Schools
By IVY ASHE
Nearly all of the Vineyard teams compete at home this week; of particular note are the sailing team’s races against Harwich on Tuesday at 3 p.m. Competition takes place on Lagoon Pond and can be viewed from Sailing Camp Park.
Baseball
The Vineyarders rose to the challenge of playing three games in two days last week, taking home two wins on clutch performances.
“Two out of three was pretty awesome,” head coach Gary Simmons said. “Things are falling into place.”
Girls tennis and boys lacrosse and baseball will all play home games this week before the start of April vacation, with tennis taking to the courts today at 3 p.m. and the boys’ teams playing tomorrow at 12:30 p.m.
Baseball
The Vineyarders’ baseball record stands at 1-0, despite playing two games. After traveling to Plymouth South last Wednesday and completing 11 scoreless innings, the teams were forced to reschedule the rest of the game.
The beef additive known as pink slime is off the menu at all Vineyard public schools.
Vineyard schools superintendent Dr. James H. Weiss said this week that as of two weeks ago all the meat in question has been put aside. “We are not using it in any student lunches across the Island, anywhere,” he said.
The fate of the Martha’s Vineyard Family Center surfaced again this week, with the center’s supporters urging the high school committee to consider ways to keep the center at the high school.
The high school, citing low enrollment numbers, has decided to phase out its early childhood vocational program. As a result, the family center will need to relocate by 2014.
This is the second installment of the high school spring sports preview. A preview of the baseball team will appear in next week’s Gazette, along with game recaps from the first week of the sports season.
Spring sports are in full bloom at the regional high school, with the fields, courts and Lagoon Pond abuzz with preseason activity.
Girls’ Tennis