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Balls - In or Out?
If the following come to a rest (first bounce in the case of tennis and volleyball)
and are partially in and partially out - ARE THEY IN OR OUT?
BALL Criteria Determination
Baseball Vertical planes dropped from perimeter Any part FAIR, ball is FAIR
Definitely NCAA; MLB - 99.9% sure
(Many umpires don't know this.)
Basketball Vertical planes dropped from perimeter Any part OUT, ball is OUT
Soccer Vertical planes dropped from perimeter Any part IN, ball is IN
Football Perimeter? Rule 3, Section 20, Article 2, Paragraph c - The ball is out of bounds when ... touches a boundary line. (Thanks to Pat's game on 12/16/01.)
Any part out, ball is out!?
Volleyball Since "rolling" is not allowed ... Same as tennis?
Tennis Ball footprint is used. If any part of footprint is in, ball is in.
Coaching Issues
As of the spring of 1997, some varsity high school coaches made ~ $2,900; JV ~ $1,900.
College Stuff
Colleges - UFlorida-CLAS
Colleges - Yahoo

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(University Netcasting, Inc.)

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BASEBALL ...

BASKETBALL ...

  • "Cathy Rush Basketball Camp"
  • RHODE ISLAND BREAKERS GIRLS' BASKETBALL TEAM (1997 *1)
  • RHODE ISLAND HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' DIVISION I BASKETBALL & ALL-STATE TEAM (1996-1999 ***3)
  • SOUTH KINGSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' BASKETBALL TEAM (1996-1999 ***3)
  • URI WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM (1996-1999 ***3)
  • The "SCRIPT" - On Feb 24, 1998, Nykesha Sales, a great basketball player from UConn became an actor. At the time, she was the second leading scorer in the history of UConn Women's Basketball, just ONE POINT behind Kerry Bascom-Poliquim. That was a wonderful accomplishment. Injured and out for the rest of the season, the senior was allowed to score two (why not just one to tie the record?) points. Now, having "acted" her 2177th and 2178th points, she is in the UConn Record Book as the player with an asterisk tattooed to her forehead. Shame on UConn Coach, Geno Auriemma, Villanova Coach, Harry Perretta, Big East Commissioner, Michael Tranghese and other involved in writing this SCRIPT. (What was the point? Why wasn't the initial jump at least legitimate ... after each team exchanged baskets, UConn was "given" the ball. They didn't earn it! Tranghese said he would not have okayed the SCRIPT if it had been a male basketball player.) Update - 3/11/98, ESPN reports that Nykesha was credited with a basket she never made in the Jan 22nd game against Seton Hall. Do you think if Geno had it to do all over again, he would? Boo!
  • The "SCRIPT-II" - On Oct 25, 2003, Nate Haasis was given a "Nykesha". He was allowed to become only the 12th Illinois High School quarterback to pass for 5,000 yards or more. His team, Southeast, was losing at the time to Cahokia, late in the game, when the two coaches struck a deal. "We will let you score if you let Nate complete the needed pass". Two days later, Nate called the commissioner of the Central Eight Conference to ask that the completion not count. "I didn't feel right," said Haasis. Congratulations!
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RULES ...

  • "DROPPED 3rd STRIKE"!
    A dropped third strike includes any pitch thrown into the dirt before it does or does not bounce into the catcher's glove, whether or not it is dropped. Of course, the batter must swing and miss.
  • What is "TRAVELING"?
    Traveling is when a player takes two steps without dribbling. If she takes three, then that's not traveling.
    There is a difference between "two steps taken one at a time" versus "two steps taken simultaneously (jump)".
    To be more specific, try the following ...
    
    Traveling (running with the ball) is moving a foot or feet in 
    any direction in excess of prescribed limits while holding the ball.
    The limits on foot movements are as follows:
    1.0  A player who catches the ball with both feet on the floor,
    may pivot, using either foot. When one foot is lifted, the other is
    the pivot foot.
    2.0  A player, who catches the ball while moving or dribbling,
    may stop, and establish a pivot foot as follows:
      a.  If both feet are off the floor and the players lands:
        1.  Simultaneously on both feet, either foot may be the 
            pivot.
        2.  On one foot followed by the other, the first foot to
            touch is the pivot.
        3.  On one foot, the player may jump off that foot and 
            simultaneously land on both. Neither foot can be a pivot in 
            this case.
      b.  If one foot is on the floor:
        1.  It is the pivot when the other foot touches in a step.
        2.  The player may jump off that foot and simultaneously 
            land on both. Neither foot can be a pivot in this case.
    3.0  After coming to a stop and establishing a pivot foot:
      a.  The pivot foot may be lifted, but not returned to the
          floor, before the ball is released on a pass or try for goal.
      b.  If the player jumps neither foot may be returned to the
          floor before the ball is released on a pass or try for goal.
      c.  The pivot foot may not be lifted, before the ball is 
          released, to start a dribble.
    4.0  After coming to a stop when neither foot can be a pivot:
      a.  One or both feet may be lifted but may not be returned
          to the floor before the ball is released on a pass or try for 
          goal.
      b.  Neither foot may be lifted, before the ball is released, 
          to start a dribble.
    5.0  A player holding the ball:
      a.  May not touch the floor with a knee or any other part of
          the body other than hand or foot.
      b.  After gaining possession while on the floor and touching
          with other than hand or foot, may not stand or attempt to get 
          up.
    
