Rink closed until June
BY CHRIS EDMONDS INDEPENDENT SPORTS EDITOR
     Barring a dramatic reversal in global climate change, Sunday afternoon will the last day to ice
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ISLAND LANDSCAPE WINS BENEFIT TOURNEY
     Island Landscape defeated Bartlett's Farm, 2-1, in Sunday morning's championship game of the women's ice hockey/Nantucket High School field hockey benefit tournament. Buff Shuttleworth scored the game's first for Bartlett's on an assist from Scott Marks. Greg Rand and Burke Asay (assist Chris Brown)
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NHS softball squad splits doubleheader
BY CHRIS EDMONDS INDEPENDENT SPORTS EDITOR
     The Lady Whalers softball team continue to flirt with an even, .500 record and what would, at season's end, represent their pathway to the postseason. The Lady Whalers played four games in the last week, splitting the four contests to move their record to 3-4 overall and 2-2 in the Mayflower League
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'Birding Nantucket,' deux
BY CHRIS EDMONDS INDEPENDENT SPORTS EDITOR
     The hits, like the birds, just keep coming for Ken Blackshaw. Blackshaw, local birding
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From the s i d e l i n e s
     REC HOCKEY TURNS TO PLAYOFFS Sunken Ship, Buzzsaw, Kitty's and Fooods all came away victorious in the final week of the Rec League regular season last week. On Wednesday, Ship downed Island Carpet 8-1 on goals by Mike Toole (three), Ron Lefebvre (two), Ed Toole (two) and Sam Chambers. Steve McDonou
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Cross Rip owner reels in record Heyer lands 'baby' bluefin off Nantucket
BY CHRIS EDMONDS INDEPENDENT SPORTS EDITOR
     It was a baby by bluefin standards. Twenty pounds, six
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Baseball goes to extras for first win of season
BY CHRIS EDMONDS INDEPENDENT SPORTS EDITOR
     The Whalers baseball team waited three games and then
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THISWEEK IN SPORTS
     Sporting events around the island from May 3 May 10
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Sailors regaining momentum
BY CHRIS EDMONDS INDEPENDENT SPORTS EDITOR
     Final results aside, the Nantucket High School sailing
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     FIGHTING CHANCES My neighbor, Beatrice Leger, just celebrated her 93rd birthday, and the woman is still
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Student soccer strong through weekend
BY LINDAWILLIAMS CONTRIBUTING WRITER
     This past weekend saw a flurry of great youth soccer action. The
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e x p l o r e n a n t u c k e t
BY PETER B. BRACE INDEPENDENT WRITER
     HIKING TO JEWEL POND Springtime in the moors means many wonderful things to walkers. To me, it means that,
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Lax downs Bourne, defeats Stang in double OT
BY CHRIS EDMONDS INDEPENDENT SPORTS EDITOR
     After being pushed to double overtime against Bishop Stang on April 26, the
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B I R D S O F N A N T U C K E T
BY KENNETH TURNER BLACKSHAW
     PINING AWAY? One hundred years ago this was a really
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News from Nantucket Ice
     RINK CLOSING The rink will be closed from May 8 to June 18 for its scheduled cleaning and maintenance. The rink office, pro shop and cafe will remain open during normal business hours.
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