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MVRHS girls soccer earn 5-0 win on senior night
Led by a hat trick from senior captain Leah Thomson, the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School girls soccer team defeated the Nashoba Valley Tech Vikings 5-0 on Saturday during their…
High school serves up discussion about varsity volleyball program
Updated 7:36 pm. A new varsity volleyball program at the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS)was raised as a possibility during an MVRHS committee meeting Monday.
Paddle-out honors Island surfing legend
Even though the water was almost completely flat, the parking lot at Squibnocket Beach in Chilmark was brimming with local surfers on Saturday, Oct. 3. The early October sun was strong at 70°F as the surfing community congregated at the up-Island beach known for its surf. But instead of riding the waves, the group was…
High School SPorts
Vineyard golf beats Nauset in tiebreaker
The seventh score decided the fate of the nine-hole match Friday for the Martha’s Vineyard varsity boys’ golf match against Nauset High School. The Vineyarders and the Warriors faced off against each other at Vineyard Golf Club’s course, where sophomore Gusto Martone’s score of 46 was enough to give the…
Vineyard football loses home opener
Sophomore quarterback Adam Parchment (No. 8) on the run against Mashpee. —Nicholas Vukota Vineyard football. —Nicholas Vukota Vineyard football tackles a Mashpee player. —Nicholas Vukota Vineyard football. —Nicholas Vukota Crowds at the “Wild Wild West,” themed game against Mashpee. —Nicholas Vukota Vineyarders enter the field. —Nicholas Vukota The Martha’s Vineyard…
Fishing
2026 Derby delivers the magic
When you woke up Sunday morning, could you feel the excitement in the air? It was 29°F when I opened the door at 5 am, and I almost didn’t mind. We were only a few hours away from the 2026 Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby Awards Ceremony at Farm Neck. Can you imagine…
Louisiana native takes home grand prize at 81st Derby
A giant bluefish caught by 44-year-old Louisiana native David Gerhardt netted him the grand prize at the 81st Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby Sunday afternoon. Gerhardt’s winning fish was a 21.01-pound bluefish caught on the boat of Island resident Sandy Fisher. His winning fish was the only one Gerhardt caught last Tuesday and…
Holmes Hole report
Zebra takes the Moffett
The 49th annual running of the George Moffett Race unfolded on Saturday under a clear blue September sky. The Moffett has always been a celebratory cap-off to Holmes Hole’s summer season, and is an opportunity for sailors from all over the Island and beyond, in sailboats of different classes and sizes, to race one another…
Holmes Hole crowns a season champion ahead of the Moffett
Holmes Hole sailors wrapped up their summer season this past week with two races that presented the fleet with a little bit of everything. Thursday brought sun and mild winds, while Sunday’s northerly was a fitting final test for everyone. Eight boats cast off from their moorings on Thursday evening and convened in the outer…
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