Martha's Vineyard holds top spot in Cape and Islands rankings ahead of state tournament

Only six Cape and Islands girls soccer teams will see their seasons extend into the postseason—and it’s not who you’d expect to see among that group. Absent are Nauset, Falmouth and Monomoy, which routinely make the playoffs. That just hasn’t been the case this year as wins have been harder to come by in a balanced Cape and Islands League. Sturgis West rose to the occasion behind Mary Kudarauskas’ historic season, locking up an 11-win campaign and a spot in the Division 4 state tournament. Martha’s Vineyard, Sandwich and St. John Paul II, all who sit one-two-three in the latest Cape and Islands power rankings, will feel battle tested going into the...