Sports
Published: July 29, 2010
Farm Neck championship
For the third year in a row, Elmer Silva won the Men's Club Championship flight at Farm Neck. Elmer birdied the last hole and he one-putted the last four. Photo by Ralph Stewartgolf tournament
Helen Green nosed out Betsy Dripps to win the women's club championship at Farm Neck. Photo by FILE PHOTO BY RALPH STEWARTMen's softball: A ‘Canes blowout
Richie Roy went back, back, back — tracking a long ball in the Treds vs. Stampede game. Richie fell magnificently before reaching the homerun fence. His many friends were pleased to learn he was not hurt. Only his dignity was wounded. Photo by Ralph StewartFans expecting a close, well-played softball game early Monday evening at Tisbury's Veterans Memorial Park, as the Hurricanes and Brewhas faced off in the final game of their scheduled summer season, were disappointed as the high-scoring Brewhas managed only one run and that in the bottom of the first inning.
Stampede right fielder Lucas Landers hit the deck to make a great grab and doubled up Tony Cortez for good measure. Photo by Ralph StewartThe 'Canes on the other hand were ready and willing to take advantage of their listless opponents. They scored three in the top of the first, six in the fourth, and three more in the sixth inning. Final score: Hurricanes 12, Brewhas 1.
Adam Golding was tagged out at home by Treds Captain Bart Kent. Photo by Ralph StewartLast Thursday the Brewhas beat the Wildcats, 8-6. John Custer and Eric Hatt homered for the Brewhas.
Monday's second game was a runaway win for the Treds outscoring the Stampede 16-6. The Treds wasted no time in asserting their claim, driving in seven runs in the top of the first inning. The loudest blow was a fence-clearing home run by Billy Panek.
The Stampede made a move toward catching up. After posting four runs in the bottom of the fourth, the score stood at Treds 8, Stampede 6. But that was it. The Treds added four in the fifth and two more in both the sixth and seventh while holding the Stampede in check.
The third game of the trifecta was a triumph for the Catboat Killers over the Wildcats. The score was tied, 3-3 after three innings, but the Catboats crossed the plate ten times in the bottom of the fourth, then scored three in the fifth and sixth, enough to keep the Wildcats at bay.
Ken Magnuson homered for the Killers
Final score: Catboat Killers 19, Wildcats 15.
Also Monday, at Manters Memorial Field, West Tisbury, the Highlanders were showing no mercy, drubbing the Landsharks, 20-4.
Tom Pachico called balls and strikes in the first two games at Veterans Park. Richie Roy officiated in the third game.
One game remains to be played, Wednesday, Treds vs. Catboat Killers, before the season will have run its course issuing in the second season, the Playoffs.
East Coast Classic Hockey
Mike Jackson of the MV Mariners chases Robbie Bourbon of Colgate and the CPT Selects up the ice.
Photo by Ralph StewartSeven hockey teams competed in the third East Coast Classic at the Arena last weekend.
The winning team was TAC (Total Athletic Conditioning) from Connecticut, which defeated the Dragon Club in the finals, 5-3. Previously, in the semifinal games, TAC had topped another team from the Nutmeg State, the CPT Selects, 7-1.
The Dragon Club had qualified for the finals by defeating the Gators, 9-8.
The Martha's Vineyard entry, the Mariners, lost its game to TAC in a shootout, 4-3. They tied Madhouse, 6-6 and lost to the CPT Selects, 5-2.
Bobby Butler, a UNH grad who plays for the Ottawa Senators in the NHL, skated for the Gators.
Zamboni unveiled
Mike Hathaway drives the new Zamboni ice resurfacer through the ribbon and onto a fresh sheet of ice at the MV Arena Saturday, July 17. Arena board members Linda Coito, Jeannie Ogden, Suzie Wallo, Larry Greenberg, and arena president John Minnehan (second from right) provide the escort.
The new Zamboni was acquired largely through the generosity of Bob and Tara Levine who donated $120,000 toward the cost of the vehicle.
Zambonis are made to order at a lone factory in Los Angeles. Photo by Ralph Stewartgarbage text don't use
Women to begin softball second season
Anne Evasick of the Late Fees runs down a fly ball in right field. Photo by Ralph StewartTuesday, at Veterans War Memorial Park, in a game where the defense outshone the offense, the Shady Ladies shaded the Honeys, 3-2. The Ladies scored one run in the top of the first inning. That was it until the Honeys tied the score with a run in the bottom of the sixth. Griffen Hughes answered by driving in two for the Shady Ladies in the top of the seventh to make it 3-1. The Honeys got one back in their half but no more.
Shady Ladies' third baseman Jen Oliver leaps up and grabs an out, while shortstop Griffin Hughes lends support. Photo by Ralph StewartThe Late Fees upset the Creamers in the late game at the park, 14-12. The Fees wasted no time laying claim to the win. They batted around and scored six runs in the top of the first inning. The Creamers responded with two.
Neither team scored in the second but the Fees added five in the third, two in the fourth, and one more in the fifth.
The Creamers made a move late in the game scoring four in the fifth and five in the seventh, but they fell short of catching up to the Ladies.
The Women's League second season of playoff games in double elimination begins tonight. At 6:15 pm the third seeded Late Fees take on the sixth seeded Snaps. At 7:30 pm it's the 4 seeded Honeys versus the five seeded Rug Sox.
At season's end the standings and seeds are:
1. Creamers 6-2; 2. Shady Ladies 6-2; 3. Late Fees 5-3; 4. Honeys 4-4; 5. Rug Sox 4-4; 6. Snaps 3-5; 7. Phoenix 0-8.
FUTBAL, FOOTBALL, IT'S STILL soccer
Last Thursday the lead team of the Martha's Vineyard Football Association (soccer), the Atlantic Football Club, got by a stubborn Coop de Ville squad, 2-1. AFC goals were by Torbelly Assis and Alex Hull. Ibrahim Kalla scored for the Coop.
