Sports
The weather may still be cold and grey, but spring was in full swing on the Vineyard’s athletic fields this week as the high school spring sports teams held practices and played in their first games of the season.
The boys’ tennis team split a pair of matches, while the softball team dropped their opener after a promising preseason. The boys’ lacrosse fell behind early in their opener but rallied late to make the game close, while the girls’ lacrosse team was dominant in its opener, winning easily by a 12-goal margin.
PeeWees Skate in Finals
This past weekend the PeeWee A youth hockey team competed at the state finals in Springfield. The team won their division on Saturday, placing them in the final four for the state title. They lost to Melrose on Sunday, but their Vineyard fans cheered them nonetheless for their remarkable feat.
Every spring a benefits fair is sponsored by Dukes County and the Cape Cod Municipal Health Group, the provider of health insurance for municipal employees and their families. This year the event will include wellness programs.
The fair will be held Friday, May 15 from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Oak Bluffs School.
Providers of traditional, complementary or alternative medical care, yoga instructors, massage therapists, nutrition counselors and others are asked to please call Tammy at 508-696-3845 to reserve a spot. Space is limited.
Classes Begin at Sail MV
Sail Martha’s Vineyard is starting a series of continuing education presentations on Thursday evenings this spring. The first will be next Thursday, April 9, with J.P. Uranker discussing quarterboards. Mr. Uranker has an educational background in art and more than 25 years experience in woodcarving. He will discuss the different styles of quarterboards and the techniques used in carving them. The presentation will be at the Sail MV building at 110 Main street in Vineyard Haven.
By MARK ALAN LOVEWELL
The Vineyard’s four popular freshwater ponds were stocked with more than 1,100 trout on Wednesday. Officials from the state Division of Fisheries and Wildlife came over with a special truck filled with bubbling water, loaded with rainbow, brown and tiger trout.
Steven Hurley, fisheries manager for the state, said the fish were delivered to Duarte’s Pond, Old Mill Pond and Uncle Seth’s Pond in West Tisbury, and Upper Lagoon Pond which is shared by the towns of Tisbury and Oak Bluffs.
Soccer Registration
Walk-in registration for youth soccer’s spring recreational season will be held on Saturday, April 4, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School cafeteria. Online registration is now open at mvsoccer.org. This program is for: Minikickers (kindergarten-first grade), Under-8s (second and third grade) and Under 10s (fourth and fifth grades). Games start on May 2.