April 2008

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April 2008

Rhode Island
Interscholastic League
April 2008 Bulletin
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www.riil.org
Rhode Island Interscholastic League
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Thomas A. Mezzanotte
Executive Director
Richard R. Magarian
Assistant Executive Director
Jane C. Hale
Treasurer
Susana Borges
Secretary
Gail Lepore
Secretary
Julie Mancini
Secretary
Bldg. #6 R.I. College Campus
600 Mt. Pleasant Avenue
Providence, RI 02908-1991
Tel: (401) 272-9844 ◊ Fax: (401) 272-9838
website: www.riil.org ◊ email: info@riil.org
The RIIL would like to recognize and thank our Sponsors and Affiliates
for their support of our sports programs and our student-athletes.
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Hopefully, spring will arrive and we can all
enjoy watching our spring teams and athletes.
As we are all aware, the spring season is a very
busy time for schools due to the number of year
-end commitments—proms, honors activities,
graduations, etc. I therefore encourage all athletic directors to carefully review their spring
sport schedules. Avoiding conflicts now, will
help all of us avoid those difficult scheduling
decisions in May and June.
From the Desk of the
Executive Director….
Congratulations to all of our winter
Divisional and State Champions. What a
fantastic season! School spirit and community support for our teams was prominent throughout the playoffs and most
importantly good sportsmanship was exhibited by all.
A special note of congratulations to the
athletes, coaches and sport committee
members of our newest interscholastic
sport—Cheerleading. Our first season was
a tremendous success and we all look forward to next year!
Many thanks to our coaches, athletic
directors, and school administrators for
their dedication to their teams and to the
support they gave to the RIIL. I would
also like to express my sincere gratitude to
the media for their superb coverage of our
athletes and games.
RIIL Foundation
For the first time the RIIL Foundation
awarded grants totaling $15,000 to nine RIIL
member schools. These grants were awarded to
schools who developed programs in the areas of
character, education, sportsmanship and leadership.
Congratulations and good luck on your new
exciting endeavors.
RIIL Student-Athlete Wellness Program
For many years, the mission of the RIIL was
to provide educational opportunities for students through interscholastic athletics and to
provide governance and leadership for its member schools in the implementation of athletic
programs. We know from years of experience
these high school based programs make individuals happier and better citizens. They build
strong minds and bodies, foster cooperative
spirit and sportsmanship, create poise and confidence, teach discipline and help young people
understand how to win and how to lose.
The Rhode Island Interscholastic League
Student-Athlete Wellness Program has been created to provide our student-athletes with a comprehensive wellness program that will support our
high schools by embracing the health and wellness
of all student-athletes. In June, we will kick off
our program by sponsoring the RIIL StudentAthlete Wellness Conference: The Performance
Edge—Wellness For Winners. This conference
is designed to provide valuable information to
student-athletes, coaches, and athletic directors
from our member high schools (55) regarding the
following topics:
•
Eat to Win: Nutrition & Food Demonstration
•
Conditioning & Recovery Training
•
Mental & Emotional Training for Peak Performance
•
Myth About Drugs, Alcohol, and Supplements: Chemical Health
The RIIL Student-Athlete Wellness Conference:
The Performance Edge—Wellness For Winners
June 3, 2008 at Johnson & Wales University—
Harborside Campus
8:30am—1:30pm
Lunch will be provided
The conference is designed for a team of two
student-athletes (no seniors) and one adult
leader. There is no fee for member schools.
Happy Spring!
Tom Mezzanotte
Executive Director
Congratulations!
Mike Lunney, Athletic Director,
Portsmouth High School, has
been selected as a member of
the 2008 NIAAA Board of
Directors
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ARTICLE 19
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—FOOTBALL
Revised 3/18/08
G. Use of Portable Lights at Football
1. Portable lighting would be allowed at regular season and
play-off games. Minimum standard is 6 light towers each
side (each tower must have 4-1000 watt bulbs), height
25-30’. This recommendation is for the 2008 season
only. At the conclusion of the season the Football Committee will review the matter.
