Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Playoffs begin Thursday at 7 p.m. at home on Carcieri Field.
The EGHS boy’s lacrosse team continued with aggressive offensive play and strong defense over the last two weeks of the regular season, kicked off by a 12-1 victory over Prout. The Avengers followed with a decisive 8-0 win over South Kingstown, followed by a 17-4 victory over Middletown played over two days due to rain and storm delays. The team wrapped up its regular season last Tuesday with a 13-0 shutout against Narragansett at home. At this point, the Avengers lead Division II at 13-0, followed closely by rival South Kingstown with an 11-2 record. According to the RIIL website, EGHS leads the entire league in wins and has averaged nearly 12 goals per game. The Avenger defense has also been strong, allowing an average of only 2 goals …
Sunday, May 12, 2013
The Newport woman, who lost part of her left leg in the Boston Marathon bombings, threw out the first pitch.
Yesterday was Rhode Island Day at Fenway Park and a special Rhode Islander threw out the first pitch. On her way from Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital to her Newport home, Heather Abbott stopped by Fenway Park and walked out to the pitcher's mound. The last time she was at Fenway Park had been Monday, April 15, Patriot's Day. After she left the stadium, Abbott and friends went to the see the finish of the Boston Marathon on Boylston Street. She was caught in the second bombing and lost part of her left leg as a result of her injuries. According to the Providence Journal, Abbott got out of her wheelchair and walked out to the mound at Fenway Park to throw out the ceremonial first pitch on Saturday. "She braced herself on her right foot …
Monday, April 29, 2013
EG boys lacrosse team advances record to 8-0 in Division II, 8-2 overall
The Avenger boy’s kicked off a big week of lacrosse when they hosted the Wheeler Warriors last Tuesday. They went on to win that game and two others, against Providence Country Day and Mount St. Charles, by week's end. During the game Tuesday, EG’s offense dominated through the first quarter with goals by Captain Matt Cruise (2), Ryan Trinque (2), Collin Waitkun, and Captain Connor Finn. The Avengers continued with aggressive play through the second quarter with goals by Captain Sam Feinberg, Ben Contreras, Jack Payette, Waitkun (2), Chris Wright, and another by Trinque leaving the score 13-0 at halftime. The Warriors only goal was scored by Augustus Eleftherio early in the fourth quarter. EG came back with additional goals by Colin …
Hundreds of kids and parents turn out for the annual EG rite of spring known as the Little League Opening Day parade.
There just something about little league opening day festivities that makes you think all is right in the world. Even with the array of alternative sports that are now played in the spring (around here, lacrosse and soccer), baseball remains a touchstone sport. So it was on Saturday. The weather was perfect as children, coaches and parents gathered at Academy Field for the annual Opening Day Parade. Kids ran around playing and mugging for the camera, parents sipped coffee and coaches checked rosters. Then the parade. Marchers went from Church Street down to Main Street to First Avenue, across 2nd Street to to Fifth Avenue, and down to Cragan Field, home of East Greenwich Little League. At Cragan, there were speechs for the adults and a …
Sunday, April 28, 2013
If the 2012 season was the ultimate rebuilding year, 2013 is seeing the benefit.
When the EGHS Class of 2011 graduated, it took almost the entire Boys Volleyball team with it. Then-sophomore Patrick Wong was the only member left. Not surprisingly, the 2012 season reflected that dearth of experience. "Our record last year was 3-13. I had a relatively new team with one Varsity veteran. My starting varsity setter last year was a freshman," said coach Theresa Garno. What a difference a year makes. After back-to-back wins this week – against Warwick Vets 3-0 and West Warwick 3-2 – the team is now 6-3. "This season, I returned all athletes except one," said Garno. "This season, every varsity player but one is a veteran. Patrick Wong is a four-year varsity starter who plays left side and is crucial to both our defense …
Monday, April 22, 2013
Division I Tennis seems to suit this team.
The team played an away match at Ponaganset High School on Tuesday, April 16, scoring its fourth victory of the season. The team is now 4-1, having lost only to LaSalle so far. The team won handily, 7 matches to 0, with the individual scores as follows: In singles, first, Shiv Patel 6-0, 6-1; second, Zach Johnson 6-0, 6-0; third, Chris Shea 6-1, 6-0; and fourth, Ben Markstone 6-1, 6-1. In doubles, first, Dylan Leyden and Ben Martino 6-3, 6-1; second, Kenny Shanos and Dylon Lo 6-1, 6-0; and third, Neal Fachon and Danny O'Brien 6-1, 6-0. Their next match is Tuesday at 3 p.m. against Lincoln, at home.
EG continues strong performance with 5-0 division record, 5-2 overall
The Avengers kicked off last week in a home game against the Division I North Kingstown Skippers. Consistent with their history of slow starts, EG had only three goals in the first half of the game, one from Colin Waitkun, followed by two from Captain Sam Feinberg. North Kingstown countered with six goals, two each from John Bishara and Steven Fallon, one each by Colin Vincent and Captain Aaron Binek. The third quarter saw three goals by the Avengers (Colin Bernier, Captain Matt Cruise, Ryan Trinque) and three from the Skippers (Fallon, Captain Kevin McDermott, Vincent). The Avenger’s offense came to life in the fourth quarter with three unanswered goals by Ben Contreras, Feinberg, and Trinque leaving the score 9-9 as the clock ran out…
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Most among the top finishers were EGHS students or grads.
The weather wasn't exactly ideal for the East Greenwich Track Club's second Bunny Hop last Saturday, but runners and supporters turned out anyway. The winner of the 5K race was East Greenwich High School student Ben Fazio, 17, a cross country and track standout, with a time of 16:25. The first female finisher was Emily McCaffery, 27, a EGHS alum, with a time of 19:45. For the 1K Fun Run, the top finisher was Cole Middle Schooler Matt Sommer. Here are the 5K top finishers (for the full list, click here): Men's Ben Fazio Garrett Scalon Scott Kulm Tommy Sommer Tom McMahon Scott Marcus Matthew Wegrzyn Will O'Connell Richard Clapp Angelo Acker Women's Emily McCaffery Margaret McCaffery Emily Browne Sharon Siedliski Thedita Pedersen Abby …
Monday, April 15, 2013
So far, Krista Jarrell, Julie Oh, Mark Schwager, Rick and Leigh Del Sesto, Evie Janson, Lisa Meenan, and Anna Greeley have been heard from.
East Greenwich resident Krista Jarrell already had finished the Boston Marathon and was no longer in the finish area when the bombs exploded Monday, she said via email. Two people are reported dead and dozens injured from the blasts, which took place just before the finish line at 2:50 p.m. Jarrell said she had heard from Julie Oh, another EG runner, that she was also all right but that the blasts had taken place in front of her. Mark Schwager is also ok, according to Facebook reports. There is no word yet on the other seven Boston Marathon participants from East Greenwich. EG Patch ran a story about Jarrell, Oh and Schwager Sunday. Update 6:14 p.m.: Lisa Meenan and Rick and Leigh Del Sesto have been heard from – they are OK. Update 6:42 …
The bombs went off along the course, just shy of the finish line.
Mary MacIntosh
10:15 pm on Monday, April 29, 2013
Martha, you are right. Varsity is on at 4pm in Bristol @ Mount Hope. Sorry all!!! more ›