EASTHAM — High school football will be played in Massachusetts this year. The Mass. Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) voted on Jan. 29 to adopt sport-specific modifications to the “Fall II” […]
Sports
MOVEMENT
Yoga for Better Bones
Exercise is part of the treatment for osteoporosis
We tend to think of the skeleton as an inert frame, but it is actually dynamic, living tissue. Bone cells are constantly breaking down the old and building up the […]
PODWORLD
Give Sports a Listen
An Indie Playlist of sports podcasts
Sports radio has gotten boring. But sports podcasts have taken its place, offering refreshing, serious, and educational listening. Here are some favorites: The Dan Le Batard Show With Stugotz Dan […]
NAUSET ROUND-UP
Boys Hockey Searches for First Win
Warriors avoid 0-3 start in thriller at Charles Moore Arena
EASTHAM — The Nauset boys ice hockey team was on the verge of losing its third game to start the season against the Dennis-Yarmouth Dolphins on Jan. 23. The Warriors […]
BASKETBALL
Warriors Win in Double Overtime
Boys and girls basketball off to combined 5-1 start
EASTHAM — John Piemontese, head coach of the Nauset girls basketball team, said before the season started that the team’s goal was to win the Cape and Islands League championship. […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Will Girls Keep Streak Going?
A weekly preview of Nauset High sports
Friday, Jan. 22 Boys and girls swimming: Nauset hosts a virtual swim meet against the Barnstable Red Raiders at 4 p.m. Girls basketball: The Warriors are scheduled to play an […]
TRACK AND FIELD
A Nauset Runner’s Road to Success
Monique Malcolm overcame hurdles to reach the record books
EASTHAM — Last season, as a junior at Nauset Regional High School, Monique Malcolm placed first in both the 55-meter dash and 300-meter dash at the MIAA Division 4 track […]
PLAYING IN A PANDEMIC
Nauset Winter Sports Teams Eager to Compete
Some games are already postponed in an uncertain season
EASTHAM — The Nauset Regional High School boys ice hockey team lost its first game of the season to the Nantucket Whalers 3-0 on Saturday, Jan. 2. Though it was […]
WORKOUT WOES
As Mass. Locks Down, Walks Are the New Squats
Gyms face reduced capacity, but not much changes
PROVINCETOWN — As statewide Covid-19 rates spiked last week, Gov. Charlie Baker tightened pandemic restrictions from the Boston State House. Designed to tamp down the carnage of the holiday season, […]
HARDER THEY FALL
Local Pats Fans Face Losing Season
Patriots miss playoffs for first time in 12 years
In a reality check for fans, the New England Patriots face an uncertain future. The Pats lost this past Sunday to the Miami Dolphins, 22-12, bringing the team’s record to […]
AGONY AND ECSTASY
My Fantasy World of Football
How a kicker named Koo saved my season
I spent this past Sunday in front of a television, laughing, cheering, complaining, and getting emotional. No, I wasn’t watching a rom-com. I was watching football. It was an important […]
FAIR PLAY
Sportsmanship and Lessons Sports Can Teach
What happens in games are test runs for everyday life
Retired attorney Buddy Perkel remembers where he first learned to negotiate — on the basketball courts of New York City in the 1930s. “Pickup basketball taught me how to give […]
HONORED
Nauset Players Recognized for Skills and Sportsmanship
MVPs and League All-Stars, among a raft of honors
This year’s Cape and Islands League All-Stars for the fall sports season were announced last week. Nauset High was well represented with a total of 30 players on the All-Star […]
VIRUS RULES
Winter Sports Set to Begin Dec. 14
Swimming and diving, basketball, and ice hockey cleared to play
EASTHAM — The Mass. Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) on Nov. 20 approved modified winter seasons for basketball, ice hockey, swimming and diving, alpine and Nordic skiing, and gymnastics. That means […]
HUNTING
’Tis the Season for Getting a Bird
Outer Cape hunters pursue wild turkeys and pheasants
EASTHAM — It’s an unusually warm Saturday in November. The noontime sun shines, and the air is still, when Jim McGrath lets out a turkey call in a remote, wooded […]
