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3 days ago
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Meet Rhode Island's top high school athletes of the past 25 years
August is here, which means the 2025-26 high school sports season is just a few short weeks away. Football teams will be taking the field for practice beginning on Aug. 14, with soccer, field hockey, cross country and more to follow suit. This summer has been a busy one for The Providence Journal sports staff, as Bill Koch, Eric Rueb and Jacob Rousseau have been diving into our archives in search of the best high school athletes of the century, so far. That means looking at the top performers from fall, winter and spring sports since 2000. The spring and winter sports have nearly all been published, both online and in the pages of The Journal, and the plan is the publish every sport before the 2025-26 school year begins. If you missed any of these players so far, don't worry. We're rounding them all up for you in one spot — right here. So take a look back at who shined the brightest over the last quarter century. Here are the teams that have been published so far, and we'll keep adding as more teams are rolled out over the next several weeks: Baseball Boys Basketball Girls Basketball Boys Golf Girls Golf Gymnastics Boys Hockey Girls Hockey Boys Lacrosse Girls Lacrosse Softball Boys Swimming Girls Swimming Boys Tennis Girls Tennis Girls Track Boys Volleyball Girls Volleyball Boys Wrestling This article originally appeared on The Providence Journal: Meet Rhode Island's top high school athletes of the past 25 years
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3 days ago
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From Little League to Patriots preseason opener, here are the top sports stories of the week
Here's a look back at the top-performing sports stories on of the past week. ∎August is here, which means the 2025-26 high school sports season is just a few short weeks away. Football teams will be taking the field for practice beginning on Aug. 14, with soccer, field hockey, cross country and more to follow suit. This summer has been a busy one for The Providence Journal sports staff, as Bill Koch, Eric Rueb and Jacob Rousseau have been diving into our archives in search of the best high school athletes of the century, so far. That means looking at the top performers from fall, winter and spring sports since 2000. The spring and winter sports have nearly all been published, both online and in the pages of The Journal, and the plan is the publish every sport before the 2025-26 school year begins. ∎The Burrillville Little League baseball team's season was one to remember. Though it ended at the Metro Regional tournament in Bristol, Connecticut, last week, losing to New Jersey's Jackson Holbrook Little League squad, 15-0, on Sunday, Aug. 3, it was a special experience for the coaches, players, parents and fans. 'It was incredible,' Burrillville manager Steve Detonnancourt said on Monday, Aug. 4. 'Great for our Little League, great for our team. It was a tough weekend, obviously, but to be there and get these kids on ESPN and win the first state [title] in 53 years is no short of an accomplishment. We're just very proud and grateful that we had the opportunity to go do it.' ∎The WNBA's Connecticut Sun appear to be on the move. Reports surfaced last weekend that ex-Boston Celtics minority owner and Bain Capital executive Steve Pagliuca recently purchased the team for a record $325 million, with another $100 million earmarked to build a dedicated practice facility for the team in Boston. But the league pointed out that a move to Boston is not a done deal. "Relocation decisions are made by the WNBA Board of Governors and not by individual teams," the league announced. On July 11, Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee reportedly met at Amica Mutual Pavilion to discuss the possibility of relocating the Connecticut Sun to Providence, and in a statement on social media, Pagliuca seemed to keep the door open for Rhode Island to play a role in any potential move, writing, "An investor group led by PagsGroup, and supported by Massachusetts Governor Maura Healy and Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee, has offered to acquire the Connecticut Sun with the objective of keeping New England's WNBA team in New England. No transaction has been agreed yet." Just what that role would be is still up in the air. ∎Providence Journal Sports Writer Eric Rueb loves golf. He plays a lot and also caddies a lot in the summer. He spent July revisiting area golf courses that, for a variety of reasons, he had not played in a while, and he was pleasantly surprised. "Growing up working at a country club, I thought every course needed to have perfectly manicured fairways, greens that ran like glass and a layout designed by someone every golfer should know," he wrote. "I've since matured and learned to embrace courses for what they are, not what they aren't, and it's made me enjoy the sport that much more." Here's a look at five courses that are worth a visit this season. ∎After a summer full of training camps, practices and press conferences, the New England Patriots took the field at Gillette Stadium on Friday, Aug. 8, to open the preseason schedule with a matchup against the visiting Washington Commanders – New England's only home game of the preseason and a 48-18 rout of the Commanders. The Journal's Bill Koch was on hand and here's what he took away from our first glimpse of a Mike Vrabel-led Patriots team in game action. This article originally appeared on The Providence Journal: Little League, Patriots, and other top Sports stories of the week
