The last Vineyard team standing in the postseason, the boys’ basketball squad, took one step closer to being the last team standing in the state on Wednesday evening, defeating Westwood 89-69 in Taunton in the semifinal round of the MIAA Division 3 South Section Tournament.

Like so many Vineyarders do, the high school sailing team gathered Monday afternoon at the Steamship Authority docks to wait for a boat.

Or, more specifically, their six boats, which rolled off the Island Home on the back of a trailer to much applause and cheering.

Thanks to gifts from Sail MV benefactors — the program provides equipment and a home base for the team — the team was able to purchase brand new 420s for the fleet. This is the first new fleet in the program’s history; previous boats were always purchased used.

As both high school basketball teams head for the semifinal round of the South Sectional tournament, the Vineyard winter sports postseason has come to a close for both ice hockey team teams.

A busy week of Vineyard sports continued Friday night, as the boys’ basketball team advanced to the semifinal round of the Division 3 South Section tournament after defeating visiting Bishop Feehan 71-52.

March Madness began a few days early for the winter sports postseason, with Vineyard teams going four-for-four in their first games of the state tournament. Girls’ basketball picked up two wins this week, defeating Ashland 49-45 in an away game Tuesday and downing visiting East Bridgewater 52-34 late yesterday, while the boys’ team took a 79-46 home win over Dedham on Wednesday.