball programs will both feature first-year coaches this winter, both girls coach Jean Leyt...

Over the past couple decades, curling has been among the fastest-growing sports on Cape Cod. From Falmouth to Orleans, curling novices and enthusiasts have passionately flocked to rinks and curling clubs so that they can hit the ice and get in on the craze. Now Cape locals and visitors alike can get their curling fix without throwing on their heavy winter coats or worrying about balancing on the slippery ice. ...

Spend a few minutes inside the Nauset Regional High School gymnasium while the Warriors boys basketball team prepares for its upcoming season and you’ll likely become fixated on Nico Harrington. Standing tall at 6 feet, 9 inches, Harrington’s size commands plenty of attention. But so does his play, as the senior center from North Truro is a human highlight reel. Nauset’s first-year coach Kyle Harrigan said ...

SOUTH YARMOUTH – It was one of the most exciting football games played on Cape Cod this fall. It just didn’t end the way Nauset had hoped it would. Seeking its first Thanksgiving win over Dennis-Yarmouth since 2018, Nauset threw everything it had at its rival. The end result was an instant classic — a 26th installment of the Chowder Bowl that featured a combined 87 points, nearly 1,000 yards of total offense a...

HARWICH — If Las Vegas bet on high school football games, oddsmakers may have put the over-under for points in the Thanksgiving classic between Monomoy and St. John Paul II at around 40. Fewer points than the teams’ point total last year, but still a high-scoring affair. If that was the line on Thursday, the under would have hit and then some — as the game remained scoreless after four quarters of play. Def...

The big moment wasn’t too big for Isaiah Robinson. Not at all. Robinson was one of the biggest highlights for the Nauset football team during its 45-42 loss at Dennis-Yarmouth in the 26th edition of the Chowder Bowl. The sophomore from Yarmouth finished with four catches, 161 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns, connecting with freshman quarterback Brendan Peno for passing scores of 32 and 70 yards...