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Senior News Reporter and Sports Editor for The Nantucket Current ( @ACKCurrent ). Opinions are my own. News/Sports Tips ➡️davidcreed @n -magazine.com
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FINAL:
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NANTUCKET WINS THE DIVISION 4 BOYS LACROSSE STATE TITLE
@ACKCurrent
@BostonHeraldHS
@BConn63
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Nantucket’s boys hockey team had no school and practice today due to the snow storm. How’d they spend their free time?
Volunteering to shovel out the homes and driveways of community members in need of their assistance🔥
Common Whaler Hockey W.
Photos by Rocky Fox
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Former NHL All Star Defenseman Keith Yandle recently purchased a home on Nantucket, and on Monday he is debuting his new island hockey camp with his brother Brian w/ the intention of passing his hockey knowledge down to island hockey players
@ACKCurrent
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I have some major Nantucket boys hockey news that could have significant implications on the Div. 4 state tournament moving forward.
Senior winger Braden Knapp, the Whaler’s second leading scorer, has been suspended by the MIAA for one year. His HS career is over.
Details 👇
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We have an
@AlbertBreer
sighting at the Fourth of July water fight on Nantucket!
Right in the thick of it 😂
@ACKCurrent
@ZoandBertrand
@Marc_Bertrand
@scottzolak
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FINAL!
#6
Nantucket 2
#19
Amesbury 0
The Whalers are moving onto the
@MIAA033
Div. 4 state semifinal for the first time in program history!
@ACKCurrent
@nhswhalers
@T_Mulherin
@BostonHeraldHS
@MassHSHockey
This place is PACKED.
Largest crowd in the Nantucket Ice Rinks HISTORY.
#6
Nantucket hosting
#19
Amesbury. Winner goes to the Div. 4 MIAA Final Four.
Let’s go!
@T_Mulherin
@nhswhalers
@ACKCurrent
@BostonHeraldHS
@MassHSHockey
@MIAA033
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Another winter season in the books for Nantucket sports!!! Can’t believe it’s already over. Thanks to all who follow and engage with my content/coverage.
Onto spring sports. Nantucket will have some very good teams - notably boys and girls lacrosse - competing for a state title.
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This place is PACKED.
Largest crowd in the Nantucket Ice Rinks HISTORY.
#6
Nantucket hosting
#19
Amesbury. Winner goes to the Div. 4 MIAA Final Four.
Let’s go!
@T_Mulherin
@nhswhalers
@ACKCurrent
@BostonHeraldHS
@MassHSHockey
@MIAA033
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Fire rages on at the Veranda House on Step Lane, all hands on deck trying to get this out but it’s extending to the back end of the building despite the Fire Department’s best efforts
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Can confirm Hyannis Firefighters have arrived on the scene and are now assisting NFD.
@ACKCurrent
@JasonGraziadei
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University of Rhode Island right guard Nick Correia, a member of Nantucket’s High School Class of 2018, has received a pair of offers from the Seattle
#Seahawks
and Miami
#Dolphins
to attend their minicamps.
Correia is a massive 6’6, 335 pounds. Powerful player.
@ACKCurrent
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Can’t say enough about all of the Nantucket DPW workers, National Grid, etc. who are out here in the elements working their tails off. I think it’s fair for me to say I speak on behalf of everyone on the island when I say we really appreciate them.
@ACKCurrent
@JasonGraziadei
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While some complain about the state tournament’s new set up and the long trips, Nantucket is used to traveling 😂
Student section here in Stoneham is PACKED.
I will provide updates
@NantucketHockey
@nhswhalers
@ACKCurrent
@BostonHeraldHS
@In_The_Slot
@MassHSHockey
@MIAA033
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Here at the
@nhswhalers
vs
@Nausetsports
boys hockey game.
The Warriors held a moment of silence for the NHS student who was tragically killed on Thursday in a motorcycle accident. Classy gesture.
@ACKCurrent
@NantucketHockey
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Also meant to report:
The Whalers have a 7 year old girl who leads the team onto the ice every game skating with a “Whaler Pride” flag.
