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Varsity girls trumped by Hingham
Young team shows promise
in spite of loss
By Kathleen Manwaring
kmanwarlng@barnstablepatriot.com
COMING AFTER YOU - Marisa Pita (12), Erika Hansen (7) and
Amanda Parker (12) do their best to stop Hingham's Steph
Perkins from reaching the goal. Parker, a sophomore, scored
the lone goal for BHS.
TEAM SPIRIT - In a pregame huddle, the BHS girls varsity lacrosse team sends
up a cheer. The team lost to Hingham 17-1 during their match on Tuesday.
When the BHS girls varsity lacrosse team took the
field against Hingham Tuesday the sky was fraught
with the remnants of rain clouds lingering despite
the afternoon winds, and the air bore a raw chill
characteristic of early April on Cape Cod.
In the wake of the girls' 17-1 loss to the Harbor-
men, the overcast skies seemed appropriate. "We
definitely struggled ," said head coach David Peros.
Nonetheless, Peros remains proud of his team and
feels they played a solid game against their more
seasoned foes. "Hingham is just on a different level
than we are," said Peros. "We're matching up against
girls who play lacrosse year-round."
For a young team with only six returning starters
from last season, the Hingham game was a chal-
lenge. According to Peros, sophomore player Erika
Hansen found the experience eye-opening.
"That's an honest assessment," he said. "You're
talking about girls who started playing in fourth or
fifth grade versus girls who were picking up a stick
for the first time in high school. As a coach you want
to encourage the team to reach for the sky, but at
the same time you also have to tell them to be real-
istic."
Undaunted, the BHS girls played a strong game,
fightingfor possession and working hard to keep
Hingham's offense away from the goal. "They played
hard and they played clean," said Peros. "You can
get frustrated and start fouling a lot. They didn't get
out of control and lose their composure. When you're
overmatched , you've got to tip your hat to the other
team."
Scoring the lone goal for BHS was Amanda Parker,
a player Peros finds impressive. "She shows a lot of
promise," he said.
Looking toward future games, Peros encouraged
his team to remain upbeat. "You've got to keep a
positive approach ," he said. "Just work to get better
every day."
At press time Thursday, the girls were scheduled
to face off against Hanover at home.
Play
ball!
KATHY MANWARING PHOTOS
COMING HOME - Tim Norton
brings home a run during the
BHS boysvarsity homeopener
against Sandwich on Monday.
Barnstable ruled the plate in
a 5-3 victory against the Blue
Knights.
Varsity baseball
season begins
with a win
By Kathleen Manwaring
k man waring @barnstablepatriot.
com
The
Barnstable
High School boys
varsity base-
ball season got under
way this week with a
winning game against
Sandwich.
On Monday, the team
went to bat in their first
opener without former
coach Pete Auger in 13
seasons. Auger left the
team in good hands
with new head coach
Sean Donovan.
The Raiders trumped
the Blue Knights 5-3,
marking Donovan's first
victory as head coach.
"It was good to win," he
said. "If there 's the op-
tion , we'll take the win."
Turning in a terrific
performance was pitch-
er Adam White, who
struck out five for BHS
and allowed only three
hits. "He played a great
game," said Donovan.
Also notable were
Ross Hickey and Jere-
miah Hegarty, who both
went 2-for-3 with RBFs
for the Raiders. Dono-
van was duly impressed
with their performanc-
es. "Russ and Jeremiah
are new to varsity this
year but really stepped
up," the coach said.
On Thursday the
team was scheduled to
play a makeup game at
home against Bridgewa
ter-Raynham.
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Fledgling varsity
boys volleyball
takes home opener
By Kathleen Manwaring
kmanwaring@barnstablepatriot.com
PEP TALK - Tom Turco, surrounded
by a sea of red, offers his boys
encouragement during their home
opener againstWareham on Monday.
The game was the first ever boys
volleyball contest at BHS and the
team emerged victorious.
DIG THIS - Bruno Cunha, flanked by teammates of the boys varsity volleyball
team, drives the ball over the net during Monday's victory over Wareham.
When it comes to volleyball
Tom Turco has the touch. For
years he has passed it along
to the girls of BHS Volleyball,
who have netted three state
titles in recent years. Now it's
the boys' turn.
In the first-ever varsity
boys match, the BHS Raiders
trounced Wareham in a 3-1
victory on Monday, its first in
school history.
Under Turco's tutelage, the
boys took the first game 25-
15. While they lost the second
25-17, they rallied back to
win the next two at 25-18 and
25-21 respectively. "It was a
good start ," the coach said.
"The kids got their feet wet
a bit."
In spite of possible pres-
sures from being "the new
kids on the block," the BHS
boys demonstrated their
unity as a team.
Middle hitter Kyle Bates
had a great game, register-
ing 19 kills, 13 service points,
three aces and six digs. Mike
Deluga earned nine kills and
six digs, while Bruno Cunha
added 11 kills with 13 digs
and 24 assists.
Playing solid defense was
Bryce Christian, with a total
of eight digs and 13 service
points, while Matt Deluga
racked up 11 service points.
While some were concerned
that the officials went a
little easy on the newcom-
ers, Turco was quick to shrug
off such cynicism. "At the
beginning of the season, the
(players') skills aren't there,"
he explained. "As the season
goes on they're much, much
tighter. I don't think the ref
was partial to any one side."
With their first official
match out of the way, Turco
is looking for a strong season
from his team. "To win the
first match was good, but the
focus is really on learning,"
he said. "The first year is
about learning."
The need for a boys volley-
ball program became appar-
ent when more than 88 boys
expressed interest last fall
when feelers were put out.
While both boys teams
would be considered green,
they are under the watchful
eye of the man who has taken
the girls team to the state's
Division 1championships,
which they won nine times,
including the last three in a
row.
Turco's focused direction
combined with talented
players has no doubt been
the foundation for the team's
success. It was just a little
more than a week ago that
tryouts were held and the
final roster created.
"It's only been two weeks,"
said Turco. "We're hoping it
catches on as a sport people
like."
Globe salutes Bowe,
Szatek and Scarpato
The Boston Globe recently unveiled
its list of Winter All-Scholastics, naming
three familiar BHS athletes among the
honorees.
Melissa Bowe and Allison Szatek were
cited for excellence in gymnastics, while
Stephanie Scarpato was recognized for
her hockey play.
The Boston Globe selects athletes
based on their performances in their
respective sports, as well as their aca-
demic performances.
KM
THE PUCK - Stephanie Scarpato holds the puck
she put into the Nauset goal Saturday, February
11,2006to givethe Raiders a 2-0leadand reach
the 100-goal mark for her career.
SPORTSUPDATE