SOUTH DENNIS – With more than a dozen seniors on his roster, longtime coach Lew Alberti had a feeling that this year’s Dennis Yarmouth/Cape Cod Tech/Cape Cod Academy co-op boys hockey team might be a special group. Even with that inkling, Alberti didn’t know just how dominant his squad would be to start the season. Following a 10-3 thrashing of Assabet Valley to open the season, DY/CCT/CCA took care of Mashpee...

HARWICH – It’s not always easy for first-year coaches to ask players to do new things. It can be especially challenging when the players are seniors with years of experiencing working with certain systems and schedules. Cape Cod Tech’s new girls basketball coach Nick Conti has asked the girls to alter their habits while incorporating new ones — including practicing on Saturdays — this winter. The result has...

NORTH EASTHAM – James Rosato is no stranger to Nauset Regional High School. Although he walked through the halls and spent plenty of time in the school’s gymnasium before graduating in 2008, Rosato didn’t have any involvement with the school’s wrestling team. He does now. The Nauset graduate is back at his alma mater coaching the wrestling team this winter. “I didn’t wrestle in high school, but I came in...

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 ...