Sports

By Don Lyons - May 17, 2007

Winners/losers

Stuart Hersh defeated Win Grim to win the first segment of the A Division Balle de march Grand Prix at Vineyard Youth Tennis, April 29, and Julia Cooper won the B Division Grand Prix.... The MVRHS sailing team lost to visiting Dartmouth, Wednesday, May 2. On Friday the sailors lost to Duxbury, 3-0. Bishop Stang hove into the Lagoon, Saturday, and left with a 3-1 win. Lincoln Sudbury was shut out, 3-0.... At the Worcester Karate Classic, May 5, The Vineyard's "Strictly All Contact" team came away with an armful of awards. Ian Drew, 8, was 1st in sparring. Jean Cleary, 45, was 1st at sparring and at forms. Hunter Cleary, 6, was 1st at sparring. Stanley Dutton, 14, was 1st with weapons and 2nd in team fighting. Michaella Gains, 10, was 1st at sparring. Madison Hughes, 13, was 1st at weapons and sparring, 2nd at forms and team fighting. Julia Peters, 7, was 1st at forms. Timothy Peters, 7, was 1st in sparring. Others earning points at 2nd or 3rd were Mia Arenburg, Julia Bettencourt, Liam and Tucker Cosgrove, David Dutton, Daniel Gaines, Ben Nadelstein, Grace Oslyn, Gage Ranich, Colby Scarsella, and Justin Oslyn.... Wednesday, Jackie Panek pitched a no-hitter at Greater New Bedford leading the M.V. varsity softball team to a 4-2 win, improving the Islanders record to 2-10.... Also Wednesday, the MVRHS baseball team picked up its first win, defeating Greater New Bedford here, 5-3. Zach Coutinho homered. Sean Jordan started, went 5 2/3 innings for the win. Nick Billingham relieved and collected a save.... Ali Flake won her tennis match at first singles at Chatham, 6-1, 6-0, Wednesday, but the rest of the team lost and the winless Island team lost its 8th match.... The M.V. boys lacrosse team lost to Bourne at Bourne, Thursday, 4-1. Taylor Pierce had the only Island goal.... The M.V. girls lacrosse team defeated New Bedford's lacrosse team, there, 12-8. Alaina Aristide led the troops to the net with six goals.... The M.V. boys track & field team (5-1) defeated Bristol Plymouth at Taunton, 90-46. Ry Yennie broke a school record for the discus with a heave of 139' 3". The M.V. girls ran away from their BP hosts, 110-25. Alexia Schroeder won three events and ran a leg on the winning 4x100 relay team. Emma Lee Iverson won both the high and low hurdles.... Also Thursday, Alaina Aristide's three goals led the M.V. girls lacrosse team to an 8-4 win at Nantucket. Laura Jernegan and Jane Alexander both scored twice. Goalie Zoe Fisher made ten saves..... Saturday, the M.V. boys lacrosse team (8-8) mashed Mashpee there, 11- 6 behind Riley Dobel's game-high four goals. Taylor Pierce scored twice. Peter Ferrini assisted thrice and scored.... Also Saturday, the M.V. girls (5-8-2) shut out Sturgis here with an even dozen goals. Alaina Aristide (2), Kate Cecilio (2), Ana Cristina (2), Jane Alexander, Laura Jernegan, Christina Wiley, Sarah Sylvia, and Lauren Petkus all scored.... Little League: The Cubs (4-1) took two close ones from the Tigers (2-4) Saturday, 4-3, Monday, 12-11.... Saturday the A's (4-1) beat the Dodgers, 4-1. The Red Sox topped the Mets, Saturday despite Mike Montanile's Manny Ortiz day at the plate with two doubles and two home runs.... In the Minors, Twins twins Austin and Andrew Fournier helped their minor league team defeat the Blue Jays, 6-5. Both tripled, Andrew also homered. Aksel Cooperrider had a 2-run homer for the Jays.... The Marlins (5-0) took two from the Devil Rays, 13-3 and 12-1. Pitchers Mike Cucatt and Curtis Farrell earned the wins. Homers were stoked by Jonas Lukowitz and Luke Sudarsky.... Susannah Sturgis rode Hartland All For The Best to first place in Dressage Equitation, Sunday, in the M.V. Horse Council's first show of the year. Alicia Olivera on Liatris had the high scores in Class 1, level test 1 and 2. For all show results see www.mvtimes.com.... The Babe Ruth league Twins lost to the Cardinals, Saturday, 13-4 and to the Blue Jays, Sunday, 19-9. The league standings are Blue Jays 3-1, Cardinals 2-2, Twins 1-3.... Monday, the Diamondbacks softball team rode Jill McHugh's two-run homer in the 4-run final inning to squeeze by the Yankees, 18-17. Haley Maciel had six rbi, including a bases-loaded triple.... The MVRHS girls lacrosse team defeated visiting Barnstable, Tuesday, 12-6, powered by Laura Jernegan's six goals. Christina Wiley had a hat trick and Alaina Aristide scored twice. Zoe Fisher made 14 saves. The girls, who had previously tied the Raiders, improved their record to 6-8-2. The boys lacrosse game with Barnstable here was a nail-biter. Tied, 1-1 after the first quarter, the Raiders held a 4-2 lead at the half. Peter Ferrini had scored both of the MV goals. After three quarters and scores by Taylor Pierce and Ben Rossi, Barnstable was up, 6-4. Early in the final period they took a three-goal lead, 7-4. The Vineyard outplayed their visitors and came close to a tie. Riley Dobel scored off a pass from David Amabile and Taylor Pierce scored again. The last four minutes were played in front of the Barnstable goalie but M.V. could not find the net.... The JV softball team posted three convincing wins: 15-1 over New Bedford, 8-1 over Bourne, and 15-3 over Wareham to improve to 9-5-1. Pitcher Caroline Davey was credited with all three wins.... The Under-18 travel soccer team defeated Mariners 2, 6-1 with goals by Nico Cuba, Billy Reagan, Antulio Neto (2), Ben Post and Adiles Concalves. Sunday the U-18s took on Mariners, winning again, 6-2. Neto scored four times. Reagan and Concalves also scored. The Island team (4-0-1) is in 2nd place and play at Dartmouth this weekend.

