EG Hoops Completes Second Season

In the league's first championship game, Ocean State Health and Fitness beat Harris Blinds and Shutters, 60-50.

The Ocean State Health and Fitness ninth and tenth grade boys basketball team won the first Championship of the 2011-12 East Greenwich Basketball Association with a solid 60-50 win against Harris Blinds and Shutters.   With the game being played before a packed house at East Greenwich High School, Ocean State Health and Fitness jumped out to a fast start paced by a hot shooting and fast-break attack.   Led by the shooting of Kyle Matus and Quinn Sullivan, the nets were sizzling and the crowd was abuzz. With Ross Dean playing shutdown defense and Jake Batista ruling the backboards, the Ocean State Health team had a comfortable lead at the half.   During the second half, Harris Blinds made a big comeback to cut the lead to seven. But Ryan …

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5 Things You Need To Know Today

Historic Preservation Committee, MLK Jr. & More

Five things you need to know about East Greenwich today, Jan. 16.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day: In honor of MLK Jr., schools, government offices and banks are closed, as is the EG Free Library. Most retail stores will be open. King was born on Jan. 15, 1929, in Atlanta. According to Wikipedia, King “led the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott and helped found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957, serving as its first president. King's efforts led to the 1963 March on Washington, where King delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech.... In 1964, King became the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.... King was assassinated on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee.” MLK Basketball Tourney continues: The East Greenwich Basketball Association’s 4-day tournament moves into its final day …

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Kara

10:28 am on Monday, January 16, 2012

Thank You Dr. King for taking a stance and holding tight onto your dream and conviction that someday we will live in a world; whereby, people will not be judge based on the color of his or skin but rather on the character traits' that makes up the person. Although it’s 2012, Sir, and we have not reach 100% equality among races, genders and religions, we will, Dr. King, continue to carry your …   more ›

EGBA MLK Tourney: Day 3

Sunday was the big elimination day ... most of the teams that play on Monday will be in championship games.

The East Greenwich Basketball Association's second-annual Martin Luther King Jr. Tournament started Friday night with 107 teams and finishes on Monday — MLK Day itself. EG Patch caught up with the action at East Greenwich High School this afternoon, getting photos and video from 11 year old boys and 10 year old girls. Games have been taking place at East Greenwich High School, Cole Middle School and Rocky Hill School. If you have photos, stats, or video from any of the games, you can either post them here, or send them to me via email (elizabeth.mcnamara@patch.com). Include as much information as you can — age, id's, game results would be great — and we'll have a living chronicle of this massive tournament! Monday EG games: At East …

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EGBA MLK Tourney: Day 2

If you've got stats, photos or videos from the tournament, EG Patch wants them!

More than 100 teams are participating in the East Greenwich Basketball Association's second-annual Martin Luther King Jr. Basketball Tournament this weekend. With a double-elimination format, that makes for one heck of a lot of basketball! If you attend the games and take some photos or shoot video, we are hoping that you will post them here so that everyone can be part of the action. Use the caption space to add some details about the game: the age, the towns that played, score, and any other details if you have them. Let me know if you've added photos and I can make sure that they are featured. You can reach me via email at elizabeth.mcnamara@patch.com.

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EG Hoops: MLK Basketball Tournament

Over the four-day tournament hosted by EGBA, parents and coaches are invited to add photos, video and captions here to keep everyone up to date.

More than 100 teams are participating in the East Greenwich Basketball Association's second-annual Martin Luther King Jr. Basketball Tournament this weekend. With a double-elimination format, that makes for one heck of a lot of basketball! If you attend the games and take some photos or shoot video, we are hoping that you will post them here so that everyone can be part of the action. Use the caption space to add some details about the game: the age, the towns that played, score, and any other details if you have them. Let me know if you've added photos and I can make sure that they are featured. You can reach me via email at elizabeth.mcnamara@patch.com.

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EGBA Fifth Grade Girls Win Cranston Tourney

This coming weekend, the EGBA hosts the second-annual MLK Jr. tournament — this year with 105 teams participating.

The fifth grade girls EGBA basketball travel team won the CLCF tournament this weekend in Cranston, beating Coventry 20-2 and South Kingstown 18-16 to get to the final against Cranston (CLCF). In that game, they won decisively, 36-8. The East Greenwich Basketball Association hosts the second-annual MLK Jr. Weekend Tournament this weekend for both girls and boys ages 8 to 14. Games will be played at EGHS, Cole Middle School and Rocky Hill School. Teams from Rhode Island and Massachusetts are playing — 105 teams signed up (up from 85 last year). That comes out to 1,200 players.

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EG Basketball Association Gears Up For New Season

More than 600 children and 80 adult men have registered to take part in the season that starts Nov. 5.

The East Greenwich Basketball Association starts play on Saturday, Nov. 5. Only in its second year, EGBA has already attracted 700 players - 620 kids from kindergarten and tenth grade as well as 80 players in a new league for over-35 men. Earlier this month, the league held a coaches clinic where 70 East Greenwich  parent-coaches were given the opportunity to hear from 2 guest speakers. Chris Cobain - EGHS athletic director and former head basketball coach at EWG - spent an hour going through helpful tips for coaching youth basketball including age-appropriate drills. They also had a surprise guest appearance from Jim Baron, head coach of  University of Rhode Island mens basketball. Baron, who lives in East Greenwich, focused his …

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