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December 18, 2006

Cox Sports Television announces Varsity Zone's winter lineup

The boys and girls Rhode Island Interscholastic League Division I basketball championships and the Division I boys hockey finals are among the events that Cox Sports Television has included in its 2006-07 winter lineup on Varsity Zone, a newly-launched program showcasing Rhode Island high school athletics.

In addition to game coverage, the Varsity Zone will feature the Cardi’s Furniture Superstores Players of the Game, athlete profiles

December 5, 2006

A truly inspirational moment captured on film

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Photo courtesy of Steve Nolan, Sr.
Mark Manning (bib #4906) and Dan Edwards (bib #4923) help a fellow runner at the Inspiration 3K

Since it began, the

Message to athletes: Take time to heal

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Kai Aboulian

Okay, how many of you out there have been nursing some nagging litt

Today's runners introduced to pioneers of their sport

Today’s high school runners see them at all of their meets. They are the individuals firing the starter’s pistol, filing runners through the finish chutes, recording times and doing much, much more to ensure that events are conducted fairly and properly.

What the athletes probably don’t realize is that these men and women are also among the state’s pioneers in the sports of cross country and track & field.

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Where has the rest of the 1944 All-Star football team been?

After seeing today's Where have you been . . . . ? story profiling Joe McOsker, a reader wrote in asking what the other members of the 1944 All-State football team have been up to. My colleague John Gillooly caught up with many of them in 1994 on the 50th anniversary of the team's selection.

Click here to see a reprint of John's story.

December 4, 2006

Tonight's high school sports schedule

Pick your high school's home page from the list at www.projo.com/highschool to check for scores as we get them.

BOYS BASKETBALL
Coventry at Exeter/West Greenwich, 7
Smithfield at North Providence, 7
Johnston at Mt. Hope, 7

GIRLS BASKETBALL
Tolman at West Warwick, 7

December 2, 2006

Townies win Division I title

East Providence's defense dominated in the second half as the Townies busted open a close game to win the Division I Super Bowl, 35-13, over Bishop Hendricken.

The Townies led by just 14-13 at halftime, but Hendricken could get nothing going in the second half. Defensive tackle Cameron Ford was named Most Valuable Player, and five different East Providence players scored touchdowns.

The win for East Providence avenged the team'

Middletown tops Classical in Division IV

The Middletown Islanders won their first state championship since 1998 by upsetting Classical, 8-7, today at Conley Stadium in Providence. Trailing 7-0 late in the third quarter, Middletown took the lead when quarterback Brad Humes ran 2 yards for a touchdown, then ran in the two-point conversion.

Both teams' touchdowns were scored off of fumble recoveries. The Purple took the lead in the second quarter on Stanley Carmichael's 4-yard

Shea wins Division II Super Bowl

The Shea Raiders completed an undefeated season in Division II by blasting Chariho, 46-8, in the Super Bowl at Bryant College. Running back Matt Bryson amassed 191 yards rushing and 92 yards receiving while scoring two touchdowns for the Raiders. Shea quarterback Jermaine Cabagro passed for 141 yards and two touchdowns.

-Reports from Rob Lee

December 1, 2006

Super Bowl coverage

Check projo.com's high school sports blog tomorrow for results from all four Super Bowl games, which we will report soon after the games end.

We'll also have photo galleries from all four games, and Sunday morning we'll have game stories from all four games.