Brendan McGair

For many years within the Johnston High girls basketball program, assistant coach Chris Corsinetti played the role of good cop to head coach Dan Mazzulla’s bad cop. “One thing I loved about Danny is that he challenged the kids to be their best every single day. At the time, they didn’t always understand what he...

After 14 years of serving as Executive Director of the R.I. Interscholastic League, Tom Mezzanotte is retiring effective July 31. Recently, Yurview caught up with Mezzanotte for a wide-ranging Q&A session that focused mainly on his tenure as the primary overseer of the RIIL: Brendan McGair: What was your involvement with the Interscholastic League prior to...

It wasn’t long ago when Faith Hutchins was asked by her father Mark to narrow it down and come clean about her favorite sport. Keep in mind that Hutchins is an athlete for all seasons at South Kingstown High School. As a senior, her busy itinerary includes soccer in the fall, basketball during the winter,...

Mike Lunney isn’t a fresh face on the scene with the R.I. Interscholastic League. This coming August, he will have a new title that in essence will make him the public face of the organization. After holding the rank of Assistant Executive Director for the past nine years, Lunney will succeed Tom Mezzanotte as RIIL...

The story goes that Lincoln High throwing coach Adam Grant – also a teacher at the school – took one look at Kyle Moison and strongly encouraged the youngster to join the Lions’ track & field team on the first day of Moison’s freshman year. “I thought he was a cool teacher, but he told...

Last week, we introduced you to Josh Liebenow, who's in his first season as clubhouse manager of the Pawtucket Red Sox. In part two of a two-part series, we were able to pry Liebenow away from his primary mission of cleaning uniforms and scrubbing the dirt off cleats just long enough for him to talk...

It's dad's turn to take a bow in the spotlight. With this coming Sunday serving as the official 24-hour observance devoted specifically to fatherhood, several PawSox players weighed in on what dear ole' dad meant to them while growing up, and also on sharing baseball experiences with their own sons. Nick Lovullo (infielder), Dad's name: Torey At the very...

The calendar reads that it's late November, yet it feels like only yesterday when R.I. high school teams came together for the first official day of practice. Back then, everyone was on equal footing and envisioning a season that culminated with a title. As summer skies were replaced by the sight of leaves changing colors,...

UPDATE: A benefit for Isaiah Hazard has been organized for Thursday, November 15, 2018. Click the image below for more details... A request was recently sent to the Rhode Island Interscholastic League from Melissa Petrangelo, a board member with the North Kingstown Jaguars Youth Football organization. The contents of Petrangelo's request were straightforward: Please, show support...

It's a recent Sunday morning in the Pawtucket Red Sox clubhouse, a time of day when players and coaches alike seek to shake the sleep out of their eyes. For these predominantly night-time operators, preparation for a 1:35 first pitch is a fascinating matter of personal preference. Everyone has their own routine. For some, the...