Sports
Scooped by a Cambridge man
Matthew Graziano, 25, of Cambridge, won the annual Scoops 5K Tour of Edgartown road race Sunday, in 17:11. He was 40 seconds ahead of John Sohn, 27, a seasonal resident of Edgartown, who was clocked at 17:51.
The skies were clear and the air was warm - too warm, perhaps, to lend itself to record breaking runs. Whatever the reason, Mr. Graziano's winning time was more than a minute behind 21-year-old Chase Pizzonia, last year's winner in 16:07, not to mention Kevin Grey's 2006 time of 15:46.
Completing the 5K course were 440 runners, 38 more than last year.
Following Graziano and Sohn, were (3) Mark Engerman, 41, Edgartown, 18:01; (4) John Dewitt, 22, unknown, 18:47; (5) Dave Diriwachter, 39, Vineyard Haven, 18:48; (6) Jeff Hanna, 26, Syracuse, N.Y., 19:00; (7) Jackson Parker, 21, Vineyard Haven, 19:05; (8) Alex Kahan, 49, Norwich, Vt., 19:20; (9) Adam Formica, 17, unknown 19:22; (10) Darren Belisle, 31, Edgartown, 19:39.
The first female to finish the run in 20:07 was Stephanie Hodge-Mitchell, 42, just one second faster than 29-year-old Elizabeth Guest of Edgartown. They were 13th and 14th overall. The rest of the top ten women were (3) Bonnie Kingsbury, 29, Vineyard Haven, 20:22; (4) Monica Adler, 16, Manchester, 20:48; (5) Karin Lehr, 39, Belmont, 20:49; (6) Susan Branche, 50, Scarsdale, N.Y., 21:22; (7) Leah Begg, 39, Newtown, Conn., 23:01; (8) Joan Lamachia, 47, unknown, 23:05; (9) Jane Walshe, 38, Edgartown, 21:17; (10) Erin Begg, 14, Newtown, Conn., 23:19.
Appropriately, the three most senior of the seniors in the race reached the finish line together: Bill Norton, 79, Donald Mitchell, 81, and Louis Larsen, 82.
Following is a list of those who finished at the top of their age/gender groups.
Photos by Ralph Stewart
Female 9 and under: (1) Molly Begg, 9, Newtown, Conn., 31:29; (2) Hilary Lowitz, 9. Chappaqua, N.Y., 31:58; (3) Olivia Coyle, 9, Edgartown, 33:38; (4) Elizabeth Williamson, 8, Edgartown, 39:24; (5) Jessie Lynch, 9, West Hartford, Conn., 39:47.
Male 9 and under: (1) Joe Zannotti, 9, Tulsa, Okla., 28:11; (2) Taylor Walsh, 9, Edgartown, 30:34; (3) Ryan Evilie, 9, Unknown, 31:32; (4) Will Lucas, 9, West Chop, 31:34; (5) Jack Lynch, 9, Namington, Conn., 32:18.
Female 10-14: (1) Erin Begg, 14, Newtown, Conn., 23:19; (2) Emily Bosworth, 11, Hingham, 24:37; (3) Megan Smith, 13, Merrimack, N.H., 26:30; (4) Christa Culbert, 14, Evanston, Ill., 26:35; (5) Caitlin Begg, 13, Glen Rock, N.J., 27:29.
Male 10-14: (1) Emmet Shipway, 14, Avon, Conn., 24:01; (2) Michael Herrigel, 14, New Providence, N..J., 25:48; (3) Jack Burns, 12, Niskayuna, N.Y., 26:03; (4) John Breen, 12, Edgartown, 27:29; (5) Emmet Coyle, 11, Edgartown, 27:32.
Female 15-19: (1) Monica Adler, 16, Manchester, 20:48; (2) Cora Gingras, 17, East Hampton, Conn., 23:23; (3) Nichole Roczniak, 17, East Haddam, Conn., 25:17; (4) Taylor Wells, Darien, Conn., 25:31; (5) Molly Bangs, Montclair, N.J. 25:37.
Male 15-19: (1) Adam Formica, 17, unknown, 19:22; (2) Jackson Bangs, 19, Montclair, N.J., 20:11: (3) Ian Moeclel, 17, Painesville, Ohio, 20:24; (4) Patrick Shelley, 15, Silver Springs, Md., 21:17; (5) Jenkins Hocatio, 17, unknown, 23:21.
