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Ready for a road trip? Here are five out-of-the-way golf courses in RI you need to play
This headline is going to make some people laugh, but they don’t live here. They’re not like us. If you’re from out of state and happen upon this, these golf courses are not out of the way. They’re actually all very convenient to get to compared to what you’re used to. But if you’re...
North Kingstown Wickford tops Bristol-Warren
PROVIDENCE R.I. (WPRI) – North Kingstown Wickford handles Bristol-Warren, 8-2. North Kingstown Wickford scored four runs in the first inning and never looked back. Bristol-Warren would get on the board in the third off of a fielder’s choice. They trailed, 4-1 at that point. Bottom 3rd, Liam Bererdi would single in the 5th run for […]
AT ANOTHER LEVEL: Meet the 2024 Softball Player of the Year, Super Team and All-Stars
It was a strong spring for SouthCoast baseball teams with four qualifying for the 2024 MIAA state tournament. Apponequet, which captured a share of the South Coast Conference Blue Division title this year, had the deepest tournament run, reaching the Division 3 Final Four while Dartmouth reached the Div. 2 Sweet 16, GNB Voc-Tech...
After being drafted, Middletown's Andrade, NP's Conte ready to start major-league dreams
If they were going to be drafted was never the question. When was. And in less time than it takes to drive from Woonsocket to Westerly, three Rhode Islanders heard their names called in the 2024 Major League Baseball Draft. Day 2 was a busy one for Middletown’s Ryan Andrade,...
North Kingstown jumps on Cumberland early
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – North Kingstown/Wickford got a three-run home run in the very first inning and that’s all they would need. Chris Lannie was lights out on the mound for Kingstown/Wickford and they beat Cumberland, 5-0. Cumberland will now play Cranston Western at 4:30 pm on Sunday. Bristol-Warren will play North Kingstown Wickford at […]
State Champion Cranston Western Little League softball prepares for Regionals
CRANSTON, R.I. (WPRI) – The Cranston Western Little League 12U Softball All Stars ran through the state tournament. Now, they are headed to Bristol, Conn. for the New England Regionals. Cranston Western only gave up two runs in three games in the state tournament. Their pitching staff is ready to face the next level of […]
2024-25 Big East Women’s Basketball Summer Check-In: Providence Friars
2023-24 Big East Finish: Tied for 8th, lost the conference tournament tiebreaker to Butler to be the #9 seed. Final 2023-24 Her Hoop Stats Ranking: #167 out of 360 teams. Postseason? After downing Butler, 75-60, in the first round of the Big East tournament, the Friars got obliterated by UConn, 86-53, in the quarterfinals. Somehow, a 13-20 record was good enough to earn a bye in the WNIT, which was the tertiary postseason tournament behind the NCAA tourney and the WBIT. Even with extra rest on Colgate as well as home court advantage, PC’s season ended with a 54-41 loss in their first WNIT game.
There's a big problem with co-op teams in the RIIL. These five programs have fixed it.
I hate co-ops in the Rhode Island Interscholastic League. It's not the schools. It’s not because of the players. It’s not what it represents — communities unable to fill teams themselves, so they're forced to combine together to play as one. It’s the names. When I...
The final is set at the Infosys Hall of Fame Open; who will play for the Van Alen Cup
NEWPORT — A pair of practice partners from earlier in the week will meet again on Sunday afternoon, and this time the circumstances will be rather different. Alex Michelsen and Marcos Giron will square off for the right to lift the Van Alen Cup, the prize awarded to the champion of the Infosys Hall of Fame Open. ...
Giron gets first ATP Tour singles victory in Tennis Hall of Fame Open
NEWPORT — Marcos Giron’s career surge was brewing for years. Dallas showcased the California native in its finals in February and Florida welcomed him to the semifinal round a week later. The 30-year-old didn’t achieve his first ATP Tour final appearance until 2022 — since then a title has been knocking. Giron waited...
ATP World Tour Hall of Fame Open Results
NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) _ Results Sunday from Hall of Fame Open at International Tennis Hall of Fame (seedings in parentheses):. Marcos Giron (2), United States, def. Alex Michelsen (3), United States, 6-7 (4), 6-3, 7-5. Men's Doubles. Championship. Andre Goransson, Sweden, and Sem Verbeek (6), Netherlands, def. Robert Cash and...
Cole Tennis Courts to Get Long Awaited Redo
Above: The cracks that were filled a few years ago. A major rebuilding of the tennis and basketball courts at Cole Middle School is finally in the works, with school officials ready to award a $20,000 design contract, nearly six years after voters approved a $5 million school bond referendum to pay for a variety of capital projects, including the Cole courts.
Flashback Friday: Brown Women's Hockey vs. Providence, Nov. 28, 2014
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Each Friday throughout the summer of 2024, Brown will look back on some of the top games and performances from past years. This week's edition features Brown women's hockey's 2-1 Mayor's Cup win over Providence College on November 28, 2014. BROWN UNIVERSITY SPORTS FOUNDATION. The Brown University...
Dominant pitching guides Newport to a 4-2 win over Mystic
It wasn’t a usual Gulls win, but it was perfection nonetheless. While the offense was only able to put up 4 runs on a gorgeous Friday evening, it did not matter as the pitching staff put on their best performance of the year, with the two Drews(Blake and DeLucia) holding Mystic to two total runs, while recording an unreal 16 strikeouts.
International Tennis Hall of Fame names TeamFAME Headquarters in honor of Hall of Famer Chris Evert
Today, the International Tennis Hall of Fame (ITHF) unveiled the Chris Evert Learning Center as the new name for the Canfield House building, which is located on the ITHF’s grounds. Home to the ITHF’s National Junior Tennis & Learning chapter TeamFAME, the building honors Hall of Famer Chris Evert’s contributions to grassroots youth tennis and education initiatives.
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