Sixteen high school teams from across Massachusetts and Rhode Island are set to take off this Saturday morning through the Manuel Correllus State Forest.

September days may bring cooler weather to the Island but competition at is heating up among fall sports teams at the regional high school.

The Vineyarders fought blow-for-blow with the Seekonk Warriors Saturday night to open their season, but fell 40-6.

High school fall sports kicked off with meet the coaches night last Wednesday at the Performing Arts Center. Season openers are this week.

The Keene Swamp Bats came, saw, conquered and left victorious with a 14-10 win over the Martha’s Vineyard Sharks in game one of the NECBL championship Wednesday night.

Riding a wave of dominant starting pitching, heroic plays in the field and clutch hitting, the Martha’s Vineyard Sharks are two wins away from being crowned champions of the NECBL.

The Martha’s Vineyard Sharks celebrated a 15-13 victory Thursday, finishing off their inaugural regular season in the New England Collegiate Baseball League with the most wins in the league.

It was the Alan Burnsed and Matt Chamberlain show Sunday night at the Shark Tank as the Sharks topped the New Bedford Bay Sox 13-4.

Red hot bats, strong starting pitching and late-inning heroics sent the Sharks to the top spot in their division by way of a 10-game winning streak. The team plays at home tonight; first pitch is at 7 p.m.

The Sharks were victorious for the third straight game behind the arm of emerging hurler Will Warren as he struck out seven in a 7-3 triumph over the North Adams SteepleCats Sunday night.