On the run with Dr. Bob Kennedy
Maria Mitchell scientist readies for 20th marathon - with more to come
BY STEVE SHEPPARD INDEPENDENT SPORTS EDITOR
      We all talk about our weekly trips to the dump, but when Dr. Bob Kennedy makes a dump run he literally does just that. "It's 6.6 miles from my house to the dump and back," he said last week. "That's my dump run." Dr. Kennedy, the director of Natural Sciences for the Maria Mitchell Association, h...
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WHALERS DROP DOLPHINS
LACROSSE TEAM TAKES OPENER IN TIMELY FASHION
BY STEVE SHEPPARD INDEPENDENT SPORTS EDITOR
      You have to love sports on Nantucket. With the Whalers and visiting Dennis-Yarmouth Dolphins both ready to square off in the season opening game Saturday morning, the person with the key to the time clock couldn't be found. So Nantucket coach Rick Blair did the next best thing: "Does anybody have...
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TIME OUT
MIRANDA DALE
BY SAM TOOLE
      The Nantucket girls' lacrosse team is looking to make it to the state tournament this year, and senior captain and goalie Miranda Dale plans on being a big part of it. Having played lacrosse since eighth grade, she is a natural in goal and can stop just about anything.
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BIRDS OF NANTUCKET
by Kenneth Turner Blackshaw
      Everyone seems to hate cowbirds. Most birders just barely tolerate them. Looking at a cowbird you might not understand this. They are in the blackbird family, smaller than Red-wings, hardly larger than sparrows. The males are moderately handsome, glossy black with a brown head.
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HIGH SCHOOL WINTER SPORTS AWARDS
      Nantucket High School's annual winter sports award program took place Thursday, March 27. The following student athletes earned recognition: Boys' Varsity Basketball - Most Improved - Adam Spencer Most Dedicated - Eddie Coffin
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PULLING TEETH
      There are a lot of things in this world that I don't particularly care for, and going to the dentist is high on that list. No offense, Dr. Schmidt, but it's just that I'm not a huge fan of having people poking and prodding around my teeth. Maybe I'm alone in this sentiment, but I think probably no...
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From the Sidelines
      WHALER ALL-STARS Rounding out the winter sports season, several Nantucket players were named league all-stars. Lighthouse Conference, boys' basketball: Jordan Ferreira, Delroy Lawrence. Honorable mention: Josh Butler and Evan Hourihan.
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