Martha’s Vineyard Varsity Football Team wins its first home game
The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School Varsity Football team secured their first win of the season over the Bishop Brady Giants on Saturday, Sept. 7, with a commanding performance.
The Vineyarders pulled ahead early with...
Derby countdown: Gear check time
Two weeks, four days, 13 hours, 31 minutes.
The countdown to the Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby has begun.
It’s Tuesday, August 27, at 10:30 am, and I’m about to hit send on my...
The stuff that dreams are made of
I learned about the five species of Alaskan salmon years ago when the girls were only 7 years old. It was our first visit to Alaska. We were on a cruise, and we each...
Island Cup goes to Fenway
The rivalry football face-off between the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School and Nantucket High School usually kicks off at either team’s home field, but this will be the first held at an alternate location....
Chilmark baseball standout gets Division I offer
Eighteen-year-old Chilmark native Bryan Sornas made a little piece of Vineyard history last month when he committed to play Division I baseball at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester.
Sornas’ only predecessor in...
Halibut, bonito, and bears . . . Oh my!
I don’t want to wish time away, but I must be honest and share that I’ve been waiting for August like a child waiting for Santa and Christmas. Last December, I went fishing with...
Menemsha Pond Racers celebrate recent winners
On Wednesday, July 31, the Menemsha Pond Racing sailors gathered at the starting line to compete for the dubious honor of winning the world's ugliest trophy.
The race, which dates back at least six decades,...
Sharks attendance still growing
What the Martha’s Vineyard Sharks lacked in playoff success this summer they enjoyed in fan support. The boys in purple led the New England Collegiate Baseball League in attendance with 3,056 visitors per home...
Early playoff exit for Sharks
The Martha’s Vineyard Sharks crashed out of the NECBL playoffs on Saturday evening, falling to the No. 1 Vermont Mountaineers 18-12 in game two of the first round.
The second game of the series started...
MV Sharks lose game one
The No. 8 Martha’s Vineyard Sharks scored first but ultimately lost 11-1 to the No. 1 Vermont Mountaineers on Thursday night in Montpelier, setting up a must-win game at the Shark Tank on Friday.
The...
Sharks qualify for playoffs by default
The Martha’s Vineyard Sharks were inadvertently propelled to the NECBL playoffs on Wednesday evening, after their regular season was cut short by one day.
Prior to Wednesday, the No. 8 Sharks (20-22) were just one...
MV Sharks reach new heights on Draft Day
Years of hard work and a stint on the Island paid off for nine Martha’s Vineyard Sharks this month, having their big league dreams come true during the 2024 MLB Draft.
In total, five pitchers,...
Surfacasters’ shark tournament: Chasing yesterday’s fish
I’m not a fan of going down a rabbit hole, jumping off a cliff, or entering a quagmire. I have, though, chased yesterday’s fish.
Such was the case last weekend.
The annual Martha’s Vineyard Surfcasters Association’s...
Lambert qualifies for Paris Paralympics
Noelle Lambert, the 27-year-old Paralympian that lost her left leg in a 2016 moped crash on Barnes Road in Oak Bluffs, is officially headed to Paris.
Lambert previously ran the 100-meter dash in Tokyo three...
Fun, family, friends, and fluke
I’m a surfcaster. I love the feel of the sand beneath my feet, the sun on my face, and the waves gently washing over my ankles as I cast. I don’t spend much time...
Fishing Derby announces False Albacore daily prizes
False albacore. Albies: Fishermen hear those words, and hearts start racing.
Albies equal speed. Albies spell fun. Albies say Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby.
Every year albies, or lil’ tunny, boil through our Island...
Holmes Hole kicks off season
Holmes Hole officially started its season on Thursday last week. On a picture-perfect late afternoon with a strong southwesterly wind, 13 boats showed up at the starting line to race course 0 clockwise around...
We’re gonna need a bigger rod
Sharks and Martha’s Vineyard go together like Stephen Spielberg and movies. With the 50th anniversary of “Jaws” less than a year away, many shark fans are thinking about a mechanical shark, and what festivities...
After 0-6 start, the Sharks’ bats have come alive
A 16-3 drubbing of the North Shore Navigators (6-7) away on Tuesday night indicates where the Martha’s Vineyard Sharks have steered their season in the past two weeks.
After starting out the summer 0-6 and...
Vineyard Little Leaguers in World Series hunt
Martha’s Vineyard had a great start to the Little League World Series qualifiers on Saturday, as both the 12U and 11U ballclubs collected wins off-Island.
The 12U team, coached by Ernie Chaves and Adam Cummings,...