Sports

Monomoy Boys Roll Past Sturgis East 3-1

By: Kat Szmit

HARWICH – Logan Routhier netted his first and second varsity goals for the boys soccer team on Oct. 13 as the Sharks triumphed against Sturgis East 3-1 in Cape and Islands League play. The win boosted Monomoy's record to 7-5-2 overall and 7-3-2 in the league, giving fans attending the rain-soaked outing something to smile about. The Storm found its way to the scoreboard first when Aidan Smith sent in a free...

HARWICH – Abby Wallace, Katie Ganshaw and Abby Higgins might play soccer for Monomoy High, but they're pretty darned good at flag football, too, as evidenced by their respective performances in the annual Powderpuff Game, held Oct. 10 in honor of Homecoming week. While the junior girls gave the game their best effort, with Kelsey Olson, another top MRHS soccer player, leading the way, the seniors owned the gam...

HARWICH – It just wasn't Monomoy's night. First the Sharks lost captain and key player Kyle Charlot to injury in the opening drive. Then the visiting West Bridgewater Wildcats unleashed a scoring fury on the home team en route to a 36-6 victory that left the Sharks feeling more than a little deflated. The majority of West Bridgewater's touchdowns came in the second quarter, during which they scored 24 points i...

HARWICH – Though the scoreboard showed a 4-0 loss for the Monomoy field hockey team, the scoreboard didn't tell the entire story. While the Sharks didn't score in their Oct. 8 game, they played a strong and tenacious game against the D-Y Dolphins and continued to strive for a spot in the post-season. The Sharks held the Dolphins at bay for much of the first half, determinedly maneuvering the ball out of danger...

HARWICH – It was a great day for Mickey Glennen, Mike Hodges, and Betsy Casey, and an even better day for the Monomoy All Sports Booster Club as their second annual golf tournament not only meant awesome awards for the aforementioned trio, but a strong show of support that resulted in a successful fundraiser as well. Glennen earned the Closest to the Pin title for the men, coming within 10 feet of the flag on ...

HARWICH – Last Friday was a great day to be a Shark on the Monomoy boys and girls cross-country teams. Not only did each win their respective races against Rising Tide and Riverview, but an impressive 11 home team runners – six boys and five girls – earned personal bests in the meet. The boys got started first along the roughly three-mile course at Island Pond Cemetery, with Steven Young the first across the f...

HARWICH – If there was a play of the game in the Monomoy boys varsity soccer team's Oct. 1 outing against St. John Paul II, it would have to be the moment Ted Clifford made a leaping save on a penalty kick, somehow seeing the ball through a wall of defensive teammates before making the key grab. That save, and several others, kept the Lions off the scoreboard and though the Sharks weren't able to break the 0-0...

Monomoy Battles To Big Win Against Avon/Holbrook

By: Kat Szmit

HARWICH – What do you do when your team has already gained an impressive lead and it's only halftime? If you're Monomoy football head coach Larry Souza, you give as many non-starters a chance to get in the game as possible, which is what he did in the Sharks' big 50-12 victory on Sept. 28 against Avon/Holbrook. The game offered the opportunity for a number of Sharks to shine, beginning with Tyler Potter, who k...

HARWICH – It was not the preview of the Thanksgiving Day Game that Cape Tech fans were hoping for when the Crusaders fell to the Upper Cape Tech Rams 27-20 in football action on Sept. 29. It was a game that started with promise when the Crusaders, on the strength of Zach Higgins and Archer Estinvil, took a 14-7 lead after the first quarter, with Higgins opening the game with a nine-yard score that followed a d...

HARWICH – It's been a bit of a roller coaster week for the Monomoy girls varsity soccer team, which fell to Sturgis West and Nauset but sandwiched in a welcome victory against Martha's Vineyard. The Sharks played tirelessly against the Navigators on Sept. 20, but one well-placed goal was all it took for the visiting Sturgis team to claim victory in a hard-fought, physical outing. “We knew coming in it was g...

HARWICH – When the first Pickleball Funfest was held in 2014 it was a small but successful event that focused on the fun of the game. Five years later the Funfest has more than doubled the number of participants, but still holds at its heart how much fun it is to play the game. Pickleball has been dubbed by many one of the fastest-growing sports in the United States, with clubs popping up across the nation. Ca...

HARWICH – The Cape Tech Crusaders had the fire but lacked the unity needed to overcome the Tri-County Cougars on Saturday, falling in their home opener 21-6 as tensions rose on and off the field. Weather-wise it was a perfect afternoon for football, but not for the Crusaders, who struggled to make connections in game play and among teammates. The Cougars marched determinedly downfield en route to a first quart...