5 Things You Need To Know Today

Five Things: Girls Field Hockey, Tennis, Soccer

Your guide for life in East Greenwich today, Oct. 9.

EG Housing Authority meeting: The agenda includes the election of a chair and vice chair to serve for the next year, and review of the monthly management report – occupancy, rent collection, maintenance, program highlights. At 146 First Avenue at 4:15 p.m. Avenger home games: Girls Field Hockey vs. Lincoln, JV plays 3:30 p.m. and Varsity plays at 4:45. Girls Varsity Tennis vs. Lincoln. Girls Soccer against North Kingstown, JV at 4:45 p.m. and 6:30. For the latest information about EGHS sports, check out the Avengers Booster Club website. EG Art Club New Members Show: From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 1043 Main St. Post your Events and Announcements on EG Patch: If you have something you’d like to see on the EG Patch calendar, upload it by clicking…

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Best Of Stories, 2011: Sports

EG Patch recounts the best sports stories of the year.

Looking back over the past year, there were several championship seasons in 2011 and several near misses too. Last spring yielded three state champion teams at East Greenwich High School. Then, this fall, EGHS saw state championships slip from their grasp three different times. For all the field teams, Carcieri Field is really home now, a year and a half after its delayed opening. Over the summer, town Public Works employees built the snack bar for the field, fulfulling a long-held dream for members of both the Booster Club and the Fields Committee. One sports story that didn’t make our top five this year but deserves a mention is the addition of lights at Cragan Field last May. Through its citrus drive, the EG Rotary Club continues to …

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