Kid’s Derby a shot of joy
I love the Derby. Only during the Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby will you hear people cheering at weigh-in for a 16-plus-pound albie and a three-inch black sea bass. Yes, you read...
Soccer teams split Nantucket rivalry weekend
On Saturday morning, the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School girls and boys varsity and junior varsity soccer teams, alongside the varsity and junior varsity field hockey teams, lined up on Oak Bluffs Harbor to...
Humbling: Fishing the Derby with combat veterans
“What was the best part of your week?” my boss, Dr. Brian Morris, asks every Monday during our morning meeting. I knew my answer before he asked: “Fishing the Derby with combat veterans from...
MVRHS field hockey showing grit
The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School varsity field hockey team, coming off a winless season last year, is showing promise. Under the guidance of first year head coach, Kaitlyn Benoit, they’ve already won two...
One Fish, Two Fish, Blue Fish, Filet Fish
The Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby has officially begun. The excitement in the air is palpable. Yesterday, Sunday, was the first day. I was up before the sun, and out the door...
Boys soccer loses tough one to Cohasset
On Friday, Sept. 13 the Martha's Vineyard Regional High School varsity soccer team took on the Cohasset Skippers for their first and only under the lights game of the season on their home turf.
Unfortunately,...
Nantucket outpacing Vineyard in cup tickets sold
The rivalry for the coveted Island Cup between Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School and Nantucket kicked off early this year as community members and supporters – both local and beyond – rush to buy...
Herreshoff regatta: A decade of sailing camaraderie
Ten years ago, Edward Miller of the Menemsha Pond Racers challenged the Edgartown H12 fleet to a two-day regatta, the Vineyard Herreshoff Cup. The opportunity to sail on the pond and compete on a...
Derby days: The happiest season of all
Hold the snow, cue Andy Williams singing, “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year.”
For many fishermen, the most wonderful time of the year begins at 12:01 on Sunday morning.
The Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass...
Lambert comes up just shy of Paralympics medal
In the summer of 2016, Noelle Lambert was coming off her rookie season as a Division I lacrosse player when she suddenly lost her left leg in a moped crash on Barnes Road in...
It’s time for our ABCs
I woke up Tuesday morning in shock. My bedroom thermostat read 55°. All the windows were open wide, as was the slider. The wind blustered in to confirm that it was officially September. I...
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...