Samantha Lockley selected for Olympic program
BY LINDAWILLIAMS CONTRIBUTING WRITER
      Most people do not know what they want to do when they graduate from high school. However, Samantha "Sam" Lockley, a Nantucket freshman varsity soccer player, realized her passion by the time she was in second grade - "Soccer, soccer and more soccer.
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Craftsmen in control, 22-0
BY STEVE SHEPPARD INDEPENDENT SPORTS EDITOR
      The Nantucket defense played gallantly, and the passing game continued to be a viable threat, but penalties and interceptions did the Whalers in as they fell Friday night to Bristol-Plymouth, 22-0. As the saying goes, the game was closer than the final score indicates as Nantucket threatened but ...
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Moran, Field hockey squad anticipate road ahead
      After enduring a tough schedule that saw them play four games in two weeks on the road, the field hockey team has had a week off to prepare for Sunday's game against Norwood, with the contest pushed back a day to accommodate Saturday's SATs.
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BIRDS OF NANTUCKET
ANOTHER DISAPPEARING BIRD?
by Kenneth Turner Blackshaw
      You all remember the question: "If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?" As an aside, there is now a feminist corollary: "If a man says something in a forest and there is no woman to hear it, is he still wrong?" Our bird this week brings up a similar ques...
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TIGHT LINES
BACK TO BASICS
with Andrew Spencer
      She just looked so cute sitting there in the pick-up truck. She was waiting outside Fast Forward, so I ran in, got myself a cup of coffee, and came back out. I was late for work, but there she was, looking as cute as ever. Those big brown eyes were too much to resist. I just had to spend some qua...
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RUSSELL BARTLETT captain of soccer and sailing
BY SAM TOOLE
      After three tough injuries to the starting soccer team, they have bounced back and won their last two games against tough opponents. A big part of this can be attributed to senior co-captain and goaltender Russell Bartlett.
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COACH'S CORNER
NANTUCKET COACH VITO CAPIZZO
      This week's opponent: Matignon High School (1-3) Game time: Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at Dilboy Field in Cambridge "I feel very confident this week because Matignon plays in the Catholic Central Small (and, like Nantucket, in division 4). We still have injuries, and aren't sure if Erik Hughes and Cu...
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Girls defeat South Shore Christian
Boys' soccer squad carries on despite injuries
BY LINDAWILLIAMS CONTRIBUTING WRITER
      Both the Nantucket boys' and girls' varsity teams had back to back home games last Friday and Saturday. The boys rebounded from an injury plagued previous weekend's competition that resulted in two ties and two straight wins. On Friday, Nantucket faced off at home against South Shore Christian, a ...
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Boys Club turns away Barnstable in opener, 14-6
BY STEVE SHEPPARD INDEPENDENT SPORTS EDITOR
      The Nantucket Boys and Girls Club junior high team opened its season with a 14-6 victory over visiting Barnstable at the high school field last Wednesday. Nantucket took a 6-0 lead in the second quarter, thanks to a 20-yard run by Cody Perry that brought the ball to the Barnstable 20 yard line.
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From the Sidelines
      FORMER WHALER TAKES FIELD ATWHEATON High school all-star Caleb Mitchell has found a new home on the Wheaton College men's soccer team. Mitchell is a freshman at the liberal arts college located in Norton, Mass.
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