Adam Kurkjian

Cape Cod Times BOURNE - It starts with maybe a tipped ball, or a possession that takes too long, or an unforced error.

Cape Cod Times The Mashpee girls basketball season is off to a good start. On Friday, the Falcons earned a 51-25 win over Nantucket in the season opener for both teams.

Cape Cod Times Call it a perfect start for the Cape Tech boys basketball team.

Cape Cod Times HARWICH — In Tuesday night's boys basketball game at Monomoy, Falmouth's Sam Stoermer did a little bit of everything, and did it well.

Cape Cod Times MASHPEE - Michael Barron has been on the Mashpee boys basketball team since he was a freshman.

Cape Cod Times OSTERVILLE — According to Falmouth girls basketball assistant coach Celia da Luz, her team had not faced many zone defenses before Friday's game with Cape Cod Academy.

Cape Cod Times In a showdown between two undefeated boys hockey teams, only one stayed that way. Martha's Vineyard topped Monomoy/Mashpee, 5-0, on Saturday.

Cape Cod Times SANDWICH ― At Saturday's Early Bird wrestling tournament at Sandwich, Luke Steele was easily in an elite class of top performers.

Cape Cod Times Putting together these rankings, what sticks out is not just the quality teams at the top. It's the depth.

Cape Cod Times There is a word that jumps out at you when looking at the Cape and Islands boys basketball season : excitement.