Sports
It was a busy first week of winter sports as all six teams saw action this week against a variety of opponents.
Winter track has debuted this year as a brand new sport at the regional high school. The head coach for the winter track team is longtime track and cross-country coach Joe Schroeder, and the squad is fielding about 25 student-athletes for its first go-around.
Vineyard Haven’s Jiri Luncar won the runner-up trophy in the finals match with winner Robert Duperron of New Hampshire at the MIT table tennis open in Cambridge on Sunday.
The Martha’s Vineyard Rod & Gun Club’s 14th annual Black Powder Championship will be held this Sunday, Dec. 13, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Brian Cioffi of Chilmark took first place in the Rod and Gun Club’s Top Gun fall championship honors. Participants in the Nov. 30 competition shot in three categories — over the shoulder, bulls eye and standing deer.
With the beginning of winter sports tryouts comes the start of fall awards season. Twenty Vineyard athletes were named to the Eastern Athletic Conference all-star roster.