IN PICTURES: MARATHON GIRLS BASKETBALL BESTS PKS

a group of young women playing a game of basketball
Marathon's Ava Merryman #3 and Aivy Nguyen #23 work to secure a loose ball. DOUG FINGER/Keys Weekly

The Marathon Dolphins girls middle school basketball team traveled up the island chain for a game against the Plantation Key Panthers on Jan. 6. The scoring went back and forth throughout the game inside the PKS gym, but coming out on top were the Dolphins, 24-21. The PKS boys and girls teams will head to Marathon for games on Tuesday, Jan. 18 beginning at 5 p.m. 

Jim McCarthy
Jim McCarthy is one of the many who escaped the snow and frigid temperatures in Western New York. A former crime & court reporter and city editor for two Western New York newspapers, Jim has been honing his craft since he graduated from St. Bonaventure University in 2014. In his 5-plus years in the Keys, Jim has enjoyed connecting with the community. Jim is past president of the Key Largo Sunset Rotary Club. When he's not working, he's busy chasing his son, Lucas, around the house and enjoying time with family.