Female 20-24: (1) Susan Hynes, 22, unknown, 24:02; (2) Natalie Wooten, 22, Edgartown, 24:10; (3) Anna Pelone, 22, unknown, 25:49; (4) Elyse Boyle, 22, Milton, 26:00; (5) Elizabeth Herrigel, 20, New Providence, N.J., 24:52.
Male 20-24: (1) John Dewitt, 22, unknown, 18:47; (2) Jackson Parker, 21, Tisbury, 19:05; (3) Jackson Holahan, 21, East Haddam, Conn., 20:21; (4) Alex Matthews, 21, Bronx, N.Y, 20:21; (5) Reed Wildman, 22, Cambridge, 22:05.
Female 25-29: (1) Adrianne Wenisch, 29, Charlestown, 23:42; (2) Meg Haley, 27, unknown, 24:33; (3) Susan Gunnels, 29, Edgartown, 26:59; (4) Elizabeth Boyle, 25, Milton, 27:21; (5) Michelle Creed, 27, West Hartford, Conn., 28:44.
Male 25-29: (1) Jeff Hanna, 26, Syracuse, N.Y., 19:00; (2) S. Garrett Bastable, 25, San Francisco, Cal., 22:45; (3) Nick O'Brien, 26, New York, N.Y., 24:38; (4) James Coleman, 27, Windsor, Conn., 25:04; (5) Peter Hodgson, 30, Tisbury, 27:11.
Female 30-34: (1) Johanna Hynes, 32, unknown, 34:39; (2) Beth Vasecka, 31, Somerville, 23:43; (3) Patience Tibbs, 33, Watertown, 25:12; (4) Jesse Rasid, 32, Cambridge, 24:49; (5) Matthew Heerwagen, 34, Edgartown, 26:37.
Male 30-34: (1) Dave Diriwachter, 39, Vineyard Haven, 18:48; (2) Guy Nelson, 39, 23:91; (3) Steve Webber, 38, Hopedale, 22:16; (4) Neil Hatem, 39, Edgartown, 22:32; (5) Jim Geary, 38, unknown, 23:50.
Female 40-44: (1) Katherine McGeever, 40, Kensington, Conn., 23:50; (2) Robin Breen, Edgartown, 24:00; (3) Dodie Powers, 40, Edgartown, 24:28; (4) Laura Shaw, 43, unknown, 26:14; (5) Michelle Dwyer, 44, Grafton, 26:31.
Male 40-44: (1) Bill Mendoza, 42, Edgartown, 20:27; (2) Tony Figuerido, 40, Auburn, 21:16; (3) Geoff Fenn, 44, Buffalo, N.Y., 23:02; (4) Colin MacKay, 40, Salem, 23:06; (5) Tim Lynch, 42, West Hartford, Conn., 23:10.
Female 45-49: (1) Joan Lamachia, 47, unknown, 22:05; (2) Susan Kahan, Norwich, Vt., 26:09; (3) Dawn Guida, 46, Port Murray, N.J., 27:11; (4) Linda Kaplan, 46, Vineyard Haven, 27:25; (5) Diane Balleck, 46, East Haddam, Conn., 27:28.
Male 45-49: (1) Alex Kahan, 49, Norwich, Vt., 19:20; (2) Mark Thompson, 45, Mamaroneck, N.Y., 20:42; (3) Mike Morrow, 47, unknown, 21:05; (4) Patrick Parker, 47, Vineyard Haven, 21:57; (5) Kevin McGettigan, 45, Belmont, N.H., 22:05.
Female 50-54: (1) Susan Branche, 50, Scarsdale, N.Y., 21:22; (2) Karen Berni-Giarusso, 50, Worcester, 23:59; (3) Rachel Shanor, 50, unknown, 24:53; (4) Debbie Frio, Andover, 25:16; (5) June Farnorth, 54, Woodland Marlow, U.K., 25:33.
Male 50-54: (1) Dana Gaines, 51, Edgartown, 29:51; (2) Dick Lehr, 54, Belmont, 22:27; (3) Steve Belli, 50, unknown, 22:28; (4) Michel Grey, 31, Brookline, 23:43; (5) Jim Bazzano, 50, unknown, 24:39.
