This was a weird summer. We witnessed it all, from epic rainfall to sustained heat waves to jungle-like humidity. On the fishing scene, anglers are looking forward to the change of seasons.

East Hampton High School varsity sports competition was to have begun in earnest this week, with the football, girls tennis, girls soccer, boys soccer, field hockey, boys volleyball, and golf teams all scheduled to have seen action as of Thursday evening.

The sky on Grand Prix Sunday, which caps the weeklong Hampton Classic Horse Show in Bridgehampton, was uncustomarily gray, and, for the first time anyone could remember, a light rain fell as 40 horse-and-rider entries vying for the $132,000 winner’s share of the $400,000 Longines purse traversed a tough, sinuous 17-effort course that posed problems just about everywhere.

The summer 7-on-7 men’s soccer league’s championship seems to be a tossup given the fact that the top four teams went into the playoffs this week on virtually an even keel.