Ivy Ashe
For the second season in a row, every eligible Vineyard team qualified for the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletics Association tournament. This also marks the first time ever that all spring teams have made the tournament, football and softball coach and former athletic director Donald Herman said. Just three Vineyard teams have missed the MIAA postseason this year.
For the second season in a row, every eligible Vineyard team has qualified for the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletics Association tournament.
The softball team defeated Bourne 11-5 on Friday for their 10th win of the season, making them the final squad to advance to the playoffs. The girls earned an eleventh-hour trip to the postseason last year as well, winning four out of their last six games.
Senior pitcher Will Stewart allowed just four hits Friday afternoon against visiting Bourne, pitching a complete game shutout in his final regular-season appearance on the mound. The Vineyarders defeated the Canalmen 3-0 to end the season with a 12-8 record. They will learn their seeding for the MIAA tournament on Tuesday.
A’s Little League player Jack Sayre went 4-for-4 with three home runs and a double during Monday night’s 14-3 win over the Red Sox, contributing 10 RBIs in the process. Showing his mettle on the mound as well, Sayre came in to close out the game after Liam Weiland’s strong start.
Baseball and boys’ lacrosse advanced to the postseason this week, joining both tennis teams and girls’ lacrosse in the state tournament. Softball remains in the hunt for a tournament spot with two games yet to play.
Baseball
The team secured its first postseason berth in 10 years with a 9-1 win over Nantucket on Saturday. After a win over Chatham on Wednesday, they moved to an 11-7 (4-4 in the EAC) season record with one remaining game still scheduled for today.
It used to be Kanta Lipsky’s secret spot. The West Tisbury artist would stand across the road from the orchard on the old Humphrey’s property in her town, dabbing bright greens and yellows on a canvas, working quickly to set the colors down before the light changed and the scene vanished.