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Elizabeth Beisel will race for a medal Saturday in the 200-meter backstroke final at the FINA World Swimming Championships in Rome.
The 16-year-old North Kingstown High School senior finished fourth in the semifinals Friday after a third-place showing in the preliminary heats. Beisel's time was 2:07.48. She swam a 2:07.98 in the preliminaries.
The final is scheduled for Saturday between noon and 2 p.m. (
She had the fastest qualifying time so it was only natural to assume that Elizabeth Beisel would advance to the semifinals in the 200-meter backstroke at the FINA World Swimming Championships in Rome Friday.
She did.
The 16-year-old North Kingstown High School senior finished third in 2:07.98. Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe, the world record holder in this event, finished first in 2:06.72., a World Champi
Elizabeth Beisel finished third in the preliminary heats of the 200-meter backstroke at the FINA World Swimming Championships in Rome on Friday and advanced to the semifinals later Friday.
The 16-year-old North Kingstown High School senior covered the distance in 2:07.98. Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe, the world record holder in this event, finished first in 2:06.72., a World Championships record. Gemma Spofforth of Great
 Elizabeth Beisel will contend with world record holders this weekend at the World Swimming Champio
From the United States Olympic Committee, news about former South Kingstown All-Stater Marissa Norman, who is currently a member of the women's track & field team at the University of Rhode Island:
The U.S.
If you haven't checked them out, we hear it would be worth your time to try out the series of free Family Field and Track Nights being held throughout the summer on Wednesday and Sunday nights from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Cranston West track and on Monday nights in Narragansett.
"In all my years I have not seen an opportunity like this afforded kids from any and all communities!!" writes in Cranston West girls track and cross country coach
Patrick Holt from New England Phoenix Fastpitch Softball sends along this information about upcoming tryouts for the organization's 18-and-under gold and 18-and-under elite teams:
The New England Phoenix Fastpitch Softball Teams tryouts are as follows: Sunday, August 16th 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.; Tuesday, August 18th and Thursday, August 20th 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the Mount Pleasant Little League, 434 Mount Pleasant Ave, Providence,
South Kingstown basketball player Allie Jones has given a verbal commitment to Saint Joseph's University.
The 6-foot-2 forward had received approximately two dozen offers from Division I schools, said Rebels girls basketball coach Joel Tuoni, and in recent weeks had narrowed her choices down to St. Joe's and Northeastern.
"I'll tell you, the weight of the world is off her back right now," said Tuoni. "She's a w
The state record holder in the girls' indoor 60-meter hurdles was incorrectly reported here and in the July 14 edition of the Journal sports section. Former Chariho standout Mary Serdakowski holds the state mark of 8.90 seconds for that event, which she achieved at the 2002 National Indoor Championships.
Recent Moses Brown graduate Jenna Poggi holds the state record of 7.90 seconds in the 60-meter das
Catching up on news from the Institute for International Sport regarding the presentation of the Terence Cardinal Cooke Humanitarian Award to Dan Doyle:
On June 17, Dan Doyle, founder and executive director of the Institute for International Sport at the University of Rhode Island (received) the Terence Cardinal Cooke Humanitarian Award. The award (was) presented to Mr. Doyl
Here's a sad sign of the economy: The popular Brown University High School Track and Field Classic has come to an end after 27 years, Brown's director of men's and women's cross country and track and field Craig Lake confirmed this week, citing financial reasons. One of the largest and longest running high school indoor track meets in the country, the invitational attracted thousands of athletes from throughout the Northeast each December. >> Continue reading: Long-running Brown high school track invitational comes to an end
Compiled by Bob Leddy:
HIGH SCHOOL TRACK
"Hammerama'' 2009
At S. Kingstown
R.I. results
BOYS' 12-LB. HAMMER
2, Mike Gama, 202-10 (61.83 meters); 4, Nate Irwin, 179-6 (54.75); 5, Remy Steele, 177-7 (54.13); 6, Wil Adams, 165-5 (50.42); 7, Max Milder, 165-0 (50.29); 8, Justin Farveau, 160-5 (48.91); 9, Mike Mulligan, 159-9 (48.71); 10, Nico Danielson, 158-1 (48.19).
