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Athlete from Wareham gym in 7th after first day of CrossFit games

After her first day at the CrossFit Games, Meghan Parks of Marion is sitting seventh in the 50-54 women’s age group. CrossFit is a program of high-intensity interval training that combines cardio, gymnastics and weightlifting. Though the program has...

Cheer skills camp sets up athletes for success at tryouts

The Wareham Tigers Athletic Association’s Cheer Camp, held July 22 to July 24 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., was a chance for athletes of any experience level to learn new skills. “We were working on stunting and tumbling,” said head coach Sonja Delucia. In...
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Gatemen go 2-2-1 in their past five games

Journalist Barrett Hodgson, a beat writer for the Wareham Gatemen, is a guest contributor to Wareham Week. Hyannis stuns Wareham in walkoff fashion The Hyannis Harbor Hawks defeated the Wareham Gatemen 5-4 on July 21...

WooSox Foundation to join Wareham Gatemen at Spillane Field

The Worcester Red Sox and the WooSox Foundation will join the Wareham Gatemen at Spillane Field before the Wareham Gatemen take on the Hyannis Harbor Hawks on Aug. 4 — the final game of the regular season. The WooSox mascot, Smiley Ball, will be set...

Onset basketball hits Cape Verde: Three players join new pro league

Aaron Strothers, Denzel Brito, and Jules Tavares spent their childhoods playing basketball in Onset. Now, the three are once again practicing and playing together thousands of miles from their home courts in the new Cape Verde Praia League. “We...

Gatemen tied for second seed in west division

The Wareham Gatemen saw one win and one loss on their home turf this week. After beating the Hyannis Harbor Hawks 4-2 in an away game on July 10, the Gatemen defeated the Harbor Hawks again at Spillane Field on Sunday, July 11, with an 11-run lead...

Gatemen celebrate 4th of July with America’s pastime

The Wareham Gatemen faced the Bourne Braves on July 4. In their second game against the undefeated team, the Gatemen fell 4-0. Writing for the Gatemen, Barrett Hodgson said the game was characterized by strong pitching: “Geoffery Gilbert started the...

Wareham Gatemen get into the swing of the season

The 2021 season is the first the Gatemen have played since the onset of the covid-19 pandemic. So far, the team has a 2-4-1 record, and the roster is set to change significantly after the College World Series wraps up. On June 25, the team took on...

Wareham Tigers flag football teams ‘happy to be back’ for Super Bowl

As summer festivities begin in earnest, the Gatemen aren’t the only athletes returning to Spillane Field to play for the first time since 2019. On Saturday, June 26, the Wareham Tigers Athletic Association’s flag football teams took to Spillane...

Wareham High girls tennis still undefeated

The Wareham High girls tennis team continued its winning streak in the quarter-finals playoffs, which were played at Wareham High School on Monday, June 21. The team had an eventful season: The girls went undefeated during their regular season and...

Wareham Gatemen return to Spillane Field

On Monday night, the Wareham Gatemen played their first game since 2019. Although the Falmouth Commodores won 8-4, the return to the diamond at Spillane Field was itself a kind of victory, marking a cautious return to more-normal life for the first...

Gatemen to play home opener Monday, honor league commissioner

The Wareham Gatemen will play their first home game of the season — and the first since the onset of the covid pandemic — on Monday, June 21, at 6:45 p.m. against the Falmouth Commodores. The event will begin at Spillane Field at 6:15 p.m. Ahead of...

Girls tennis team is South Coast Conference champion

The Wareham High girls tennis team was undefeated during their regular season, and are the South Coast Conference Champions. Singles player Brooklyn Bindas and doubles team and captains Olivia Powers and Mackenzie Brodley were undefeated all season...

Meghan Parks: From Marion to Madison for the CrossFit Games

It’s 6:04 a.m. on a misty Tuesday morning in June at Seaside CrossFit in Wareham, and Marion’s Meghan Parks is already halfway through her workout. She’s about to start a 24-minute act of attrition: Deadlifts, a 400-meter run, kettlebell swings,...

Time to root for the home team: Gatemen return for 2021 season

It’s official: The Wareham Gatemen will be returning to Spillane Field this summer. The Cape Cod Baseball League has delayed its 2021 season so that the first games will be held on June 20, but Wareham Gatemen President Tom Gay confirmed that the...

Spring sports to start May 10

The spring season for Wareham High School softball, baseball and boys and girls track and tennis teams will begin on May 10. Wareham High School Principal Scott Palladino confirmed during the School Committee meeting on April 29 that all teams will...

Wareham Tigers’ competitive cheer teams win US Finals

The Wareham Tigers’ two competitive cheerleading teams both took home wins at the US Finals, run by Varsity, in Ocean City, Maryland, this weekend. The Pride team, which is composed of skilled cheerleaders between the ages of 9 and 18, earned their...

American League Baseball try-outs set for May 2

American Legion Baseball is back for a full season. The MA Department of American Legion Baseball and District 10 Baseball have planned a season to run from late June to mid-August. Although plans are subject to change, a D10 tournament with winners...

Vikings football returns to home field

The Wareham Vikings returned to the home turf on Sunday for the first time since 2019. The team played a tough game against Seekonk, losing 42-8, but Coach Fran Cass said the team was just happy to be back playing. “We’re still enjoying ourselves —...

Senior wins statewide sports award, scholarship

Senior Grace Brogioli said she was “shocked” to receive the email that informed her she’d won a statewide award and $500 scholarship for her essay about how high school sports affected her life. But those who know Brogioli weren’t surprised she won...

Wareham Tigers prepare for spring flag football

Well over 100 kids headed to the fields behind the John W. Decas Elementary School on Saturday, April 4, to try out for the Wareham Tigers’ NFL Flag Football Program. “This is a long time coming,” said Tigers President Jared Chadwick. “Everybody’s...

‘Fall II’ sports spring into action

A variety of sports traditionally played in the fall are having their first practices in March as they jump into the “Fall II” season. The unprecedented schedule is the result of the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association’s decision to...

Registration open for Gateway Babe Ruth Baseball

Players between the ages of 12 and 16 can sign up for Gateway Babe Ruth Baseball by March 28. More than 20 teams are open to players from Dartmouth, Middleboro, Marion, Mattapoisett, Rochester, Onset and Wareham. The season will start with plenty of...

Wareham’s ‘Fall II’ sports season ready to begin

Wareham High School athletes who participate in fall sports, including football, cheerleading, soccer, field hockey, track or cross-country, and volleyball will soon begin practices ahead of the start of the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic...

Bulldogs, Vikings tie in late-season game

The Vikings and Bulldogs fought it out on the ice on Feb. 10 in a game that ended in a tie, likely knocking the Vikings out of the playoffs. Old Rochester Regional’s Bulldogs will be the third seat for their tournament. The Vikings held the lead for...

Cape Verdean man’s legacy of diversity in baseball to be honored by Wareham Gatemen

A Cape Verdean man and Wareham resident, Joe Campinha, was one of the first players to break the color barrier in minor league baseball in 1949 — ten years before the Boston Red Sox became an integrated team. Campinha is connected to contemporary...