Island skeet shooter finishes A-Class top ten in world competition
Mike Kerr is making waves in the world of skeet shooting.
Despite a busy life filled with family, his music career, and running cleaning and landscaping business's, the 23-year Island resident discovered a passion for...
‘The toughest Derby ever’
Catching fish from the shore was particularly challenging, and the facts don’t lie.
Vineyard Football battles for first league win
The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School varsity football team claimed their first league win with a 33-14, hard-fought victory over the Monomoy Regional High School Sharks on Friday night at the Island’s McCarthy stadium.
The...
Golfer’s state run a memorable one
Nick Rabeni, representing the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School golf team, faced off against some of the best golfers in Massachusetts at the State Championships on Monday, capping off an impressive run.
The Vineyard senior...
Vineyard girls soccer cruising
The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School varsity girls soccer team came out to McCarthy Stadium on Friday night with force, dominating in a 6-0 victory over Barnstable in their only under-the-lights game of the...
A Derby story: ‘The guy who forgot his fish’
Many shore fishermen, casting endlessly and coming up empty, have been asking, “Where are all the fish?” But only one surfcaster asked, “Where’s my fish?”
Brad Holley was out on Chappy fishing with his buddies...
Vineyard football comes up short against tough Carver team
The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School varsity football team went head-to-head with an undefeated Carver High School Crusader team on Friday, under the McCarthy stadium lights.
The highly anticipated “whiteout game” had students, families, and...
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...