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Former Wareham Gatemen player Max Muncy returns to the World Series

Max Muncy stepped up to the plate for the Wareham Gatemen 14 years ago. Now he wears a Dodgers uniform and soon will be taking swings in his third World Series appearance. Muncy, 34, arrived in Wareham from Baylor University in 2010 following his...

Rowers partake in far from oar-dinary competition at Onset Rowing Challenge

ONSET — The head of the Charles River wasn’t the only place rowers gathered Saturday, Oct. 19 to cut through the waves and show their aptitude for turning over oars. Over 100 rowers came to Wareham to race in the annual Onset Rowing Challenge hosted...
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Scary strong competitors show off their strength at the YMCA

People dressed in costumes gathered at the Gleason Family YMCA to show their strength in a Halloween Deadlift and Bench Press competition. Twenty people attended the competition held Sunday, Oct. 13 at the YMCA and Personal Trainer and Aerobic...

Volleyball history made with 1,000th career assist

History was made at Wareham High School as junior Olivia Lacava became the first Viking to record 1,000 career assists for the volleyball team. Lacava recorded the assist during a 3 to 0 win against Mashpee High School Friday, Oct. 11. The milestone...

Vikings see highest participation yet in unified basketball program

The Vikings unified basketball team headed over to Dartmouth for a tough game against the Indians Monday afternoon, Oct. 7. Though it was a close game throughout, the final half saw the Vikings’ defeat, 41-29. Despite the loss, Captains Antonio...

Despite struggles, boys soccer looks forward to rest of season

The boys soccer team lost a close game against Old Colony Vocational Technical High School Monday, Sept. 30. The Vikings remained competitive the whole game after falling behind three to one at the end of the first half. The team came within one...

Vikings Field Hockey suffers another defeat but team remains optimistic

In a hard fought game, Viking's field hockey lost 5-0 on home turf against Martha's Vineyard Regional High School Wednesday, Sept. 18. While field hockey is normally played with 11 players per side, head coach Veronica DeBonise said the team has...

Young players build ‘a voice’ at youth soccer program

Soccer doesn’t just teach players how to kick, run and goaltend, it can also teach them how to make friends, come out of their shells and build confidence. The sport “helps build a voice,” said Wareham Youth Soccer Club volunteer Dan Janulewicz, who...

Girls soccer looks to bounce back after loss

After a competitive first half where Head Coach Megan Kashner felt that her team let up two "not well earned goals," the young Wareham High School girls varsity soccer team let up four goals in the second half to lose 6-1 against Upper Cape Cod...

Wareham Community Associates swaps clambake for first ever charity golf event

The Wareham Community Associates held their first ever charity golf tournament at the Little Harbor Golf Course on Saturday Sept. 7. The golf tournament was held in place of the usual clambake to raise scholarship money that the group had put on for...

Cycling closer to a cure: Pan-Mass Challenge riders come through Wareham

Thousands of riders participated in the Pan-Mass Challenge this year, a bike-a-thon that raises funds for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, a world leader in cancer treatment and research. Many of them passed through Wareham, a point that was the...

Special Olympics athletes step up to the softball plate

Players with the Wareham Special Olympics softball program played hard in a practice of Wednesday, July 31, swinging for the fences and hurtling around the bases. And when things didn’t quite go according to plan, “It’s ok,” said coach Mike Spellman...

‘One game, win or go home’: Gatemen gear up for first-round playoffs match

As the Wareham Gatemen stare down their first-round playoff opponents, the Cotuit Kettleers, the team is “optimistic” but understands that it’s anyone’s game, according to General Manager Jay Spinale. The guardians of the gate will play an away-game...

Gatemen teach skills, love for the game with youth clinics

A gaggle of boys between the ages of nine and 17 swarmed Spillane Field early on Tuesday, July 30, high stepping, toe-touching and lunging back and forth across the verdant grass. The crew was warming up for a morning of baseball instruction from...

Gateman escapes serious injury after All-Star Game incident

A player with the Wareham Gatemen has escaped serious injury after a “scary moment” during the Cape Cod League All-Star Game on Saturday, July 27. Brendan Summerhill, a centerfield from Arizona, was taken to Falmouth Hospital before he was...

Softball slugger makes two national teams

When asked here she wants her athletic career to lead, 13-year-old Wareham softball player Jalayla Carson swings for the fences. “I want to be on the Olympic team when I’m older,” she said. This summer, Jalayla is furthering those dreams with a call...

Serving up pitches and ice cream

Illustrations of ice cream and animals populated Spillane Field as players from the Wareham Gatemen read to kids on Tuesday, July 23. The players read a selection of ice cream-themed children’s books to families sitting in the dugout. They listened...

First pitch for first responders

The guardians of the gates paid tribute to the guardians of public safety with a First Responders Night on Saturday, July 20. The Wareham and Onset fire departments, the Wareham Police Department, Wareham EMS and more took to the field with the...

Onset cancer survivor takes on Pan-Mass challenge

Beating cancer is already a monumental achievement. For Onset resident Mimi Secor, it’s just a start. “If I was lucky enough to survive cancer, I might as well give back as much as I can,” Secor realized following her treatment, she said. Secor is...

Registration opens for Buzzards Bay watershed ride

NEW BEDFORD — Fall is the perfect time to pedal through the fresh air and stunning landscapes of Southeastern Massachusetts. Those who love to ride, and want to support an organization keeping the environment fresh and stunning, can sign up for the...

