Photo by Jim Powers Leah Pearl chases down the ball against Fairhaven in Nantucket's 5-0 win Saturday.          Sports Photo Galleries

By Peter Martin
I&M Sports Editor

(Sept. 22. 2011 )The varsity field hockey team grabbed its first wins of the season this week, and did so in emphatic fashion with a 5-0 vic­tory over Fairhaven Saturday and a 10-1 thumping of Hull Monday.

The Whalers are now 2-2 after opening the season with a pair of one-goal losses against tough Div. I opposition.

Next up, Nantucket is sched­uled to travel to Sandwich Friday, before hosting Hull Saturday and heading back on the road to East Bridgewater Monday.

In its first game of the week, Nantucket finally got a victory over a traditionally tough oppo­nent in Fairhaven.

“We looked good right from the start,” head coach Lori Moran said. “We took it to them very quickly and got some very pretty passes. The whole forward line was very in tune.”

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