The Whaler fall sports season is in the rearview mirror, which means that all eyes are now on the upcoming winter season. The season will begin on the Monday following Christmas Stroll weekend (December 6).
There are five high school winter sports teams on the island: boys basketball, girls basketball, boys hockey, girls hockey, and boys/girls swimming.
The boys basketball team will open their season on Friday, December 10, when they host Sturgis West at 5 p.m.
The girls basketball team will play right before the boys team that day, hosting Falmouth Academy in their season opener at 3:30 p.m.
The boys hockey team opens up on the road against the Sandwich Blue Knights on Thursday, December 9, at 4 p.m.
The girls hockey team will open their season with a home game against the Marshfield Rams on December 11 at 5:15 p.m.
The swim teams will compete for the first time on Saturday, December 11, in the Bay Colony Conference Relay Carnival in Sandwich. Their first official swim meet will be home against Sandwich on Thursday, December 16, at 5:30 p.m. For updates on schedules and teams you can follow our Nantucket Current Sports Instagram page.
