EASTHAM — Nauset Regional High School sports returned to the court and fields on Monday as the fall sports season officially got underway. Football held a first practice last Friday. […]
Sports
IN THE OUTFIELD
Firebirds Lose Championship But Still Have Crowd’s Hearts
From the hill at Eldredge Park, a view of the Cape Cod League’s 100th season
[ORLEANS — Before Firebirds baseball games at Eldredge Park, empty lawn chairs and picnic blankets crowd the hill down the first-base line. Many of them have been there since the […]
CAPE BASEBALL LEAGUE
Firebirds Fall to Braves in Championship
Orleans takes Bourne to the limit in a hard-fought series
ORLEANS — The Orleans Firebirds’ historic Cape Cod Baseball League season ended with defeat in the playoff championship in front of more than 7,000 people at Eldredge Park on Sunday. […]
CAPE BASEBALL LEAGUE
Firebirds Advance to East Division Finals
Orleans wins first game of series on Trimble’s grand slam
ORLEANS — The Firebirds, seeded second, swept their playoff series with number 3 Harwich to advance to the East Division Finals this week, where they took game 1 against top-seeded […]
CAPE BASEBALL LEAGUE
Firebirds Win 4 Straight in Title Run
Orleans clinches a playoff spot as season closes
ORLEANS — The Firebirds (24-19) secured a berth in the Cape Cod Baseball League playoffs with a win over Falmouth on July 26. The team has a shot at the […]
PADDLING
On the Pickleball Circuit
A nationwide obsession has made landfall on the Outer Cape
PROVINCETOWN — A light mist hangs over the 20-odd people who have decided to spend an overcast Saturday morning playing pickleball in Provincetown. Periodic exclamations cut through a rhythmic thwack-thwack […]
PADDLING
On the Pickleball Circuit
A nationwide obsession has made landfall on the Outer Cape
PROVINCETOWN — A light mist hangs over the 20-odd people who have decided to spend an overcast Saturday morning playing pickleball in Provincetown. Periodic exclamations cut through a rhythmic thwack-thwack […]
CAPE BASEBALL LEAGUE
Firebirds Holding Onto 2nd Place Despite Falling Below .500
ORLEANS — Despite falling a game below .500, the Orleans Firebirds (17-18) maintained their second-place spot in the Cape Cod Baseball League’s East Division standings. The team dropped two straight […]
SURFING
Waterwomen Have Their Day at the Beach
Freezing cold water, crumbly waves, and new surf buddies galore
WELLFLEET — On a drab, rainy Friday in July some 20 hardy waterwomen gathered on Marconi Beach. Mothers and daughters, friends, first-timers, and one reporter milled around on the sand, […]
CAPE BASEBALL LEAGUE
6 Firebirds Are Chosen for All-Star Team
ORLEANS — The Firebirds had six players named to the Cape Cod Baseball League’s East Division All-Star team on Monday: Jo Oyama (Southern Cal), Jack Penney (Notre Dame), Matt Halbach […]
PICKUP GAME
Friday Evening in the East End
Happenstance and the love of a game unite locals and visitors on the court
A three-on-three full-court pickup game is underway at the East End basketball court on a balmy Friday night in July. The air is dense, salty. The players sweaty, smiling, but […]
CAPE BASEBALL LEAGUE
Firebirds Halt 3-Game Slide, Remain 3rd in Standings
Oyama is now second in league batting
ORLEANS — The Orleans Firebirds ended a three-game losing streak with a win over Cape Cod Baseball League East Division foe Brewster on Tuesday night at Stony Brook. The Firebirds […]
PICKUP GAME
A Summer Evening at the East End Basketball Court
Happenstance and the love of a game unite locals and visitors on the court
Photos by Elias Duncan A three-on-three full-court pickup game is underway at the East End basketball court on a balmy Friday night in July. The air is dense, salty. The […]
CAPE BASEBALL LEAGUE
Firebirds’ Oyama Paces League With .365 Average
Olmstead’s single gives Orleans a walk-off win over Wareham
ORLEANS — The Firebirds were hovering just below .500 with a 9-10 record on Monday, which put them in third place in the Cape Cod Baseball League’s East Division behind […]
CAPE BASEBALL LEAGUE
Firebirds Stay Hot and Cold
Avitia paces pitching staff; Oyoma is hitting .355
ORLEANS — The Orleans Firebirds (7-8) are battling to get back to .500 with back-to-back wins over Brewster and Yarmouth-Dennis, an extra-inning thriller, this week. But they dropped both games […]
