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At first blush, it would appear that St. Raphael’s Darius Kipyego and Woonsocket High’s Tarik Robinson-O’Hagan have nothing in common. Kipyego is an All-American middle-distance runner. Robinson-O’Hagan has distinguished himself as one of the top throwers in the entire country.
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Bold words were shared via the R.I. Golf Association’s Twitter account after Michael Hamilton accomplished the improbable.
MIDDLETOWN – In emphatic fashion, Kylie Eaton concluded Tuesday’s match-play proceedings. Tasked with an eight-foot putt, Eaton navigated the slight uphill slope for a birdie on the par-three 12th hole at Wanumetonomy Golf and Country Club.
PAWTUCKET — Tori Jacques is a coach’s dream.
PROVIDENCE – He’s a Friar who emerged as one of the key cogs in Ed Cooley’s quest to restore the shine to Providence College’s men’s basketball program.
Jeremy Clark boldly went where no Tolman High boys tennis player had gone before this spring. He became the first player from his school to reach the semifinals of the RIIL singles tournament, a noteworthy distinction that cemented Clark’s MVP candidacy for the Call/Times All-Area Boys Tennis Team.
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PROVIDENCE – School is back in session for one of the top Providence basketball Friars under Ed Cooley’s watch. Only this time, the player nicknamed “Buckets” will be doing his part in helping to mold the current group of PC hoopsters.
What separates the Gatorade Player of the Year award that’s presented to the state’s best in high school track & field from other sports is that it’s not limited to a specific season.
Jeff Battle finds himself in a win-win position. Regarding the NBA Finals that began Tuesday night, the Providence College basketball assistant coach is free from hitching his allegiances to one particular team.
PROVIDENCE – It’s getting to be a familiar sight, that of Max Jackson entering the winner’s circle.
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From competing in the state meet, to competing inside the same venue that recently held the U.S. Olympic trails, the beat goes on for several area track & field standouts.
PROVIDENCE – “You have a few more feet in you.” Those words were meant to challenge Nicolette Ducharme after she captured the indoor shot put title this past February, her throw traveling 39 feet, 6.75 inches.
PROVIDENCE — No one would have faulted Darius Kipyego if he desired to transform his final track meet as a R.I. Interscholastic League competitor into an individual showcase.
RUMFORD – For Michael Hamilton, the road to the 59th annual Northeast Amateur that tees off Wednesday required him to move some pieces around the board.
PAWTUCKET – Sydney Duclos and Gemma D’Orazio represent the young guard on this year’s St. Raphael softball team.
PAWTUCKET – The offense came alive with two runs in the bottom of the fifth inning after falling behind 3-0 in a do-or-die game.
PROVIDENCE – It was a scenario the Davies Tech baseball team would have signed up for in a heartbeat before the first pitch of the season was thrown.
EAST GREENWICH — Turns out there was a very good reason why the St. Raphael baseball team elected to tread carefully with Jonathan Quinn during the regular season.
PROVIDENCE – There will be a new Division I softball state champion after sixth-seeded Cumberland upset No. 3 La Salle, 6-4, on Thursday. The Clippers jumped out to a 6-0 lead heading into the bottom of the sixth.
PAWTUCKET — Tolman junior Gina Carpenter saw she was batting seventh in the order for Shea/Tolman co-op in Thursday’s Division IV semifinal against rival Central Falls and had a simple thought.
WARWICK — For the most part, realigning Rhode Island high school sports has been as simple as “see formula … use formula … here’s your divisional assignment.”
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The newest member of the Providence College men’s basketball program can talk about an experience that’s vastly different than most freshmen who have entered the NCAA Transfer Portal.
WARWICK – For the Tolman High baseball team, a tough season was officially laid to rest on Wednesday afternoon.
The call – one that Momodou Mbye hoped to receive – came while the former Shea High and URI football standout was working in the warehouse at Jordan’s Furniture.
PAWTUCKET — St. Raphael junior Victoria Adegboyega thought it was going to take a few weeks before she worked off the rust after not spiking a volleyball in competition for nearly 17 months.
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PAWTUCKET – She was the best player on the best team in R.I. high school girls basketball this past season.
PAWTUCKET — When the time came for Taylor Gaspar to truly sink his teeth into the college baseball recruiting process, he turned to a fellow member of the St. Raphael Academy baseball family.
He may share the same last name as his famous older brother but make no mistake, St. Raphael sophomore Devan Kipyego is out to create his own legacy.
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On March 29, Jayden Epps supplied the Providence Friars with a verbal commitment.
The date was June 12, 2019 when Mount St. Charles pitcher Tommy Burke fielded a comebacker to the mound for the final out of the Division II baseball finals at McCoy Stadium. The 1-3 putout put a bow on Mount’s two-games-to-none sweep of Barrington for the D-II crown.
PAWTUCKET — With a lazy fly ball to center field serving as the final out of Friday’s Division III contest, the Blackstone Valley Prep baseball achieved a significant milestone.
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How important is family to Ed Cooley? It’s part of the core mantra he developed for the Providence College men’s basketball team: “Us, We, Together, Family, Friars.”
For nearly three years, we were told this day was coming. Rest assured it didn’t sneak up on us.
The beauty of the 2021 high school softball season is that every team in the state has already brushed up against adversity long before an official pitch was thrown in an actual game.
PAWTUCKET – Take a look in the mirror and ask yourself when the last time was you did something nice for the benefit of someone else.
The title says it all. The Super Bowls are on tap this weekend and sportswriters Brendan McGair (Pawtucket Times/Woonsocket Call) and Will Geoghegan (The Independent) break down the matchups in the latest episode of Ocean State Sidelines.
PAWTUCKET – During this “Fall II” season where thankfulness for the opportunity to compete has intersected with the pursuit of a championship, the St. Raphael football team has bordered on between being very good and excellent.
PAWTUCKET – In Justin DeCosta’s bedroom, you’ll find a picture hanging that shows him standing next to Kwity Paye.
PAWTUCKET — Once again, the St. Raphael Academy girls’ volleyball team proved to in good hands with senior Maddy Nault and junior Victoria Adegboyega.
In the latest episode of Ocean State Sidelines, sportswriters Brendan McGair (Pawtucket Times/Woonsocket Call) and Will Geoghegan (The Independent) take a look at the R.I. high school playoff matchups that are on the docket this coming weekend.
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It was one thing for Justin Minaya to hear the sales pitches from coach Ed Cooley and his staff about why Minaya would represent a good fit for the Providence Friars. It’s a different ball of wax when seeking out opinions from players who can speak firsthand about life in Cooley’s system.
PROVIDENCE – Even in defeat, the signs of victory were everywhere.
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