Archive - Jun 2012
June 9th
PROVIDENCE — For the better part of this spring campaign, Lincoln High mentor Dick Ryan has had to field sports writers' post-game queries concerning the amazing statistics compiled by his stellar hurler, junior righthander Lindsay Mayer.
He did so again Saturday afternoon, after Mayer allowed six hits (without a walk) and whiffed 15 in the Lions' 5-0 victory over Toll Gate in a R.I. Division I Tournament semifinal at Rhode Island College.
Ryan, however, couldn't stop praising the defensive play of his outfield, or the clutch hitting produced by senior third baseman Sarah Albanese.
PROVIDENCE — Minutes after Davies Tech survived a stunning 13-12, nine-inning epic over Central High at Rhode Island College on Saturday afternoon, head coach Scott Cooper sighed, then stated, “It’s all or nothing now, Central knows it can be beaten.”
In this second game of the R.I. Division III Tournament best-of-three championship series, the Patriots took advantage of 12 hits and eight Knights miscues to not only raise their overall mark to 17-2, but also force a decisive title tilt at this same diamond at 5 p.m. today.
June 8th
PAWTUCKET — There was Ryan Lavarnway the other day, sitting in PawSox manager Arnie Beyeler’s office along with Chad Epperson, the Red Sox minor-league catching coordinator. The seating arrangement resembled that of an atypical boardroom meeting, with Beyeler staring directly at Lavarnway from his behind-the-desk vantage point while Epperson occupied the plush leather couch to the right of 24-year-old.
PAWTUCKET — Mike Cather was Daniel Bard’s pitching coach in Double-A Portland when Bard made the conversion from starting pitcher to reliever.
What does Cather, currently the minor-league pitching coordinator for the San Diego Padres, recall about watching Bard undergo said conversion in 2008? Let’s just say that experience is something that the struggling Red Sox pitcher should think long and hard about drawing upon during his stint with the Pawtucket Red Sox.
PROVIDENCE — Constant success can be bad for the psyche.
So claimed Lincoln High head coach Dick Ryan after his Lions posted an unusual, come-from-behind 5-2 victory over Coventry in a state Division I Tournament quarterfinal at Rhode Island College late Friday afternoon.
In 12 of its initial 18 contests, Lincoln registered seven or more runs, and six of those were of the 10-run “mercy-rule” variety.
WOONSOCKET – A two-alarm fire that displaced four residents in a two-family at 24 Knight St. early Thursday morning was caused by the careless use of fireworks.
Lt. Scott Popovich of the Woonsocket Fire Department’s Fire Prevention Bureau said the fireworks were legally purchased at a retail store.
Investigators for the WFD determined that the fire started in a pile of debris in the yard behind the house. The fire eventually crept toward the house, scorching the rear facade and the roof, Popovich said.
The fire will be classified as accidental in nature.
WOONSOCKET – A tough year ended on a jubilant note as Woonsocket High School’s class of 2012 strode off into the great unknown with words of encouragement and sage advice Friday.
After a ceremony spiced with student performances of pop music, 309 seniors picked up diplomas in the gymnasium, where hundreds of spectators gathered, clutching balloons and sounding the occasional noisemaker.
“Be the best version of yourself possible” was Valedictorian Justyna Pietrus’s parting advice to her classmates. “No matter what your version of success is work until you get there.”
Hilda A. Mathewson
BURRILLVILLE- Hilda A. (Woodward) Mathewson, 92, died Tuesday June 5, 2012 at her home in Harrisville. She was the wife of the late Samuel J. Chartier and George Mathewson.
Born in Lancaster, NH, she was the daughter of the late George and Beatrice (Emery) Woodward.
Hilda was a homemaker and loved her family.
Mary K. Girard
WOONSOCKET- Mary K. (Walsh) Girard, 69, of Woonsocket, died June 6, 2012 at her home in Woonsocket. She was the wife of the late Roland P. Girard.
Born in Millville, MA, Mary was the daughter of the late Richard V. and Katherine T. (Whalen) Walsh.
She was a CNA and later a medical technician for Woonsocket Health Center for many years. She will be fondly remembered as an outgoing great mother who was all about family.
Betty Jean Reeves
WOONSOCKET- Betty Jean (Wood) Reeves, 56, died Saturday, May 26, 2012 in Bayberry Commons, with her family by her side.
Born in Springfield, Mass., daughter of the late Frederick and Marian (Kelly) Wood.
Betty was a homemaker and enjoyed spending time with her children and her loving grandson Deric.
She is survived by one daughter, Tasha Reeves, and one son Nathan Reeves, both of Woonsocket. Two brothers, Stephan Wood, of Wisconsin, and Michael Wood, of Alabama. And one grandson, Deric McGuire Jr. of Woonsocket.
