Sports
By Don Lyons - October 12, 2006
Competition in the long jump was intense. Photo by Ezra Blair
His and her crowns go to Tisbury
The Tisbury School won both the boys and the girls championship titles at the 32nd interscholastic quadrilateral track and field meet at the high school, Thursday. The Vineyard Haven school was a clear winner, unlike last year when the Oak Bluffs and West Tisbury girls and the Tisbury and Edgartown boys finished in dead heats
There were no sweeps in either meet. The most dominant efforts were the Tisbury girls 1-2 finish in the shot put and the long jump. Oak Bluffs did as well in the 200-meter dash. O.B,'s Alicia Oliveira won both the 100- and 200-meter races. Sidra Dumont was a double winner in the discus and hurdles.
Final scores: Tisbury, 29; Oak Bluffs and West Tisbury, 20; Edgartown, 17.
In the boys meet Tisbury was 1st, 2nd, and 4th over the hurdles. West Tisbury was 1-2-4 in the mile. Final tallies: Tisbury 29, Edgartown 23, West Tisbury 17, Oak Bluffs 13.
Jack Wadleigh of Oak Bluffs "hit for the circuit" finishing 1st in the 100, 2nd at 200, 3rd in the shot, and 4th with the discus. Dhonathan Lemos and Brian MacKenty gave Edgartown a 1-2 punch in the shot put.
West Tisbury's best event was the mile, won by Cooper Chapman. Photo by Ezra Blair
Girls meet results
Shot Put: (1) Maggie Riseborough, Tis., 24' 1" (2) Lauren McLane, Tis., 21' 4.25", (3) Andrea Metell, O.B., 21" (4) Caitlyn Colley, W.T., 20' 11.25"
Discus: (1) Sidra Dumont, W.T., 65' (2) Eva Faber, Edg., 52'6" (3) Andrea Metell, O.B., 50' (4) Lauren McLane, Tis., 49'10".
Long Jump: (1) Noelle Nelson, Tis., 9' (2) Christine Janak, Tis., 8' 9.5" (3) Jenny Lindland, Edg., and Nari Cleary, Edg., 8' 8" (tie)
100 Meters: (1) Alicia Oliveira, O.B., 14.58 (2) Angela Casey, O.B., 15"15 (3) Christine Janak, Tis., 15:16 (4) Noelle Nelson, Tis., 15:17.
200 Meters: (1) Alicia Oliveira, O.B., 31:25 (2) Angela Casey, O.B., 32:96 (3) Mia Bennedetto, W.T., 33.41 (4) Daniel Cleary, Edg., 35:41.
Hurdles: (1) Sidra Dumont, W.T., 12:90 (2) Lauren Lucas. Tis., 13:10 (3) Jenny Lindland. Edg., 13:71 (4) Madeline Penicaud, Tis., 13:76.
4x100 relay: (1) Tisbury, 105.5 (2) Edgartown 105.7 (3) West Tisbury 113.3. O.B. did not enter a relay team.
Willie Nevin of Tisbury was alone at the tape after running 200 meters. Photo by Ezra Blair
Mile: (1) Megan Dreyer, W.T, 6:45 (2) Shivonne Schofield, Edg., 6:53 (3) Taylor Gramkowski, Edg., 7:09 (4) Haley , W.T., 7:17.
Tisbury 29, Oak Bluffs 20, West Tisbury 20, Edgartown 17.
Boys meet results
Shot Put: (1) Dhonathan Lemos, Edg., 30' 5.5" (2) Brian MacKenty, Edg., 29'1.5" (3) Jack Wadleigh, O.B., 28' 2.5" (4) Toby Riseborough, Tis., 25' 1.5"
Discus: (1) Ryker Maynard, Edg., 90' 5" (2) Brian MacKenty, Edg., 82' 4" (3) Carlos Guzman, Edg., 82' 0" (4) Jack Wadleigh, O.B., 71' 7".
Long Jump: (1) Liam Gude, Tis, 12' 8" (2) Luke Sederholm, W.T., 10' 5" (3) Taylor Rasmussen, W.T., 10' 1" (4) Justin Smith, W.T., 9" 11"
Madeline Penicaud picked up a point for Tisbury in the hurdles.
100 Meters: (1) Jack Wadleigh, O.B., 13:87 (2) Will Dietz, Edg., 14.29 (3) Rafael Maciel, Tis., 14:31 (4) Brian Luce, Charter School, 14:36.
200 Meters: (1) Willie Nevin , Tis., 28:55 (2) Jack Wadleigh, O.B., 29:96 (3) Brian Luce, Charter, 30:88 (4) Justin Smith, WT, 31:18
Hurdles: (1) Liam Gude, Tis., 12:07 (2) Toby Riseborough, Tis., 12.56 (3) Corey Perrota, O.B..13.48 (4) Mike Osborn., Tis., 13:53.
