Sports
While the weather outside has been frightful, the high school’s winter sports teams are off to a roaring start.
On Monday evening, in the regional high school cafeteria, Ed Painter, a gray-haired chess master, faced off against a young Sam Grimm, who learned the game a couple of weeks ago.
Bryan Sornas of Chilmark is one of two American players on the Brazilian national baseball team. He got his start on the Vineyard with the Little League Sea Dogs.
Winter on the Island is here and daylight is fleeting, but the lights are bright at the ice arena, gymnasium and YMCA pool as the Vineyard student athletes are back for another season of hockey, basketball, indoor track and swimming.
Two Vineyard table tennis players competed in the North American Teams Table Tennis Championship and made it to the quarter final round.
On Nov. 14, the Martha's Vineyard Regional High School held a soft opening ceremony for a new and improved space to be used by the school's student athletes.