Mary Chamberlain swung her first golf club on the course with her father and brother at the age of 9 after receiving a set of clubs for her birthday.

The Cape Cod Swim Club will have a limited schedule for the holiday weekend.

The local boys of summer are back in action and WickedLocalCapeCod.com will be posting daily summary of games and features of the Cape Cod Baseball League. Click the headline for scores and briefs about yesterday’s games.

Brittany Weddell of Buzzards Bay qualified for the United States Golf Association Junior Girls championship Wednesday by shooting a 76 at Winchester Country Club.

Last Friday they came with the tide, moving along the south edge and into the Sunken Meadow area.

As the madness of the Fourth of July quickly descends on the region, Cape League teams are firming up their lineups as the season kicks into high gear.

We’ve all heard of “soccer moms.” But how often do you hear about moms who play soccer?

Another up and down week has the Harwich Mariners in good shape in second place in the East Division behind Brewster. The Mariners ran their record to 7-5 with a 10-5 win over Chatham on a foggy Sunday night.

The Kids Rule Team Fishing Challenge to encourage youth to fish is being sponsored by Red Top Sporting Goods Saturday, July 19.

Family and friends of John Anthony Leary of Bourne have organized a fishing derby to raise funds for the Jimmy Fund/cancer research.

If you have not seen the Red Sox 2007 World Series trophy, you will have a chance on July 5 when the prize comes to the Brewster Whitecaps Field.

Friday, July 4, 8:30 a.m. Spirit of Sandwich 4th of July 3-Mile Road Race. Runners must be 13 years of age or older, unless accompanied by an adult. Parking lot at Henry T. Wing School, 33 Water St., Sandwich. Free. Registration: 7-8:15 a.m. For more information, contact the Sandwich Recreation Dept., 508-888-4361.

Recent Nauset High School graduate, Connor Seymour added another proud accomplishment to his already lengthy list, as he’s now a member of the Nauset High School Sports Hall of Fame.

Seymour, the first male recipient of the award since 1995, was presented with the honor during the schools Spring Sports Awards ceremony during the last week of school.

Mother Nature proved to be the big winner this week as seven Cape League games since Sunday were cancelled after off-and-on rain showers plagued the region. But despite the inclement weather the Whitecaps responded to their slow start with a solid week to put them right back on top.

Mariners outfielder Brian Kemp has enjoyed every minute he’s had on the Cape Cod so far this season.

A native of Long Island, Kemp had a good idea of what he was in for when he got involved in the league.

“I knew the pitching was going to be the best around, and that’s exactly what it’s been so far,” said Kemp, a sophomore at St. Johns.

Six members of the Cape Cod Regional Technical High School team will play in the Massachusetts Vocational Senior Bowl football game Saturday, June 28.

Pope John Paul II High School continued the process of building an interscholastic athletic program with the naming of John Pupa as soccer coach.

Although she didn’t complete her first road race until she was 45, now 75-year old Brewster resident Lucy Duffy has been making up for lost time in a big way.

This weekend, Duffy will compete in the Mass. Senior Games in Mashpee hoping to qualify for the national event, the latest feat on her remarkable athletic resume.