Sports
Martha’s Vineyard Community Tennis will sponsor an adult beginning tennis clinic at 9 a.m. on Saturday, May 18, on the clay courts of Farm Neck in Oak Bluffs. The clinic is designed for people 18 years or older who have never played or have very little tennis experience. The cost is $15 and lunch is included. Racquets and balls will be provided but those with racquets should bring them.
The boys’ varsity tennis team suffered its first defeat of the season against a tough Barnstable squad Monday afternoon. The Vineyarders had not lost a match since June of 2011. Senior co-captain Justice Yennie's 54-match winning streak also came to an end.
More than 600 cyclists showed up at Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School on a sunny, breezy morning to raise money for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and the Boys' and Girls' Club.
Scarlet Pangia, age two and a half, and her father Jonathan were at Duarte's Pond off Lambert's Cove Road before five in the morning on Saturday.
Vineyard sports is back in full swing after a brief break over April vacation, racking up both first wins and losses for respective teams and turning out personal best performances. After a tough start to the season, the boys' lacrosse team has found its footing with two wins this week. The boys' tennis team, meanwhile, remains undefeated.
The annual children’s trout tournament starts tomorrow morning at “first light.” But securing a choice fishing spot can often require a wander in the dark with a flashlight. The fishing contest at the Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank’s Duarte’s Pond, off Lambert’s Cove Road, is for children 14 years old and younger and its free. There are plenty of prizes on the line including two brand new bicycles.