With April vacation in the books, spring sports at the high school are at full sail as the Vineyard’s student athletes battle in their divisions across the water, diamond, court, field and track.
Spring sports are back in action at the high school and the weather isn’t the only thing heating up on the Island as the baseball team thumped Nantucket 10-0 on opening day Saturday and kept it rolling for a 6-1 win over Dennis Yarmouth on Tuesday.
Five Vineyard ballers will lace up for a last run on the court this season as the Cape and Islands league boys and girls All Star games are set to take place Sunday at the Hyannis Youth and Community Center.
The Vineyard girls and boys hockey teams were victorious in the first round of the playoffs Thursday with the girls winning a double overtime thriller 3-2 over Dedham and the boys soundly defeating Greenfield 10-0.
School vacation means playoff action this week for the Vineyarders. The postseason tournaments begin for the basketball and hockey teams this week while the swim and indoor track teams have already shown out at the state championships.
The Vineyard boys basketball team became back-to-back Cape and Islands league champions Tuesday as they dispatched Cape Cod Academy 82-32 at home for their 13th win of the season.
As the winter sports season progresses, some standout performances are taking place, including a national championship qualifying high jump by junior Camille Brand.