On Wednesday the team was approached by the MIAA and told “not today.”
The girl was devastated. Players were not happy about it. THREAD👇
STORY: Amidst Adversity, Nantucket’s Boys Hockey Team Stood Together
More on the Braden Knapp situation in here as well. Also a recap of Wednesday’s state quarterfinal, the season, and the careers of the six seniors all tied into one place.
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The First Lady enjoying an afternoon stroll downtown. Just walked out of the Polo Ralph Lauren store. The President did not make the trip into town this time around, per source.
@ACKCurrent
@JasonGraziadei
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Tom Brady when they bring out Antonio Brown from the back as a surprise guest for this roast
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Here is
@POTUS
presenting Fire Captain Nate Barber with the signed issue of
@NMagazine
.
Barber was chosen to be on the cover following his heroic efforts during the Veranda House Fire in July, being named Person of the Year.
@ACKCurrent
@JasonGraziadei
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"He wanted to kick my ass”
Boston Sports Radio Giant Mike Felger Reflects On Career, Island Life
@ACKCurrent
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You can add Kendrick Bourne to the list of Patriot’s players publicly pitching DeAndre Hopkins to the
#Patriots
👀
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I have joined The Nantucket Current as a sports editor and senior reporter. Excited to get started and continue covering Nantucket sports!
@JasonGraziadei
@nhswhalers
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Nantucket ace Riley Williams just threw a no-hitter in his final start against Martha’s Vineyard. He struck out 16(!) batters
Whalers win 4-0. They finish their season 7-11. Incredible finish to a season.
@ACKCurrent
@nhswhalers
@BostonHeraldHS
@BConn63
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FINAL:
#6
Nantucket 6
#11
Abington 2
Nantucket, for the second consecutive year, is moving onto the Div. 4 State Quarterfinals!
They will host
#19
Amesbury later this week.
@ACKCurrent
@nhswhalers
@T_Mulherin
@AbingtonAD
@MassHSHockey
@BostonHeraldHS
The boys are ready to go!
#6
Nantucket is hosting
#11
Abington today at 5:15 p.m. in what should be an exciting Sweet 16 matchup.
The winner of this game will host
#19
Amesbury in the Elite 8 after their upset win over Winthrop
@ACKCurrent
@nhswhalers
@T_Mulherin
@MassHSHockey
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The
@FLOTUS
is all smiles as she does some Black Friday shopping on this drizzly Friday afternoon
@ACKCurrent
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STORY: Amidst Adversity, Nantucket’s Boys Hockey Team Stood Together
More on the Braden Knapp situation in here as well. Also a recap of Wednesday’s state quarterfinal, the season, and the careers of the six seniors all tied into one place.
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The island is so lucky to have Nate Barber. It was tragic to lose such an historic downtown building, but a lot of good was on full display today that saved many lives.
Being told several people, including NFD captain Nate Barber and civilian good samaritans, entered the building as the fire raged to evacuate guests and staff
#nantucket
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Congratulations to Nantucket Senior Emma Davis on her commitment to Sacred Heart University, where she will be joining their Div. I swimming program!
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McAvoy and Sullivan met while attending Boston University and are in Italy right now for former Bruins’ goaltender Tuukka Rask’s wedding.
Sullivan is the daughter of Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan.
Congrats to both!
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@HackswithHaggs
Him and Bergeron gave up millions to come back. They did the B’s a huge solid with these deals. B’s depth chart looks pretty damn good with everyone healthy. Comes down to staying afloat these first couple months of the season, but feel more confident they can with 37 and 46 back
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Did someone just cite
@davecullinane
during tonight’s Nantucket Select Board meeting during the Windfarm discussion??
Love it
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Nantucket’s Griffin Starr has verbally committed to continue his lacrosse career at Mass Maritime.
Griffin is the boys hockey team’s captain and goalie. He has been the leader of Nantucket’s defense in boys lax in recent years as well.
Great athlete and a great kid! Congrats!
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This is a play every single young hockey player should watch.
Ryan Davis basically beat three guys in this sequence. This was all heart and effort.
