Sports
The Shields National Championship Regatta returned to Edgartown last week, with 24 boats battling it out over three days of racing off Cow Bay in a series marked by strong southwest winds and two rescues at sea.
Boys soccer opened the season with back-to-back wins, defeating Monomoy 3-1 and Cohasset 1-0 to start on an undefeated note. Girls soccer defeated Monomoy 4-0 but lost to Sutton High School 3-1.
Nevin Sayre completed his Island-wide sail Friday afternoon, traversing the perimeter of the Vineyard on a wing foil. The 55-mile trip took under five hours and raised over $45,000 for Community Services.
Island fishermen are hoping that regulators will take steps to protect the fragile striped bass population after several proposals were aired for public comment last month.
On Sunday morning at the Edgartown Golf Club, Sandy McArt, 81, hit a hole-in-one. Minutes later, her husband Roger, 86, hit one too, the two balls sitting snugly together in the cup.
September on the Vineyard is upon us, the season of shoulder pads and shin guards. From freshly cut fairways to the rugged trails of the state forest, the Island’s student athletes are days from the main stage.