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Wareham wins against Old Rochester in annual Powderpuff game
MATTAPOISETT — Thanksgiving football isn’t just for the boys. On Tuesday, Nov. 21, Wareham High School girls took to the gridiron to face off against players from Old Rochester Regional High School in the annual Powderpuff Football game. This annual...
Feast of fumbles: Vikings fall short in Thanksgiving game
The Vikings were met with defeat at the Thanksgiving game against the Canalmen 26-36 on Thursday, Nov. 23, and Bourne will remain in possession of the trophy for another year. “Obviously, it's not the result we wanted,” said Wareham Interim Head...
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Over 20 participants enjoyed the competition at the annual Elks Hoop Shoot, which was held on Friday, Nov. 17. The top three winners in each of the boys and girls divisions received trophies. The Wareham-New Bedford Elks Lodge #73 held the event,...
Gravy trains, touchdowns and tackles on Thanksgiving
Gobble, gaze and get ready to gloat at the upcoming Thanksgiving football game. The boys of Wareham High School’s football team will be heading to Spillane Field Thursday, Nov. 23 for a game against Bourne High School. The game begins at 10 a.m...
Volleyball falls to Hopedale
The Wareham High School volleyball team has fallen out of playoffs with a loss to Hopedale on Friday, Nov. 3. The team lost 3-1 in that match, after defeating Boston Collegiate Charter School 3-0 two days before. Wareham High School athletic...
Perry resigns as head football coach
At the tail end of a season that has so far seen the Wareham Vikings High School Football Team earn a 6-3 record, Head Coach Brandon Perry has resigned from his position. Perry cited off-the-field difficulties as the reason for his resignation. "It...
Cranberry bogs host "Grumpy" memorial 5K
Grumpy's Cranberry Harvest 5K, a race in honor of Robert "Grumpy" Conway, led runners along trails past the cranberry bogs on AD Makepeace's property in the morning of Saturday, Nov. 4. The race started 11 years ago, following Conway's passing in...
Vikings volleyball conquers first playoff game
Wednesday night, the Wareham High School volleyball team defeated Boston Collegiate Charter School in its first playoff game 3-0. The Nov. 1 game is only the beginning for the Vikings, but that is what’s driving the team’s spirit. Head Coach Allyson...
Volleyball team spikes its way into playoffs
Wareham's High School volleyball team enters the post season strong, having made playoffs with a 15-5 record. While the school's other teams fell short of receiving a playoffs berth, the season had some highlights for them as well, including a near...
Volleyball celebrates senior night
Being a senior in high school is bittersweet. There are a lot of “lasts” for students, including the last first day of school, the last Homecoming dance and the last Spirit Week. However, these lasts make for special celebrations. The Wareham High...
Football loss doesn’t taint Homecoming spirit
The Vikings met their match in battle at the Homecoming football game on Friday, Oct. 20. Wareham High School faced off against South Shore Vocational Technical High School, who are also known as the Vikings, and the bleachers were packed with...
Playoffs the (field) goal for Vikings
The Wareham Vikings football squad came into this season as a new team. Heach Coach Brandon Perry joined the team in March , bringing with him a whole new approach to the game. And, said Perry, the team was mostly new, too: only 13 players remained...
Couple follows pickleball craze to 50 states
Local players at the Onset Village pickleball courts recently hosted visitors from the far-off city of Cleveland, Ohio. Husband-and-wife team Daryl and Rose Sconyers visited Onset on Tuesday, Oct. 10. They came as part of their effort to play...
Girls soccer focuses on the fundamentals
Wareham High School’s girls soccer team is a month into their 2023 fall season and already showing signs of improvement, according to Coach Megan Kashner. With only five returning athletes, the majority of the team is made up of players that are...
Field hockey starts season
The Wareham field hockey team has faced several changes coming into the 2023-24 season, according to Athletics Director Ed Rodrigues. Several graduating seniors left the team between last season and this season, and the team's longtime coach, Molly...
Fundraiser supports boys basketball
A cornhole tournament fundraiser held Sunday, Sept. 24 brought over 50 members of the Wareham community out to support its boys basketball team. The Wareham High School Vikings basketball team won the Division 4 state championship in March. Now, the...
Residents signed up this year’s Jimmy Fund Walk
So far, five residents are registered to complete the 35th annual Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk presented by Hyundai on Sunday, October 1. The Jimmy Fund, which is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, is an official charity of the Boston...
New wrestling program with Tigers Athletic Association
The Wareham Tigers Athletic Association is starting a new wrestling program for this winter season. The program will be co-ed and open to ages up to high school. Details of the program are still being developed, but registration will open late...
Grumpy’s Cranberry Harvest 5k scheduled for Nov. 4
Entries are now open for the annual Grumpy’s Cranberry Harvest 5k, to be held Saturday, Nov. 4, on trails around A.D. Makepeace’s cranberry bogs. With a starting time of 9 a.m. at Makepeace’s 150 Tihonet Road headquarters, participants may...
Little League carnival knocks it out of the park
Despite the 2023 Wareham Little League season coming to an end, players and families gathered on Sunday, Aug. 27 for an afternoon full of carnival games, face painting and food. The event was given the name “Carnival at the Fields” and is part of a...