Wins the faceoff against Abington’s leading scorer Jake Quinn, then proceeds to steal the puck twice before finally burying a goal
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There are now three buildings the department is dealing with. Heavy smoke continues. This is as close as I’m able to get at this time
@ACKCurrent
@JasonGraziadei
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The Nantucket Football Team honored their late teammate, Baxter Waldman (NHS 24), during their senior recognition ceremony today..
Baxter tragically lost his life in a motorcycle accident last year. His mother was given flowers and walked up the field by the other 3 seniors.
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The reason
@DuxHSAthletics
are so successful is because of this guy!
Ran into an old friend, Duxbury Strength and Conditioning Coach Rob Ferreira on the ferry last night. He traveled to see his son Adam’s football game. He is
@Swich_Athletics
QB.
@TrevorHass
@DuxHSFootball
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More Nantucket Hockey News.. but this is a feel good story.
With the winter sports season in the rearview mirror, a feel-good moment between the boys hockey team’s seniors and their 7 year old flag bearer took place Monday as they put a bow on their hockey careers.
THREAD 👇
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@POTUS
has taken off, and with that,
#BidenWatch
on
#Nantucket
has come to an end. Until next year?
@ACKCurrent
@JasonGraziadei
@ACKAirport
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Whaler fans and
@whalersGVhockey
showed their support for 14 year old Mayah White, a hockey player on the
@BarnstableIce
team who was diagnosed with cancer in January. The fans brought signs while the team made a card and had each player sign it 🙏
@nhswhalers
@ACKCurrent
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Here is the buzzer beater shot for
@Nausetsports
that gave them their second straight win over Nantucket, courtesy of the Nantucket Sports Connection
BUZZER BEATER.
FINAL:
Nauset 60
Nantucket 58
Whalers rally back and were up 58-57 with five seconds to go. But they couldn’t hold on. Nantucket falls to 0-2 this season.
@Nausetsports
@ACKCurrent
@nhswhalers
@BostonHeraldHS
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@ConorRyan_93
Signing Bertuzzi at least would guarantee Boston is able to roll out a line night in and night out that should be highly productive in Bertuzzi - Zacha - Pastrnak.
As this team looks to transition to that next era post- Bergeron and post-Krejci, that is a good place to start.
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Rest him up. No way we lose to the Panthers in game 6
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What a comeback!
Down 4-0 midway through the second period, the Nantucket Girls Hockey Team just came back to beat Dennis-Yarmouth 6-5!
They end their season with two straight wins. What a game!
@ACKCurrent
@whalersGVhockey
@nhswhalers
@MassHSHockey
@T_Mulherin
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Final from the first Div. 4 State Semifinal game:
#1
Nantucket 9
#13
Swampscott 3
Whalers advance to the state title game for the first time in program history and will now face either Sandwich or Norwell.
@ACKCurrent
@nhswhalers
@BostonHeraldHS
@BConn63
@TrevorHass
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Story: Boys Lacrosse Wins First State Championship In Program History
The last Nantucket sports team to win a state championship in any sport was the 2011 football team, who beat Boston Latin Academy in the Super Bowl.
👇
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Nantucket native
@AJMleczko
is playing a key role in
@espn
’s new hockey coverage. She was on the call last Tuesday for the Kraken/Golden Knights season opener with
@Buccigross
and
@BrianBoucher33
. She will continue to play a major role!
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Off island for a couple days, so I thought I’d make the trip up to my hometown to cover my alma mater,
#1
Duxbury, as they take on
#8
Middleborough in the Div. 4 MIAA Football Quarterfinals.
I’ll post some photos and updates as the game goes on.
@DuxHSAthletics
@TrevorHass
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A shoutout is very much necessary to the
@ACKBoosterClub
,
@nhswhalers
Athletic Department,
@hylinecruises
and the Nantucket Hockey Foundation for the accommodations and work they put in to make this day as special and enjoyable as possible for the players, coaches and fans!
