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Apparently, I have a history of throwing pillows. My dad reminded me of this last week. Supposedly, one of my pillow fastballs damaged a set of mini-blinds in 2005. I had blocked it out, not quite … more
Realignment comes but once every two years in the Rhode Island Interscholastic League, and the RIIL knows how to make it count every time. Spring is here, the warm weather is coming and the RIIL … more
SHE'LL BE BACK: Candis Kowalik and her team are …
High school is a time for kids to dream, and Candis Kowalik is no stranger to dreaming. After she won the individual state gymnastics title last year as a Warwick Vets freshman, Kowalik began … more
I called it last July. We were planning a cruise when I realized the dates coincided with March Madness. I hesitated. “Louisville’s going to win the national championship,” I said. “I … more
I’ve been louder at a sporting event. I’ve rooted harder. I’ve cared more. But I’ve never been more inspired than I was on Beacon Street in 2009. Former sports editor Ed Owens was running … more
MARC COMTOIS
Volunteers make youth sports go. They get to the fields early. They set up. They make the schedules. They flip burgers. They stay late, then wake up and do it all again. They do all of it with … more
Twice in the mid 90’s, Mike and John Gaffney tried to dethrone mighty Mount St. Charles, and both times they came up empty. Mike, the father and Toll Gate head coach, and John, the son and Toll … more
A Hendricken player bound for Boston College squares off against a La Salle player who’s a Division I college prospect. Talent surrounds them at every position. Must-see right? If it … more
...and devastation for West.
In the moments following the best basketball game I saw all season and the craziest finish I’ve seen in all my years of doing this, I almost sent out a factually inaccurate Tweet. I … more
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