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October 29, 2022
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Vineyard Takes Back Island Cup, Beating Nantucket 14-13 in Thriller

For the first time in six years, the Island Cup is staying on the Vineyard. In a battle of wills, the Vineyarders outlasted Nantucket 14-13, holding their rivals scoreless in the second half.
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October 2, 1953
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Football Debut Is Eagerly Awaited

Vineyard Gazette
The debut of the first Vineyard football team, under the guidance of Coaches John Kelley, Daniel McCar­thy and Stanley Whitman, will take place tomorrow afternoon on the newly laid-out field at the Veterans Memorial Park in Vineyard Haven. For their first game the Island boys are taking on the impressive gridiron group from the Ashland High School, a team that boasts fifteen straight wins.
 
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Football
November 20, 1953

Battered Vineyard Team Makes Game Bid for Win

Vineyard Gazette
The game with Nantucket on Saturday turned out to be one of the roughest that the Martha’s Vineyard footballers have encountered.
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Football
November 12, 1954

Vineyard Wins Moral Victory in Holiday Game

Vineyard Gazette
For the Vineyard footballers, the outcome of yesterday’s game with Nantucket in a scoreless tie was a moral victory.
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Football
November 18, 1960

Nantucket All the Way

Vineyard Gazette
Having lost only one game out of six this season, the Nantucket High School football team came to Veterans Memorial Park Saturday and added still another victory to its record by defeating the Re
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Regional High School
November 10, 1961

Football Team Too Slow in Warm-Up

Vineyard Gazette
The Regional High School football team went down to its fourth defeat of the season Saturday in a game with Nantucket at War Veterans’ Memorial Park in Vineyard Haven.
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Football
Regional High School
November 16, 1962

Island Eleven Ends Its Best Season So Far

Vineyard Gazette
The Vineyarders closed out their most successful season to date with a sparkling 5-2 record, beating Nantucket, after beating them soundly the week before on the Vineyard.
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Football
Regional High School
October 18, 1963

Nantucket Lambasted

Vineyard Gazette
The Vineyarders chalked up their second win of the gridiron season last Saturday in a clear-cut 36-0 score over Nantucket High School.
Football
Regional High School
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November 22, 1963

Vineyard Eleven Ends Season Without Defeat

Vineyard Gazette
 The Vineyarders wrapped up their fourth football season last Saturday and marked it, in proud red letters, “undefeated.” Traveling to Nantucket, the Vineyard team upset the Whalers fo
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November 20, 1964

Vineyard Gridders Win

Vineyard Gazette
The Regional High School football season, which this year has not been the happiest of times, ended on a cheerful note Saturday, when the Vineyarders trounced the Nantuck
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November 3, 1972

Purple and White Downs Nantucket Whalers 26 to 6

Howard W. Leonard
The piercing wail of fire sirens and the exuberant cheering of Regional High supporters greeted each plane-load of the victorious Purple and White football team at the Ma
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November 25, 1977

Apathy Aside, Purple Fans Turn Out in Noisy Numbers

Mary Breslauer
Multi-colored confetti burst through the cold fall air whenever the Vineyard gained or Nantucket slipped. Orange plastic horns delivered toots of approval at touchdowns and penalty calls.
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November 24, 1978

Season Ends on Downbeat in Drubbing at Nantucket

Anne Carmichael
 There are times when every reporter figures there must be another angle from which to look at something. When the score ends up 36-0 for the bad guys, it’s one of those times.
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November 23, 1979

Vineyard Scores One Against Nantucket’s First Line

Anne P. Carmichael
The wind was blowing a gale across the field — the fans were all bundled up and the two classic rival teams, the Vineyarders and Nantucket Whalers were on the field, ready to play an excellent fo
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