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The Rhode Island Surf U-14 soccer team enjoyed a big summer as it qualified for the United States Youth Soccer National Championship in Orlando, Florida. The team went undefeated at the tournament …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER, Beacon Media Sports Editor
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8/20/25
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The Rhode Island Hockey Hall of Fame will host its annual public enshrinement dinner to formally induct its Class of 2025. During the event, the Hall of Fame will also present its annual 2025 Malcolm …
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8/20/25
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Warwick Continental American Little League continued its end of the year tradition, as it celebrated its Dining on the Diamond event last week as the complex behind Crowne Plaza. WCA families …
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8/20/25
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This week I was able to give some coverage to the Rhode Island Senior Softball League, which recently wrapped up its regular season and will be playing its postseason in the next few weeks.
With …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER, Beacon Media Sports Editor
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8/20/25
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Last week Capt. Brandon Hagopian of Cranston caught an 800-pound bluefin tuna when fishing at the mouth of Narragansett Bay.
Capt. Hagopian said, “We caught the fish with a tinker …
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By CAPT. DAVE MONTI, Special to Beacon Media
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8/20/25
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The Boston Celtics announced last Friday that they reached a multi-year contract extension with head coach Joe Mazzulla.
Mazzulla, a Johnston native, has spent the last three seasons as the …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER, Beacon Media Sports Editor
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8/13/25
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The Warwick PAL baseball team topped Flood Ford 12-6 to clinch the Connie Mack State Championship last week at McCarthy Field.
PAL had an epic run this summer, winning all but one game and …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER, Beacon Media Sports Editor
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8/13/25
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Youth sailors from all over Narragansett Bay gathered at Edgewood Yacht Club last week to compete against each other in a sailing regatta. The Narragansett Bay Yachting Association (NBYA) …
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By GRETA SHUSTER, Beacon Media Staff Writer
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8/13/25
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You once had to travel 60 miles offshore to catch a bluefin tuna, large or small. Not today, giant and school bluefin tuna have been caught 2 to 3 miles off coastal beaches in Rhode Island. Anglers …
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By CAPT. DAVE MONTI, Special to Beacon Media
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8/13/25
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Last week I had the opportunity to catch a Worcester Red Sox game at Polar Park and my biggest takeaway was that it is a quality product and worth a visit for anyone within driving distance … …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER, Beacon Media Sports Editor
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8/13/25
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The Renegade Wrestling Alliance is set to return to the Johnston Indoor Rec Center on Saturday, Aug. 23rd to host its Legacy 18 event.
The show will be RWA’s biggest of the year with nine …
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FROM STAFF REPORTS
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8/13/25
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The Connie Mack playoffs are also underway and this week will feature the Final Four. Two-time defending champion Flood Ford will be taking on Slocum in the opening round while top-seeded Warwick PAL …
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FROM STAFF REPORTS
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8/6/25
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The Rhode Island High School Baseball Coaches Association announced its award winners from the 2025 spring season and many local standouts were honored.
Bishop Hendricken’s Braeden …
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FROM STAFF REPORTS
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8/6/25
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The Warwick North and Warwick Continental American Challenger teams met up last week for one final game to conclude another summer of fun.
The Challenger division pairs children with …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER, Beacon Sports Editor
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8/6/25
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In a proposed rule released last week, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) argued that the Clean Air Act does not authorize the agency to set emissions standards to address global climate …
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By CAPT. DAVE MONTI, Special to Beacon Media
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8/6/25
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This past weekend marked the eighth year that I, along with several friends, traveled north to go whitewater rafting in Bingham, Maine on the Kennebec River. It’s always a great time and a …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER, Beacon Media Sports Editor
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8/6/25
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What makes a Community Champion?
A Community Champion is usually described as a singular individual who has made an impact on there community. However for this week’s champion, they will …
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By BRETT TAYLOR, Special to the Beacon
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8/6/25
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The annual CJ Buckley Memorial Regatta returned to East Greenwich Bay this week, with sailors from all over the world making the trip to participate in the event’s 22nd gathering.
CJ was a …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER, Beacon Sports Editor
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7/30/25
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The top-seeded Warwick PAL Connie Mack baseball team rolled past Coventry 14-4 in Game 1 of its best-of-three playoff series on Tuesday night.
PAL took a commanding 9-1 lead through two innings …
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FROM STAFF REPORTS
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7/30/25
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The Warwick Tree Post 2 American Legion Senior baseball team had a busy week of playoff action, beating Gershkoff Autobody in a three-game series before falling to Upper Deck and R&R Construction …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER, Beacon Sports Editor
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7/30/25
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