“Baseball is a game that for years has been played with wood
bats. Needless to say, metal (aluminum) makes it easier for our
athletes to compete. Manny and I researched this and will try
to change to wooden bats completely for next year. Making
this change would also help with our crunching budget because
for the price of one top of the line metal bat you can purchase
up to 10 wooden bats. “
Elias “Eli” Garcia
Head Baseball Coach
Manny Reis
Junior Varsity Baseball Coach
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All RIIL coaches must have completed the RIIL Coaches Education Program which includes
the RIIL-NFHS sponsored Fundamentals of Coaching Course and the RIIL Rules and Regulations Test by September 1, 2008.
Beginning June, 2007 all Rhode Island high school coaches must complete the RIIL-NFHS
sponsored Fundamentals of Coaching Course and the RIIL Rules and Regulations Test.
Coaches will have one (1) year from June 2007-August 2008 to complete and pass the course.
Coaches hired after July 1, 2008 must complete the course within six (6) months of date of
hire. Coaches who do not complete and pass the course will not be allowed to coach any RIIL
contest.
For more information on the coaches’ course, please go to the RIIL website Home Page
(www.riil.org) and click on the RIIL/NFHS Fundamentals of Coaching Course link. ■
Mount Saint Charles Academy
Honorable Competition Stories
WINTER SEASON 2008
BOYS’ VARSITY BASKETBALL
There were ten seconds left on the
clock. Our team froze the ball for a
few seconds and then one of our players hit a three-pointer. There were 2.7
seconds left on the game clock. The
ball was inbounded and the opposing
team began to work the ball up the
floor. Much to our dismay, the game
clock failed to start until after the ball
had been advanced to the opposite
end of the floor. Before anyone could
signal to the referees that the clock
had malfunctioned, an opposing
player netted a lay-up just before the
buzzer sounded, giving his team the
win.
After much debate, the referees
ruled that the basket counted. Although disappointed, the team quietly
gathered in the locker room and all
the players wrapped arms around each
other. There was no reason to complain. We talked about learning an
important lesson that night. When we
face adversity and loss, it is possible
to turn that experience into a learning
tool to shape our character because
character is more important to one’s
success than wins and losses.
Being a captain requires many responsibilities. We were proud that
our teammates listened to us and conducted themselves in such a positive
manner. They showed respect. That
was a rough environment that evening, but in the end, we prevailed as
young adults while displaying good sportsmanship.
Note: Shortly after that devastating loss, the team won 11 consecutive games before losing in the Division III semifinals.
Tim Fitzpatrick and Gerry Davis
- captains of the varsity basketball team
COMPETITION CHEERLEADING
Cheerleading is unlike other sports. It requires more than one
star player. When someone is absent or injured, the team, the
routine cannot be performed. In cheerleading, it is all or nothing.
We had some injuries and sickness through most of the season. As a result, we were not able to compete in meets. All
we could do is sit and watch. It was very difficult and frustrating. But through it all, we stayed together, and when the season came to its final weeks and we became healthy, we were
able to be very successful. The experience made us realize the
value of motivation, dedication and commitment, and also
helped us to come together as a team.
Katie Paquin, Emily Groth, Lindsay Gaulin and Brittany
Dickie
– captains of competition cheerleaders
GIRLS’ VARSITY ICE HOCKEY
Halfway through the season our coach had to leave the team
to have her child. She did return after an absence of several
weeks, but there were some complications and so she had to
leave us again. During her absence, not one of the girls took
advantage of the situation. We all supported the assistant
coach who had the very difficult job of stepping in for the head
coach. In this way, the team was honorable to themselves and
to each other.
At the beginning of the season the goaltender for one of our
rivals was stricken with appendicitis. After hearing about her
situation, it was decided that we would
buy her a card and write something encouraging to her. When it was all said
and done, both the opposing player and
her dad expressed to us how truly appreciative they were of our concern for her.