4x100 relay: (1) Tisbury, 1:0.4 (2) Edgartown 1:02.2 (3) West Tisbury 1:02.4. OB did not enter a relay team
Mile: (1) Cooper Chapman, W.T. (2) Luke Sederholm. W.T., (3) Rafael Maciel, Tis. (4) Mike Schroeder, W.T.
Tisbury 29, Edgartown 23, West Tisbury 17, Oak Bluffs 13.
Rachel Hunt and Colin Maclay of Salem finish the 5K together partially dressed for their afternoon wedding. Photo by Susan Safford
Columbus Day honeymoon
One hundred seventy-six runners, young and not so young, competed in the Oak Bluffs 5K Columbus Day road race under a cloudless sky, Sunday. That was 41 more than last year.
The number included two couples who not only celebrated Columbus Day by running a 5K, they also married. Bride Maureen Larkin was the first woman to finish and her groom, David Reavill, was in the top ten, second in his age group. Maureen and David married Sunday morning. Also finishing well. Rachel Hunt was third in her age group and her groom, Colin Maclay was seventh in his. They married later in the day.
Brides and grooms flank race organizer Roger Wey. Photo by Susan Safford
Both brides wore their veils. David sported his tuxedo shirt and tie.
First to finish was Adam Johnson, 22, of Westminster, Mass. in 17:40, nowhere near Edison Parzanese's 16:55 winning time last year but well ahead of 42-year-old Scott Bosworth of Hingham who was second at 18:14.
The rest of the top ten were (3) Guy Nelson, 37, New York, N.Y., 18:46 (4) Todd Christy, 41, Chilmark, 18:58 (5) Jeffrey Mader, 34, Sudbury, 19:27 (6) Stephen McKenna, 16, Lexington, 19:42 (7) David Reavill, 36, Walpole, 20:00 (8) Walter Ricciardi, 52, Chilmark, 20:03 (9) Pat O'Connell, 37, Avon, Conn., 20:07 (10) Alan Wiley, 16, West Tisbury, 20:10.
The first female to reach the finish line was Maureen Larkin, 42, of Walpole. She was 12th overall and just three seconds ahead of 28-year-old Bonnie Kingsbury of Vineyard Haven.
The Kids Fun Run got off to a good start. Photo by Susan Safford
One mile fun run & 5K walk Benjamin Boswarten, 11, and Sam Swain, 10, both of Hingham, were 1-2 in the one mile fun run at 7:37 and 7:59. Joseph Swanson, 8, of Longmeadow was third.
Twenty-two youngsters made the run.
Fastest of the 42 who walked the 5K route was Dorothy Poole, 50, of Arlington. She strutted to a 40:09 finish, 21 seconds ahead of Donna Leon, 48, of Vineyard Haven. Tammy (40) and Emily (16) Smith finished together at 13:54, tied for third.
Top runners in the several divisions were:
Male 12 and under: (1) Benjamin Katz, 12, New Canaan, Conn., 25:55 (2) John Breen, 10, Braintree, 27:22 (3) Chris Breen, 10, Edgartown, 28:59 (4) Louis Block, 11, Arlington, 33:09 (5) Chris Pirozzi, 10, Southboro, 34:38
Female 12 & under: (1) Julia Barron, 10, Braintree, 27:45 (2) Kenzie Eck, 12, Edgartown, 31:22 (3) Wendy Wen, 12, Edgartown, 31:33 (4) Lindsay Mahoney, 9, Brintre, 35:59 (5) Ainsley Eck, 10, Edgartown, 35:39
Scott Bosworth of Hingham was the second runner to reach the finish line. Photo by Susan Safford
Male 13-19: (1)Steven McKenna, 16, Lexington, 19:42 (2) Alan Wiley, 16, West Tisbury, 20:10 (3) Tyler Purdy, 17, Sterhontown, N.Y., 20:19 (4) Chris Carey, 14, So. Dennis, 20:33 (5) Kevin Connolly, 14 Yarmouthport, 20:34
Female 13-19: Rebecca Fischer, 17, Petersburgh, N.Y., 22:53 (2) Katie O'Neal, 15, New York, N.Y., 27:39 (3) Khiara Scolari, 15, New York, N.Y., 28:45 (4) Kate Freedberg, 13, Weston, 35:07
Male 20-29: (1) Adam Johnson, 22, Westminster, 17:40 (2) Brian Blackerby, 25, Wakefield, R.I., 20:45 (3) Karl Laskowski, 25, New Haven, Conn., 23:22 (4) Tom Stephenson, 28, New York, N.Y., 24:01 (5) Russell Bartlett, 28, Boston, 24:10
Female 20-29: (1) Bonnie Kingsbury, 28, Tisbury, 20:21 (2) Gina Tasone, 23, Worcester, 21:30 (3) Deirdra Bernard, 28, Boston, 22:38 (4) Stephanie Hurley, 29, Cambridge, 25:17 (5) Elizabeth Clarke, 27, New York, N.Y., 25:18.