A new field for the old game

The sun shone bright enough but a blustery wind made sweaters de rigueur, a windbreaker even better, for those attending the first baseball game to be played on the high school's brand-new diamond, Monday. The fickle breeze picked up dust and carried it into the faces of batters and fans - a minor inconvenience, at least for the fans. Dugouts were only indicated by foundations and bleachers were not yet available. More funds are needed to finish the job, but the field is already a major improvement to the school's sports venue and those responsible for building it are to be congratulated and thanked.

The visiting team of Wareham Vikings certainly found the field to their liking. They scored 17 runs while holding the Islanders to three. Adam Herman scored two of the Vineyard's runs. Wareham improved to 8-5, while M.V. fell to 1-13.

Last Wednesday, the Vineyarders posted their only win of the season defeating Greater New Bedford, here, on the old field, 5-3. M.V. scored four times in the bottom of the fourth. Zach Coutinho's solo home run in the fifth inning was welcome icing on the cake. Sean Jordan started and pitched into the sixth inning for the win. Nick Billingham closed and was credited with a save.

Tomorrow the new baseball field will be opened officially with ceremonies including recognition of the team's seniors, thanks to various benefactors, and a ball game with Bourne (11-4).

Tennis players shine at MIAA tourney

Varsity boys tennis players played in the annual MIAA tournament at Barnstable last weekend.

Team captain and first singles player Tim McHugh reached the semi-finals by defeating Ben Bastian of D/Y. then Tamas Bodrog of Bridgewater - Raymond, then gave the top seeded Andrew Bumila of Coyle-Cassidy all he could handle before bowing.

The MV top doubles team, Daniel Han and Dylan Hutchinson beat the Somerset pair, then lost to the top seeds from Attleboro.

Andrew McHugh was given a tough first round draw. He Lost to Duxbury's Will Tucker in a tie-breaker.

Win Grimm filled the third singles slot and played well before losing to Jeff Aiello of Sandwich.

Jonah Lipsky and Seth Seeman, the M.V. second doubles pair, were overmatched by Apponequet.

Match at Sandwich

The Vineyard and Sandwich had something to settle, Tuesday. Their first match here had been halted by a snow squall with the teams tied at 2-2. The first singles match was unfinished. Luke Martin of Sandwich defeated Tim McHugh, taking a third set tie-breaker to give the Blue Knights the match.

The Vineyard reversed that result Tuesday, at Sandwich.

Martin continued his mastery of Tim McHugh in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4. But Andrew McHugh won at second singles and Timo Nivala did as well at third.

The Sandwich first doubles pair were too much for Daniel Han and Dylan Hutchinson, 6-0, 6-1, leaving the outcome up to second doubles players, Jonah Lipsky and Win Grimm. The Islanders prevailed after lengthy and tense match play, 5-7, 6-2, 7-5.

