- "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!
- Other WWW Links ...
- FASTPITCHING.COM
- RHODE ISLAND FASTPITCH LEAGUE (1995-1997 *1)
- RHODE ISLAND HIGH SCHOOL FASTPITCH & ALL-STATE TEAM (1997-1998 **2)
- "SOUTH COUNTY WAVES" FASTPITCH SOFTBALL TEAM (1995-1997 *****1+4)
- South Kingstown High School Fastpitch Team - Starts 1998 (Any interest?)
- URI SOFTBALL TEAM (1997-1999 ***3)
- Other WWW Links ...
- Buzz Classic, The Buzz Classic is held at the Al Bishop Softball Complex in Marietta, Georgia. Directions: I-75 to Exit #261 (Delk Road). Go west on Delk Road.
Stay in left lane to continue on Delk Road (DO NOT TAKE the Hwy 41 split) for about 10 minutes (many traffic lights) passing Lockheed Corp. and Dobbins A.F.B. Turn right on Austell Road at traffic light. Turn right on County Services Pkwy at traffic light.
Go down the hill and turn left at Al Bishop Drive. Al Bishop Softball Complex is approximately 100 yards down on the right.
- Miscellaneous ... Paige Stamp, from Lisbon Iowa, broke Michelle
Granger's career high school strike-out mark with 1,703 K's (68 more than Granger).
She was 159-16, with 30 earned runs in 1,119 1/3 innings. She walked 83 and gave
up 293 hits. She will pitch for UofIllinois-Chicago. Lisbon High, as do all Iowa High
Schools, play their season from May-August. [Fastpitch World, Oct '96]
Update: 3/18/98 ... Paige Stamp played for UIC (Illinois-Chicago) last season and was 7-3 with a 1.59 ERA in 19 appearances. She struck out 57 in 75.0 innings. Unfortunately, she transferred after her rookie year to a small school back in Iowa, possibly Coe College.
- Rhode Island Junior Olympic A.S.A. Girls' Fastpitch League
(Al Southwick (401-294-3331 x240), Recreation Director of North Kingstown, heads the league which is made up of local recreation teams throughout Rhode Island. Being replaced in 1997 by a new league headed by Mark O'Leary and Tom Galib. See Rhode
Island Panthers for more info.
- Amateur Softball Association |
Fastpitch Forum |
NSA |
North American Sports Federation |
OurTeam.com |
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Softball Search
- Directions to RI High Schools
- RI Interscholastic League, B-#6, RIC, 600 Mt. Pleasant Ave., Providence, RI 02908-1991, 401-272-9844, Fax 401-272-9838, (Closes for month of July)
- Administration
- Executive Director: Richard Lynch
- Assistant Executive Director: Richard Magarian
- Chairperson: Thomas A Mezzanotte
- Administrative Assistant: Maryann Brown
- Web Page: www.to-come ($19,000 development cost
- you've got to be kidding!) It's here now.
- Girls Sports
-
Fall: Cross Country (All State = 7), Field Hockey (A.S.=11),
Soccer (A.S.=11), Tennis (A.S.=10)
- Winter: Basketball (A.S.=5), Gymnastics, Indoor Track, Swimming
- Spring: Golf, Fastpitch Softball (A.S.=10), Outdoor Track,
Slowpitch Softball (A.S.=11), Volleyball (A.S.=6)
- Coed (Boys) Sports (Supposedly, all boys' sports
are coed)
- Fall: Cross Country, Football (Danyelle Stephenson/SK)
(A.S. Defense=13; Offense=14), Soccer (A.S.=11, Volleyball
- Winter: Basketball, Hockey (Sara DeCosta/Toll Gate), Indoor Track,
Swimming, Wrestling (Alice Hill/SK)
- Spring: Baseball, Golf, Outdoor Track, Tennis
- Note: An athlete can play two varsity sports at the same time
if one sport is track and he or she competes in a field
event only.
- A typical season ...
- For SKHS ...
- Soccer 8/19/97-11/ 8/97 ( 85 days); 3 days off until the
winter sport (made playoffs);
- Basketball 11/12/97- 2/20/98 (104 days); 12 days off until the
spring sport;
- Volleyball 3/ 5/98- 5/21/98 ( 78 days).