OPEN 1
We're working on getting a local reaction to this news from the National Federation of State High School Associations, including what the Rhode Island Interscholastic League plans to do:
Softball Pitching Distance to Increase to 43 Feet in 2010-11
INDIANAPOLIS, IN (July 7, 2009) - Effective with the 2010-11 school year, the pitching distance for high school varsity softball pitchers will increase from 40 feet t
Courtesy of Bob Gourley:
U.S. HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' 12# HAMMER THROW
NATIONAL RECORD
260'00" Conor McCullough JR Chaminade, West Hills, CA 06-28-08
Class Records
213'00" Conor McCullough FR Chaminade, West Hills, CA 06-22-06
243'11" Conor McCullough SO Chami
Recent Moses Brown graduate Jenna Poggi added a gold and a silver medal to her already impressive resume. Bob Leddy provides these results from the Bay State Games:
Moses Brown's Jenna Poggi won the girls' pole vault event at the Bay State Games in Boston over the weekend. She cleared 11 feet, 6 inches (3.50 meters), to finish a foot higher than the second-place vaulter. In addition, P
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - Four Rhode Island high school swim stars - North Kingstown's Elizabeth Beisel, Prout's Laura Sogar, Rocky Hill's Alex Forrester and Moses Brown's Kaia Simmons - combined to win the national women's 4 x 100 meter medley relay title at the Conoco Phillips National Swim Championships Saturday night.
Swimming as members of the Attleboro Blue FIsh swim club the Rhode Island quartet capatured
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - North Kingstown High's Elizabeth Beisel added another national title to her already impressive swimming resume as the Skippers senior-be won the women's 200-meter backstroke title Friday night at the Conoco Phillips National Swimmning Championships.
Thursday night Beisel had won the women's 400-meter indivdiual medley championship.
Beisel caputred the 200-back title with a 2:08
North Kingstown's Elizabeth Beisel finished the 400 individual medley this morning in a time of 4:40.61, the second-best time out of 73 swimmers in the heats at the ConocoPhillips National Championships in Indiananapolis. Only Julia Smit, a 21-year-old swimmer at Stanford, finished with a better time this morning.
Laura Sogar of Prout was 34th with a time of 4:54.90, and Kaia Simmons of Moses Brown was 38th at 4:55.25.
Beisel n
INDIANAPOLIS - North Kingstown High senior-to-be Elizabeth Beisel continued proving she is one of the top female swimmers in the country as she finished in the top five in two events during the first two days of the U.S. National Swimming Championships.
Wednesday night Beisel finished fourth in the 100-meter backstroke with a time of 1.00.91. The race was won by Haydey McGregory with a time of 1:00.07.
The fourth p
Two of the stars of Barrington High's state championship golf team will represent Rhode Island in the Big I Trusted Choice national golf championship.
Jeff Ray led the field at Potowomut with rounds of 70 Monday and 73 Tuesday for 143. His Eagles teammate Jared Adams tied for the second and final available spot with Josh Padwa (Moses Brown) after both finished at 148. Adams won the spot with a par on the second playoff hole. Adam
Former Journal sports writer Bob Leddy provides this tribute to Ron Platt Jr.:
RON PLATT, JR., LONG-TIME TRACK OFFICIAL TO BE REMEMBERED AT SERVICE
July 7 - - A service of remembrance for Ronalds Platt, Jr. - a longtime Rhode Island track official who died in New Hampshire on April 10 at the age of 85 - will take place on Saturday, July 18, at The Orchard Church, 180 Oakl
Dear ProJo readers,
I would like to address this open letter to the Rhode Island Track & Field (running) Community. I feel especially privileged to have witnessed such a wonderful day of track & field under beautiful sunny skies at Brown Stadium [on June 6]. As I sat in the stands that day, I couldn't help but reflect on all the remarkable experiences that the Rhode Island Running Community (RIRC) has brought to the Springer family thr
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