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Freshwater and saltwater fishing in Massachusetts and Rhode Island is outstanding. Both trout and salmon fishing in stocked ponds is particularly good with an explosive largemouth bass bite. …
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5/3/23
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The Boston Bruins fell victim to what was one of the biggest upsets in sports history on Sunday night, when the Florida Panthers marched into the Garden and pulled off the wild overtime upset in Game …
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5/3/23
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Thousands of youngsters have hit the field in the past few weeks to celebrate their Opening Days for various sports across the city. Warwick Continental held its ceremony last weekend at the fields …
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4/27/23
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It has been a busy spring season so far for Warwick’s local youth sports athletes and things will only get busier in the coming weeks. Baseball leagues such as Apponaug Cal Ripken and Warwick …
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4/27/23
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The Cranston West girls lacrosse team rolled to a 15-3 win over visiting Pilgrim last week as it was led by standouts Aria Lee and Braelyn King. Lee led the way with seven goals while King added six …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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4/27/23
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The striped bass fishery on the east coast is overfished. The fishery experienced a significant increase in harvest in 2022, as the eighth most abundant year-class on record entered the allowable …
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This past weekend, former Johnston basketball player and current URI student Cam Iasimone premiered his self-made documentary called, “Coach” in honor of the late Dan Mazzulla, who passed …
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4/26/23
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The 41st Annual Ocean State Grand National Karate Championships was once again a huge success! With competitors from nine different countries and 36 states, this year’s three-day tournament had …
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SPECIAL TO THE BEACON
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4/20/23
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“Operation Get Kids to Fish” was held Sunday at famed Golden Pond in Warwick.
The banks of the picturesque fishing hole were lined with children 12 and under for the annual …
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By PETE FONTAINE
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4/20/23
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The Pilgrim baseball team cruised to an 8-1 win over rival Toll Gate last week to snap a three-game losing streak.
The Pats were led by starting pitcher AJ Ferreira, who earned the win on the …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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4/20/23
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Ironically the greatest tennis player in the history of Pilgrim High School and one of the most accomplished players in the history of Rhode Island high school tennis started his high school athletic …
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4/13/23
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The Pilgrim boys lacrosse team held off rival Toll Gate 10-5 in a non-league matchup last week at Pilgrim High School. Pilgrim improved to 2-1 with the win while the Titans fell to 2-1. Pictured …
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4/13/23
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The Toll Gate softball team fell to visiting Barrington 17-5 last week at Winslow Park to drop to 0-2 this season.
The Eagles got off to a fast start, taking a 10-0 lead in the first inning. …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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4/13/23
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Bishop Hendricken ace pitcher and Vanderbilt commit Alex Clemmey put on a show on Monday evening as he led the Hawks to an 8-0 win on the road against Lincoln.
With multiple Major League scouts …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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4/13/23
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By CAPT. DAVE MONTI
Black sea bass are fun to catch and great to eat. The Rhode Island state record for black sea bass is 26 inches, about 8 pounds, 7.25 ounces.
The minimum size for …
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4/12/23
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After years and years of discussion, Major League Baseball finally implemented a pitch clock for the season and the results have been wildly affective through the first two weeks.
It is no secret …
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4/12/23
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Bishop Hendricken basketball player Azmar Abdullah enjoyed one of the most prolific seasons in program history this past winter season and recently was named the Rhode Island Gatorade Player of the …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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4/6/23
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The Warwick Beacon’s Athlete of the Week is Pilgrim softball pitcher Alyssa Twomey. The reigning Gatorade Player of the Year picked up right where she left off last spring, helping the Pats …
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4/6/23
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The Pilgrim softball team held on to get an opening day win over La Salle on the road last week to start the spring season.
The Pats scored a pair of runs in the first inning on hits by Alyssa …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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4/6/23
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The Cranston East baseball team dropped its season opener to visiting Pilgrim 8-1 on Monday afternoon at Cranston Stadium.
The Bolts held the Pats in check early, trailing just 1-0 until Pilgrim …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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4/6/23
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