Sports
What was supposed to be a nice matinee match-up between two high school basketball teams turned into an all-out war on Saturday, as the Vineyard and Wayland waged battle for four periods and three overtimes in arguably one of the best games ever played at the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School.
After nearly three hours of play, countless lead changes and more twists than a Russian novel, the Warriors finally prevailed over the Vineyarders by a final of 66-63 to send the packed crowd home disappointed but undoubtedly entertained.
Streetlights glimmering overhead, breath conjuring clouds in the chilly air, I spring after the guy lugging a strung-up stack of newspapers into the hotel, wondering if my scrawny arms could lift the day’s news. It’s quarter to six in the morning, heading to the gym.
Top Runner
Amory Salem of Edgartown, who has won the women’s division of the Annual Thanksgiving Day 5K Race in Oak Bluffs several times, was the top finisher overall in this year’s Thanksgiving race. Mrs. Salem also was the female winner in the Chilmark Road Race this past summer.
It was a year of ‘what ifs' for the teams of the Martha's Vineyard Regional High School in 2007, as several teams missed the playoffs by the slimmest of margins, while others lost games in the state tournament that could have turned on the bounce of a puck or a roll of the ball.
The Vineyard Youth Tennis Center will host an Adult Round Robin Extravaganza on Feb. 8 to 10. Morton Financial Ltd. is sponsoring the event, a fundraiser to benefit the Vineyard Youth Tennis scholarship program. The program will raise funds to help send selected children to the Nick Bollettierri Tennis Academy in Bradenton, Fla.
Pro, A, B, C and Novice divisions will be held with a men’s and women’s doubles format. A welcome cocktail party will take place on Feb. 8 with a singles exhibition to follow. The entry fee for the extravaganza is $100 per couple.
Track Athlete
Genevieve Flanders, daughter of Joyanne and Steven Flanders of Chilmark, has been selected to compete for the Hamilton College women’s indoor track and field team for the 2007-08 season. A junior majoring in neuroscience at Hamilton, Ms. Flanders is a graduate of Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School.