The win earned the Islanders a ticket to the State Team Tournament.

Twin crowned heads

Both the MVRHS boys and girls track and field teams earned championship status at the Mayflower League Meet, at South Easton, Tuesday. The boys scored 131 points followed by (2) West Bridgewater, 102; (3) Sacred Heart, 91; (4) Diman Voc., 61; (5) Bristol Plymouth, 52 (6) Southeastern Voc. (7) Blue Hills Voc., 6; and Tri-County Voc., 6. The top six in each event earned points: 10, 8, 6, 4, 2, or 1.

Vineyard pointers in the boys meet were: Shot put, 3rd, Jim Bishop 41'. Long jump: 1st, Jaron Chaplin, 19' 3" , 2nd Josh Jackson, 18' 11". Triple jump: 1st Connor Rasmussen, 40' 03". Javelin 4th, Josh Flanders, 129' 8". Discus: 1st Ry Yennie, 133' 3", 2nd Ryan Gorman, 117' 8". 4th Jeff McIsaac, 104'. High Jump, 2nd Stephen Greenberg, 5' 9", 4th Terrell Johnson, 5' 8". 100m Dash, no points. 300m hurdles 1st Josh Jackson, 42.86, 2nd Doug Asselin, 44.66. 400m dash, 4th Ry Yennie, 55.61. One mile, 3rd, Ben Williams, 5:09.77, 110m hurdles, 4th David Flanders, 18.01, 6th Gus Paquette-Whal 19.38. Two Miles, 3rd Robbie Osmers, 11:24.56. 100m Dash. 5th Andy Jahnas, 12.28, 6th Jaron Chaplin, 12.39. 4x100 relay: 2nd Martha's Vineyard, 47.17. 4x400 relay: 1st Martha's Vineyard, 3:47:36.

Girls pointers

The MVRHS girls won their meet with 168 points. Sacred Heart was second with 126, then came West Bridgewater 114, followed by Bristol Plymouth 30, Southeastern Voc. 16, Diman Voc. 14, Tri Country Voc. 11, Blue Hills Voc. 10, and Holbrook, 7.

Vineyard girls were 1st and 2nd with the shot put: Ashley Medeiros, 31' 5" and Tiffany Smalley, 30' 01" 5th Janelle Fortes, 26' 9". Long Jump: 6th Kim Carlomagno, 13' 9". Triple Jump: 2nd Alexia Schroeder, 31' 2". Javelin: Diana Nash, 2nd. 86', 6th Liz Reid, 76' 5" Discus: 1st Alice Hopkins, 101' 10", 2nd Emma Lee Iversen, 83' 5", 3rd Loren Gibson, 82' 8". High Jump: 2nd Bre Ann Russell 4' 6", 3rd Hilary Dreyer, 4' 4". 100m Hurdles 1st Alice Hopkins, 18.43, 3rd Loren Gibson, 18.70, 5th Ainsley Clancy 19.15. 100m Hurdles: 2nd Alice Hopkins, 18:48, 3rd Loren Gibson, 18.65, 4th Ainsley Clancy, 18.77. Two Miles: 1st Kate Mahoney, 12:51.6, 5th Emily Smith, 14:14.40. 200m Dash: 5th Ella DeSylva, 14.00. 800m Run: 1st Hilary Dreyer, 2:31.82, 300m hurdles 1st Emma Lee Iversen, 51:40, 3rd Tiffany Smalley, 54.80. 6th Meaghan Gouldrup, 56.81. 400m Dash: 1st Kim Carlomagno, 1:03.67, 4th Rebekah Nivala, 1:10.64. One Mile run: 4th Julia Sadowski, 6:18.70. 4x100 relay: 1st Martha's Vineyard, 54.89.. 4x400 relay 2nd Martha's Vineyard, 4:43.40.

Congratulations to both of the teams and their coaches.

