NANCY LARRABEE
Making the athletic director position her own
BY STEVE SHEPPARD
      When the fall sports season ended a few weeks ago, athletic director Nancy Larrabee finally got a chance to unwind - she cooked Thanksgiving dinner for twelve. Such is the life of a high school athletic director that downtime doesn't really exist. After her first four months on the job, Larrabee i...
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Off to Brazil
Caio Correa follows his dream
BY STEVE SHEPPARD
      He's packed his bags and the one item he doesn't want to forget is his team jersey, signed by all his Nantucket teammates. Just a few weeks removed from representing Nantucket High School in the state tournament, Caio Correa plans to leave Friday morning for his home country of Brazil, where he wi...
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Hooping it up
BY STEVE SHEPPARD
      After posting a 12-9 record and making it to the state tournament last year with three freshmen starters, the boys' basketball team prepares to defend its Lighthouse Conference title. "We had a young squad last year, and we have a lot of players returning," head coach Beau Almodobar said. "We only...
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Whaler women build on winning tradition
      Last year's 16-6 record was the second best in school history, and head coach Chris "Willys" Ferreira thinks continuity will be the key to another successful season. "We had a great year, and having eight players returning is awesome," he said. "All the pieces are there; it's just a matter of us ...
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From the s i d e l i n e s
      MLECZKO STEPS DOWN AS PRESIDENT OF NANTUCKET ICE After serving in the position for eight years, Priscilla "Bambi" Mleczko has stepped down as president of the board of directors of Nantucket Ice. Former treasurer Steve McDonough began his term as new club president last Friday.
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TIGHT LINES
with Andrew Spencer
      DUE DILIGENCE Everybody out there, I'm sure, remembers the column about my neighbor Bea Leger and her dog Sassy. Poor Sassy passed away several weeks ago, and we've all been searching for a new dog for Bea. She's ninety-three - and will be ninetyfour this month - so this can't be just any dog.
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