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Tuesday, March 6 is Super Tuesday, when 10 states across the nation, and all Island towns, will hold primary elections for the 2012 presidential race.
The polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Oak Bluffs library, Edgartown town hall, the Tisbury American Legion Hall, the Chilmark Community Center and Aquinnah town hall.
Like so many Vineyarders do, the high school sailing team gathered Monday afternoon at the Steamship Authority docks to wait for a boat.
Or, more specifically, their six boats, which rolled off the Island Home on the back of a trailer to much applause and cheering.
Thanks to gifts from Sail MV benefactors — the program provides equipment and a home base for the team — the team was able to purchase brand new 420s for the fleet. This is the first new fleet in the program’s history; previous boats were always purchased used.
As both high school basketball teams head for the semifinal round of the South Sectional tournament, the Vineyard winter sports postseason has come to a close for both ice hockey team teams.
A busy week of Vineyard sports continued Friday night, as the boys’ basketball team advanced to the semifinal round of the Division 3 South Section tournament after defeating visiting Bishop Feehan 71-52.
The Martha’s Vineyard youth soccer preseason is off to a busy start, with the under 12 division one boys’ team participating in the annual U.S. Youth Soccer Workshop in Boston last month. The team took part in a demonstration on defending principles. U.S. national team mens’ coach Jurgen Klinsmann provided the keynote speech for the symposium.
Mites Skate to Title
Winter sports success continued even for the youngest of Vineyard hockey teams, with the Martha’s Vineyard Mites winning the 2012 Needham B Tournament championship last weekend in Needham.
The team was undefeated in the tournament, winning all three of its qualifying games, against Needham, Milton and Winchester, despite the extra challenge of playing on an Olympic-sized sheet of ice.