‘Everything is brand new’: Vikings tackle the upcoming season
The boys’ varsity football team will see new faces this year thanks to incoming coach Brandon Perry. “We're going to practice differently, we're gonna have a totally different offense, defense, everything is going to be different,” said Perry. “...
Riding in sync – Pan-Mass cyclists team up in support of cause
Throughout his entire life, Nick Riccio can recall always having played hockey. It’s his “lifelong passion” and “love,” Riccio said. He played through college, starting off at Salem State University and eventually transferring to Southern New...
Cheer puts the ‘fun’ in fundraising
Wareham High School cheerleaders traded in their pom poms for sponges on Saturday, Aug. 5 to raise money for the upcoming season’s competitions and uniforms. Next to the Wareham Fire Station on Main Street, the cheer team held a car wash. Co-Captain...
Gatemen hold first responders’ night
There were hamburgers, a helicopter and a home run at the Wareham Gatemen’s first responders’ night on Sunday, July 30. Prior to the game, the Wareham Police Department, Wareham Fire District, Onset Fire Rescue, Wareham Emergency Medical Services...
Stamp dedicated to Cape Cod Baseball League
In celebration of the Cape Cod Baseball League's 100th anniversary, the United States Postal Service dedicated to them a newly released stamp depicting Fenway Park. The postal service presented the Wareham Gatemen with a framed stamp at the Cape Cod...
Vikings leave South Coast Conference, join Mayflower
Beginning in September 2023, Wareham High School will be competing in the Mayflower Conference and leaving the South Coast Conference. According to Athletic Director Edward Rodrigues, the Mayflower Conference will be more compatible with Wareham...
Gatemen travel to surrounding towns for community outreach
Young players in Rochester and Dartmouth received a masterclass in baseball from the Wareham Gatemen on Sunday, July 9. In order to instill baseball wisdom and knowledge in its players, the Dartmouth Youth Activities Association and Old Rochester...
Gatemen alum chosen as Major Leagues’ top pick
Towering at approximately 6 and a half feet tall, 250 pounds and with a pitch of 95 miles per hour, former Wareham Gatemen player Paul Skenes was a hard one to miss, said Gatemen President Glen Hannington. And the Major League Baseball teams thought...
Hit it off with the Gatemen in July
The Wareham Gatemen have a jam-packed July. The Gatemen will face off with their rivals, the Bourne Braves, for a game at home on Independence Day, Tuesday, July 4 at 6 p.m. The Brewster Whitecaps will be visiting Spillane Field on Friday, July 7 at...
Seniors ‘chair’-ish their volleyball victory
In the Multi-Service Center, community members enjoyed cake, many laughs and an intense game of chair volleyball. Chair volleyball is a modified version of the sport in which players have to remain seated the entire time. Each game of the tournament...
A ‘full boat’: Cardsharks kayak Onset Bay
When playing a round of poker with Onset Bay as the cardroom, speed is inconsequential to the hand gathered during the paddle. “If speed counts, I’ll be the last one,” said Carol Sadeck, who explored the bay with her husband Michael on Sunday, June...
Minibike massacre: tikis, tread marks and teamwork
There was competition, community and a motorized picnic table. All were on display at the 12th annual Goma’s Minibike Massacre at 45 N. Carver Road on Saturday, June 24. “Most of us are competing against one another, but it’s still a family...
Go Hawaiian at minibike music festival
What do rock bands, Hawaiian shirts and minibike races have in common? No clue, but all of them and more can be seen at the 12th annual Goma’s Minibike Massacre festival at 45 N. Carver Road from 10 a.m. to dusk on Saturday, June 24. The tiki-themed...
Gatemen have busy week ahead
The Wareham Gatemen, who recently started their 96th season in the Cape Cod Baseball League, will be playing four home games in the coming week. The Cape Cod Baseball League brings elite college baseball players from across the country to...
2010, 2023 basketball champs face off in alumni game
Friends, families and fans filled the Wareham High School gymnasium on Saturday, June 17, itching to know who would be the winner of the alumni basketball game. Though alumni games have been held in the past, this game was like no other. This time,...
Fire, police in the hot seats at chair volleyball game
The friendly rivalry between fire and police found its way into the Council on Aging on Monday, June 12, when the Wareham Fire Department and Police Department faced off in a game of chair volleyball. Chair volleyball is a modified version of the...
‘It’s just great baseball:’ Gatemen open 96th season
“I want an autograph!” Twelve-year-old Jason Bastoni cried, clutching his baseball while watching the Wareham Gatemen’s home opening game against the Hyannis Harbor Hawks at Spillane Field on Sunday, June 11. “I’ll autograph it,” replied his friend...
300, including ex-Bruin, brave Harvest Triathlon
Zdeno Chára, the 6-foot-9-inch tall former team captain of the Boston Bruins who led the team to Stanley Cup Finals victory in 2011, says he’s just “a regular guy.” When Chára swam 0.9 miles in Tihonet Pond’s 68-degree water, rode his bicycle 19.78...
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