Sports
By Don Lyons - June 1, 2006
Kevin Gray checks his watch as he finishes the Memorial Day 5K well ahead of the pack. Photos by Mae Deary
Gray wins the OB Memorial Day 5K
Kevin Gray of Roslindale, 28, no stranger to winning distance races on Martha's Vineyard, was first to reach the finish line of the 11th annual Oak Bluffs Memorial Day 5K road race, Sunday. He set a torrid 5:07 pace and finished almost three minutes ahead of 42-year-old Steven Eick of New York who was second.
The rest of the top ten were: (3) Arah Mostofi, 27, Cambridge, 18:46; (4) Paul Vertefeaille, 41, Vineyard Haven, 19:40; (5) Shane McKracken, 52, North Attleboro, 19:59; (6) Leonard Verville, 42, Oak Bluffs, 20:17 (7) Erik Smith, 28, Oak Bluffs, 20:25; (8) Steven Katz, 55, West Tisbury, 20:27; (9) Walter Ricciardi, 52, Aquinnah, 20:36; (10) Matthew Stangoni, 25, Philadelphia, Pa., 20:38.
The first female to complete the run was Susan Branche, 46, of Scarsdale, N.Y. She was 16th overall in 29:59, 23 seconds ahead of Sarah Cox, 29, of Dover, N.H. who was 18th overall.
It was a beautiful clear and warm day, too warm for the runners who prefer to run in a cooling mist. But the efficiency with which race-master Roger Wey conducted the event left no room for complaints. Indeed, the conviviality and camaraderie that is usually present at a 5K (or longer) race was clearly evident.
Susan Branche, 46, of Scarsdale, N.Y., accepts congratulations for being the first female to complete the run.
Leaders in the several age-gender groups were:
Male 1-12: (1) Zoltan Clarke, 10, Chilmark, 22:10; (2) Braden Kelly, Crosswicks, N.J., 23:58; (3) Justin Smith, 11, West Tisbury, 24:07; (4) Cooper Chapman, 11, Chilmark, 26:02; (5) Shane Olson, 10, Natick, 28:42.
Female 1-12: (1) Ruby Fishbein, 10, Columbia, Md., 31:26; (2) Kate Freedberg, 12, Weston, 34:41; (3) Megan Mountzoures, 11, Wellesley, 36:00; (4) Stephanie Gervais, 11, Watertown, 45:09.
Male 13-19: (1) Christopher Duffy, 19, New York, N.Y., 24:18; (2) Luke Bettencourt, 15, Edgartown, 25:19; (3) Ben Fraser, 16, Franklin, 25:25; (4) Taylor Smith, 13, West Tisbury, 26:25; (5) Tim O'Leary, 13, Wenham, 26:40.
Female 13-19: (1) Katelyn Mahoney, 15, Oak Bluffs, 22:45; (2) Ceili Brennan, 14, Westwood, N.J., 27:20; (3) Jackie Fischer, 14, Pittsburgh, Pa., 28:56; (4) Maeve Kelly, 14, Crosswicks, N.J., 28:59; (5) Caroline Komenecky, Northborough, 29:37.
Male 20-29: (1) Kevin Gray, 28, Roslindale, 15:52; (2) Arah Mostofi, 27, Cambridge, 18:46; (3) Erik Smith, 28, Oak Bluffs, 20:25; (4) Matthew Stangoni, 25, Philadelphia, Pa., 20:38; (5) Adam Amster, 20, Concord, 20:56.
Female 20-29: (1) Sarah Cox, 29, Dover, N.H., 21:22; (2) Bonnie Kingsbury, 27, Tisbury, 21:58; (3) Devon Magnaghi, 28, Oak Bluffs, 22:25; (4) Katrina Belgadillo, 25, Vineyard Haven, 25:21; (5) Jennifer Sepanara, 21, Vineyard Haven, 25:22.`
Having started at Ocean Park, runners stream by the Wesley House on their way around the Chop.
Male 30-39: (1) David Wright, 36, Allston, 20:58; (2) Daniel Vaughn, 31, Edgartown, 21:43; (3) Ben Clark, 30, Arlington, 22:23; (4) Greg Madore, 38, Gilford, N.H., 22:36; (5) Charlie Branch, 33, Greenwich, Conn., 22:57.
