Sports
The game of lacrosse was the clear focus of the sporting world on the Vineyard this past week as both the boys’ and girls’ high school varsity teams hosted games in the opening round of the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association tournament.
Tennis, Anyone?
The Vineyard Youth Tennis Center will be hosting a mixed doubles tennis tournament from May 30 to June 1 at its facility in Oak Bluffs. The tournament will benefit the center’s scholarship fund that raises money to send deserving children to tennis academies in Florida. Entry fee is $80 per adult team and $50 for a junior team.
For more information, call Scott Smith at 508-693-7762 or e-mail at [email protected]. Registration forms can also be downloaded from their Web site at vineyardyouthtennis.org.
Although the regular spring sports season for high school athletics is inching to a close, several teams will be starting a second season this week when they play in the opening round of the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association tournament.
By MARK ALAN LOVEWELL
Memorial Day weekend on the waterfront comes early this year and the fish seem to know it. Bluefish, striped bass and all the right fish already are here and even more fish are arriving.
The prevailing word on the waterfront is that the best is yet to come. The seasonal migration below the surface that began well over a month ago is still underway.
A former commissioner of marine resources in the state of Maine recently told a gathering of Island fishermen that there is plenty they can do to regain control of the troubled fisheries in Massachusetts.
Robin Alden spoke at the Chilmark Public Library earlier this month about how fishermen need to come together on the local level and step forward as a concerned group.
“Even in a small community like this, I think it can work,” she said, though she added: “You are not going to win overnight.”
Tennis Classic
The Vineyard Youth Tennis Center will host its second fundraiser for its scholarship fund on May 31 and June 1. The entry fee is $80 per adult team and $50 per junior team. All money raised will benefit the scholarship fund that will enable deserving children to attend week-long tennis academies in Florida. Entry forms can be downloaded at vineyardyouthtennis.org, or can be obtained by calling 508-693-7762.