Results Martha’s Vineyard Horse Council Dressage Show #1, May 13th, 2007

Class: Introductory A

Rider	Horse	Percent	Place
Conklin, Kellyn	Woodlands Timberlake	63.5%	1
Jacobs, Dana	North Starr	63.0%	2
Webster, Madeline	Webster	62.5%	3
Brock, Mary Ann	MV Knickerbocker	59.5%	4
Parks, Christina	Lucy	55.5%	5
Brock, Mary Ann	Shamrock VB Norfleet	58.0%	6

Class: Introductory B

Rider	Horse	Percent	Place
Conklin, Kellyn	Woodlands Timberlake	72.5%	1
Webster, Madeline	Webster	70.0%	2
Parks, Christina	Lucy	61.5%	3
Jacobs, Dana	North Starr	61.0%	4
Brock, Mary Ann	Shamrock VB Norfleet	59.0%	5
Brock, Mary Ann	MV Knickerbocker	56.0%	6

Class: Training Level Test 1

Rider	Horse	Percent	Place
Maynard, Clara	Tom Thumb	69.6%	1
Oliveira, Margret	A Special Issue	67.8%	2
Cindy Bonnell	Tanqueray	66.9%	3
Pallatroni, Sarah	Hastings	66.5%	4
Dorr, Katherine	Charlie	53.5%	5
Dumont, Sidra	Holy Smokes	59.1%	6

Class: Training Level Test 2

Rider	Horse	Percent	Place
Oliveira, Margret	Special Issue	75.7%	1
Cooper, Samantha	Maximus	66.0%	2
Pallatroni, Sarah	Hastings	63.2%	3
Dumont, Sidra	Sigma Phi	62.5%	4
Randall, Andrew	Rythym and Blues	60.7%	5
Bonnell, Cindy	Tanqueray	58.2%	6

Class: Training Level Test 3

Rider	Horse	Percent	Place
Olsen, Tracy	Shamrock VB Norfleet	67.2%	1
Elias, Hannah	Tonka Toy	62.8%	2
Shabazian, Elaine	Howie	59.6%	3
Pereira-Maxner, Hannah	Navarre D	57.6%	4
Randall, Andrew	Rythym and Blues	56.0%	5
Sturgis, Susanna	Hartland All For The Best	54.4%	6

Class: Training Level Test 4

Rider	Horse	Percent	Place
Shabazian, Elaine	Howie	69.6%	1
Cooper, Samantha	Maximus	62.4%	2
Elias, Hannah	Tonka Toy	61.6%	3
Olsen, Tracy	Shamrock VB Norfleet	60.8%	4
Sturgis, Susanna	Hartland All For The Best	60.0%	5

Class: Dressage Equitation

Rider	Horse	Place
Susanna Sturgis	Hartland All For The Best	1
Alicia Olivera	Liatris	2
Martha Scheffer	Guiness Stout	3
Clara Maynard	Tom Thumb	4
Sidra Dumont	Holy Smokes	5
Kellyn Conklin	Woodlands Timberlake	6

Class: Prix Caprilli

Rider	Horse	Percent	Place
Elias, Hannah	Tonka Toy	63.6%	1
Randall, Andrew	Rythym and Blues	60.8%	2
Bennett, Bella	Double Take	59.6%	3
Scheffer, Martha	Guinness Stout	56.0%	4
Dorr, Katherine	Charlie	55.6%	5

Class: 1st Level Test 1

Rider	Horse	Percent	Place
Olivera, Alicia	Liatris	66.0%	1
Cabral, Molly	Giovanni	56.7%	2
Scheffer, Martha	Guinness Stout	51.3%	3

Class: 1st Level Test 2

Rider	Horse	Percent	Place
Olivera, Alicia	Liatris	62.8%	1
Cabral, Molly	Giovanni	60.8%	2

Class: 1st Level Test 3

Rider	Horse	Percent	Place
Jen Rose	Kilimanjaro	60.3%	3

Class: 1st Level Test 4

Rider	Horse	Percent	Place
Weis, Lisa	Freestyle	65.8%	1
Jen Rose	Kilimanjaro	63.2%	2
Skinner, Julie		57.9%	3

Class: 2nd Level Test 1

Rider	Horse	Percent	Place
Chianese, Maggie	Shardon	61.1%	1
Weis, Lisa	Freestyle	55.0%	2

Class: 3rd Level Test 2

Rider	Horse	Percent	Place
Stuurman, Martijn	Sandorman	61.0%	1

High Point Junior Rider:

Maynard, Clara

Tom Thumb

69.6%

High Point Adult Rider:

Oliveira, Margaret

Special Issue

75.7%

Junior Team Competition:

Team Members	Place
Madeline Webster, Andrew Randall, Hannah Elias, Kellyn Conklin	1
Martha Scheffer, Alicia Olivera	2
Bella Bennett, Clara Maynard, Katherine Dorr	3

 Sweepstakes
1st Place Margaret Olivera 75.7%
2nd Place Samantha Cooper 66.0%
3rd Place Lisa Weis 65.8%
4th Place  Maggie Chianese 61.1%
5th Place Molly Cabral 60.8%
6th Place Susanna Sturgis 54.4%

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