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Hospice of Martha’s Vineyard tennis tournament serves love
Updated Thursday, 6:30 am. The All Island Tennis Championship to benefit Hospice of Martha’s Vineyard held Monday raised more than $8,000, and attracted more than 120 players who competed to benefit...
View ArticleGone fishin’: Friends don’t let friends fish for albies
I am planning to make an independent film, and I need financial backers. Auditions for lead roles and supporting cast members begin Sunday, the start of the 70th Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and...
View ArticleVineyard drops football home opener to Carver, 20-15
Updated: Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS) literally dropped its season opener by a 20-15 score as the Carver High School Crusaders used four first-half Vineyard turnovers to snatch a win...
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New York man wins Vineyard Triathlon
Kevin Bouchard-Hall from Wadhams, N.Y., won the second annual Martha’s Vineyard’s Triathlon held Sunday, presented by Goodale Construction, with a world-class time of 4:13:08. The main event was a...
View ArticleBishop Feehan and Barrington RI excel in Vineyard invite
The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School girls and boys cross country teams hosted nearly 500 harriers from 19 schools Saturday in the ninth annual Vineyard Invitational. Vineyard rival Bishop Feehan...
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Steve Besse at helm of Apres claims second Moffett Race victory
Apres, a J/120 skippered by Steve Besse, was the winner of the 2015 Moffett Race held Saturday. This was his second Moffett win, the first being in 2009, which resulted in a significant five-year...
View ArticleHolmes Hole Sailing Association hands out awards
The Holmes Hole Sailing Association (HHSA) announced its 2015 awards at the always lively potluck dinner held in Vineyard Haven on Wednesday, Sept. 9. Memories of various races, conditions, roundings,...
View Article27th Pat West Gaff Rig & Schooner Race is Saturday
On Saturday, Sept. 19, Vineyard sailors will honor the memory of Francis (Pat) West Jr. with the 27th Pat West Gaff Rig & Schooner Race to benefit Sail Martha’s Vineyard (sailmv.com), a nonprofit...
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Amity Island Running Club taps into group run fun
Have fun, and don’t drink all the beer before everybody gets back. That’s the acquired mantra for the “Thirsty Thursday” group run, a weekly summer event started by the Amity Island Running Club, a...
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Gone Fishin’: The 70th Bass and Bluefish Derby begins
The 70th Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby began with a false albacore. Aidan Gates of Tisbury was first in the weigh station line when longtime weigh master Roy Langley slid open the...
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Gone fishin’: Derby Kids Day is about the pure fun of fishing
The Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby Kids Day outing provides a welcome respite from the intensity of all-out fishing competition. For a few hours, the goal is not to climb the...
View ArticleArt and golf mix at Hospice golf tournament fundraiser
An eclectic mix of Island art and golf was the central theme of the fifth annual Hospice of Martha’s Vineyard Golf Classic held at the Mink Meadows Golf Club on Sunday, Sept. 20. The artwork of Anne...
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Oak Bluffs pier fishermen get a helpful tool
The Oak Bluffs public fishing pier is a popular spot, but the height presents an obstacle to landing a fish. The Martha’s Vineyard Surfcasters Association, with some help from Dick’s Bait & Tackle...
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Oak Bluffs firemen take home bowling trophy
Last Thursday night, the Oak Bluffs Fire Department took home the trophy in the inaugural annual Island firemen bowling competition at the Barn Bowl and Bistro in Oak Bluffs. Firemen and their families...
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Vineyard boys soccer team beats Somerset, 3-1, on Lages hat trick
The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School varsity boys soccer team defeated Somerset Berkley 3-1 on Tuesday afternoon behind a hat-trick from senior Jason Lages. It was a testy game from start to...
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Gaff rig race featured breathless morning, late-day winds, skilled captains
Updated 1:30 pm, Friday In some ways the Pat West Gaff Rig & Schooner Race, held on Saturday, Sept. 19, evolved into two separate contests. The conditions, quite unusual for September, were very...
View ArticleRising Tide riders compete in Special Olympics
On Sunday, Sept. 20, Rising Tide took seven athletes and two horses to Smithfield Farm in East Falmouth to compete in the Equestrian Special Olympics, the third year that Rising Tide has participated...
View ArticleU-10 soccer travel team beats Sandwich 5-2
The Martha’s Vineyard U-10 boys travel soccer team beat Sandwich Saturday on the Cape, their second win of the season. Porter Moehnke scored twice and Anderson Andre, Ishaun Rogers-Thomas and Padraic...
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Rene DaSilva claims Vineyard Library 5K crown
The Vineyard Haven 5K for the Friends of the Vineyard Haven Library fundraiser attracted 62 runners and walkers Sunday morning. The course began at the Vineyard Haven library, went along Greenwood...
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Vineyarders beat Coyle and Cassidy, 28-21 under Friday night lights
The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School football team beat a hard-nosed and creative Coyle and Cassidy team, 28-21, at Dan McCarthy Field in Oak Bluffs on Friday night. Junior Elijah Matthews...
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