Dillon White didn’t panic. He hardly had a chance to give the weight of the shot a second thought. The Nauset senior from Brewster was Captain Clutch for the Warriors boys basketball team Monday night, as he made a game-winning jump shot with seven seconds remaining to propel the team to a 59-58 victory over Fitchburg in a Division 2 preliminary-round tilt. “I wasn’t really thinking about it,” White said. “...

It’s not uncommon for teams to outline their goals before the season starts. Often, teams place an emphasis on qualifying for the state tournament, while some hope to capture a league title on their way to the postseason. Two local basketball teams, the Monomoy girls and Nauset boys, will head to the postseason with the title of league champion after winning their respective Cape and Islands League divisions. ...

HARWICH – The Monomoy boys basketball team couldn’t have scripted a better senior send-off. All season, Sharks coach Dan Taylor has talked about the team’s goal of being at its best at the end of the season. That goal materialized into a perfect game on Valentine’s Day, when the squad celebrated its three seniors — Michael Desir, Jeffrey Kimball and Charles Seif — with an 84-30 victory over crosstown rival ...

NORTH EASTHAM — For more than 50 years, the Nauset Regional High School gymnasium served as a gathering place for school events. The space hosted Warriors basketball, volleyball, wrestling and cheer competitions, as well as pep rallies, graduation ceremonies and countless physical education classes. Nauset’s girls basketball team did the honor of saying farewell to the gym Friday night as it closed out its sea...

It was a busy weekend for Nauset athletes, as members of the track and field, swimming and diving and wrestling programs each competed during their respective state championships. The boys and girls track and field teams both turned in top 15 performances at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston, with the girls claiming a seventh-place finish and the boys finishing 15 th . Sophomore Madeline Mahoney and freshma...

Ever since he was in eighth grade, Nauset swimmer Tim Johnson dreamed of what it would feel like to stand atop the podium after being crowned a state champion. On Sunday morning at the Zesiger Sports and Fitness Center at MIT, Johnson finally got to experience the feeling he coveted — twice. Johnson, a Nauset senior from Brewster, capped off his Warriors career by winning individual Division 2 state titles ...

HARWICH – The nervousness of members of the Cape Cod Tech girls basketball team was palpable during the first half of Monday’s regular-season finale against Falmouth Academy. The Crusaders missed easy baskets, and they threw passes away for turnovers. “The nerves were up,” first-year Cape Tech coach Nick Conti said. “We had a lot of fans.” Although the nerves of playing what will likely be the team’s eig...

ORLEANS – It’s normal for teams to celebrate their seniors on senior night. Nearly every high school sports program conducts pregame ceremonies dedicated to their senior class, the majority of which include a presentation and photo opportunities. On Saturday evening, the Nauset boys hockey team’s seniors didn’t want the celebrating to end before they dropped the puck against Martha’s Vineyard. Senior Sam We...

Members of the Nauset wrestling and swimming and diving teams kicked off postseason play over the weekend at their respective sectional tournaments. Peter Silvernail, Henry Rank and Logan Strunk represented the wrestling program at the Division 3 South sectional tournament held in Foxborough. Silvernail finished fourth to earn a spot in the Division 3 divisional state meet on Friday and Saturday at Wakefield H...

The Mashpee-Monomoy Monarchs boys co-op hockey team sent its seniors out in style Saturday night with a lopsided 5-1 victory over Upper Cape Tech at Tony Kent Arena in South Dennis. Senior Chris Matton (Mashpee) anchored the scoring with three goals, while his brother Alex, also a senior, added another. Monomoy senior goaltender Dom Tsoukalas put forth another strong performance to earn the win between the pip...

ORLEANS – Nauset boys hockey coach Connor Brickley recently spoke with a few players and clearly defined his expectations for the team’s late-season push. Senior co-captain Sam Weiner took Brickley’s message to heart. The defenseman from Harwich rose to the occasion during Saturday’s senior day against Martha’s Vineyard, as he scored a goal and tallied an assist to help the Warriors skate to a 4-0 victory o...

HARWICH – The late Tom Petty famously sang “The waiting is the hardest part.” The Monomoy girls basketball team knows exactly what the rock 'n' roll legend was saying. The Sharks moved one step closer toward their goal of winning the Cape and Islands League’s Lighthouse Division title on Thursday when they erased a seven-point fourth-quarter deficit en route to a 52-46 win over St. John Paul II. The team...