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TRACK & FIELD (Winter - Spring) ...

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UPDATES ...

  • Meaghan Almon, great goalie for East Greenwich back in the late 90's and now working in Athletic Dept at Hofstra returns to Rhode Island at Hofstra-URI game at Ryan Center on 12/22/07. 12/23/07.
  • Christina Batastini - remember her? Great basketball player for Classical ('96) and Stanford ('00). Check out her Basketball School. She got married in June, 2007 according to Sunday (09/09/07) ProJo. 09/10/07.
  • Bob Cavanagh, who will retire in 2007, coaches his last game on 11/11/07, a 1-0 loss to NK in state title game at RIC. 11/12/07.
  • East Greenwich's Jill Craybas wins her first pro tennis tournament, the Japan Open. 10/06/02.
  • Bert DeSalvo, SKHS Alum, gets the women's basketball coaching job at Penn State-Beaver. 07/07/07.
  • Ernie D. (DiGregorio), NBA Rookie of the Year - 1974 - Buffalo Braves. He's out and about in Wakefield on 09/22/08. 09/22/08.
  • Katie Dougan (SKHS '98), a great soccer player at SK has married Dr. Andrew Bogle. Best wishes, Katie and Andrew. 11/20/08.
  • Bobby Doyle. He left us too early. Winning the Newport or Ocean State Marathon in 1976. 12/15/07.
  • Anna Grzebien, great golfer from Narragansett High and Duke University has a succesful debut as a professional. She earns a paycheck in a two-day tournament in Westerly, RI. 06/11/07. Update: Anna in the news. She's modeling - how about that. 06/29/08.
  • South Kingstown Teachers Hodge and Carr, continue to do their second jobs at URI Basketball games. Mr. Hodge, the great Latin teacher, is the Official at the scorer's table while history teacher Mr. Carr (center) runs the time clock. 12/23/07.
  • Dylan Humphrey passed away on 10/17/08. So sad. He had MS. As of 11/20/08, his web pages at Swarthmore were still active. Here'a a PDF of his main page in case it's not still active. You can see that he loved the movie, Tombstone, volleyball, and The Boston Red Sox, especially Mike Greenwell, among other things. Here's Dylan Humphrey's Bio. 11/20/08.
  • Christine Kane, great soccer/basketball/softball player at East Greenwich High in late 90's ... She married Russ Hochstein of the New England Patriots on 07/06/07. He's #2 at his position on the all important depth chart. 09/16/07.
  • Well Hot Spit! Molly Little (SKHS '04), makes national news by throwing a pie at New York Times Journalist Thomas Friedman as he was about to speak at Brown on Earth Day, April 22, 2008. Molly was going to Colby - did she transfer to Brown? She has been suspended from Brown for one semester. She ran XC for SK. - 05/21/08.



            

  • An update on Shawn McGill, (SKHS '03). His summer of 2008. 12/15/08.
  • Anne Serdakowski - is everyone getting married? - the former great softball player, cross country runner, track runner, and hurdler (Mary was better hurdler, right?) from Chariho-2000, URI-2003, and RPI-2007 - she's getting married on August 9, 2008 according to the South County Independent. 09/13/07. Update: She got married on August 9, 2008 in Newport. Anne & Brian London. 09/23/08.
  • Mary Serdakowski (Chariho '02), Anne's younger sister, just got engaged. Congratulations. 11/30/08.
  • David does well at Westerly OCY Triathlon at Misquamicut on 09/21/08. He is about 28th out of the water. - 09/21/08.
  • Mike Wilson, a great running back for SKHS in late 90's gets four year sentence at ACI. He's been there since July. The problem this time is a gun, carrying and firing. He's already spent three to four years at the ACI on drug charges. What a shame. Let's hope he can turn things around. 11/08/07.


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