Despite two valiant touchdowns and an impressive defensive turnover, the Vineyarders lost to the Bourne Canalmen 40-13.

Fall sports teams have seen mixed results over the past few weeks, with some teams asserting their dominance in Cape and Islands league play and others struggling to gain momentum.

The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School fall sports teams are impressing coaches and spectators alike.

The Vineyard Invitational is the largest race of the season on the Island, bringing together 22 teams and over 800 runners from across the Commonwealth and surrounding states.

Girls’ lacrosse, boys’ and girls’ tennis all breezed through their first match-ups in early playoff rounds. Later in the week the lacrosse team lost.

Boys and girls tennis and girls lacrosse head to post-season play this week. Girls tennis aims for a fourth state championship, but faces tough competition.

The Vineyard swim teams completed their seasons on Saturday at the Division 2 State Championships.

The regional high school boys’ and girls’ soccer squads face inter-Island rival Nantucket at home on Sunday. The girls game begins at 12:30. The boys game follows at 2 p.m.

As high school athletes begin post season play, the boys baseball team topped the roster this week with a first-round win over Hanover, marking the first post-season win for the boys in 14 years.

Despite a furious comeback that sent the game into overtime, the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School boys basketball squad fell to rival Bishop Stang in a playoff thriller at home Friday evening.