Erica Robles was given a second chance to play softball after her last season was cut short due to COVID-19. Photo from GoRhody.com. Wednesday, March 11, was the last time Erica Robles marched out of the dugout and onto the infield alongside her teammates. Wearing her University of Rhode Island softball uniform, it never dawned…
Football games will be missed this season. Photo by James McIntosh. Saturday was supposed to be Rhody football’s home opener vs. New Hampshire. The first few games of the new season always bring high attendance numbers through the gorgeous September weather and new students wanting to cheer on their de facto favorite team. It was…
David Fischer enjoyed his first season coaching college level players. Photo contributed by David Fischer. Dave Fischer didn’t think he was going to be coaching this summer. The Newport Collegiate Baseball League was initially started due to other summer collegiate baseball leagues’ seasons being cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic. At first, Fischer wasn’t completely…
Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the NCAA and universities across the country have struggled to bring college sports back while maintaining health and safety for all students, coaches and administrators. However, things are beginning to look up as many updates coming from the NCAA and the respective conferences across the nation suggest that college sports will…
For new head coach of women’s volleyball Nicki Holmes, it was a strange offseason. Holmes was hired in the middle of January, about a-month-and-a-half before campus was unable to reopen due to the pandemic. The first-year coach was a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy, where he spent five years as an officer…
With the sports season on hold, Meade stadium will face a quiet fall semester. Photo by James McIntosh. It feels good to have the Cigar banner at the top of this page. Being able to be on campus for the last week obviously isn’t the same as it has been in the past. The walkways…
The year 2020 has led to a lot of quick and surprising changes for everyone, and it was no different for the Rhode Island men’s basketball team. With a chance to play themselves into the NCAA tournament, the Rams’ season ended a day before their first scheduled game in the Atlantic 10 tournament. Weeks later,…
The high school sports season took on a different appearance as students returned to school on Sept. 14. The following sports are allowed to participate: cross country, field hockey, girls tennis, sideline cheer, and soccer. In a press release from the Rhode Island Interscholastic League, the league stated that while they worked hard to adhere…
The fall 2020 baseball season will look a lot different for the Rhode Island Rams as COVID-19 continues to rear its unfortunate head across collegiate athletics. The Atlantic 10 had canceled all intercollegiate competitions but will still allow teams to practice during that time frame. For Rhody’s baseball team, there is a 24-day segment as…
No. 3 for good reason A capacity on hand in Kingston. A primetime game. A charged senior night for two pillars of the University of Rhode Island basketball, Jeff Dowtin and Cyril Langevine. Yet the Flyers remained unfazed in what was a business-like dismantling of the Rams, with a final score of 84-57. “Obviously a…