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Cape Cod and Islands high school boys tennis rankings: A new team takes the top spot
The MIAA state tournament starts this week, and nine of the 13 Cape and Islands boys tennis teams will be in action. Martha's Vineyard (5th) in Division 3 and Sturgis (8th) in Division 4 lead the way in the brackets with top 10 seedings. These rankings will feature all nine playoff teams, with...
Monomoy's win streak leads the way: Cape Cod and Islands high school softball rankings
The regular season for Cape Cod and Islands softball has come to an end. There may not be a huge showing in the postseason for Cape and Islands teams, but that does not mean there it not a lot of talent. Monomoy leads the way, having won 16 straight games,...
Same teams, different spots: Cape Cod and Islands high school baseball rankings
As the regular season comes to an end this weekend, baseball teams are stepping up to the plate for the playoffs. Some teams have turned their seasons around, while others have slid off the radar since the last rankings. Ten teams are in the playoff hunt. ...
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: The Track and Field state championships kickoff
The first day of the Division 6 MIAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships took place on Thursday in North Andover. Mashpee Lucas Dehelan placed 16th (2:07.93) in the boys 800m, while Tyler Theodore followed up in 26th place (2:10.25). ...
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Sandwich boys lacrosse wins heavyweight clash over Falmouth
What better way to end the boys lacrosse regular season than a battle of two of the best teams, not only on Cape Cod, but also in the state, as Sandwich defeated Falmouth 9-6 on Friday. Daniel Oman (four goals, one assist), Avery Richardson (two goals, one assist), Cole Rodgers (one goal, one assist), Jack Connolly (two goals, one assist), Dylan McCabe (one assist), and Harrison Delman (one assist) led the offense for Sandwich (15-3). Shane Corcoran...
A no-hitter: Vote for the Cape and Islands High School Baseball Player of the Week
Welcome to our latest Cape Cod and Islands High School Player of the Week Poll. High school sports fans can vote for which baseball players they think were standouts during the previous week. The poll will be open from Thursday through Wednesday. The winner will be announced on Thursday along...
Consistent contenders: Cape Cod and Islands high school boys lacrosse rankings
The high school boys lacrosse regular season is coming to an end as teams battle for playoff positioning. Falmouth and Sandwich, who face each other Friday, will look to go back to the state championship game for the second consecutive season. In the latest Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association power rankings,...
Music is for regular people, says Barnstable High music teacher on eve of retirement
Marcia Wytrwal sits at the piano in front of 34 chorus students. She strikes a chord, and guides the students through a series of ascending chromatic chords to warm up for one of the last rehearsals for the upcoming spring concert at Barnstable High School. Wytrwal, the chorus teacher, has...
'An opportunity.' College baseball coaches on Cape this summer to see high school talent
The Cape Cod and Islands high school baseball players are in for a treat this summer, and no I’m not referring to them watching Cape Cod Baseball League games. The first Prospects Baseball Cape Cod Player Development Program and College Showcase will take place July 23-25. The event will be at Massachusetts Maritime Academy in Buzzards Bay. ...
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Monomoy softball wins 14th straight with doubleheader wins
The Monomoy High softball pushed their win streak to 14 games taking both games of a doubleheader on Tuesday. The Sharks (16-1) defeated Barnstable (3-14) in the first game 19-4. Lilly Furman went 4-for-5 (six RBIs, three runs), while Bella Bellefeuille was 3-for-5 (one double, one RBI, two runs) for the Monomoy offense. Lexi Wilson (four runs, four walks, one hit, one RBI), Kiley Mawn (one triple, two hits, two runs, two RBIs, two walks, Lexi Totten...
Cotuit elementary school: Voters said 'no' to demolition. Why the question is back.
A recent vote to give the former Cotuit Elementary School a reprieve from demolition will stand, even though the warrant for the Cotuit Fire District's upcoming annual meeting asks voters to consider spending $1.1 million to tear the 69-year-old building down. At a special meeting of the fire district on May 4, which drew what the Cotuit-Santuit Civic Association described as a "record crowd," Cotuit Village residents agreed to hold off on razing the building at 140...
'13 Moons' is first Wampanoag homesite exhibit to open at a Mashpee public school
MASHPEE — As rain poured down Wednesday evening, Wampanoag Tribal Culture Keeper Darryl Wixon sang a welcome song to celebrate "13 Moons," a traditional homesite exhibit that includes a life-sized wetu, which now sits in the Quashnet Elementary School courtyard. "This (exhibit) is a real testament of our partnership...
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: John Richard and Alex Finn leads D-Y baseball to walk-off win
With an RBI from Alex Finn in the bottom of the eighth inning, John Richard scored the winning run for a walk-off win for the Dennis-Yarmouth baseball team's 2-1 victory over Martha's Vineyard on Wednesday. Jake Bohlin pitched 7.2 innings, scattered four hits, gave up one run, walked one, and struck out seven for D-Y. In other high school action: ...
Funny lady Christine Ernst to help shape Cultural Center's new outreach classes
Christine Ernst, an arts educator and a storyteller ― best known for multiple one-woman shows about appreciating life’s idiosyncrasies ― is the new director of learning at the Cultural Center of Cape Cod. Ernst spoke of her first week on the job in her regular video blog (from her writer's shed in Forestdale), describing the steady stream of artists bringing gifts and good wishes to her predecessor, Diane Giardi, who is retiring. ...
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Jed Zimmerman's double digit goals leads Monomoy boys lacrosse to win
Jed Zimmerman scored 10 goals and dished out one assist for the Monomoy boys lacrosse team as they beat Bourne 17-5 on Friday. Jackson Rocco (two goals, three assists), Max Barrett (two goals, three assists), Seamus St. Pierre (two goals, one assist), Izaiah Freeman (one goal, one assist), Joey McKeen (three assists), Aidan Stone (two assists), Braeden Darling (one assist), Dillon Chapman (one assist), Harry Michaud (one assist) and Jake Giorgio (one assist) led the offense for...
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