From the Whaler A.D.’s office
Molloy looks back, forward at NHS sports
By Chris Edmonds Independent Sports Editor
     Perhaps this is the quiet after the storm. The high school sports year has come to a close, fall teams still have two more months before practice resumes and Nantucket High School athletic director Jack Molloy reposes in his office that looks out onto an empty gymnasium floor.
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trophy tour stops on island
     Islanders basked in the glory of Red Sox Nation on Sunday afternoon at the Boys and Girls Club. All the way from Fenway to Sparks Avenue, the World Series trophy made its long-awaited visit to Nantucket. The trophy
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Sam Sylvia Pro-am
     The Nantucket Boys and Girls Club held its 12th annual Sam Sylvia Pro-Am Golf Tournament at Sankaty Head Golf and Beach Club on Monday. The tournament was re-dedicated in 2003 to honor Sam Sylvia, a former member of the Club
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Adult soccer kicks off
Summer league back
By Chris Edmonds Independent Sports Editor
     The Nantucket Adult Soccer League got underway this past weekend at the Delta Fields.
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From the s i d e l i n e s
     NHS sports awards night The NHS athletic department has rescheduled its spring sports awards night from June 13 to June 20. The event will still begin at 6 p.m. in the auditorium. Parents are asked to bring a baked good for a reception to follow.
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The Fishing Report
by Andrew Spencer The Curse of the First-Cast Fish
     A few nights ago, I was fishing out at 40th Pole at sunset. I put on my faithful Ranger and let it rip. First cast
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B League under way
Summer season week one
By Chris Edmonds Independent Sports Editor
     Summer action at the rink started up again on June with a triple feature of games in the adult co-ed B League. Returning from the winter session were Arkay Builders, Fooods, Kitty Murtagh
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Boys and Girls Club annual awards night
     The Boys and Girls Club of Nantucket held its annual awards night on Friday. The evening was designed to honor the excellence of members in all of the Club
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Nantucket Adult Softball League enters third week
By Chris Edmonds Independent Sports Editor
     The island
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Nantucket Week in Sports
     Sporting events around the island from June 15 - June 22
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The UMass field station
     Roughly two miles of trails snake around the 110-acre UMass-Boston Field Station property off Polpis Road. Field station director Sarah Oktay estimates that someone out for the exercise could do the whole property in 30 minutes or less.
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Birds of Nantucket
Island Summer Shags
by Kenneth Turner Blackshaw
     In November, we talked about the guard changing at the end of the Jetties. On the large pile of rocks at the end of the East Jetty there is a structure known as a
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News from Nantucket Ice
The Penalty Box
     The fourth annual AJ Mleczko Charity on Ice will be held the weekend of July 15-17. At 4 p.m. on the 16th, the rink will host the Celebrity Hockey Game. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for children and seniors, and free for children under three. Dinner with the stars will follow. The cost of the lobs
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