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President Biden posing with some
#Nantucket
carolers and tree lighting organizers after the ceremony
@ACKCurrent
@JasonGraziadei
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My favorite photo I took yesterday at the
@nhswhalers
baseball game.
@RileyW508
was immediately swamped by his teammates following a no-hitter in his final career start as a Whaler against Martha’s Vineyard. 16 K’s!
This is what sports are all about!
@ACKCurrent
@MIAA033
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The flooding is, uh, not good right now on
#Nantucket
. Easy Street is currently closed and there is bad flooding on Washington St., Francis St., and Easton St. The
@NantucketPolice
are asking people to seek alternate routes and stay safe out there!
@JasonGraziadei
@ACKCurrent
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Joined
@wbz
yesterday to talk about the Veranda House fire. Thanks
@BrandonTruittTV
for having me on.
@ACKCurrent
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Good luck to Duxbury tonight! Bring that Super Bowl trophy back to where it belongs!
Throwback to HS me on the field at Gillette Stadium during the 2011 Super Bowl 😂
We beat Tewksbury 35-0. Amazing memories. Amazing team to be apart of.
@DuxburySports
@DuxHSAthletics
The wait is over, football fans. Tonight’s the night.
No. 1 Duxbury (11-0) will face No. 2 Grafton (11-1) in the Division 4 Super Bowl at Gillette Stadium at 8 p.m.
See you there
@GlobeSchools
@DuxHSFootball
@GraftonHSFB
@DuxHSAthletics
@GraftonAD
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The
@InkyM
’s own Mary Sharpe playing cornhole with former NHLer Dominic Moore!
I have been told that the Ice Out ALZ event hosted by
@AJMleczko
raised over $200,000 before the night even began. A great showing and everyone seems to be having a great time!
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@FLOTUS
Jill Biden wishing passerbys a Happy Thanksgiving, has at least ten secret service agents trailing her.
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Full story with additional information on the situation pertaining to the Nantucket Hockey player that has been suspended for one year👇
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Good morning from Nantucket!
The homecoming parade has concluded. We are onto the games with Martha’s Vineyard washing ashore this morning.
Boys soccer plays at 11 a.m.
Field hockey plays at 12:30 a.m.
Girls soccer plays at 1 p.m.
Island Cup (Football) begins at 3:30 p.m.
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But for the
@MIAA033
to issue such a severe suspension to a senior player for a first time offense is, to me, very excessive.
I asked Braden about the incident. He is still in shock. He regrets it deeply. It was in the heat of the moment and something “he would never do again.”
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Meet Griffin Starr - the captain of this year’s Nantucket boys hockey team.
Leading by example on and off the ice, a special person hopes to lead his team on a special tournament run this season.
Full story 👇
@ACKCurrent
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The Nantucket boys basketball team will be playing Martha’s Vineyard at TD Garden on Sunday, January 14 as part of the Andrew J. Lawson basketball showcase.
Game will be played at 1 p.m.
This heated island rivalry is heading to Beantown!
@ACKCurrent
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Final:
MV 14
Nantucket 13
Chaos on the field afterwards as MV celebrates an Island Cup victory, which was well-earned.
There is massive respect between both sides. Look at this MV player coming over to counsel Nantucket star DE Ian Williams on a knee amidst the chaos.
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Nantucket takes the field for the Island Cup
@ACKCurrent
@nhswhalers
@BostonHeraldHS
@ChrisMcDaniel88
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The Nantucket football team has their new head coach and no, it isn’t Bill Belichick!
Nantucket is expected to hire Coreese Everett as their new head coach. Everett has been an assistant coach for the Whalers and was a star football player at Springfield Central. (Coach on left)
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Congratulations to Bailey Lower and Emerson Pekarcik for making their Div. 1 girls lacrosse commitments official on National Signing Day.
Bailey will be continuing her career at Vanderbilt University while Emerson Pekarcik will be playing at High Point University!
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Main Street is JAMMED with lines to get through security still substantially long. The tree lighting is expected to begin on
#Nantucket
at 5 pm. Jill Biden has made an appearance, but President
#Biden
has not appeared on Main Street yet
@ACKCurrent
@JasonGraziadei
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We have a Braden Knapp sighting!
