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Culpo and McCaffrey tie the knot in Watch Hill
WESTERLY, R.I. (WLNE) — On Saturday, former Miss Universe and Cranston native Olivia Culpo and NFL star Christian McCaffrey officially tied the knot at the Ocean House in Watch Hill, located in Westerly. Vogue shared photos and videos of her dress on social media, which was a traditional Dolce...
Meet Greater Fall River's High School Boys Volleyball All-Scholastic Team
FALL RIVER — The Herald News kicks off Spring All-Scholastics with boys volleyball all-stars. Durfee was the lone team in the Greater Fall River area. The Hilltoppers enjoyed a great season in 2024, finishing with a 14-8 record. Durfee punched its ticket to the postseason and even won a Division I preliminary matchup with Everett.
Record caps comeback: Meet the 2023-24 Girls Track Athlete the Year and Super Team
There were some top performances among SouthCoast female runners during the indoor track season at the various conference championships as well as the divisional meets and Meet of Champions. Here's a look at The Standard-Times' top girls track and field athletes from the 2023-24 season: GIRLS INDOOR TRACK RUNNER OF THE YEAR ...
First Central Falls tennis courts open; gun victim honored
CENTRAL FALLS – The city’s first-ever tennis courts are now open to the public. Officials hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony and moving bench dedication to gun violence victim Malcolm Sostre on June 26 at 1 Sacred Heart Ave. Open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily, the new courts,...
Dunham Gets Scoring Started, Finishes Game with Walk-Off Double; Patriots Steal 7 Bases
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The Somerset Patriots walked-off the Reading Fightin Phils in a 7-6 victory on Monday night in game one of a six-game series at TD Bank Ballpark. Somerset stole a season-high seven bases in the contest, which matches the single game Patriots Double-A era record. The Patriots have won six of their first seven games to begin the second half of the season. Over the first seven games of the second half, Somerset leads all of Double-A with a .291 BA, 52 R, 73 H, 32 XBH, and 124 TB as a team.CLICK HERE TO...
Swett sails away from competition at Women’s Championship
Traditionally when the boats are close together on the racecourse and at the finish, that’s mirrored in the overall standings. But that wasn’t the case in the 2024 Women’s Championship. While the New York Yacht Club team, skippered by Hannah Swett, won seven of the 13 races in the regatta and won the regatta by a very healthy margin, there was rarely a a lot of daylight between it and the competition.
From the hardwood to the gridiron: Embargo League adds football
Currently in its fourth summer of hosting basketball games: an unlikely “coincidence” has helped the Embargo League add a flag football league to its repertoire. Embargo League co-founder and CEO Dylan Cantara shares a workplace, Cask & Pig in Dartmouth, with Owen Ribeiro and Valentino Aiello, who own the Backyard Football League, an organization that runs one-day football tournaments from time to time on the South Coast.
“BOTR” Backstroker Zuri Ferguson Commits To Florida For 2025-2026
Ferguson's currently owns a best 200 backstroke time of 1:53.31, which would have finished 6th at this year's SEC Championships. Fitter and Faster Swim Camps is the proud sponsor of SwimSwam’s College Recruiting Channel and all commitment news. For many, swimming in college is a lifelong dream that is pursued with dedication and determination. Fitter and Faster is proud to honor these athletes and those who supported them on their journey.
Opinion: On the South Coast Bikeway
Thank you for last week’s article about the grants awarded to the shared-use paths in Marion and Mattapoisett. Both the Marion and Mattapoisett shared-use paths are part of the larger South Coast Bikeway, which will be a 50-mile continuous system of multi-use paths and bike lanes connecting existing routes in Rhode Island to Cape Cod. Several segments of the bikeway already exist in Swansea, Fall River, New Bedford, Fairhaven, Mattapoisett and Wareham.
Bump, Set, Spike: The 2024 Taunton Daily Gazette Boys Volleyball All-Scholastics
Another high school boys volleyball season has come and gone in the Greater Taunton area. Dighton-Rehoboth (13-7, 10-4 Tri-Valley League) had its best season in decades, finishing tied for second in the TVL and qualifying for the postseason for the first time in 20 years, reaching the Division 2 Round of 32 before falling to No. 13 Minnechaug. Taunton (5-15) performed a season sweep of Attleboro while also earning wins over Hingham, King Philip and Quincy. ...
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