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Teen Wiffle Ball Tourney Raises Money for EG Special Olympics
Above: Wiffle ball tourney organizers Ryan Fay and Sean Giannelli. Submitted photo. Sean Giannelli and Ryan Fay started playing wiffle ball as kids. However, as they got older, they took their love of the sport to the next level. In eighth grade the two started their own wiffle ball league, the Backyard Wiffle League, where players could compete on teams. Eventually they got rid of the league and established a tournament instead to help fund the field and other expenses. This year’s tournament took place June 21-22 and for the second year in a row, they donated profits to the relatively new East Greenwich Special Olympics team.
Field Hockey’s McMullen Named Coach of the Year
Above: Celebrating 40 years of field hockey on Carcieri Field in June. The coaching legend will lead the Avengers this fall for a final season. There are coaches and there is Deb McMullen. McMullen has forged the East Greenwich High School Field Hockey program into a powerhouse winning machine through talent, sure, but also through a rigorous practice schedule and team bonding traditions that invoke in her players a belief that they can win.
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