Toll Gate football may be on the brink of a return.
After a tough 2022 and 2023, a span in which the Titans won only one game, the team was bumped down to Division IV this fall and has already …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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9/26/24
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The Bishop Hendricken football team got its in-state schedule underway last week and won with the usual formula: win up front and run through the opposition.
The Hawks rolled to a 35-12 decision …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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9/26/24
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The Pilgrim football team improved to 2-0 this season by holding off Cranston East in a 13-6 victory last week at home.
Jacob Soulliere got Pilgrim on the board in the first quarter with a …
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FROM STAFF REPORTS
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9/26/24
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Rep. Joseph McNamara (Warwick, Cranston) said in a press release that he intends on introducing legislation that would require Rhode Island high school football players to wear Guardian Caps. This is …
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9/25/24
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The Pilgrim football team entered last Friday’s opener as one of the state’s biggest week 1 underdogs.
By halftime, the DIII Pats were firmly in control against the DII Woonsocket …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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9/19/24
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One thing that I remember about playing high school sports was the coaches always harping on hydration. Especially in the warm months.
Did I ever really listen? Nope, I’d save my water …
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9/18/24
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I’ve got to admit, I am not a fan of out-of-state football games at the high school level.
Sure, there is certainly a level of intrigue watching our teams square off against other teams …
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9/11/24
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Let’s talk some football.
After a new alignment by the RIIL, after some preseason practices, some examinations of the schedules, let’s get into where our teams stand as we get ready …
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9/4/24
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The Rhode Island Interscholastic League football schedules have been released for the upcoming season, and although I will be diving in much deeper as we get closer, I do have a few initial thoughts, …
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7/24/24
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Saturday marked a return from a five-year hiatus for the Blackmon Football Camp at Bishop Hendricken’s Ed Fracassa Field and Stadium, put on by Will Blackmon - one of Rhode Island’s most …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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7/10/24
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The Emo DiNitto/Rhode Island Chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame presented Rep. Joseph M. McNamara (D-Dist. 19, Warwick, Cranston) with its Distinguished American …
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5/9/24
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The Cranston East football program will be welcoming back a familiar face as former player and coach James Cook was announced as the team’s latest head coach.
After playing for CLCF as a …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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3/21/24
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STORY OF THE WEEK: Back in the day, the approach of the end of February would signal the time for the Providence Newspaper Guild Follies – the bygone annual satiric sendup of the year in Rhode …
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2/21/24
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The Rhode Island Football Coaches Association recently unveiled its award winners from this past season and many Warwick players were honored.
Toll Gate’s Nathan Gamba-Masse was named to …
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FROM STAFF REPORTS
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1/4/24
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Below is a Q & A conducted by Pilgrim student-athlete Brett Taylor, speaking with Pilgrim Head Football Coach Blake Simpson. Taylor created a new social media platform named Community Champions ) …
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12/7/23
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The Beacon Bowl trophy will remain at Pilgrim.
After reclaiming the trophy with a win over rival Toll Gate in 2022, the Pats came back even stronger this time around to hang on to the prize for …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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11/30/23
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The Bishop Hendricken football team reclaimed its crown on Sunday, rolling to a 35-7 win over North Kingstown in the Division I Super Bowl.
Leading 14-7 heading into the fourth quarter, the …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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11/23/23
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Special to the Beacon
The Bishop Hendricken football team will make its 15th consecutive Super Bowl appearance on Sunday at Cranston Stadium, but it’s hardly business as usual this year.
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By WILLIAM GEOGHEGAN
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11/16/23
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The Pilgrim and Moses Brown football teams squared off in a big DIII battle last Friday with the final playoff seed on the line. The Quakers, led by star running back Myles Craddock, would pull off …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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11/2/23
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The Johnston football team clinched the second seed in the upcoming Division III playoffs last week when it topped visiting Pilgrim 29-14.
The Pats led 14-13 heading into the fourth quarter, but …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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10/26/23
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