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NK soccer captain Scott not letting diabetes stop him

The Independent – Oct. 15, 2015 By William Geoghegan Ten days after the best moment of his soccer career, Ethan Scott lay in a hospital bed, wondering if that soccer career had any moments left. He had just helped lead his North Kingstown High School more »

Serious football injury sent Gray down new path

The Independent – Jan. 14, 2016 By William Geoghegan On a summer day in 2010, Michael Gray took two hits to his head at a South Kingstown High School football practice, and they nearly killed him. In the days and weeks after surgery, Gray and more »

A True Teammate

Warwick Beacon – August 22, 2013 William Geoghegan, Sports Editor On every football roster the University of Rhode Island hands out this season, above the 6-foot-3 wide receivers and the 300-pound linemen, is the spot reserved for a 4-foot-2, 62-pound quarterback who’s listed as a more »

East sophomore finds his way on tennis court

Cranston Herald – May 9, 2013 By William Geoghegan Sports Editor When Lisa Zarrella brought her son Nick to Cranston East tennis tryouts last spring, she didn’t make any special arrangements. It was a new approach. Nick is on the autism spectrum. Making arrangements ahead more »

Marathon Madness

Warwick Beacon – May 23, 2013 They walked and ran on the City Park scenic trail, blending in with the morning joggers and dog-walkers, but the 43 people with racing bibs safety-pinned to their shirts weren’t just out for a stroll on Wednesday morning. They more »

Rhody Links: Feb. 7, 2013

In case you want to read about something other than the blizzard . . . The URI football team brought in 20 players on national signing day. Interestingly, there’s not a one from the Rhode Island Interscholastic League [GoRhody.com] Tolman High School will play Newtown, more »

Remembering a rivalry – and a man

Cranston Herald – Nov. 11, 2010 After the final seconds tick away in Friday night’s football game between Cranston East and La Salle, one team will hoist an old trophy. It’s big and heavy, and it looks the part. It’s a little tarnished. It’s been more »

Red Sox were a ‘smash’ for Warwick family

Warwick Beacon – August 26, 2010 When the ball sailed high over the Green Monster, Ashley Matteson and her family didn’t give it another thought. They cheered and clapped and yelled, just like the rest of the Red Sox fans at Fenway Park last Tuesday more »

Go Diego Go

Warwick Beacon – Sept. 28, 2011 When head coach Mike Nappa found out that an exchange student from Mexico wanted to join the Warwick Vets football team, he thought something had gotten lost in translation. “I thought he meant soccer,” Nappa said. Nope. Diego Martinez more »