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The CLCF-CWLL Gals All-Star softball teams are back in action as their state tournaments kicked off this week, and both the 12-U and 10-U teams opened things up with big wins.
The 12’s …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER, Herald Sports Editor
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7/9/25
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Nathan Scarborough loves Rhode Island. He was raised in Cranston, goes to school in Providence, and this summer he’s working in Matunuck.
Scarborough is an assistant lead electrician at …
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By MATTHEW LAWRENCE
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7/9/25
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Last week’s heat dome was no match for local pro wrestling fans, who lined up early on a 90-degree Monday to watch nearly two dozen wrestlers go at it inside Rhodes on the Pawtuxet for nearly …
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By MATTHEW LAWRENCE
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7/2/25
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The Cranston East Little League Junior All-Star team rolled to an 11-2 win over Johnston to take the District I title last week and advance to the upcoming state tournament.
The game was …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER, Herald Sports Editor
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7/1/25
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You’ve probably seen his face on billboards around the state. You might have heard his music in commercials aired on Channel 10. And if you’re an eagle-eyed driver, you may have even …
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By MATTHEW LAWRENCE
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6/25/25
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This week, the Cranston Herald sports department is honoring some of Cranston’s best athletes of the spring season with its All-City teams. As always, it was a fun-filled few months of big-time …
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6/24/25
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Fresh off his championship win as the Cranston East boys volleyball coach, Jhamal Diggs will be sticking around for the upcoming winter as he was hired as the school’s new boys basketball …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER, Beacon Media Sports Editor
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6/17/25
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Benjamin Lindsay is not frequently associated with Gaspee Day events, but Laurie O’Rourke is known to Pawtuxet Village residents.
On Tuesday, June 10, at Trinity Episcopal Church, O’Rourke …
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By JOHN HOWELL
Warwick Beacon Editor
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6/11/25
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The Cranston East boys volleyball team always considered itself the best club in the state, even if no one else did.
The Bolts silenced the doubters on Sunday at Rhode Island College, when they …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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6/10/25
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Your new Miss Rhode Island has made it her duty to serve her state while wearing both her crown and her Army uniform.
Sgt. Alexia Rodrigues, who also holds the title of Miss Warwick, was crowned …
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By ALYSSA WALKER
Beacon Media Contributor
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6/4/25
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Last week, a team of researchers and nature enthusiasts joined together at Salter Grove in Warwick to hunt for a high-tech satellite tracking tag that had fallen off a striped bass—a fish …
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By JASON MAJOR, Beacon Media Contributor
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6/4/25
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The Cranston East boys tennis team reached the Division III Championship for the second straight year as it took on top-seeded Providence Country Day last Sunday at Slater Park.
The Knights were …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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6/3/25
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John Perrotta likes to stay busy. The Cranston native spent decades building a comedy business at night while working as a correctional officer by day. He did all this while living a reckless …
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By MATTHEW LAWRENCE
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5/28/25
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The Cranston West baseball team carried its recent surge into the Division I qualifying round over the weekend, as it traveled to Barrington and handed the Eagles a 7-1 upset to earn a spot in the …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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5/27/25
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The Cranston West softball team earned a statement win on Monday afternoon when it rolled past second-place Pilgrim,12-3.
The Falcons were coming off a 2-1 extra inning loss to St. Ray’s …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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5/20/25
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The Cranston West golf team is in the midst of a breakout spring season as it topped East Greenwich on Monday to improve to 8-0-1 overall. With the win, the Falcons have the inside track toward their …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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5/13/25
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By trade , Anthony Ricci is a landscaper and a singer – although, he says, the singing gigs aren’t what they used to be. There are way too many funerals lately.
And then …
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By JOHN HOWELL Warwick Beacon Editor
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5/7/25
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By trade, Anthony Ricci is a landscaper and a singer – although, he says, the singing gigs aren’t what they used to be. There are way too many funerals lately.
And then there’s …
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By JOHN HOWELL, Warwick Beacon Editor
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5/7/25
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The Cranston East boys volleyball team swept crosstown rival West 3-0 (25-19/25-14/31-29) to win its second straight matchup against the Falcons and improve to 6-4 overall.
The Bolts cruised …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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5/6/25
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Cranston East Little League celebrated its annual Opening Day ceremony on Saturday at the Carberry fields. As always, the festivities began with a parade that concluded on the infield. New league …
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5/6/25
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