Category: Journalism Clips

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Warwick Beacon – Nov. 23, 2011 I’ve always liked Thanksgiving traditions. As a child, I remember freaking out one year when I learned my uncle and aunt couldn’t make it to our annual feast. When I moved to Rhode Island, I was a little concerned more »

Cranston Herald – Oct. 4, 2012 William Geoghegan, Sports Editor Marven Beauvais has always liked having a football in his hands so when he went out for youth football with the Edgewood Eagles in sixth grade, he said he wanted to be a running back. more »

Warwick Beacon – Feb. 7, 2012 William Geoghegan, Sports Editor Hockey glory isn’t expected in the Cavanagh family. Other pursuits are perfectly fine, too. But if hockey’s the choice for a Cavanagh, then the skates are laced up with a lot of history. The Cavanaghs more »

Warwick Beacon – May 31, 2012 William Geoghegan, Sports Editor You never know who the hero will be in a championship tennis match. It comes down to who’s on the court with everything on the line, with a chance to clinch the title. In Monday’s more »