Male 30-39: (1) Guy Nelson, 37, New York, N.Y., 18:46 (2) Pat O'Connell, 37, Avon, Conn., 20:07 (3) Daniel Vaughan, 31, Edgartown, 20:21 (4) Todd Cleland, 37, Oak Bluffs, 21:42 (5) Michael Whitehead, 34,unknown, 23:08
Female 30-39: (1) Lucy Florr, 34, Belmont, 22:09 (2) Darcy Siciliano, 35, Oak Bluffs, 24:35 (3) Rachel Hunt, 35, Eureka, Cal., 24:08 (4) Jessica Hunt, 35, Eureka, Cal., 24:08 (5) Maryellen Ross, 35, Falmouth, 24:30.
Male 40-49: (1) Scott Bosworth, 42, Hingham, 18:14 (2) Todd Christy, 41, Chilmark, 18:58 (3) David Reavill, 45, Walpole, 20:00 (4) Joe Eck, 48, Edgartown, 20:46 (5) Jack Breen, 45, Braintree, 20:49.
Female 40-49: (1) Maureen Larkin, 2, Walpole, 20:18 (2) Robin Breen, 43, Edgartown, 21:56 (3) Susan Lemoie-Zarva, 44, Oak Bluffs, 23:34 (4) Martha Klein, 46, Ossining, N.Y., 24:11 (5) Sarah Islam, 40, Norwood, 25:24.
Male 50-59: (1) Jeffrey Mader, 50, Sudbury, 19:27 (2) Walter Picciardi, 52, Chilmark, 20:03 (3) Roger Armstrong, 52, Edgartown, 20:11 (4) Jamie Leon, 54, Oak Bluffs, 21:48 (5) David Farrell, 57, Falmouth, 21:53.
Female 50-59: (1) Susan Hughes, 55, Natick, 23:31 (2) Ellen Bellicchi, 56, Longmeadow, 24:13 (3) Diana Skaggs, 52, Middletown, R.I., 25:48 (4) Kathy Laskowski, 52, Centreville, Del., 31:13 (5) Paula Davidson, 51, Gainesville, Ga., 31:39.
Male 60-69: (1) Robert Knight, 62, Hopkinton, N.H., 21:10 (2) Tom Clark, 60, Barrington, R.I., 23:22 (3) Rob Doyle, 63, Tisbury, 24:07 (4) David Linton, 62, Edgartown, 27:57 (5) Rich Coheen, 60, Barrington, R.I., 29:39
Female 60-69: (1) Vicki Bond, 60, Boston, 30:32 (2) Joan Eville, 62, Oak Bluffs, 31:43 (3) Margaret Yates, 62, Falmouth, 36:43 (4) Ellen Scanlan, 65, Oak Bluffs, 43:04.
Male 70 and over: (1) John Hurley, 70, Falmouth, 22:46 (2) Bob Yates, 70, Falmouth, 32:06 (3) Joseph Vera, 78, Cambridge, 32:37.
Female 70 and over: (1) Doris Beatty, 71, Falmouth, 32:44.
The model boat competition was keen. Photo by Ralph Stewart
17th annual Whippoorwill
Six boats were entered in the kids' race at the 17th annual Whippoorwill Yacht and Rocket Club's Challenge, Saturday, at Red Beach in Aquinnah. First to reach the finish line was Jack Sierputoski's "Bolle."
Second was "Spray," built and sailed by Elie Jordi. Taylor Ibarrondo's "Taylor the Aurora" was third.
Three boats tied for fourth place: Liam Craffey's "Ghost", David DaSilva's "SS Sinkable" and Tiki Greene's "Pirate.
Tiki Greene and her captain mull the competition. Photo by Ralph Stewart
In the adult multi-hull category, Max Butler's "Triumph" beat out Philippe Jordi's "Liquid Shreader."
Triumph also won the Commodore's Cup for the fastest time overall: 1:25.
Spa Tharpe's "Sexy" was first of the nine racing monohulls, beating out Bob Schwier's "Row vs. Wade."
The regatta followed the firing of a rocket by Max Butler and Nina Butler's rendition of the National Anthem.
Danny Bryant's black powder cannon signaled the start of each race.
Some 100 spectators enjoyed the competition and the magnificent weather.
Organizers are grateful to the Town of Aquinnah, Riley Reads, Bunch of Grapes, Toy Box, Beadniks, Our Market, Island Enertainment, Alley's General Store, Black Dog, ArtCliff, Our Market, John Early Co., the Vineyard Haven Yacht Club and a crew of volunteers.
