Category: Journalism Clips

Warwick Beacon – August 28, 2012 William Geoghegan, Sports Editor His friends ask him before they tee off. What can you see? Sometimes, it’s the tree line down the right. Maybe a hint of where the fairway starts. Sometimes, not much. This is golf through more »

Warwick Beacon – Oct. 25, 2012 William Geoghegan, Sports Editor From 2009 to 2011, in the court of high school sports debate, the Warwick Vets football team was Exhibit A. Winless in 2009. Winless in 2010. Two wins last year. Athletic teams across the city more »

Warwick Beacon – Nov. 15, 2012 William Geoghegan, Sports Editor When Brad White closed out a standout football career at Bishop Hendricken in 2000, he was all set to play at Yale. Instead, he took a leap of faith and walked on at the University more »

Warwick Beacon – Nov. 27, 2012 William Geoghegan, Sports Editor Last Wednesday night, T.J. Boyajian sat alone on the bleachers at Warwick Vets, looked out at the dark field and let the memories wash over him. On Thanksgiving morning, Boyajian and his Warwick Vets teammates more »

Warwick Beacon – Nov. 29, 2012 William Geoghegan, Sports Editor Everybody, it seems, loves to throw the football. The NFL is a quarterback’s league now. The college game is in love with the spread and fast-paced attacks. Rhode Island high school football teams haven’t really more »

Warwick Beacon – Dec. 13, 2012 William Geoghegan, Sports Editor Toll Gate basketball coach Tom Rayko doesn’t usually track rebounding statistics. He decided during Tuesday’s season opener that he should do it this year. With this Titans team, he almost has to. Toll Gate visited more »

Warwick Beacon – Dec. 20, 2012 William Geoghegan, Sports Editor Three hundred wins. I thought for sure they would throw him in the pool. But when the final score crackled through the speaker on Tuesday afternoon, nobody celebrated. I had a moment of doubt. Maybe more »

Warwick Beacon – Jan. 10, 2013 William Geoghegan, Sports Editor Nobody wants to be on the team that lets a streak end. Members of the Toll Gate girls’ indoor track team felt the sting Tuesday night. For 14 seasons, the Titans never lost a dual more »

Warwick Beacon – Jan. 22, 2013 William Geoghegan, Sports Editor For the first time in a while, the Warwick Vets wrestling team is battling through some ups and downs this season. But on Monday afternoon at Pilgrim, the Hurricanes were up to their old tricks. more »