RIIL gears up for a busy November

  • By BRENDAN McGAIR bmcgair@pawtuckettimes.com
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There are brackets that came with dates of when the corresponding playoff round would take place. It’s a good sign and means the R.I. Interscholastic League is forecasting a busy November that will include the crowning of champions. 

Monster waves for weekend surf competiton

Monster waves for weekend surf competiton

  • By PETER PAN Contributing Writer
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Surfing competitions have been held at the Narragansett Town Beach since the early 1960’s, in all types of conditions. But never before this past Saturday, have surfers paddled out in waves that big. Hurricane Epsilon, which had been hovering about in the Atlantic Ocean all week, finally mov…

Zarokostas selected in 3rd round of MLS SuperDraft

  • By COLBY COTTER
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KINGSTON – Before Stavros Zarokostas was drafted in the third round of the MLS SuperDraft on Monday, the last URI soccer player to be selected was Geoff Cameron in 2008. He has gone on to play in the Premier League and for the US National Team, among countless other accomplishments. As URI’s…

Upstart Chargers make it all the way to D-II finals

Upstart Chargers make it all the way to D-II finals

  • By KEITH KIMBERLIN The Westerly Sun
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CRANSTON — If Chariho High hoped to bring home its first Division II girls soccer championship in almost two decades on Saturday, it could not afford any flaws in its game.

Meyer helps Merchant Mariners win team title

  • By BILL ARSENAULT
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Sophomore Aodhan Meyer finished second for the Merchant Marine Academy men’s cross country team at the Skyline Championship last Saturday in Milton, N.Y. And, he finished that high despite the fact that he held back early to help his teammates.

URI nabs first home win over Merrimack

  • By COLBY COTTER
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KINGSTON - Malik Gavek is not a name you’ll find circled on anyone’s scouting report. The redshirt sophomore walk-on entered URI’s game against Merrimack on Saturday with 16 tackles to his name this season. The Cranston East grad might have earned the attention of opposing offenses with his …

Familiar faces guide Rhody past LIU in opener

  • By COLBY COTTER
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KINGSTON – The more things change, the more they stay the same. The University of Rhode Island basketball team was supposed to feature a new-look bench this season, but a pair of ineligible newcomers has left the Rams looking a lot like last year’s squad.

Chariho boys take third, girls fourth at Class B Meet

  • By COLBY COTTER
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SCITUATE – The long trip to Ponaganset High School was worth it for the Chariho cross country teams last weekend. Competing in Class B, the Chargers took third in the boys varsity race and fourth in the girls.

Little League All-Star Tournaments Kick Off This Weekend

  • By COLBY COTTER
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The various Little League District All-Star Tournaments will begin in earnest this weekend. See below for this weekends schedule and be sure to check out all of the RI Central papers next week for full coverage of the games.