NANTUCKET - If not for a couple of yards, it might have been a game for the ages, recounted in coffee haunts, barber shops and summer barbecues for generations to come.
The memories of last Saturday will be tough to erase: the Nantucket Whalers, with coach Vito Capizzo on their shoulders, hoisting the Island Cup for all the Vineyard to see.
It is easier to be philosophical when the winners are celebrating across the Sound with the Island Trophy, but there were good signs in the Vineyard's performance against