Sports
The stories of Capt. Zeb Tilton and his coastal schooner Alice S. Wentworth have come alive again in North Tisbury. A replica of the famous 1905 schooner is on the Island, and she is only 32 inches long.
Richard T. Olsen commissioned the model not so much for himself, he said, but for his family, friends and the Vineyard community. Mr. Olsen is the grandson of the famous Vineyard Haven sailor.
On Thursday, Oct. 25, five boats came to the start line for a Holmes Hole evening harbor race. The fleet sailed to West Chop on a beam reach aided by a seven-knot east wind. The next leg, to East Chop, was assisted by a flooding tide. Then came the final leg back to town.
Steve Besse won the race in Apres, a J 100. Second on corrected time was Dan Culkin in Magic Time, followed by Roger Becker in Gloria, Mo Flam in Penelope and David Lott in Avanti.
Sunday’s end-of-season race was cancelled as skippers prepared for Sandy.
The middle school track season came to a close last Friday in the annual five-school meet, held at the regional high school track. The West Tisbury girls picked up their second season-ending win in two years, finishing with 51 points. Oak Bluffs scored 35, holding off Edgartown (30 points). Tisbury finished with six points, and the charter school notched five. In the boys’ meet, Edgartown brought home the victory for their school with 59 points. West Tisbury took second with 29 points, just four more than third-place finisher Oak Bluffs.
Jesse Sylvia took second place in the 2012 World Series Poker Wednesday morning after a marathon all-night session. The 26-year-old West Tisbury native won $5.29 million in prize money. Throughout the contest Mr. Sylvia stayed within striking distance of the eventual winner and new world champion, Greg Merson.
A large group of friends and fans traveled to Las Vegas to watch the match, including his family. Marlene DiStefano, Mr. Sylvia’s mother, lost her voice after the nearly 12-hour event.
As the regular sports season drew to a close, Senior Day proved a rousing success for the three Vineyard teams competing at home on Saturday. The field hockey team took on Division 1 Needham in a morning match-up, fighting to a 1-1 tie. Senior Kendall Robinson scored the lone Vineyard goal on an assist from senior Alex Clark in the first half, but Needham evened the score in the second.
Yesterday Vineyarder Jesse Sylvia secured a spot as one of the three finalists in the 2012 World Series of Poker Main Event and will be contending for the $8.53 million jackpot when play resumes tonight at 9 p.m. He is assured of winning at least $3,799,073.
The world series tournament began in early July, initially narrowing the field of 6,598 players down to nine, with Mr. Sylvia in the lead when the tournament took a two-month hiatus. On Oct. 29 play resumed.