Although Andrew Clifford turned in multiple big performances for the Monomoy baseball team throughout his career, the senior left-handed pitcher from Barnstable perhaps saved his biggest — and best — performance for last. Not even a two-hour bus ride from Monomoy to Assabet Valley in Marlborough could throw Clifford off his game, as the Southpaw tossed a gem to help the 33rd-seeded Sharks earn an 8-3 victory o...

The competition is about to ramp up for Monomoy and Nauset teams heading to the postseason. The MIAA tournament is set to begin this week, while some local teams are already competing, while others still await their fate, including their seeding and first-round opponents and destination. Outdoor track and field state championships took place over the weekend, with Nauset’s boys and girls competing in Divisi...

WEST BARNSTABLE – After seeing its 10-game win streak snapped by Cape Cod Academy on May 15, the Monomoy girls lacrosse team buckled down with a focus on doing its best during its final stretch before the postseason. The Sharks did just that, winning their last three games of the regular season, including a lopsided 22-4 victory at Sturgis East on Thursday that included the team’s highest goal total of the spr...

NORTH EASTHAM – The month of May is an exciting time for senior athletes. It marks the end of four years of commitment and growth on the field, court or ice. This is the final stop for most senior athletes, but for those lucky enough to play in college, it’s just the beginning. Nauset Regional High School held a signing day ceremony last Thursday for its athletes who are taking the next step. Of the 19 athl...

WEST BARNSTABLE – As sad as Lucy Mawn might be to see her girls lacrosse career coming to an end at Monomoy, playing for the Sharks has provided the senior from Harwich with the opportunity to fulfill some of her athletic dreams. After netting five goals and assisting on two others, Mawn had the chance to take in the game from a different, unusual perspective during the final minutes of Thursday’s season final...

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...