Lady Whalers squish the grapes, then slip
BY LINDA WILLIAMS INDEPENDENT WRITER
      Though the annual Island Cup match-up of the Whaler football team versus perennial rival Martha's Vineyard is no longer on the schedule, the Nantucket field hockey team had their own highly anticipated version on Friday. With a stellar 13-2-2 regular season record, the Lady Whalers earned a fifth seed and its way into a first round home game against No.
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Homecoming triumph for Whaler football
BY LINDA WILLIAMS INDEPENDENT WRITER
      PHOTO BY MICHAEL GALVIN Saturday's exciting homecoming 34-26 win against Holbrook kept the Whalers' playoff hopes alive. With two weeks to go, Nantucket's Mayflower Small 5-2 record, 5-4 overall, with one conference game to go against West Bridgewater was second to 5-1 Tri-County. Off the injury list, Jamison Viera took the snaps from center.
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Boys soccer team advances, girls eliminated
      Both Whaler soccer teams traveled to their Division 3 South first round matches off island on Sunday. The No. 9 boys (11-5-0) were matched up with No. 8 Old Colony (10-3-5) in Rochester. While the boys battled, the No. 9 Lady Whalers (9- 7-1) met up with No. 8 Cohasset (10-7-0) for the chance to meet up with undefeated No. 1 Norwell (16-0-2).
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