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28-06-2025
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As golf takes over the summer headlines, these were the top sports stories of the week ending June 28
◘With the completion of the spring high school sports season, all eyes can now turn to the summer sports, especially golf. To get things started, we republished several very popular golf stories from last year by Eric Rueb. The first was his story on the five of the best public golf courses in Rhode Island. Newport National led the way, despite its cost. It was followed by Meadow Brook Golf Club in Richmond, Connecticut National Golf Club in Putnam, Connecticut, Country View Golf Club in Burrillville, and Valley Country Club in Warwick. Newport National Golf Club in Middletown. ◘We reprised another Rueb story from last year listing the five courses he hasn't played but are on his bucket list. "Wannamoissett Country Club is a favorite, even though it beats me up every year at the Northeast Amateur Media Day," he says. "I haven't played it in over a decade, but I knocked Rhode Island Country Club off the list when it was host to the CVS Charity Classic. My favorite course in the state might be Wanumetonomy Golf and Country Club." Here's his list of other courses he wants to play: The Misquamicut Club, Watch Hill; Shelter Harbor Golf Club, Westerly; Warwick Country Club, Warwick; Point Judith Country Club, Narragansett; Sakonnet Golf Club, Little Compton. Dominic Mazza of Classical chips a show to the fourth green. La Salle Rams and Classical Purple in high school golf at Triggs Memorial on April 29 2024. [Kris Craig/The Providence Journal] ◘This year, Rueb wrote about five, must-play courses in the state. The good news is that there are plenty of options outside of private golf. There are some truly terrific public tracks throughout the state (and some just over the borders), and while Rhode Islanders are terrified to drive 45 minutes anywhere, there is no distance a true golfer won't travel to play someplace that can provide an experience. Advertisement I've rekindled my relationship with Triggs and, based on a round played there last September, says Rueb, you have to experience the course if you haven't already because it's a playing experience not many of the public or private courses can match. The star of the show is the layout. It's 18 holes of Donald Ross brilliance. You're tested from tee to green and every hole gives you a different experience. There are blind shots, wide open fairways, elevation shifts and greens both large and small. ◘The Rhode Island Amateur was the top story at the end of the week as Mike Calef was able to coax home the two putts he absolutely needed to make on Friday. Not much else was finding the hole for him during the afternoon 18 in the title match at the 120th Amateur at Rhode Island Country Club. The tables turned just in time for Calef to deny Jake Bauer what would have been a rally to his second championship. Calef rolled in the tying birdie on the 34th hole and a clutch par to win the 35th, edging his way in front. A solid par from the right rough on the 36th — the uphill par-4 18th that climbs back toward Nayatt Road — clinched a 1-up victory for Calef against a fellow competitor with Portsmouth ties. Mar 24, 2025; Sacramento, California, USA; Boston Celtics guard Jrue Holiday (4) dribbles the ball against the Sacramento Kings in the first quarter at the Golden 1 Center. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson/Imagn Images ◘With the NBA season coming to a close last weekend, the Boston Celtics wasted little time reshaping their roster for next year. Boston traded Kristaps Porzingis to the Atlanta Hawks as part of a three-team deal also involving the Brooklyn Nets. Atlanta will receive the 7-foot-2 Porzingis and a second-round draft pick; the Nets get Hawks guard/forward Terance Mann and their No. 22 pick; and the Celtics gained Atlanta forward Georges Niang and a second-rounder, per the report. On Monday, the Celtics also sent two-time All-Star guard Jrue Holiday to the Portland Trail Blazers, and got Anfernee Simons, a 26-year-old shooting guard, as well as two second-round draft picks from Portland. The Porzingis trade means Boston will save a projected $180 million in tax penalties, ESPN reported. Advertisement ◘Be sure to keep up with all the local sports news daily on and sign up for our Sports Newsletters and alerts here. This article originally appeared on The Providence Journal: The top sports stories for the week ending June 28