Braden was in attendance supporting his friends.
“I wish Braden could have been out there with us,” Ryan Davis said. “But this is for him. This is for everybody. This is for the whole Nantucket community.”
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Station Brant Point Spouses Organization collecting donations to support Coast Guard members during the government shutdown! They are very appreciative of the support and say over 200 people have come to donate as of 6:15 pm. Unitarian Church is open till 8 pm.
@InkyM
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David Pastrnak has reached “I can go screw around and score a hat trick for fun” good in his career
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FINAL:
Sandwich 3
Nantucket 0
The
@SandwichHockey
boys hockey team is garden bound for a second straight year and one game away from back to back state titles.
Heck of a run for Nantucket, who no one had making it this far.
@ACKCurrent
@nhswhalers
@T_Mulherin
@MassHSHockey
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Nantucket has taken the ice. This is like a home game for the Whalers. This is crazy
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Exciting day for Nantucket Athletics!
The Whaler baseball team will play on their new baseball field today at 3 p.m.
"This has been a long time coming and we are extremely excited for the boys to finally get the chance to play on this field,” NHS AD Travis Lombardi said.
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Justin Bloise and Makai Bodden at the U.S. National Team Training Camp.
“It’s going great and its very hot here. The competition is really good. I am actually playing defensive back at the camp learning new stuff. We both have been doing very well,” - Justin Bloise
@nhswhalers
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Lived on Nantucket for about 5 years. Never flew out of
@AirportACK
until this morning.
10/10. Quickest and easiest airport experience I have had.
En route to Boston.
Red Sox Yankees tonight
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NANTUCKET STUNS THE VINEYARD!
Nantucket 2
Martha’s Vineyard 1
Riley Williams with the game winning goal in Overtime! Whalers move onto the Round of 8!
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Jim Norton, 80, completed the Nantucket Triathlon today! Here he is with his family.
Norton said the secret is good genes, but he trains regularly all year. Has a home in Florida so he is always in nice weather.
“Let’s do it again,” he said after the ceremony.
@ACKCurrent
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Sandwich vs Nantucket for the Div. 4 boys lacrosse state title.
🍿🍿🍿
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There will be an
@NHLBruins
Alumni game on Nantucket to celebrate the Nantucket Ice Community Rink’s 20th anniversary.
The game will be June 22 at 4 p.m.
The game will feature names such as
@AndyBrickley
@AndrewRaycroft
and Bob Sweeney.
@ACKCurrent
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Carlisle Jensen showing off her medal after completing the
@bostonmarathon
!
Jensen finished in 3:51.20 and ran to honor her father, who passed away in 2020 after a battle with ALS. She raised money for Compassionate Care ALS, who continues to stand by the Jensens.
@ACKCurrent
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Given the suspension was handed down by the MIAA and not the Nantucket Athletic Department or high school administration, it comes across as a pretty mindless response.
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Sam Herrick has been named the
@nhswhalers
new varsity golf coach, per the Athletic Department.
Herrick, a Nantucket native, was a standout basketball player for the Whalers and
@DuxHSAthletics
. He has always had a passion for golf.
@ACKCurrent
@TrevorHass
@DuxburySports
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Also: I am very open to speaking with the
@MIAA033
or
@RpearsonMIAA_MS
- I have lots of questions about the situation and the invitation remains open. They have all of my contact information now as I have forwarded it to them via email.
I hope they accept the invitation. END
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When Ben Jenkinson laces up the skates next year for Endicott, he will officially become the first Nantucket native to play for an NCAA Men’s Hockey Team.
He’s had success at every stop, and B feels like he’s just getting started.
Story 👇
@ACKCurrent
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And we’re back!
Nantucket opening their season today at home against Carver. Kickoff momentarily.
@ACKCurrent
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But Knapp will not have a chance to go out and prove that. His hockey career is over. He also planned to play tennis this spring. That won’t happen either now.
The message from the
@MIAA033
here was mess up once and we’ll ruin your high school sports experience.
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