Deb Weinreich

Andrew Andella stepped on the football field at Bishop Hendricken on a sweltering summer Sunday last July. St. Raphael's 5'10," 180 pound defensive back was one of more than 100 high school football players displaying their skills in the sweltering heat. From a distance the sea of players all dressed in black short sleeve...

Paul Thompson, a big 6'5" sophomore on the St. Raphael Academy basketball team, never had a chance to witness his head coach Ruben Garces play basketball at Providence College. In fact, neither did any of Thompson's St. Raphael teammates. They weren't even born when Garces, the 6'9", 245 pound burly rebounder helped the Friars reach...

Nearly 50 years have passed since Providence College legend Ernie DiGregorio first stepped on the basketball court at Alumni Hall. “I hope the next 50 go a little slower," he laughed. Almost five Decades later the honors for the Friars two-time All American are still coming in. On Novemebr 24, 2019, DiGregorio was inducted into the...

Nearly 30 years have passed, but Jamal Gomes remembers the phone call he received on the day of his high school graduation as if it were yesterday. Dressed in his dark green cap and gown, he was about to head out to the Cathedral in Providence where he would join his classmates for the Bishop...

You can't blame Central High football coach Peter Rios if he decides to cut the sleeves off his new hoodie and look a little bit like Bill Belichick's on the sidelines next fall...It would be fitting since the sweatshirt will be a gift from the New England Patriots. As part of its commitment to youth...

Catch the Shea @ East Providence football game on YurView LIVE this Saturday October 19 at 11:00am on Cox Channel 4 and streaming on YurView.com. Jay Monteiro glanced at the construction outside of East Providence High School. The Townies head football coach points to an area currently covered in dirt, indicating where the new athletic...

Stay quiet and absorb. Pay attention. That's how you learn. That is Malik Monteiro's motto. A 6' foot, 175 pound quarterback and senior captain of the Central High football team, Monteiro lights up the room with his grand, infectious smile. He pulls off his hoodie and his trademark long braids that were hidden now drape...

Just two weeks into the high school football season, East Greenwich senior captain Conrad Swanson already has more than enough material for an impressive highlight reel. The 6-foot, 185 pound lefty quarterback has thrown for eight (8) touchdowns in just two league games to lead East Greenwich to two back-to-back convincing wins, including a five...

Will Blackmon, the 12 year-NFL veteran and Rhode Island native paid close attention to the 120 plus area high school football players who participated in the second annual Blackmon/Rowley Combine held over the summer at Bishop Hendricken. “Who is that?" asked Blackmon as he watched two players battle in a fierce one-on-one competition at the...

Tom and Nic Comella sat down at a picnic table adjacent to the Bishop Hendricken football field. Practice hadn't started yet, but the twins were stretched and ready to go - eager for the season to start.. Distinguishing between the two Hendricken seniors is not easy. They have matching smiles, dirty blonde hair and chiseled,...