Perhaps best known thus far for her tenure as head gymnastics coach for LaSalle Academy’s girls’ gymnastics team from 2001 to 2012, during which time her record-breaking team won 10 consecutive state championships and was the first team in Rhode Island to win the New England championship, Cathy Vachon has also launched and grown a number […]
The year of the skater shakeup is coming to a close in Providence Roller Derby. Many of the veterans of the Mob Squad, the Old Money Honeys and the Sakonnet River Roller Rats swapped colors and and embraced former rivals as new teammates. Add to the mix a group of new and impressive skaters, and […]
The Irish are fairly imaginative when it comes to sports, and hurling is right up there with the more brutal pastimes to come out of the Emerald Isle. For the uninitiated, try to imagine a hybrid of rugby union and lacrosse, with a baseball as the main target of everyone’s passions. The ball flies at […]
From an outsider’s perspective, the 2018 travel season for PRD’s Rhode Island Riveters seemed like a tough struggle, but those close to the league know that after many tough battles, the war was won because a bond full of mutual inspiration between new and veteran skaters formed. Riveters might have closed out three wins to […]
The 2018 summer surfing season promises to be a great one, with wave forecasters calling for a consistent season of ridable surf at area beaches and reefs. New England also is gearing up for the contest season, with competitions to be held in Massachusetts and Rhode Island over the next three months. The Eastern Surfing […]
It’s Saturday morning, end of May, just after 9 am. The sun is shining its full morning blaze behind the generous shade of pollen-rich trees. I’ve already started glistening through my tank top and yoga pants and, boy, am I excited. I mean, I’ve been given the opportunity to practice with our state’s one and […]
Providence Roller Derby’s “A Team,” the Rhode Island Riveters, rolled into Rome, NY, April 21-22 to compete at the 2018 Siege of Central New York Tournament. The sanctioned tournament gave eight teams divided into two divisions a round-robin opportunity to not only win a trophy, but to improve their overall WFTDA ranking. Ranked #97, PRD […]
Providence Roller Derby’s travel teams of The Rhode Island Riveters (A Team, ranked #99) and the Killah Bees (B Team) are spending more of their season away than they are home, and taking advantage of back-to-back weekend bouts and multi-day tournaments to improve their game play and overall ranking with WFTDA (Women’s Flat Track Derby […]
Mariana Myer, 13, of Rhode Island, is already very accomplished. Her background is in surfing, skating and snowboarding, and she’s received a lot of exposure in RI as one of the best young skaters in the state. I got a chance to talk to Mariana about her career so far. She’s focused, but laid back, […]