Bryanna Arpin and Alysha Arnold
– captains of the varsity ice hockey
team
BOYS’ VARSITY SWIM TEAM
Throughout my years swimming for
Mount, the team has won many races;
however, despite our success, never
once has the team rubbed in our victories or belittled the other team. This was
most evident in a meet this year when
the opposing team only had two swimmers total and we had at least three in
every event. We won that meet, 16-14.
This is the way we compete at Mount
Saint Charles Academy
Alex Prior
-captain of the varsity swim team
The Mount St Charles Athletic Department is committed to promoting The Five
Principals of Honorable Competition as
listed in THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF
SPORTS PARENTING by Dan Doyle. To
this end I meet with the team captains of
each varsity sport and engage them in a
discussion on what it means to honorably
compete and give each of them a mission to
promote such behavior among their teammates. Each captain is asked to briefly
describe in writing - examples that occur
during the season. This is our collection
of winter sports stories.
Richard Lawrence CMAA
Director of Athletics
Mount Saint Charles Academy
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The Michigan High School Athletic Association Newsletter for Coaches and Officials “MENTOR” - Fall 2006
The following is an excerpt from the presentation by MHSAA Executive
Director John E. (Jack) Roberts at the National Coaching Educators
Conference, June 17, 2006
In every corner of Michigan, at almost every crossroads of this state,
young people are participating in school sports and their parents, other
relatives, friends and neighbors are gathering to watch. This 100-year-old
tradition continues with record-high participation for the third straight
year, even in a world of increasing distractions. High school sports not
only survives, it often thrives; and it will continue to thrive if and only if it
retains its focus—education—and preserves its soul—pure, amateur, local
programming.
Many of you know from your coaching days that success in most
sports that involve a ball requires keeping an eye on that ball. Good contact in baseball, softball, golf and tennis requires concentration on the ball.
We teach receivers in football to look the ball all the way into their hands
in order to make the catch. Volleyball players can neither set nor attack
with consistent success unless they focus intently on the ball.
Success in school sports generally also requires that students keep their
eye on another kind of ball—their school work—the academic ball.
Screw up in class and you’ll sit down during contests. That’s how it usually is in school sports; and that’s how it should always be in educational
athletics.
that interscholastic athletics are not part of the school curriculum.
They are neither required courses nor non-required courses; neither
core courses nor non-core courses; neither integral nor essential parts
of the curriculum; not curricular, not even co-curricular, but extracurricular—outside the curriculum.
This is important to understand because it means students have no
right to participate—it’s a privilege. And that’s important because it
means we can make and enforce reasonable standards as a condition
for students’ participation. And that’s important because it’s in the
standards we have for participation that we give value to participation.
Generally, the higher the standards for participation, the greater
the benefits of participation for students, their schools and our society. If we lower standards, we tend to lower the value of participation. If we raise standards, we tend to raise the value of participation
for the participants, their schools and our communities.
To the extent that interscholastic athletics are educational in and of
themselves and support the educational mission of schools, it is
mostly the result of the standards established and maintained.
So the key is standards. The defining difference for educational
athletics may be in standards. So what kind of standards do we
mean?
Success in school sports also requires that athletic administrators be
mindful of the academic needs that students have. Administrators must
consider what we can do to assure that the interscholastic athletic program
does not frustrate but actually helps facilitate education. That’s the ball on
which we administrators must always focus; and the question on which I
wish to concentrate this morning in my comments to coaching educators is
this: “How do we keep educational athletics educational?”
We know that we do not have the resources of college programs,
professional sports, the Olympics and others to match their standards
in some respects, for example, officials training where so much more
can be done because those organizations have so much more money
and so many fewer officials to train. But, in other areas not so dependent on dollars, we must shine in school sports; we must have the
very highest standards.
When we talk about “educational athletics,” what do we mean? We
mean, first of all, athletics sponsored by educational institutions—schools.