Female 30-39: (1) Darcie Siciliano, 35, New York, N.Y., 23:39; (20) Julie Hatt, 35, Edgartown, 26:00; (3) Janice Strock, 38, Brookline, 26:07; (4) Mary Ellen Ross, 35, Edgartown, 26:18; (5) Deborah Regan, 38, Oak Bluffs, 26:22.
Male 40-49: (1) Steven Eick, 42, New York, N.Y., 18:43; (2) Paul Vertefeaille, 41, Vineyard Haven, 19:40; (3) Shane McKracken, 43, No. Attleboro, 19:59; (4) Leonard Verville, 42, Oak Bluffs, 20:17; (5) Kevin McGettigan, 43, Belmont, N.H., 20:40.
Female 40-49: (1) Susan Branche, 48, Scarsdale, N.Y., 20:59; (2) Marylee Schroeder, 42, West Tisbury, 22:11; (3) Julie Simonds, 46, Woburn, 24:27; (4) Martha Klein, 46, Ossining, N.Y., 25:16; (5) Elizabeth Kane, 46, Vineyard Haven, 25:24.
Male 50-59: (1) Steven Katz, 55, West Tisbury, 20:27; (2) Walter Ricciardi, 52, Aquinnah, 20:36; (3) Michael Amster, 55, Concord, 22:30; (4) James Huntwork, 58, Phoenix, Ariz., 22:46; (5) Rand Burnett, 55, Westmoreland, N.H., 23:13.
Female 50-59: (1) Nina Domenico, 52, Cambridge, 26:56; (2) Anne Evasick, 52, West Tisbury, 27:49; (3) Jill Hallisey, 50, Jamaica Plain, 30:56; (4) Margaret Mastrangte, 53, Amherst, 30:56; (5) Kathy Smith, 58, Oak Bluffs, 31:11.
Male 60-69: (1) Jim Austin, 63, Tisbury, 20:57; (2) Robert Knight, 62, Hopkinton, N.H., 22:27; (3) Robert Doyle, 62, Tisbury, 23:44; (4) Adam Ross, 62, Edgartown, 23:49; (5) William Smith, 63, Edgartown, 26:55.
Female 60-69: (1) Annette MacMillan, 61, Edgartown, 23:59; (2) Terry Cutler, 60, Vineyard Haven, 36:15; (3) Patience Huntwork, 60, Phoenix, Ariz., 36:26; (4) Carolyn Bird, 66, Falmouth, 37:23; (5) Maggi Yates, 62, Falmouth, 37:40.
Female 70-99: (1) Doris Beatty, 71, Falmouth, 36:11.
Strolling around the Chop
Of the 62 walkers, Lisa Burke, 43, of Oak Bluffs, strutted the 5K fastest finishing in 29 minutes, 11 seconds.
Some distance back was (2) Hadley Chapman, 8, of Chilmark and Susan Chapman, 43, also of Chilmark, in 11:17 and 11:29. Fourth was Paul O'Donnell, 68, of Aquinnah in 12:56, and next, Deborah Kelly, 51, and Brian Kelly, 50, both of Crosswicks, N.J., both in 13:29.
Also among the top ten walkers were Joyce Jen of Weston, Sara Gervais of Watertown, Anne Carter of Dover, and William Broden of Lakeville.
The fun run mile race attracted 27 competitors led by 8-year-old Brian O'Callaghan of Quincy in 7:17 and one second back, Matt Kaplan, 8, of Edgartown. Third to finish was Cal Fiore, 11, of Tisbury, in 7:31 and 10 seconds back were Chelsea Lashua, 14 and Lieia Omeara, both of Westminster, both in 7:41, Then came another twosome, Jessica and Jordan Chabot, 10 and 8, of Sharon. Savannah Maher, 11, of Mashpee and Ben Kaplan, 10, of Edgartown filled the 9-10 slots.
Beneficiary of the annual event, and the real winner, is Hospice of Martha's Vineyard.
