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very season I internally debate which sports are my favorite to cover here in Rhode Island. Typically, it’s football in the fall, basketball in the winter and softball in the spring. …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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4/22/25
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Junior center fielder Sophia Crudale (Cranston) went a combined 3-for-6 with a pair of RBI and three runs scored as Rhode Island College split a doubleheader at Western Connecticut in Little East …
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FROM STAFF REPORTS
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4/22/25
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Staff, budget and research reductions outlined for NOAA in a Trump Administration NOAA “Passback memo” on their budget would be devastating. Devastating for US agriculture, shipping, …
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By CAPT. DAVE MONTI
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4/22/25
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The reigning Division III champion Cranston East softball team is rolling this spring as it sits at 3-0 in league play.
The Bolts most recently beat Central at home on Monday in an 11-1 win. …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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4/15/25
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The Cranston Herald’s Athlete of the Week is East softball player Cydnee Meekins. The junior slugger is enjoying a breakout year, leading the defending champs in batting average, runs, RBI, …
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4/15/25
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The Cranston East baseball team fell to defending champion Bishop Hendricken 12-1 last week and then dropped an 11-0 decision to first-place South Kingstown on Monday.
Ethan Torres hit a solo …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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4/15/25
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FROM STAFF REPORTS
The Cranston West baseball team fell to Pilgrim in an 8-4 decision last weekend.
Jack Fontaine, Logan Taylor, Elan Santana and Angelo Silvestri all drove in runs for the …
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FROM STAFF REPORTS
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4/15/25
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Senior Samantha Sainristil (Cranston) finished third in both the shot (11.79m) and the hammer (47.30) and placed fifth in the discus (36.55m) as the Rhode Island College women’s track and field …
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FROM STAFF REPORTS
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4/15/25
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he Masters continues to be the world’s best golf event, as Rory McIlroy took home the championship on Sunday in a playoff against Justin Rose to complete an epic tournament.
There …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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4/15/25
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The news for bluefin tuna just got worse. NOAA Fisheries announced Monday, April 14, 2025 landings for the 2024 fishing year and it relates that landings were 138.3 mt (9 percent) higher than the …
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By CAPT. DAVE MONTI
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4/15/25
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Junior Haley Oliver (Coventry) finished third in the 5,000m (18:00.95) as the Rhode Island College women’s track and field team competed at Bryant’s Ocean State Cup on Thursday and Friday …
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FROM STAFF REPORTS
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4/9/25
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The Cranston East girls lacrosse team erased a four-goal deficit to come back to beat visiting Toll Gate 9-8 last week.
The Titans came out firing and built a 4-0 advantage after one quarter of …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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4/9/25
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The Cranston West softball team opened its season with a win when it cruised past visiting Gorham (Maine) 14-2. It was a non-league game that did, however, count toward the team’s standings in …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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4/9/25
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The Cranston Herald’s Athlete of the Week is West softball player Ava Iannelli. The junior has made her presence felt early this season as she led the Falcons at the plate in their win over …
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4/9/25
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The Cranston East boys tennis team is off to a strong start this season as it won its first two matches and returns much of the same lineup as last year’s team that reached the Division III …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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4/9/25
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Last week I was pleasantly surprised to see U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner from Rhode Island hosting an issues form with other U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Members titled “Attacks …
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By CAPT. DAVE MONTI
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4/9/25
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ashington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin finally broke the NHL’s all-time goal record last week when he put away No. 895, topping Wayne Gretzky’s record which was set all the way …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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4/9/25
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Don and Christine Rodrigues of the Don Rodrigues Karate Academy in Warwick are excited to present the Ocean State Grand National Karate Championship for the 43rd time this weekend at the Crowne …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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4/2/25
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Spring sports are officially underway and as always, our three communities will be well represented across the board.
It’s early, but here is my outlook on some of our teams as we head …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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4/2/25
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Unfortunately, right whales and other large animals of the sea are dying at man’s hand to the point of extinction.
This is the case for the North Atlantic Right Whale. NOAA relates …
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By CAPT. DAVE MONTI
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4/2/25
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