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SHOOTIN' THE BREEZE - Olympic hockey's highest priced game lived up to all the hype

By Paul 'Duke' Dubois

Even if you aren't a devout hockey fan, if you were one of the millions who tuned in to watch the Winter Olympics final between ...  continue

GAME TIME - Is there a state champion or three around these parts?

By Pete Connell

Here in the "biggest little" where 56 public, private and parochial schools compete in varsity sports over the course of three season ...  continue

Zeigers win swim competition

CUMBERLAND - Town resident Rebecca Zeiger, 10, representing the Little Rhody Aquatic Club, won the 9-10 age group high point award at the New Englan ...  continue

Thrifty's stuns leaders in Masters play

BLACKSTONE - Turning in their best performance of the season, Thrifty's Discount Liquors upended first place Polish Club, 69-57 in Blackstone Masters ...  continue

Swim lesson sign-ups planned at town pool

NORTH PROVIDENCE - Registration is being taken for the various learn to swim programs at the North Providence Pool and Fitness Center, Mineral Spring ...  continue

Suns, Magic advance in club hoops

CUMBERLAND - The Suns and Magic advanced during semi-final playoff action in the Boys & Girls Club of Cumberland-Lincoln's 13-16-year-old Basketba ...  continue

St. Joan girls lose in CAL playoff, but win tournament

CUMBERLAND - The St. Joan of Arc girls Midget Catholic Athletic League team lost in the state playoffs, but won in the Mercymount Pot of Gold Tourname ...  continue

Spinners hosting fund-raiser

LINCOLN - The Blackstone Valley Spinners AAU Baseball program is sponsoring a fund-raising comedy night featuring some top area comedians.

The event ...  continue

Softball league schedules sign-ups tonight

NORTH PROVIDENCE - The North Providence Girls Fast Pitch Softball League has announced registration for the 2010 season.

The program has an instruct ...  continue

Smithfield, Scituate girls extend basketball seasons with playoff berths

By PETER CONNELL

Breeze & Observer

Sports Writer

Smithfield and Scituate high schools were slotted into the girls Division II basketball ...  continue

Smithfield, Scituate boys claim hoop titles

By PETER CONNELL

Breeze & Observer

Sports Writer

Smithfield High School's boys basketball team won the Division I-North regular-season b ...  continue

Smithfield, Cranston West open Division 1 ice playoffs

By PETER CONNELL

Breeze & Observer

Sports Writer

Smithfield High School's hockey team eased into third place in Division I after whippin ...  continue

Rivals join forces and win championship

Bob Marquis, coach of the Woonsocket Cracovia soccer team, wanted to enter a team in the recent Winter Indoor Soccer Championship at The Hab in Uxbrid ...  continue

Pawtucket club hosting youth tourney

PAWTUCKET - It attracts teams from throughout a two-state region.

From Saturday, March 20 to Sunday, March 28, hundreds of boys and girls will conve ...  continue

Pawtucket association needs umpires

PAWTUCKET - The Greater Pawtucket Umpires Association is looking for men and women interested in umpiring youth baseball games during the coming seaso ...  continue

NS Sting to hold March 7 softball clinic

NORTH SMITHFIELD - More softball opportunities for town girls will be available now that the NS Sting has been formed.

Earl Larson is president of t ...  continue

NPELL schedules registration Saturday

NORTH PROVIDENCE - North Providence East Little League will be holding registration on Saturdays, March 6 and 13 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Bi ...  continue

North Stars' Leo Lake freezes competition in hockey tourney

WOONSOCKET - Goaltender Leo Lake was the story in the recent Ocean State Tourney when the Woonsocket North Stars Pee Wee A went 4-1.

Lake allowed o ...  continue

North Providence West LL holding weekend registration

NORTH PROVIDENCE - North Providence West Little League will hold registration for its 2010 season on Saturday, March 6 from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at th ...  continue

North Providence boys gain playoff momentum with three wins

By PAUL R. DUBOIS

Breeze Sports Editor

pdubois@valleybreeze.com

NORTH PROVIDENCE - Make it nine years in a row for coach Paul Rizzo's North P ...  continue

Marcoux, Bocce take YMCA hoop titles

WOONSOCKET - They were befitting of championship competition.

E.A. Marcoux & Sons took the College Division crown, and Bocce Club captured the P ...  continue

Magnus group plans swim clinic

CUMBERLAND - The Magnus Aquatic Group, based in Cumberland and North Attleboro, will host a competitive swimming stroke clinic March 15-19 from 5 to 6 ...  continue

Lincoln crowns free throw contest champions

LINCOLN - Lincoln Council Knights of Columbus and the town's Parks and Recreation Department crowned the annual free throw competition champions follo ...  continue

Joe Carreiro steps down as youth soccer president

Time to pump

new blood into

soccer group

BY PAUL R. DUBOIS

Breeze Sports Editor

pdubois@valleybreeze.com

CUMBERLAND - A simple response ...  continue

Inaugural Wiffleball tournament set for June in Lincoln

LINCOLN - It's a first and will include a second, third and home.

Lincoln Little League and Lincoln Council Knights of Columbus have joined forces a ...  continue

Holloway finds basketball, education prove to be a perfect match

By KAYLA PANU

Sports Writer

PAWTUCKET - Three years ago, city resident Larry Holloway came up with an idea that involved using basketball to pr ...  continue

Hobey Baker winners announced

The Rhode Island Interscholastic Hockey Coaches Association, in conjunction with the Hobey Baker Foundation, has announced winners in the 5th annual ...  continue

Hebert, Almeida are top senior bowlers

CUMBERLAND - Ray Hebert fired a 534 series to pace the men, and Blanche Almeida rolled a 506 to top the women in St. Patrick Seniors Bowling League ac ...  continue

Five years later, they've finally 'arrived'

By PAUL R. DUBOIS

Breeze Sports Editor

pdubois@valleybreeze.com

CUMBERLAND - It started with a memory, the good kind.

Steve Nolan remembere ...  continue

Final sign-ups planned for Bernon

WOONSOCKET - Bernon Little League will hold its final registration for the 2010 season on Saturday and Sunday, March 6 and 7, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. a ...  continue

Final sign-ups for new league

WOONSOCKET - Final registration for East Woonsocket Little League's new Junior-Senior League teams will be held on Saturday, March 6, from 9 a.m.-noon ...  continue

Dionne Electric zaps REIT in Blackstone youth hoops

BLACKSTONE - Dionne Electric squeezed past REIT Management, 17-15, in Division III Blackstone-Millville Youth Basketball League competition last week. ...  continue