IN SANKATY'S SHADOW
      The anticipated Sam Sylvia Pro-Am Golf Tournament to benefit the Nantucket Boys and Girls Club took place Monday at Sankaty Head Golf Club. Here, Bill Tornovish hits it long and straight through the fog from the second tee.
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SOFTBALL
Much to build on
BY STEVE SHEPPARD INDEPENDENT SPORTS EDITOR
      Don't forget, they were ranked number one in all of Division 3 east. Just another nice thing for the Lady Whalers to reflect upon as they look forward to summer.
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LACROSSE
Firmly established
BY STEVE SHEPPARD INDEPENDENT SPORTS EDITOR
      After qualifying for the state tournament for the eighth time in nine years, it can safely be said that lacrosse is no longer a young program at NHS; it seems to have established itself quite well, thank you.
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BASEBALL
Crowley reflects
BY STEVE SHEPPARD INDEPENDENT SPORTS EDITOR
      It was a year in which expectations were met and then some for the Whalers' baseball team, as the squad pulled together to forge a winning record and make the playoffs.
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TIGHT LINES
SOFTBALL AND MEATLOAF AND BLUEFISH … OH, MY!
with Andrew Spencer
      Amember of my dedicated fan club, who happens to be of the Notre Dame variety, recently suggested that my segues were, oftentimes, predictable. Seriously. She actually used that word. Predictable. The kiss of death. Upon being yoked with that descriptor, I wept for a few days, but eventually regained my composure long enough to sit and write again.
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Spring Sports Awards
      Awards for spring sports were presented at the Mary P. Walker auditorium Monday night. SAILING Most Improved: Josh Morash Most Improved: Brian Chitester Most Dedicated: Russell Bartlett Most Dedicated:
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From the Sidelines
      KAYAK KARMA Dick Hilmer demonstrates proper kayak safety techniques during the Kayak Safety Symposium held Sunday morning at the Nantucket Yacht Club. The symposium was cosponsored by Nantucket Community Sailing, the Nantucket Lifesaving Museum and the American Canoe Association in conjunction with the U.S. Coast Guard.
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NSSA U12 girls continue playoff run
BY LINDAWILLIAMS CONTRIBUTING WRITER
      Saturday, three of the Nantucket Student Soccer Association teams saw postseason action. The first place U12 girls team went into formal postseason play hosting eighth-seeded Taunton. Scoring action started five minutes in when Nantucket's Alexa Crosby buried a beautiful cross from Sabrina Dawson.
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