The boys and girls high school hockey teams had their playoff runs cut down this weekend, with the girls team losing 3-0 to Algonquin on Saturday and the boys losing 6-3 to Ashland on Sunday. 

Heart, grit and determination were on full display from the Vineyard boys hockey and basketball teams Sunday with both posting dominant home wins. Each will advance in tournament play and have off-island playoff games later this week.

The Vineyard boys hockey team will face Stoneham and the basketball team plays Norton.

The Vineyard boys hockey team successfully defended home ice Wednesday with a 5-1 victory over Fitchburg in the opening round of the playoffs.

The NHL spared no expense making a documentary short on the Vineyard high school boys hockey team, shipping over an entire five-person camera crew in the run-up to its season opener against off-Island rival Whitman-Hanson.

As the Vineyard boys hockey team fired pucks at an empty net, a film production crew from the National Hockey League lurked behind the glass, their cameras stretching over the boards.

Vineyard boys varsity hockey ended their season on home ice Tuesday in dramatic fashion, losing in overtime to rival Nantucket.

The boys’ hockey team will play Nantucket on Tuesday at home in the second round of the MIAA tournament. The puck drops at 5:30 p.m.

Matt Mincone, head coach of the high school boys hockey team and West Tisbury police chief, was surprised Tuesday with a plaque honoring his 200th win.