Of course, education can occur in non-school sports; but my role in life is
school sports, and my assigned focus for today is school sports; and by
educational athletics in this context, we mean athletic programs that support the educational mission of schools. Programs that enhance the educational efforts of schools. Athletic programs that are a tool to help schools
reach and motivate students to stay in school, like school and even do
better in school than they otherwise might.
So in educational athletics, we mean standards like standards of
eligibility, such as rules of enrollment, maximum age, maximum
semesters, academic performance, amateur status, and the like. We
mean standards for competition, from contest playing rules to day,
week and season limitations. We mean standards of conduct, including requirements for citizenship in at least our school settings,
and requirements of sportsmanship at least at our events. And the
person who may have more effect on standards in school sports than
any other person is the coach.
By educational athletics, we also mean athletic programs that might
have some inherent value in and of themselves in addition to what they do
to enhance the academic performance of students and the educational
environment of schools. Some value of an educational nature that is not
found as readily or at all in other parts of the school day. For example,
you can learn very much in a weight training program about yourself and
certain techniques, but you may not learn what it means to be made a second-team offensive guard rather than a first-team running back in order to
help a team be successful. That’s the kind of lesson—and there are many
others—which is found in the interscholastic athletic program that isn’t
found as readily or sometimes at all in other parts of the school experience.
We believe coaches are the critical link in the educational process
of educational athletics. No one higher up or lower down the organizational chart wields more influence. Good coaches can redeem the
bad decisions that their administrators make; bad coaches can ruin the
best decisions administrators ever make.
However, it is a legal fact in this state and most others across the nation
In this state, we believe in coaching education that is voluntary, at
least on a school district by school district basis. If I were the superintendent of a school district, I would require every coach to have
some kind of continuing education every year. But I know from talking to superintendents across the state that they do not want anybody
mandating to them what the education should be.
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anywhere that schools from non-contiguous states have traveled in
excess of that limit. In other words, Michigan schools will not play in
national-scope tournaments, whether they are near or far.
If coaching education were made mandatory for all coaches of
MHSAA member schools, coaches education would get dumbed down.
With the necessity of reaching all 25,000 or 30,000 coaches—with the
diversity of their needs and the vastness of this state—we would be spread
miles wide with a mere millimeter of depth.
Coaching education that keeps interscholastic athletics educational
requires the hard work of designing and delivering—face to face and heart
to heart—an interactive and inspiring curriculum. We want our coaches
moved—emotionally changed—by coaches education. We want them
inspired. We want them enthused. We want them to see young people
differently when they finish one of our clinics. We want them to see
themselves and their role as a coach differently.
A miles-wide, millimeter-deep program won’t do it. Textbooks alone
won’t do it. The Internet alone won’t do it. Standards alone won’t do it.
Certification alone won’t do it. And sadly, where we are today with
coaching education in Michigan, still won’t do it. But we are not giving
up. Heck, we’ve barely begun to fight.
Keeping educational athletics educational is a full-time fight for the
hearts and minds of those involved, including our coaches—perhaps especially our coaches. It’s countering the constant drumbeat of those who see
school sports as the training ground for college and professional athletic
careers. Who think about athletic scholarships to college more than academic scholarship in high school.
Who think national tournaments and televised high school athletic
events do not add to the problem, do not add to the public missing the
truth that local programs of the junior high/middle school, ninth grade, JV
and varsity levels is really where the education of educational athletics
takes place. In fact, that it’s in the day-after-day practices more than the
games of these local programs that the real, genuine, life-changing education takes place.
It’s not found in national tournaments. It’s not found in television. It’s
not found in a lot of the recent trends that trouble a lot of people.
In early 2005, the National Association of State Boards of Education
issued a report titled Athletics in an Era of Reform which stated: “The
problems that have plagued college athletics—such as unscrupulous
agents, mercenary coaches, questionable recruiting practices, and extravagant benefits bestowed on players—are now becoming more frequent at
the high school level . . .”
