Whalers host Mattacheese
      The young Whalers of Cyrus Peirce came out firing against Mattacheese last Thursday afternoon, with the first Nantucket points of the day coming on an Andrew Benson 3-pointer, but the more experienced visitors rode a steady effort and swarming defense to a 45-16 victory.
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CPS girls win at home
      Jessica Halford scored 16 first half points, and 22 points overall, to lead the Cyrus Peirce girls past visiting Mattacheese last Thursday afternoon, 33-19. Playing to a sizeable crowd in the farewell athletic contest of 2007 at the John J.
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TIME OUT
      After a decent season in 2007 the Nantucket High School gymnastics team is looking to improve this year. Captain Maxine Daniels is an allaround gymnast who has competed since the age of six.
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THE BEST SPORTS MOVIES OF ALL TIME
They don't make 'em like this anymore
by Steve Sheppard Independent Sports Editor
      Well, did you get what you deserved? We like to watch movies around our house during the holidays. Sometimes we try to come up with lists, like the funniest movies of all time, the next funniest movies of all time, the best Elvis movies of all time, or the shortest best-movie list of all time - which is the same as the best Elvis movies of all time list.
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PENGUINS AND POLAR BEARS
      This used to drive my Uncle Gordon crazy. The old cartoons would show penguins and Polar Bears on the same screen. It made good entertainment for an eight-year-old but my 'Unkie' would be all upset. "Penguins never see Polar Bears," he would shout. "Penguins live in the Antarctic and Polar Bears live in the Arctic and never the twain shall meet.
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UNFAIR ADVANTAGES
      The Mitchell Report - the report compiled by Senator George Mitchell on the extent of steroid use in professional baseball - has been quite the hot-button issue recently. For those of you who haven't been paying attention, I'll fill you in.
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