Turkey Day Preview: Gansett vs. EG, NK vs. SK

The Rebels will be favored for the first time in a while in a football game, and the Mariners have a possible playoff preview with East Greenwich.

Thanksgiving means many things to many different people, and for a large portion of the community, it’ll be a day dominated by football. The Narragansett Mariners will host the East Greenwich Avengers, while the South Kingstown Rebels travel to North Kingstown to face the Skippers. It’s the traditional rivalry game for both teams. Here are our capsule previews for both. All statistics from Rhode Island High School Sports and the RIIL. NARRAGANSETT VS. EAST GREENWICH The Mariners (5-4, 4-3 Division III) host the Avengers (8-1, 6-1 Division III) at 10 a.m. at Narragansett High School. Although both teams are playoff bound, the Thanksgiving showdown won’t factor into this at all. The seedings for the Division III playoffs are already set, …

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Letters To The Editor

Boys’ Varsity Soccer Kicks for Charity Tonight

Narragansett, North Kingstown, South Kingstown and East Greenwich all play in a charity event at Curtis Corner Middle School tonight.

To the editor, On Friday, Aug. 31, the first annual varsity boys’ soccer Fall Kick-Off Classic will take place at Curtis Corner Middle School.  This charity event will include a soccer double header starting at 5 p.m. with Narragansett vs. North Kingstown, and will conclude at 7 p.m. with South Kingstown vs. East Greenwich. This event will be an annual charity game that will kick off the varsity season for the four local teams. Each year the event location will rotate amongst the schools, as will the charity being donated to. This year the game will be in South Kingstown, with the American Cancer Society being the selected charity. All proceeds from game admission as well as from event t-shirt sales will go to a donation being made to the …

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NKHS Assistant Principal To Leave For EGHS

Timothy Chace will leave North Kingstown High School this year for East Greenwich.

Timothy Chace has been appointed the new assistant principal at East Greenwich High School during a meeting Tuesday night at the East Greenwich School Department. After the appointment, the School Committee approved a three-year contract for Chace. His official start date is Aug. 16. Chace has been serving as one of three assistant principals at North Kingstown High School, in charge of discipline for ninth and eleventh graders. NKHS has 1,600 students, more than double that of EGHS. Chace lives in Coventry and grew up in Warwick. He's married and has two children, Lily, age 7, and Wil, age 5. He joins Principal Michael Podrazo, who himself served as assistant principal for five years before being named principal in April. "We're well …

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