EVANSVILLE, Indiana -- Erin Carmone, of East Providence, a freshman at Stonehill College in Easton, Mass. finished 23rd on Saturday at the national Division II Cross Country Championships.

Carmone, a three-time all-stater last year in cross country, indoor track and outdoor track, traversed the 6 kilometer course in 21:33.7, an average of 5:47 per mile. Her performance led Stonehill, the top-ranked Division II in the Northeast, to a 16

>> Continue reading: East Providence's Carmone shines in national cross-country meet

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WEST GREENWICH - Exeter-West Greenwich, last year's Division IV state football champion, earned the right to defend its state title in this year's Division IV tournament as the Scarlet Knights captured the fourth and final playoff berth with a 22-18 victory over Central Falls on Saturday.

The victory gives Exeter-West Greenwich a 5-3 final regular season Division IV record and moved the Scarlet Knights into a third p

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There may be only one division in the Interscholastic League girls hockey ranks this winter, but there will be two state champions.

When Lincoln School informed the Interscholastic League that it would not compete in girls hockey this winter, League officials decided to combine what had been a nine-team league with two divisions in previous years into a one-division, eight-team league for the 2009-10 season.

>> Continue reading: One division, two state champions in girls hockey

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Ponaganset parent Beth Keeling also wrote in about "Hospitality is par for the cross-country course at Ponaganset" :
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your article on Jimmy Caron and Ponaganset. If you know Jim at all, you know he is the hardest person in the world to thank for his tireless devotion

>> Continue reading: Chieftains' mom thanks coach for 'tireless devotion to kids'

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Jamison Odone - a former track and cross-country runner at Ponaganset now living in Ridgefield, Conn., where he writes and illustrates children's books - felt compelled to write to the Journal after reading "Hospitality is par for the cross-country course at Ponaganset." >> Continue reading: Former Ponaganset runner forever thankful to coach Caron

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Sometimes a victory has nothing to do with coming in first. The Burrillville girls cross country team is a perfect example of that. After placing fourth in the Northern Division with a 7-3 dual-meet record, the Broncos finished second at this year's Class C Championships - recording their highest finish since winning the title in 1983 and qualifying for the state meet in the process.

"We needed to finish in the top four at least to qu

>> Continue reading: Burrillville girls record "victory" of their own at class meet

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