TOURNA-BOUT
Girls' run ends in finals
BY STEVE SHEPPARD INDEPENDENT SPORTS EDITOR
      They came home on the boat the next day clutching the MIAA trophy they had earned, but the reward was bittersweet. The consolation honor meant the season was over; their magnificent run ending on a cold March night at Stonehill College, where it was decided that the Saints of Sacred Heart, and not ...
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LONE STAR SENIOR
by Steve Sheppard Independent Sports Editor
      Imagine you're about to be a high school senior, with all the attendant expectations the milestone implies. Imagine next that you won't be finishing your high school career in the school you've attended or with the classmates you know, but 1,798 miles away.
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FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH
      Being a fishing columnist is actually a much more difficult job than it seems at first glance. Yeah, sure, there are the perks - the occasional free cup of coffee here and there, the stray autograph hound blinded by your fame - but there really is a lot of work involved in this whole process. Cas...
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Dolphins break four records in final meet of season
BY STEVE SHEPPARD INDEPENDENT SPORTS EDITOR
      The Dolphins broke four records, including a league record set in 1993, in Saturday's Southeastern Mass. Swim League championships at Nantucket. Overall, Nantucket finished second to Marshfield, 1986-1758.
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Duce earns a pair of firsts
      Eight-year-old Farrell Duce took first place in two events - Freestyle 1 and Compulsory Freestyle 1 - at the Northeast Skating Club Competition in Saugus, Mass. on February 25.
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From the s i d e l i n e s
      SURVEY SAID . . . A"Family Feud" to benefit Nantucket Women's Hockey will be held at the Faregrounds Restaurant on Saturday, March 24, from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. The evening will include a silent auction, raffle contests and more. Tickets are $10 and will be available at the door.
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BIRDS OF NANTUCKET
PARKING LOT GULLS
by Kenneth Turner Blackshaw
      Do you ever really look at gulls? Non-birders refer to them as 'sea' gulls, driving birders nuts! Learning not to say 'sea' gull is part of Birding 101 - right up there with avoiding saying 'Canadian' Geese. The book says 'Canada' Geese. But of course there IS a 'Mexican' Duck - not a 'Mexico' ...
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