The calm before the storm: Overcast skies don’t daunt pickleballers

Overcast skies in the morning of Saturday, July 6 turned to showers around noon, putting a damper on Wareham’s mid-day plans. Before the rain set in, the courts of Onset rang with the rhythmic impacts of a nice round of pickleball. Roughly 20 people...

And touchdown! Flag football puts young players on big-name teams

A matchup between the Green Bay Packers and the Dallas Cowboys would usually cost thousands of dollars to see live. This weekend, Wareham residents got to see these titans and more battle it out in their own backyard. Of course, it wasn’t the NFL...

Gatemen open a summer of baseball in Wareham

A 40-game slate of Cape Cod League baseball is now underway in Wareham. The Wareham Gatemen fell 11-1 in seven innings against the visiting Chatham Anglers on opening day June 15. Despite the result, a summer of high-level, spirited ball yet remains...

‘I never want to leave’: 2024 crop of Gatemen arrive to Wareham ahead of opening day

At some point during a cold, wet early spring day in northeast Pennsylvania, Ryan Smyth starts the countdown clock. For the second-year manager of the Wareham Gatemen, the excitement for summer baseball on the Cape starts in March. “I count the days...

Vikings on ‘track’ for next season

With an opening season in the Mayflower Conference under its belt, the Wareham High School Track Team will only continue to grow in future seasons, said Head Coach Chris Gardner. “I think it went well, as well as it could,” said Gardner. The girls...

Softball ‘sets the benchmark’ with Sweet 16 appearance

While the Wareham Girls Softball team lost its round-of-sixteen match to Georgetown Middle High School on Wednesday, June 5, the experience provided good learnings for the young team, according to Head Coach Rudy Cadena. “This year’s team set the...

Batter up! Gatemen to start season with Saturday home game

The days are getting longer, the sun is shining brighter and soon, the stands of Spillane Field will be full of baseball fans chomping hot dogs and watching the Wareham Gatemen’s summer season. The Gatemen’s opening game will be held at 6 p.m. on...

Two former Gatemen elected to Cape Cod League Hall of Fame

WEST YARMOUTH — Two former players with the Wareham Gatemen, Pat Neshek and Andrew Calica, have been included in the 2024 Class of Cape Cod Baseball League Hall of Fame. Committee co-chairs John Garner and Mary Henderson announced the Cape Cod...

Wareham vs. Wareham: Historic hoopers take on reigning champions

Only two squads of players have won Wareham High School’s three boys basketball championship titles, and on Friday, May 31, they became rivals. Members of Wareham High School’s 2010 Boys Basketball team took to the court against Wareham's 2023-2024...

Batters at the plate

Players, pitchers and personnel of all descriptions are filtering in to Wareham for the start of the summer season for the Wareham Gatemen. The Gatemen are a franchise member of the Cape Cod Baseball League, a developmental amateur league. Gatemen...

Gatemen still in need of housing

The Wareham Gatemen are still actively looking for host families for the summer 2024 season. The organization’s goal is to have 30 beds for its players, and it had 25 as of Thursday, May 30, according to Director of Housing Mary Chaplain. Host...

Unified track takes home state championship trophy

The Wareham High School Unified Track team closed out its 2024 athletic season by winning the Division 2 state championship. Unified Track, part of the Special Olympics Unified Sports, offers students with and without intellectual disabilities the...

Girls tennis takes first round playoffs loss

The Wareham High School Girls Tennis team closed out its 2024 postseason campaign with a first-round, 2-3 loss to North Reading High School. While the team was “disappointed in the loss,” said Head Coach Geoff Swett, it had a successful season...

Softball, girls tennis earn playoff berths

The softball and girls tennis teams for Wareham High School are moving on into the postseason after successful regular season runs. Athletic Director Edward Rodrigues said both teams “had a great season” and won their conferences. “Hopefully they...

Hard work pays off for Wareham High School softball team

A season of hard work from the girls of the Wareham High School softball team has resulted in a 16-4 record for the team going into the post-season, as well as in four All-Star shout-outs for the team’s players. It has been “a great season for our...

A reason to cheer: Wareham Tiger Cheer Athletics win in Ocean City

The Wareham Tigers Cheer Athletics program rounded out its season with success, as Team INSPIR3 earned First Place at a U.S. Finals competition in Ocean City, Maryland. The program sent two of its travel teams, INSPIR3 and SPIRIT, to the competition...

Girls tennis ‘serves’ sendoff to graduating seniors

Wareham High School girls tennis said goodbye to graduating seniors at their Tuesday, May 21 match against Rising Tide Charter Public School. Seniors Brooklyn Bindas, Stoney Ferry, Julia McDuffy and Keira Pierre got a send off from Coach Geoff Swett...

High School inducts Hall of Fame athletes

The Wareham High School Athletic Hall of Fame has announced its 2024 inductees. The inductees are:. Football coach Dan Nault The 1994 Girls Field Hockey Team Terry Crete Meehan, for basketball and track and field, 1981 Merry Holway, for golf,...

Gatemen gear up for season

The start of the 2024 season of the Cape Cod Baseball League is just over a month away, and the Wareham Gatemen have hopes that it will be a good one. “We’re going to have a wonderful season,” said Gatemen President Glen Hannington. The Gatemen will...

High School Baseball keeps swinging

The Wareham High School baseball program has struggled to attract participants over the past few years, said Head Coach Chris Cabe. “We have seventh graders playing on varsity, which is unheard of,” said Cabe. He added that three quarters of his...