E.J. Sylvia cleared the bar at 5' 10" winning four points for his team. Photo by Ralph Stewart
Mayflower Champions
The Vineyard boys and girls track and field teams have placed first in the Mayflower League finals so often in recent years that it is astounding to learn that this is the very first year that both teams claimed the league championship.
The girls win
The MV girls collected 198 points, 51 more than second place Sacred Heart, 94 more than West Bridgewater in third place. Then came Tri-Country 16, Southeastern 12, Diman Voke 11, and Bristol Plymouth 8.
Island girls took first place in four of the six field events and half of the 10 races.
Alice Hopkins claimed the shot put with a heave of 30' 11". Emma Lee Iversen tossed the discus the farthest, 86' 5". Katrina Nevin cleared 5 feet to win the high jump. Ashley Rebello leapt 14' 6" to earn gold in the long jump.
Ashley Medeiros was the fleetest of the fleet, winning the 100-meter dash in 13.59. Morgan Ibarrondo flew over the low hurdles first in 51.02. Hilary Dreyer won the metric half mile (now called the 800-meter dash!) in 2:32.99.
Jackson Parker, shown here winning a cross-country 5K, was first in the mile at 4:45.89. Photo by Ralph Stewart
Both the 4x100 relay team and the 4x400 relay team outpaced the field.
Event winners earned 10 points for their team but the next five also scored 8, 6, 4, 2 and 1 points. Adding to the MV winning margin were Jannelle Fortes and Ashley Madeiros in the shot, Rebekah Nivala with the discus, Kate Mahoney in the high jump, Morgan Ibarrondo in the long jump, Alexia Schroeder and Kim Carlomagno in the triple, and Cassaundra Gaines in the javelin.
Extra points on the track were won by Ainsley Clancy and Loren Gibson in the 100-meter hurdles, Allison Flanders in the 2 mile, Emma Lee Iversen in the 300 low hurdles, Kim Carlomagno and Rebekah Nivala in the 400, Nica Sylvia, Rachel Fateaux and Cassaundra Gaines in the mile, Katrina Nevin and Alexia Schroeder in the 200, Ashley Rebello in the 100, and Kate Mahoney in the 800
The boys win
The MV boys earned 139 points in their winning performance. Again, Sacred Heart was a distant second at 83, just nudging out Diman Voke, with 82, followed by West Bridgewater, 66; B-P, 61; Blue Hills, 37; Southeastern, 26; and Tri Country, 1.
Jackson Parker won the mile in 4:45.89. Josh Jackson took the 300-m low hurdles in 43.19 and Doug Asselin was fourth. Ry Yennie scaled the discus best, 120' 8" and Ryan Gorman was third. Connor Rasmussen claimed top honors in the triple jump with a 38' 3.75" effort and Colin Kelley was fourth. David Amabile claimed the long jump at 19' 6.25" and Josh Jackson was fourth.
Other points were earned by Ry Yennie in the 400, Logan Russell and Colin Kelley in the 800, David Amabile and Casey Decker in the 200, James Rice and Garrett Rice in the shot, Mason Fischer at two miles, Gus Paquette-Whall, David Flanders, and Jason Mello in the high hurdles, E.J. Sylvia in the high jump, Matt Williams and Adam Herman in the javelin.
The Vineyard was third in the 4x100 relay and fourth in the 4x400.
State Meet
Alice Hopkins threw the discus 99 feet, 3 inches, good enough for 3rd place in the State Division 3 meet at Milton on Saturday, and qualifying her for the All State Championship meet to be held at Fitchburg State College this Saturday.
The last MVRHS student athlete to qualify for the All States was Kara Shemeth, currently an assistant track coach at the high school.
Other Vineyard performances at the Division 3 meet in Milton were:
Josh Jackson 10th in 300-meter hurdles; Allison Flanders 12th in the 2-mile run; Morgan Ibarrondo 16th in 300-meter hurdles; Hilary Dreyer 18th in the 800 meters; Rebekah Nivala 19th in discus; Connor Rasmussen 24th in triple jump; Kate Mahoney 26th in 800 meters; Emma Lee Iversen 32nd in 300-meter hurdles.