Female 55-59: (1) Susan Mitchell Hardt, 58, unknown, 26:25; (2) Kyn Tolson, 57, East Haddam, Conn., 30:58; (3) Jane Heller, 58, Milford, Conn., 31:34; (4) Liz Dean, 56, Silver Springs, N.D., 32:03; (5) Francine Sohn, 56, unknown, 34:13.
Male 55-59: (1) Bob Morris, 55, Laguna Miguel, Cal., 19:57; (2) Monty Mitchell, 56, unknown, 25:35; (3) John Parker, 55, unknown, 26:33; (4) John Giarusso, 58, Worcester, 27:45; (5) John Roger, 57, unknown, 29:30.
Female 60-64: (1) Phyllis Heerwagen, 61, Edgartown, 33:46; (2) Joan Eville, 64, unknown, 33:55; (3) Betty Belcastro, 54, Littleton, 38:37; (4) Kathy Lichtstein, 63, Edgartown, 45:54; (5) Bonnie But, 63, Piedmont, Cal., 57:59.
Male 60-64: (1) Rick Cohen, 60, unknown, 24:41; (2) Ray Anderson, 61, unknown, 29:05; (3) Peter Heerwagen, 63, Edgartown, 33:04; (4) Jeffrey Bastable, 61, Fayetteville, N.Y., 35:15; (5) David Speck, 62, Edgartown, 36:33.
Female 65-69: (1) Olivia Pouliot,65, Edgartown, 1:03:49.
Male 65-69: Jim Austin, 65, Vineyard Haven, 21:33; (2) Morgan Shipway, 66, Avon, Conn., 29:46; (3) Jerry Lichtstein, 65, Edgartown, 45:54; (4) Jules BenDavid, 59, Oak Bluffs, 1:17:03.
Male 70 - 74: (1) David Egger, 72, Chilmark, 40:52.
Male 75-79: (1) Bill Norton, 79, Oak Bluffs, 1:17:04.
Male 80-84: (1) Donald Mitchell, 81, Vineyard Haven, 1:17:05 (2) Louis Larsen, 82, Chilmark, 1:17:06.
"Chess on a lawn"
The 2008 Earl Radford Memorial Hi/Lo Croquet Tournament was played August 1-3 on the Edgartown Croquet lawn near the Edgartown School and Boys & Girls Club. The tourney was dedicated to the memory of Earl Radford, a resident of Chappaquiddick, owner of the Edgartown Inn and a croquet champion.
Players enjoyed three warm, clear days with lots of stiff competition as well as a cocktail party and a tournament dinner.
Tournament winners were Dr. John Schott of East Chop and his partner, Joan Yale of Edgartown. Runners-up were Croquet Club president Jim Turner with co-partners Betty Willis of East Chop and Cay Chamberlain of Edgartown, followed by Dot Dropick of Chappaquiddick and Bill Elbow of West Tisbury.
President Turner called croquet "chess on a lawn, dressed in white."
Notes on Niantic numbers
The (high school) girls league at Niantic Park, Oak Bluffs, has three teams called simply, teams one, two and three.
Team two leads with 6 wins and 3 losses. Team three is 4 and 4. Team one is 3/6.
Wednesday evening at 6 pm, teams one and two will play for the opportunity to challenge team three for the summer league championship to be decided Sunday, August 10.
The eight-team men's league begins its playoffs to find a champion on Friday. The teams are (1) Stone Cold Hustlers, 9-0; (2) Mon Stars, 6-3; (3) Team Fisher, 6-3; (4) Ignorant Athletes, 5-4; (5) Team Baptiste, 4-5; (6) H.S. Ballers, 4-5; (7) Chips Ahoy, 2-7; (8) Black Dawg, 0-9.
Friday's playoff schedule: 5 pm, 4 vs. 5; 6 pm, 3 vs. 6; 7 pm, 2 vs.7; 8 pm, 1 vs. 8.
Monday the 8/1 winners play the 4/5 winners. And the 2/7 winners play the 3/6 winners. The championship round is Saturday, August 14.
In the four team NCAA boys league, Team 3 leads at 7/1 followed by Team 2 (4/4), Team 4 (3/5) and Team 1 (2/6).