- Scholar-Athlete Hall of Fame. (ProJo, Nov 1, 1996) ... SOUTH KINGSTOWN - "The Institute for International Sport, .... build ... Hall of Fame. The facility will be on the south west corner of the URI campus. Official opening in June of 1997."
- URI/Arena. (ProJo, May 29, 1996) ... PROVIDENCE - "Governor Almond has started discussions with
University of Rhode Island officials on building a state-of-the-art 10,000-seat arena on the Kingston campus to replace Keaney Gym, URI's historical but outmoded basketball stadium." Keaney, with 4,000 seats, opened in 1953.
- Pre-bid conferences to be held next week. (ProJo, Dec 24, 1996)
- URI is still thinking of replacing Keaney Gym. Added to the plans for a new $25-million facility will be a $3.5-million golf course along Plains Road. (ProJo, Aug 21, 1997)
- Proposal for 7,500 seat arena, two ice rinks, and a golf course presented to President Carothers. (ProJo, Sep 11, 1997)
- Plans for new arena will be ready for public review next month. (ProJo, Jan 24, 1998)
- URI Board of Governor's okay $250,000 to continue the review process. (ProJo, Mar 20, 1998)
- Governor Almond names a 25-member panel to create business partnerships and raise up to $50 million. (ProJo, Apr 09, 1998)
- Governor Almond proposed that $13.6 million of the state surplus go towards the new URI Arena. (ProJo, May 21, 1998)
- Governor Almond announces a financing package to build the new arena. URI,
corporate arena boosters, and the legislature finally appear to be in step. (ProJo, Jun 17, 1998)
- Groundbreaking for $43.6 million facility will be March of 2000. It will open November, 2001. (ProJo, Dec 22, 1998)
- On Jul 13, 2000 Governor Almond put the wrecking ball into the URI Fieldhouse as
construction officially or unofficially began. (Narr Times Jul 19, 2000)
- Oct 14, 2000 - Governor Almond and others, with shovels in hand, celebrate the
"ground breaking" for the $54 million convocation center. Absent was the SK Town Council.
(Narr Times Oct 18, 2000)
- Jun 23, 2002 - Open house for the 8,000seat, $54 million convocation center. It's the Thomas M. Ryan Center,
named for the CEO of the CVS Corp. (ProJo Jun 18, 2002)
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- The First Annual "Narragansett Half Iron Man Triathlon" was held Sep 7, 1997. The swim was at
Narragansett Beach, the bike ride went down Route #1 to Westerly, and the run was north through Narragansett
finishing back at the beach. Roz
gave it a "thumbs up".
- The Annual Narragansett Ten Mile Road Race is held the last Friday of July at 1800 hours.
Results of the Narragansett 10-miler
(Blessing of the Fleet) for 2008. Runners and Walkers.
Dorothy Zullo, a walker, is first finisher in Narragansett 10-Miler on July 25, 2008.
Walkers start an hour before the runners. Dorothy, from Wakefield, walked a 10:33 pace. Wow!
Complete results above. - 07/28/08.
- The 22nd Annual "Ocean State Marathon" was held Nov 9, 1997. Rainy, windy. This race begin in 1976 in Newport, RI. For a few years there was a competing marathon but not anymore. The race runs from Narragansett to Warwick, RI.
- The Annual 15K "Run Around The Block" is held the first Saturday after Labor Day. A great race. Course record of 45:52 (1994) is held by Richard Nerurkar. Women's record of 55:41 is held by one of SCFun's favorites, Janice Cataldo (19
85) and Kim Ginder (1988). Was it held in 1997?
- Who is Mike BUCKLEY? He set the open male record for the Around Cape Ann 25K on Labor Day back in 1979.
- WHERE is the distance for a given race measured as the course proceeds right, around this corner, and left, around that corner - at the edge, where?
-
10K Cooper River Bridge Run - Great race the first Saturday in April.
From Mt. Pleasant, SC over the bridge to downtown Charleston, SC. SCFun ran in 2005 and 2006.
- Other WWW Links ...
- "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.
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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.
- Other WWW Links ...
- 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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