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August 30, 2009HSGameTime Game of the Week is backThe competitive season in high school sports begins this week, and John Gillooly has picked his first Game of the Week for the season. This week it is actually match of the week: A rematch of the 2008 girls tennis Division I championship between Mount St. Charles and Lincoln School. Every week throughout the school year,
Posted by Mike McDermott August 28, 2009Youth basketball coaches clinic to be held Oct. 3 at Cranston WestELMWOOD SPORTS CENTER YOUTH BASKETBALL COACHES CLINIC PROGRAM
Posted by Carolyn Thornton New Providence facility will open for winter sports season
The 60,000-square-foot complex will feature a 200-meter indoor track; courts for basketball, tennis and volleyball; areas for throwing and jumping field events; indoor soccer fie
Posted by Mike Szostak Classical facilities passing test
Both Purple squads were showing off their new field and courts. The football team was playing on its new FieldTurf field that opened last spring for softball. The tennis team was hitting on
Posted by Mike Szostak August 24, 2009Former EG football player Wort injured at Oklahoma
Posted by Mike Szostak August 19, 2009R.I. Lightning holding fast-pitch tryouts this weekendThe Rhode Island Lightning Fastpitch Softball organization is holding tryouts for all age groups (12U, 14U, 16U, 18U) on Saturday (8/22) and Sunday (8/23) at the Mount Pleasant Little League complex (next to Mount Pleasant High School) in Providence, R.I. All girls with birthdates from 1991-1999 are eligible to tryout. All aspects of the game (hitting, fielding, throwing, running) will be evaluated. There is no fee to tryout. New pl
Posted by Carolyn Thornton Steps coaches should take when the going gets hotThere can never be enough reminders about the importance of taking proper precautions when practicing and playing in hot weather. The American College of Sports Medicine sent out this release today, pointing out that football players aren't the only ones who should be on alert. YOUNG ATHLETES AT RISK FOR HEAT ILLNESS AS FALL SPORTS BEGIN Prevention strategies should extend beyond just football, research
Posted by Carolyn Thornton August 18, 2009Portsmouth's King commits to Coastal Carolina
King was one of the top hitters in the state this past spring as he hit .486 with 34 hits in 70 plate appearances, including 19 extra base hits. His performance helped Portsmouth capture the regular-season Division I East ti
Posted by John Gillooly Is it too hot to play? Check the heat indexHeat and humidity can both contribute to dehydration and heat illness. How do you know if it's too hot to play or practice? The heat index can guide coaches as to whether they should modify a workout or cancel it altogether. Taking into account both the air temperature and the percentage of humidity in the air, the heat index gives a more accurate indicator of what it actually "feels like" outside. Find out what that number is in your
Posted by Carolyn Thornton iHydrate helps kids keep water flowingBrooke de Lench, the CEO and president of Mobile Sports, Inc., announces MSI's launching of iHydrate, an iPhone application that provides the tools and information to help athletes avoid dehydration and other more serious heat-related illnesses. "One of the biggest challenges athletes face, especially in hot, humid weather, is consuming enough fluids before, during and after sports," said de Lench, who is also Publisher/Editor-in-Chi
Posted by Carolyn Thornton N. Smithfield athletes turn out despite 'pay to play' policyBY MIKE SZOSTAK NORTH SMITHFIELD, R.I. -- High school athletes and coaches sweated through their first day of fall sports practice Tuesday as the debate continued over the town's new pay-to-play policy. Thirty-four girls reported at 8 a.m. to soccer coach Steve DeMeo for their first official workout of the 2009 season. "This is my fifth year, and that's the most we've had come out," DeM
Posted by Mike Szostak August 12, 2009Controversial swimsuits banned from high-school competitionINDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The National Federation of State High School Associations has banned high-tech swimsuits that it said have been linked to record performances in recent years. The federation's board on Tuesday adopted a recommendation from the group's swimming and diving rules committee to ban high-tech suits for high school competition, effective immediately. The new rule limits swimmers to one swimsuit constructed of a wov
Posted by Mike McDermott August 7, 2009Scituate's Bouyssou earns fifth-place finish in world judo competitonScituate High School sophomore Katelyn Bouyssou has placed fifth in the 48 kg class at judo's Cadet World Championships for 15- to 16-year-olds, held in Budapest, Hungary. Bouyssou competed as an independent wrestler last school year and advanced to the 103-pound semifinals Rhode Island's state meet. The Cadet Worlds, held for the first time this year, attracted 529 athletes from 70 nations, according to a news release from USA Judo. B
Posted by Mike McDermott August 2, 2009North Kingstown's Beisel finishes fifth in the 400-meter IM in RomeOne day after becoming the first swimmer from the United States to capture a medal at the 2009 FINA World Championships in Rome with a third-place finish in the 200-meter backstroke with a personal best time of 2:06.39, Rhode Island's own Olympian Elizabeth Beisel placed fifth in the 400-meter individual medley. Katinka Hosszu won the race with a time of 4:30.31, which is the third fastest time in history. Beisel, who was seeded fourt
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