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Scott Nickerson returns to BHS to coach boys ice hockey By Kathleen Szmit kszmit@barnstablepatnot.com KATHLEEN SZMIT PHOTO RETURNING TO THE FRAY - Scott Nickerson. BHS alumnus and former hockey player, has returned to Raider territory as head coach of the boys varsity ice hpckey team. Fans at the boys varsity ice hockey game Wednes- daynightmayhavethought they saw a familiarface on the edge of the ice. They weren't wrong. Barnstable High School alumnus and former hockey playerScott Nickerson has returned to the fray, this time as head coach. Nickerson returns to Barnstable after several other coachingstints,most recently in Sandwich, a job he enjoyed. "When the opportunity came [in Barnstable] this time.T tried to dive right in," he said. That Nickerson is thrilled to return to his old stomping grounds, make that ice rink, is an understatement. "I didn't want to leave before." he said, and explained that life circumstances warranted his departure . Although Nickerson enjoys sports in general, he has always gravitated toward hockey. "I love the pace of the game, the physical contact , just the competition,"he said. "The type of person who plays hockey is a hard-working guy or girl." Indeed , hockey is in his blood. Nickerson played four years for BHS before skating another four for St. Lawrence University, where he also entered the coaching arena. The introduction to coaching at St. Lawrence propelled him to seek more oppor- tunities upon returning to Cape Cod. "As soon as I got back here, I got right back into coaching," said Nickerson. It helps that Barnstable is something of a hock- ey town. "Hockey at Barnstable got big in the '70s when the Bruins were big." Nickerson said. "It's a sport on Cape Cod, Barnstabk in particular, that's alwavs been bis. Barnstable has always been a hockey town." Nickerson is pleased that the girls hockey pro- gram is finding success in Barnstable. "I think it's great," he said. "My sister played hockey with (girls varsity coach) Kim Sulli- van. It's about time it had gotten to be a girls' sport. If this job hadn't opened up, I probably would have asked Kim if I could help out." Assisting Nicker son with coaching duties this season are Nickerson 's longtime friends Peter Melchiono and Andrew Stuart . "Stuart and I." said Nickerson. "Every single sport there was out there we played every single day." In hockey's off-season, Nickerson isthe golf course superintendent at New SeaburyinMashpee. Being able to indulge in his two top passionshasNickerson in something of a sports Nirvana. "I couldn't have it any better," he said. "Golf and hockey,and the sched- ule works really well." Familiar face at the ice rink Scarpato , Kirwan celebrate milestones By Kathleen Szmit kszmit@barnstablepatriot.com Wednesday night was quite a night for the BHS girls varsity ice hockey team. Not only did they win their home opener and season-start- ing game against Martha's Vineyard 9-1, but two players on the team celebrated significant achievements as well. Stephanie Scarpato slapped in her 200th career goal, while teammate Katie Kirwan notched her 100th . "We were very excited for them," said head coach Kim Sullivan. "Steph and Katie, along with Michelle Manning, are perhaps the strongest trio in the league." Scarpato is the first Cape and Islands female ice hockey player to reach the 200- point milestone, doing so in 61 games. She has now scored 204 points and has tallied 118 goals with 86 assists. Sullivan said that both Scarpato's and Kirwan's accom- plishments will be celebrated at the winter sports ceremony following the season. The Raiders were formidable against MV, scoring three times each period. BHS also took a 6-0 lead before MV's Cristina Wiley sent one in to stop the shutout. Scarpato led the scoring for BHS, put- ting in four, while Claire Toffey scored twice. Michelle Manning, Kirwan, and Abby VanWormer each had one goal during the game. Next up for the team is a home game against Milton High School tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. BHS girls ice hockey marks memorable win Team shows skill and focus as season starts By Kathleen Szmit kszmit@barnstablepatnot.co m J D PLOURDE II PHOTOS GOTCHA - Alex Glenn forces his Belmont opponent into a pin for the victory during the BHS wrestling home opener on Saturday. Glenn spent his summer at wrestling camps. SAY WHAT? - Aaron Nunes appears to be silenced by his Belmont opponent who is really trying to push him away. Nunes proved the powerhouse , pinning for the win. IT FIGURES - Securing the pin, and the win, with this beautitul Figure Four, Richie Joyal adds another victory to his roster. L ooking calm and relaxed prior to Saturday 's sea- son-opening matches, Barnstable High School Head Coach Mike Magner offered praise for his wrestlers. "We've got a great team this year," he said. It didn't take long for the varsity wrestling team to show their strength. They swept their home opener, defeating Belmont 50- 20 , Hanover 48-28 , and Stoughton 46-33. Turning in stellar performances were sophomore Jack In- gram (119 pounds). Richie Joyal (135), Thiago Hoffmann (152), and Mike Amick (189), who were triple winners for Barnstable. Joyal's match against Belmont proved in- tensely physical with both wrestlers treated for bloody noses. He captured the win with a stunning Figure Four resulting in a nice pin. Hoffmann and Amick were back in fighting form with Hoffmann strategically racking up the points all day, and Amick turning in a dynamic overhead takedown during his Belmont match. Especially impressive were the younger wres- tlers, including several first-timers. Ingram showed fierce determi- nation in his matches , earning himself numer- ous points for skill. Sophomore Sean War- ren (130) also notched a victory by points against his Belmont opponent. Sean Duffy (125) was so excited that he was overheard remarking, "This is my first high school match and I pinned!" Aaron Nunes (112) understood his enthusiasm, also pin- ning his Belmont oppo- nent for a win. Return- ing wrestler Alex Glenn (215) also had a pin against Belmont. Stirring up a buzz among the crowd were the two Nicks - Barreto (140) and Kidd (145). While Barreto was already known in the sport as the "animal of CONTINUED ON PAGE A:13 BHS wrestlers sweep home opener Home opener ends in 6-0 victory By Kathleen Szmit kszmit@barnstablepatriot.com The BHS boys varsity ice hockey team was so hot Wednesday night they were lucky they weren't swim- ming by the time the game was through. The Raiders shut out the D-Y Dolphins 6-0. Although the scoring was led by Kyle Kelley, who had two goals and one assist, it was an equal opportunity game. Kyle Phelan started off the scoring just 18 seconds into the game on a conversion of a corner pass from Andrew Wood. Cam Larson brought things to 2-0 during the second quarter. Larson then set things up for Kelley to send one in when he won a face-off in D-Y territory. During the third quarter, in a terrific example of teamwork, Mike Donohue dropped in a rebound that came in the wake of a nice end-to-end rush by Corbin Fries. Kelley scored his second and Barnsta- ble's fifth goal of the evening 27 seconds later, with Brett Carriero flying along the left wing before topping off the game with the sixth tally with just 1:40 left on the clock. In the goal, thwarting every D-Y chance for a score was Matt Everson, who gar- nered 15 saves and notched his first career shutout. The win followed a bittersweet loss last weekend to Sandwich, who played under the supervision of acting head coach Jor- dan Mohre as head coach Derackk Curtis was in recovery following emergency sur- gery for a brain tumor. While BHS head coach Scott Nickerson, who once coached Mohre while at Sand- wich a decade prior, couldn't begrudge Sandwich their win, the 8-2 defeat caught the Raiders by surprise. "Before that first match, I would have said we were going to be off to a great season," Nickerson said. "We had to reevaluate after that first game." With Nickerson's words ringing true following Wednesday 's game, the team is preparing for a trip off-Cape to face Dart- mouth tomorrow at 3 p.m. Raiders put Dolphins on ice ¦peck out our Web sitefl ». J^^KSL,. . ^ ^ ^ ..iSmmm\Z^MK 'mmW