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HIGHLIGHTS May 5, 2005 Jennings Frank Jennings, the Island’s premier bicycle rider, has returned from China and Belgium in time for the spring racing season. In Florida, Frank won a mountain bike race near Pensacola using his cyclocross in one-hour, 50-minute challenge. He finished 20 minutes ahead of the second rider even though he raced in the open class. Last Sunday Frank won the 53-mile Turtle Pond race north of Concord, N.H. he broke away from the 70-man field at the 11-mile mark and rode by himself until caught by his teammate Paul Curley and by Tyler Monroe of Andover, Frank soon broke away again to finish alone 20 seconds ahead of Paul. Youth lacrosse The MV Youth lacrosse girls U-15 team lost to a tough Hull team last week, 4-3. Kate Cecilio scored twice and Hayley Pierce once. Laura Jernegan and Zoe Fisher took turns in goal. The U-13 split with Hull, 9-4 and 3-1. Goalies Eva Faber and Shivonne Schofield had 12 saves. This weekend the teams are at Sandwich. The U-15s are 1-1. The U-13s are 0-2. Little League In Little League majors action last week, the Dodgers topped the Tigers, 6-1, behind the no-hit, 8K, 3-inning pitching of William Stewart and Taylor Smith who was touched for the Tiger run and two hits. Kevin Galligan started for the Tigers and went three innings, giving up four runs on four hits and five walks. He struck out eight. Peter Keaney relieved and gave up two runs on four hits. He fanned four. Taylor Smith was 3-for-4 for the Dodgers. Stewart had two hits and drove in two with a double and a triple. Billy Anderson was 2-for-4. In a majors game at Veira field on Tuesday, the Dodgers scored six runs in the fifth inning to overtake the A’s and win 8-3. Taylor Smith started on the hill for the Dodgers and went four innings striking out five, allowing one hit, three walks, and three runs. Ben Ciciora relieved and held the A’s scoreless. Taylor Smith had two hits. Ramon Espino and Billy Anderson had clutch rbi hits. Espino started a 4-3 double play. T.J. Van Gerven started for the A’s, went three innings, keeping the Dodgers off the scoreboard and striking out three. Oliver Filley relieved and was charged with the loss, giving up 5 hits and 8 walks. The A’s led 3-2 after four innings, but the Dodgers scored six runs in the 5th to put the game on ice. The minors The Reds won their season opener with the Rockies, 3-0. Ian Bardwell hurled the shutout, striking out 13. Friday the Indians squeezed by the Rockies 6-5. Tony Canha started for the Rockies and fanned nine in three innings. He was also 3-for-4 at the plate. Mike Mussell went five innings for the Tribe, striking out 12. The score was tied at two after five innings. The Rockies scored three times, taking a 5-2 lead. But in the bottom of the 6th, a triple by Mussell, singles by Kyle Stobie and Carlos Guzman, and another triple by John O’Shaughnessy pushed the winning runs across the plate for the Indians. Babe Ruth softball Last year’s top teams, the Diamondbacks and the Yankees, opened the season with a lopsided win by the ‘Backs. Rookie Colette Jordan drove in seven runs with a triple and a grand slam. The A’s outlasted the Devil Rays, 27-21. Emma Forbes, Andrea Metell, Emily Alosso, and Jackie Panek supplied most of the A’s punch. The Rays enjoyed quality pitching from Jamie Forend and stellar defensive play by Kia Minor and Lauren Williston. The Braves were beaten by the A’s in a squeaker, 15-13, in the final inning. Then the Braves got by the Yankees, 11-10 in a game that required extra innings. Kim Montanile pitched seven solid innings for the Yanks. Softball standings Athletics 2-0 D’ backs 1-0 Braves 1-1 Devil Rays 0-1 Yankees 0-2 Girls’ lacrosse The varsity girls lacrosse team took on a aggressive Dartmouth team, Tuesday. Dartmouth scored twice before Isabelle Lew put the Vineyard on the board. Darrtmouth finished the first period with a flurry of seven goals, and led at the half 9-2. The Vineyard held Dartmouth to two goals in the second half, and Jane Alexander scored for the Vineyard. Final score: 11-3. Undefeated Dartmouth, is first in the Maritime League. The Vineyard is second. Friday, the Vineyard put it all together and beat Bourne 8-6. Ladies from the canal scored the first goal, but Taylor MacDonald answered. With another goal by MacDonald, two by Kerry O’Donoghue, and one by Katie Campbell, MV led at the half 5-3. MacDonald was key on draw control and found Jane Alexander with a perfect pass to start off the second half on a strong note. Katie Keppeler and Katie Campbell were key assist players, moving the ball downfield and finding teammate Meryl Pye, who scored. Bourne came up with a goal, but it was quickly answered by Isabelle Lew. With 4 minutes left in the game, the Vineyard tried to hold the ball, but Bourne managed to score twice. The Vineyard had a well deserved and much needed win 8-6. Senior goalkeeper, Brie Sylvia played tough in both halves with 12 saves. The Vineyard is now 3-1 in the Maritime League and second behind Dartmouth. They are 3-4 overall. Babe Ruth baseball The three MV Babe Ruth baseball teams — the Blue Jays, Cardinals, and Twins — play weekly in-house games Wednesdays and Thursdays and weekend double headers off-Island with Cape teams. Saturday at Bourne the MV Cardinals lost to the Bourne Mariners at Keith Field, 7-1. The Cards played well in the field but could not touch the Bourne pitcher’s fastball. Jon Nelson doubled in the Cards’ only run. Bourne’s Butler finished with 14Ks. JV hurler Joe Keaney pitched with two days rest and gave up one run in two innings. Lamar Moreis made the catch of the contest, over the head with his back to the plate. In the second game, the Cards had their way with the Bourne Cubs, 17-4. Scoring early and often, the Cardinals got a boost from Tad Gold’s two-run blast over the right field fence. Jon Nelson was 3-for-4 at the plate. Steve Handy’s diving stop and throw from his knees was the defensive gem. Brant Silva threw out two from right field. Zach Countinho pitched three innings in the first game and came back to finish the second. VTS at Falmouth The Vineyard Tennis Center sent a team to Falmouth last weekend for the American Cancer Society fundraising tournament and came close to dominating the event. The Vineyard women made the finals in both divisions. Kelly Nagi and Susie Safford won at division two, reaching the finals with two qualifying wins and taking the championship round in straight sets, 6-2, 7-5. Connie McHugh and Sue Kimball also made the finals. They played a two and a half hour match, losing in a tie breaker. Also in the first division, Nina Bramhall and Sally Lasker were eliminated by the eventual winners, 6-2, 6-4. Mas Kimball and Dave Larson represented the VTC in the men’s division. Frosh & Sophs The MVRHS freshmen and sophomores finished fourth in the Route 228 meet for underclassmen Saturday at Hingham. Some 50 schools entered. Josh Jackson won the long jump with a leap of 18’ 9 3/4” and was second in the 200m dash. Jim Bishop placed second in the shot put. Ry Yennie was second with the javelin and sixth in the 400. The Vineyarders finished one point back of Sandwich. Whitman-Hanson won the meet with 75.5 points. Boys tennis Always tough, Duxbury proved too much for the MV boys tennis team, Friday, winning every match. Only Jamie Smadbeck, at second singles, forced a third set, losing in a tie-breaker, 7-6. The Vineyard singles players all won their matches easily in straight sets with Sturgis, Monday, assuring the team of its fifth win against four losses. The duo of Seth Seeman and Ben Gramkowski prevailed at second doubles, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4. Jonah Lipsky and Jeremy Meachem bowed, 6-4, 5-7, 6-1. |
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