​The 2025-26 high school school year is in the books.It’s time to look back at the top performances from local teams that performed at the highest levels.Supporters of the schools — Arogsy, Atlantis Charter, Joseph Case, Diman, Durfee, Somerset Berkley and Westport — and student-athletes can visit heraldnews.com to vote for the person of their choosing.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementVoting will conclude July 25 with the winner announced here and X (formerly known as Twitter). Vote early and often.Here are the nominees for The Herald News High School Boys Team of the Year.Watch MA high school sports on NFHSWestport celebrates the win during Wednesday’s Elite 8 contest against Gardner at Westport Middle/High School, Nov. 12, 2025.The Westport boys team captured another Mayflower Athletic Conference Comprehensive title, finished with an undefeated regular season and landed its third Final Four appearance in five seasons. The Wildcats (19-1-2) came up short in the Division 4 Final Four game against Bromfield.MIAA: Westport boys soccer falls short in D4 state semifinal game against No. 2 BromfieldDurfee celebrates a touchdown during Thursday’s Thanksgiving Day game at B.M.C. Durfee High School, Nov. 27, 2025.Durfee dominated New Bedford, 36-0, in the 133rd Thanksgiving game. The win was the second straight for the Hilltoppers (5-6) in the holiday meeting and first shutout win against New Bedford since 2002.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementTURKEY DAY: Durfee football dominates New Bedford in the 133rd Thanksgiving gameJoseph Case’s Brett Silva takes down Norwell’s Jack Luccarelli during third quarter action of their game in the Round of 16 of the Division 6 tournament at the Norwell Clipper Community Complex on Friday, November 7, 2025. Norwell would go on to win 30-0.The Joseph Case football team competed in their first postseason game since 2019. The Cardinals lost to No. 1 Norwell, 30-0, in the Division 6 Round of 16 game.PLAYOFFS: Case football’s first playoff appearance since 2019 comes up short against No. 1 NorwellDiman celebrates thier first goal during Wednesday’s ice hockey game at Driscoll Ice Arena in Fall River, Jan. 28, 2026.The historic Blizzard of 2026 derailed the Diman ice hockey team postseason run. Despite the week-long delay and no practices, the No. 25 Bengals put up a gallant, overtime battle with No. 8 Marlboro (a 6-5 loss) in the Division 3 Round of 32 contest.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementMore: Diman co-op hockey drops heartbreaker to Marlborough in D3 playoffsArgosy’s Eric Coward during Wednesday’s game at Argosy Collegiate Charter High School, Feb. 3, 2026.The Navigators punched their first-ever MIAA playoff berth and even won a playoff game. Argosy was led by its first-ever 1,000-point scorer Eric Coward, who had multiple games with 40 or more points per game.Ben Deady during Thursday’s South Coast Conference meet against Fairhaven at Joseph Case High School, April 9, 2026.It was a season to