ORLEANS – Cape Cod Furies assistant coach LJ Fellows had a feeling that Sophia Boucher was going to have a big game. His hunch couldn’t have been more accurate. Boucher, a Nauset sophomore and Orleans resident, scored both goals in the opening round of the Division 1 state tournament to propel the Furies to a 2-0 win over Reading for the co-op program’s first postseason win. “LJ called it before the game...

The final play didn’t work out the way Nauset’s first-year boys basketball coach Kevin Harrigan drew it up. However, in the end, the coach and his team got the result they were searching for. And the Warriors are moving on. After trailing for most of Monday’s Division 2 preliminary-round matchup at No. 26 Fitchburg, 39 th -seeded Nauset hung around and made its move in the final two quarters of play. The...

It’s that time of year when teams either win or go home. For the Monomoy girls basketball team, the hope is to keep on practicing. That’s the message Monomoy coach Brian Tomasini has preached to his team — and especially the seniors — before the Sharks visit Winthrop for a Division 4 state tournament Round of 32 matchup at 6 p.m. Friday. “The team knows how important every day is,” Tomasini said. “Our mantr...

Cape Cod Furies head coach Zach Wells couldn’t help but let some emotions slip out after he saw the team drew a home game against Reading in the opening round of the Division 1 state tournament. “When I first saw it, I think I laughed out loud because of the odds,” said Wells, the first-year coach for the Furies, a co-op team open to girls from Nauset, Monomoy and Cape Cod Tech. Wells was on the bench as an...

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...