Late last winter, a Sports Illustrated feature article was critical of national tournaments and television in high school basketball. The article
said it was time to rethink the direction in which high school basketball
was heading.
In Michigan, we rethought the direction years ago. In Michigan—for
year—we’ve had tough rules to prohibit national tournaments and television. And in Michigan—just last month—our Representative Council
reaffirmed those policies.
Michigan schools will not be seduced and they will not succumb. We
will keep the nation’s one-of-a-kind out-of-state travel limits that not only
restrict MHSAA member schools to a maximum of 600 highways miles
round-trip, but also prohibit MHSAA member schools from participating
We will keep the nation’s one-of-a-kind prohibition against live
commercial television of regular-season games in which MHSAA
member schools are involved.
And we will keep the nation’s one-of-a-kind coaches education
program, the only one that is designed and delivered by a state high
school association, face to face with coaches, anywhere and any time
they gather, with as much focus on perspective and philosophy as
important topics such as pedagogy and physiology.
We will preach, teach, practice and promote proper perspective to
administrators, coaches, students, their parents, politicians, promoters
and the sports media. No one will doubt where we stand, or what we
stand for.
If educational athletics loses its focus in this state, it will not be for
a lack of effort or for a lack of fight from the MHSAA and its member
schools. We will pursue excellence without the excesses that threaten
educational athletics in America. Keeping educational athletics educational requires this focus and this fight.
And in the world of coaching education, it requires people of passion to design the programs and deliver them face to face anywhere
they are requested, and who turn out coaches who don’t say after completing one of our clinics, “Boy, was that heavy; I’m not sure I can cut
it.” But instead, turn out coaches who at the end of one of our clinics
says, “Wow, was that inspiring; I can’t wait to get back to the kids.”
That’s our goal in Michigan. And that’s the key to keeping educational athletics educational: to turn on coaches, not only to the best
possible practices of their sport, but also the purest philosophies of
sports. ■
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Administrator of the Year:
Kevin McNamara
Lincoln High School
Athletic Director of the Year:
Ted Quigley
LaSalle Academy
Sister Charlene Tedeschi
Distinguished Service Award:
Thom Spann
Providence Cobras Club
NIAAA State Award of Merit:
Jean Angell
Scituate High School
Female Coach of the Year:
Sheila Lagasse
Cranston West
Male Coach of the Year:
Matt Claeson
Cranston West
Media Award:
Patrick Little
Hall of Fame Inductees:
Dan Sylvester—West Warwick
Don Brown—South Kingstown
Jenna Matisewski—Cranston High School West
“How High School Athletics Has Impacted My Life”
My mother has always told me to never wish my life away and to enjoy every
moment as if it may be my last. I truly did not understand her message until the
start of my senior year. For most athletes, senior year is the apex with opportunities to shine and lead. As a three-sport varsity athlete, I was looking forward to
my senior year more than anything else because I am the ultimate competitor. On
October 18th, my dreams and aspirations were shattered. Having recently returned from a pre-season quad injury, I stepped onto the soccer field full of anxiety over the threat of re-injuring myself. Ten minutes into the game, I was on a
breakaway, chasing after the ball as the goalie came out to meet me. Suddenly, in
a split second I had fallen to the ground, sick with the throbbing pain coming from
my knee. I do not know if I was crying more because of the pain in my knee or
the pain in my heart. I will never forget the moment I tore my ACL because it was
the journey after the injury that forced me to evaluate the importance of sports in
my life both in the near and distant future.