Later the same evening, Shirley's Hardware and Sports Haven played to a 1-1 tie. Tom Shocky scored for Shirley's; Nicholas Shrady was credited with the one goal for Sports Haven.
Wednesday, Sports Haven scored three times to Monto Orthopedics once. Declan McBride, Nick Turner and Tom Shockey did the damage for Sports Haven. Charlie DeWill scored for Monto's.
Also Wednesday, MV Celtic topped Coop de Ville, 2-1 on a pair of goals by Alex Poole, Giles Welch put the Coop on the board.
Soccer standings
Team G W L T Pts Gf Ga GD
Atlantic FC………….. 8 5 1 2 17 14 7 7
MV Celtic ……………8 4 2 2 14 14 8 6
Sports Haven………..8 3 3 2 11 12 10 2
Shirley's Hardware… 7 2 1 4 10 7 7 0
Coop de Ville……… 8 3 5 0 9 12 18 -6
Monto Orthopedics…7 0 5 2 2 7 16 -9
Tennis: Who’s number one?
Some of the Vineyard's best junior tennis players are jousting at Vineyard Youth Tennis every Wednesday evening to determine who is the top gun on the Island.
On July 14 Kent Leonard (VYT) defeated Justin Grossman (Chilmark) 6-3, 6-3.
Justice Yennie (VYT) beat Samantha Potter (VYT) 6-3,6-3.
Jock Cooperrider (VYT) bested Darst King (VYT) 6-1, 6-0.
Reid Yennie defeated Patrick Dunk (Chilmark) 6-2, 6-2.
On July 21 Kent Leonard (VYT) beat Patrick Dunk (Chilmark) 7-5, 6-0.
Jock Cooperrider defeated Justice Yennie (VYT) 7-6, 6-2.
Reid Yennie topped Darst King (VYT) 7-6, 6-1.
Patrick McCarthy (Chilmark) defeated Samantha Potter (VYT) 7-5, 6-0.
Spectators are welcome to watch, Wednesdays, beginning at 5 pm.
It's a date
Some dates for your appointment book:
Saturday & Sunday, August 14-15: Mattakesett—Winnetu Open Tennis Tournament: men's doubles, women's doubles, mixed doubles. $35 entry fee. Call 508-627-9506 or sign up with George at the pro shop.
Saturday, August 28, 9:00 am, the annual Sullivan 5K run/walk benefit of the M.V. Hospital.
Sunday, September 12, 10 am, annual 5K-run/walk benefit of the Vineyard Haven Library. Fun run for kids starts at 9:45 am.
Bridge deck
Seven tables were in play at the Saturday morning meeting of the Bridge Club of Martha's Vineyard in the Tisbury senior center.
Sitting North/South, the high points belonged to Duncan Walton and Richard Eubanks. Runners up were (2) Susan Goodridge and Maude Chilton and (3) Linda Schapiro and Donald Schapiro.
Setting the pace at East/West were Ann Brown and Jim Kaplan, followed by (2) Geraldine Jones and Charity Randolph, and (3) Tillie Foster and Emily Robertson.
little league
The 12-year-old Vineyard Little League all star travel team visited Cooperstown, N.Y., last weekend, taking in the sights at the Baseball Hall of Fame and playing the national pastime on several of the manicured Little League fields, including one modeled on Fenway Park, complete with a green monster in left field. Four of the Vineyarders were awarded green shirts for hitting balls over the mini-monster: Silas Berlin, Tucker McNeely, Isaac Higgins and Emily Turney. Emily was the only girl in any of the games in which the Vineyard played.
The Islanders were 0 for 7 but made a good showing, especially in an extra-inning game with a team from Wisconsin.
This weekend the team of 12-year-old youngsters is entered in a tournament at Bourne, scheduled to play Medfield, Braintree, and the host team.
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The all star travel team of 12-year-old Vineyarders with their coaches and a copy of The Times, standing left to right: Coach Peter Jeffers, Coach Mike Michalski, Isaac Higgins, Morgan Michalski, Emily Turney, Andrew Wiley, Tucker McNeely, Jack Slayton, Head Coach Bob Moore, Coach Jaime McNeely. Kneeling: Emerson Mahoney, Kevin Cleary, Nate D'Angelo, Mason Jeffers, Silas Berlin, and Greg McCarron.
HHSA sails again
Twelve boats of the Holmes Hole Sailing Association reported to the starting line last Thursday for a 6:00 pm race from red nun 6 to green can 23a at East Chop, then to nun 4 at West Chop and back to red nun 6.
It was a warm evening with 10 knots of west wind.
The first leg was a broad reach on the port tack, then a beat to West Chop followed by a beam reach to the finish line.
First to complete the course was Bob Jewett in the Soling, Andiamo II. Mike Loberg in Masquerade was second followed by (3) Steve Besse in Apres, (4) Jerry Goodale in Stormalong, (5) Dan Culkin in Magic Time, (6) Mary Worrell and David Brown in Second Wind, (7) Bow Van Riper in Tyche, (8) Roger Becker in Gloria, (9) Mo Flam in Lumia, (10) Kathy Logue in Rocinante III, (11) David Lott in Avanti, and (12) John and Lisa Stout in Isabella.
Summer racing continues with Harbor races Sunday at 10:00 am and 2:00 pm.
New members and guest boats are welcome. Interested sailors should call Diana Hartmann at 693-4592.
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With spinnakers ballooning, a 420 fleet flies before the wind in Vineyard Haven Harbor during the Southern Massachusetts Sailing Assn. Regatta last weekend.
