Ethan Mitchell, who coaches East Hampton High School’s wrestling team, sent 23 competitors to the mats in Saturday’s Frank (Sprig) Gardner tournament here. Eight of them reached the semifinal round, and four made it to the finals.

The East Hampton High School boys swimming team began its season last week with losses to Half Hollow Hills-Kings Park and to Ward Melville, but notched a number of personal bests and county-qualifying times in the process.

The East Hampton High School boys basketball season is to begin in earnest Friday with the Kendall Madison Tip-Off tournament here. Bridgehampton, Shelter Island, and the Ross School are the other teams contending.

The timeless draw of rugby, and memories of a triumphant Sprig Gardner wrestling tournament.