Snow sports are not my forte. I don’t ice skate, and I went snowboarding a couple of times on some golf course hills, but that’s about it. I’d never been […]
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Community
Stories that need telling, about the people—past and present—of this place.
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SCORING
Nauset Basketball Keeps Up Its Winning Ways
Girls remain undefeated as boys improve
EASTHAM — Nauset High School’s basketball players kept their success rolling on Saturday, Feb. 13, as both the boys and girls teams defeated the Dennis-Yarmouth Dolphins. The boys team made […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Facing a Blue Knights Weekend
A weekly preview of Nauset High sports
Thursday, Feb. 18 Girls basketball: The undefeated Warriors (9-0) travel to play the Falmouth Clippers (7-4) at 2:30 p.m. Girls ice hockey: The Cape Cod Furies (2-2-4) will play the […]
HOCKEY, BASKETBALL
Hussey Leads Warriors to Senior Night Win
Girls remain undefeated on the court
EASTHAM — Drew Locke secured his first victory as head coach of Nauset Regional High School boys hockey when the team beat Barnstable 4-3 at the Charles Moore Arena on […]
LONELY HEARTS CLUB
For Young Singles, a Bleak Winter
In isolation on the Outer Cape, Tinder doesn’t translate
Reader, I swiped. Call it scholarship, sacrifice, pure self-indulgence. What matters is this: for nine days and eight nights, I swiped. Of the Outer Cape’s 12,370 residents, just over a […]
IDEALISTS IN LOVE
Two Activists Find a Good Cause: Each Other
Jenny Smith and Terence Noonan live commitment and kindness
In 2002, Jennifer Smith had four children to raise, a full-time job as an Eastham firefighter, and a slew of volunteer responsibilities. There were Fresh Air Fund children to host […]
PATRIOTISM
Looking at Brady From Both Sides Now
The give and take of becoming a fan of the game
I am a New York Jets fan. I don’t know why it happened. My family is from New York and my dad is a huge Giants fan. Even though I […]
COLD WAVE
6 Questions Sane People Ask Winter Surfers
It might be crazy, but ‘it makes us smile’
Being a surfer on Cape Cod in the winter invites a lot of questions. Willingly jumping into the ocean when the temperature dips below freezing and the waves are big […]
HOOPS
Nick Minnerath’s Unlikely Path From Truro to Seoul
How the ‘Cape Cod Kid’ turned his life around to become a professional athlete
TRURO — Nick Minnerath was almost two years beyond high school when he and his dad, Michael Minnerath, drove from Truro to Nebraska to help his sister move in late […]
PIZZAZZ
Dougie Freeman Takes a Bow
He’s selling, but with no plans to stop finding beauty in everyone
PROVINCETOWN — Long story short: Dougie Freeman, who since 1982 has cut, colored, and charmed the Outer Cape, who was, he says, once young and gorgeous and 127 pounds and […]
NAUSET ROUND-UP
Fall II Season Set to Begin Feb. 22
Football, volleyball, indoor track, cheerleading are on
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” […]
CAITLIN AND MOBY
Walking the Walk
Truro maritime student follows in Thoreau's footsteps
Caitlin Townsend of Truro, a senior in the Marine Science, Safety, and Environmental Protection Program at Mass Maritime Academy, has been walking the back shore as part of her research […]
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 […]
