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Cheerleaders make magic on national stage

After hours in the gym throwing each other high in the sky, flipping through the air and refining routines to perfection, two cheerleading teams put their skills to the test against some of the best teams in the country. The Wareham Tigers Cheer...

Field upgrades on the way for Vikings, Gatemen ahead of baseball season

Spillane Field, home of the Wareham High School Vikings and the Wareham Gatemen is getting an upgrade to modernize the field and promote fan safety. The Wareham Gatemen are a part of the Cape Cod Baseball League, a summer baseball league where the...
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Gateway Babe Ruth registration now open

Registration for the Gateway Babe Ruth baseball league is now open. Kids from Marion, Mattapoisett, Middleborough, Rochester and Wareham age 12 to 16 may register. Age cut off is May 1. Games begin in early June and practices begin mid April. First...

Wareham boys basketball fights hard in state playoff loss

In the second round of the state tournament, the 17 seed Wareham Vikings boys basketball team came up just short against number 1 seed Albert D. Holland High School. The game was played Tuesday, March 4 at the Madison Park gym in Boston. The Vikings...

Super strength: YMCA trainer becomes one of the strongest women in the world

Carrying over 400 pounds on her back, bench pressing a log and pushing her limits, Liz Pothel-Pereira competed against some of the world's strongest athletes. Pereira, 46, is a Dartmouth resident and trainer at the Gleason Family YMCA. On Sunday,...

Vikings boys basketball moves on to second round in state tournament

High school basketball playoffs are underway and the Wareham High School Vikings started their state title defense with a win against Tech Boston Academy in the first round. The game was played Friday, Feb. 28 at the Madison Park High School gym in...

Wareham Little League tryouts

Wareham Little League will hold minor league tryouts and farm league evaluations on April 5 at 10 a.m. The league supports children ages 3 to 12, with a tee-ball league for ages 3 and a half to 5 and a half, a farm league for children ages 6 to 8...

Cheerleaders aim to soar into first place at national competition

With the national competition set to begin in a little over a week, cheerleaders from the Wareham Tigers Cheer Athletics are looking to tumble by the competition and soar into first place. The national competition is being held at Disney World in...

Vikings earn a confidence boosting win ahead of state tournament

With less than 10 seconds left on the clock, down by two, the Wareham High School Boys Basketball team needed a three pointer to win the game. After a strong drive to the basket and pass to the corner, freshman Coleman Brito rattled home the shot...

Young basketball stars go head to head in free throw shooting competition

Shooting free throws is a common way for people to get better at basketball. Oftentimes friends will compete with each other to see who can make the most shots and that is what kids were doing at the Gleason Family YMCA. Every year Knight of...

Local cheerleaders looking to make magic at Disney

Two cheerleading teams from Wareham Tigers Cheer Athletics are going to Disney World to compete in the biggest national recreational cheerleading competition of the year. Wareham Tigers Cheer Athletics is a youth travel cheerleading program that...

Elks lock antlers at district hoop shoot competition

The Wareham Elks Lodge hosted four other lodges and over 40 people at the Gleason Family YMCA in the district wide hoop shoot competition. The hoop shoot is a free throw shooting competition for kids ages 8 to 13. The district competition was held...

Vikings track approaches the finish line of the season

Dashing off the blocks, leaping through the air and running far were just some of what the members of the Wareham High School track team did at their most recent meet. The boys and girls track teams took on Bishop-Feehan High School in their last...

Former Wareham Gatemen pitcher invited to Red Sox training camp

Sean Newcomb, a former Wareham Gatemen pitcher and first round major league baseball draft pick, has been invited to the Boston Red Sox spring training camp that begins in February. Newcomb, 31, joined the Gatemen in 2012, winning the championship...

A high school coach's career of excellence

The Wareham High School girls basketball team took to the court Dec. 30 in a game that meant a little more due to the return of a former coach who led the team for more than 30 years. Bob Rojik coached the Lady Vikings for 31 years, racking up 307...

An unlikely community formed around cornhole

Bean bags take flight toward a wooden destination and land with a thud, as calls of "nice bag" from teammates and opponents ring out in friendly competition as old friends reunite and new friends are made in Wareham's growing cornhole community...

State champ Vikings get a win in home opener

The Wareham High School boys basketball team took their home court for the first time since winning last year's Division Four State championship as they took on Fairhaven High School. The game was played Monday, Dec. 23, and the Vikings defeated the...

Viking girls basketball open season with close loss

The Wareham girls basketball team battled Dighton-Rehoboth to a close 44-54 loss in the season opener Friday, Dec. 13. Dighton-Rehoboth took the lead early and stretched their point advantage to 20 in the first quarter. However by the end of the...

Wareham Tigers take two victories in basketball season openers

The basketball season is underway and the next generation of Wareham High School Vikings took to the courts to hone their skills not as Vikings, but as Tigers. The Wareham Tigers Athletics Association is the town's youth athletics organization with...

Wareham Vikings fall to Bourne in annual Thanksgiving game

The Bourne Canalmen took charge in the traditional Thanksgiving football game against the Wareham Vikings on Nov. 28, defeating the visiting Vikings 47-6. The soaked field and grey skies matched the disappointed mood of the Vikings following the...

Powderpuff game ‘always a good time’ for Wareham

WAREHAM — While the score didn’t go Wareham High School’s way in the annual powderpuff football game played Wednesday, Nov. 27 against Old Rochester Regional High School, players and coaches agreed that fun was still had. Old Rochester defeated the...

Basketball wizardry wows hundreds

Slam dunks, fast passing and long three pointers were just some of what was on display as the Harlem Wizards put on an interactive basketball showcase to help the Wareham High School senior class raise money. The Harlem Wizards, a world famous...

High flying cheerleaders take center stage at showcase

Hundreds of cheerleaders from the region jumped, tumbled and flew through the air during a cheerleading showcase held by the Wareham Tigers Cheer Athletics organization. The showcase, held Saturday, Nov. 16 at the Wareham High School gymnasium gave...

Vikings volleyball captain reaches 1,000 career digs

The Wareham Vikings volleyball team saw another player reach a historic career milestone as Senior Captain Riley Florindo earned her 1,000th career dig. Florindo reached the milestone as the Vikings defeated Madison Park Vocational High School 3 to...

Super bowl Sunday: Wareham Tigers send two teams to championship games

After successful regular seasons during the fall, the Wareham Tigers Athletics Association concluded the football season by sending two teams to their respective super bowls. The Wareham Tigers Athletics Association has been around for many years...

Vikings volleyball earns first playoff win of the season.

In the first round of the high school state volleyball tournament, Wareham High School defeated Bristol County Agricultural School 3 to 0. The game was played at the Wareham High School gymnasium Monday, Nov. 4 and after a strong regular season,...

Vikings seniors recognized while football team suffers "tough" loss

What started as a defensive battle between Wareham High School and Nauset Regional High School turned into a high-powered offensive showcase resulting in a 22-24 Wareham defeat on senior night. The teams played in front of many cheering fans at...

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...

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...