The Toll Gate Titans held on to beat the Cranston West Falcons, 5-4, on Thursday afternoon at Cranston West High School. Titans' senior Nick Kazandjian and junior Dylan Palmiotti had two hits each and both added an RBI.
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By Ryan D. Murray
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5/30/17
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After being in contention the last two seasons, Cranston West junior Alexis Florio clinched her first Rhode Island Interscholastic League girls' golf state championship at Newport Country Club on Tuesday. Florio entered as
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By Matt Metcalf
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5/30/17
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The Toll Gate Titans held on to beat the Cranston West Falcons, 5-4, on Thursday afternoon at Cranston West High School. Titans' senior Nick Kazandjian and junior Dylan Palmiotti had two hits each and both added an RBI.
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By Ryan D. Murray
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5/29/17
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The Vets Middle School boys' track team won the state championship held at Narragansett High School on Friday, holding off second-place Davisville Middle School (60 points) with a total of 62 points. Darius Frey and
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By Matt Metcalf
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5/29/17
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For the Sun Rise The Johnston Lady Panthers crushed the Mt. Hope Huskies, 10-0, on Tuesday afternoon. It took just five innings for the Panthers to end the game by way of the 10-run rule. Johnston junior Madison Plouffe and freshman
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By Ryan D. Murray
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5/29/17
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The Cranston East baseball team broke a 2-2 tie against Pilgrim (8-8) in the bottom of the sixth at Cranston Stadium on Thursday afternoon, as a Gio Canales RBI single and a Sam Hanley sacrifice fly highlighted a three-run
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By Matt Metcalf
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5/28/17
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It was a night of firsts for Johnston High School athletes and coaches - as well as alums - Tuesday evening inside 12 Acres Restaurant in Smithfield. For starters, never before in the history of JHS athletics, have the present Panthers
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By Pete Fontaine
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5/26/17
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After traveling half-way around the world, competing at the highest level of her sport, and coming home a champion, Bristol’s own world-class athlete didn’t just on her laurels. She went …
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By Patrick Luce
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5/25/17
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To recognize his academic and athletic prowess, a Mt. Hope High School student has been named a Golden Dozen recipients for the 2016-2017 year.
Joe Rioux, a senior from Warren, is one of just 12 …
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By Patrick Luce
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5/23/17
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The Bishop Hendricken golf team remained unbeaten on Tuesday afternoon at Warwick Country Club, cruising past East Greenwich and Pilgrim with a team score of 154 to improve to 11-0 this spring. The Avengers weren't too far
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By Matt Metcalf
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5/23/17
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The Cranston West lacrosse teams continued their City Cup dominance with a pair of victories over rival Cranston East at Cranston Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The Falcons' girls' lacrosse team (6-2) held off the 'Bolts
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By Matt Metcalf
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5/23/17
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The quality of lacrosse around Warwick this season has been tremendous. Pilgrim, Toll Gate and Hendricken have all been awfully tough to beat during the regular season this spring, as the three Warwick schools have combined
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By Matt Metcalf
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5/20/17
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At 5-foot-11 and weighing 185 pounds, Johnston High School's Evan Pennacchia appears to have the make-up of an average high school football player in Rhode Island. For starters, the 18-year-old son of Albert and Shae Pennacchia ranks
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By Pete Fontaine
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5/19/17
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By RYAN D. MURRAY For the Beacon The Cranston East Thunderbolts stayed perfect, improving to 13-0 on the season after sweeping the Toll Gate Titans, 3-0, on Monday evening during senior night. Junior setter James Tang had 21 assists and two digs for East
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By RYAN D. MURRAY
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5/19/17
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Three Cranston natives suited up for the Johnson & Wales baseball team this spring, and all three earned all-conference recognition from the Great Northeast Athletic Conference on Monday. Leading the way was Brandon Budlong, who was the
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By Brenden Soares
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5/18/17
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Pilgrim displayed why any team should fight until the very end with its performance on Tuesday. Down four runs right out of the gate against Hendricken, the Pats fought back behind a stellar pitching effort from senior
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By Matt Metcalf
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5/15/17
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The Cranston East Thunderbolts edged the Cranston West Falcons, 5-4, in 16 innings on Monday evening at Cranston Stadium. East senior Jake Palazzo had three hits and knocked in two runs and West senior Nik SanAntonio had
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By Ryan D. Murray
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5/14/17
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The 4th Annual Brian Moretti Hockey Classic will be played this Saturday at 4 p.m. at Cranston Ice Rink. The classic has been a much-anticipated event in Cranston's hockey community since its inception in 2014. Moretti, who
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By Matt Metcalf
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5/13/17
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Was the school department trying to draw out a loud public response or was it simply identifying the only items in the budget that could be eliminated?
On more than one occasion during Wednesday …
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By Josh Bickford
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5/12/17
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Junior Madison Plouffe pitched a complete game and knocked in a run to help the Johnston Lady Panthers beat the second place Mount St. Charles Mounties, 6-4, on the road on Tuesday …
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By Ryan D. Murray
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5/12/17
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What a way to end the season!
The Barrington High School Unified basketball team won another RI Interscholastic League divisional championship Sunday, with a 31-23 victory over East Providence at …
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BY MANUEL C. “MANNY” CORREIRA
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5/11/17
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What happens when a 1950's rock star comes to a small town in Ohio to kiss one of his biggest fans before being drafted into the Army? That's the premise of the classic rock musical comedy ‘Bye Bye …
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5/11/17
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What's better than one run through the Hampden Meadows School Tough Tiger adventure race?
How about two runs through the course?
In fact, more than a handful of boys and girls were so excited …
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5/9/17
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The undefeated Cranston East Thunderbolts went into second-place East Greenwich High School and swept the Avengers, 3-0, on Monday evening while moving to 8-0 this season. It was only the second loss of the season for
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By Ryan D. Murray
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5/7/17
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PORTSMOUTH — A few years ago, the Portsmouth Babe Ruth baseball league barely had enough teams to play each other.
There’s no lack of competition now, however.
“In the …
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By Jim McGaw
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5/7/17
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