It is a well known fact that ACL reconstruction sidelines an athlete for an extended period of time. Once I accepted the fact that I would not be able to play
sports for a while, I had to decide what my new role as a teammate would be. I
realized that I could not just give up being a member of a team, especially since I
had the role of captain. Sports are a huge part of my identity. Who am I if I am
not the determined forward scoring for my soccer team or the intensely defensiveminded guard playing basketball? Am I a different person just because I can no
longer play? I realized that I had not changed at all. What I have learned by being
a member of a team for so long has in fact helped prepare me for the “bump in the
road”. Participating in a different sport every season has helped me maintain a
focus and direction not only on the field but also in the classroom. If I wanted to
continue to be a member of the team, I needed to change my focus and direction. I
needed to learn how to contribute to my team’s success in a different way. As a
player who played practically every minute of every game for the last three years,
it came as a challenge for me to transform my thinking towards leadership and
sportsmanship , but I was able to make this change because of the motivation and
determination I have learned from participating in sports. I needed to lead my
team from the sidelines rather than from the field. I realized it was my job as the
captain of the team to help the younger players develop into mature, responsible
athletes who respect each other and their opponents. Although this was probably a
more difficult task than leading my team in scoring, it was also a rewarding job
and an experience that I will never forget. Not only will I take with me the awards
and accomplishments I have earned over the years, but also the pride of knowing
that I stayed the course and did not abandon my team because of my own
personal loss.
Having the opportunity to participate in sports has allowed me to grow and
develop as a person and a player, physically, intellectually, and emotionally.
My attitude is what has changed the most for my final high school season of
lacrosse. I have persevered through the physical therapy that helped my leg
heal and I am passionately enthusiastic about playing one more season, but
this last time it will be with all my heart!
Kenneth Murgo—
Murgo—Mt. Hope High School
Throughout high school I have always participated in sports, playing two or
three sports every year. Playing sports is my hobby and my passion: I give up
enormous amounts of time to participate in many sports. For me sports are
what keep me active and healthy, they helped me transform my life. I have
always been big, throughout my life I was always the tallest and heaviest of
my peers. By my sophomore year I had reached a very unhealthy 340 pounds.
At this point I was playing football and thinking about starting wrestling.
The first couple years as an offensive tackle I knew that if I wanted to improve
my game I had to get faster and stronger. I needed to loose weight and put on
some muscle. To accomplish this I made some changes to my diet, not temporary changes, but ones that I would be able to adhere to for the long run. This
was by no means my first attempt at loosing weight, but this time was different. I had sports to drive me; I wanted to succeed in sports very badly and this
gave me the motivation I needed. All throughout that summer I kept up my
diet and worked out for at least two and a half hours a day. By the time football season rolled around at the end of summer I was a totally new person. My
weight had dropped to a much healthier 260 pounds and I was in the best
shape of my life. I went into that season feeling great and my performance
improved greatly. In addition, I was now well under the 285-pound weight
limit for wrestling so I was also able to participate in that sport my junior year.
I had a very successful wrestling career after that, making it to the state finals
in my first year and winning the whole state tournament and going undefeated
my senior season. All of this was made possible because of the motivation I
received from sports to change my lifestyle. While the success I had in athletics was great by far, the biggest impact of the inspiration that sports provided
me was my health. I went from being obese to healthy, all because of sports.
Who knows what would have happened had I continued down that dangerous
past. Thankfully I will never have to find out, thanks to sports.
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Coaches, fatal accidents can happen to anyone. Please make sure your teams do everything possible to decrease the chances of accidents.
Submitted By: Jamey Vetelino, Athletic Director, Westerly High School
Thursday, April 03, 2008
A sad day for track and field fans
By Rene Ferran, Herald staff writer
I consider it the least favorite part of my job.
Obituary writing, that is. No matter how many kudos you might get for a job well done, you can’t ever forget that the job
was to summarize the life of someone who just passed away.
Such was the case Wednesday while gathering information to write about Ryan Moberg, the 18-year-old DeSales High
School senior who died that morning from injuries suffered two days earlier attempting a practice vault on the Irish’s
indoor facility.
The school, understandably, isn’t saying much about what happened that day. When I talked to the school president, Dr.
David Schmitz, he said only that Ryan “fell backward” while attempting the vault.
That’s consistent with the account head coach Mike Michels gave Thursday -- that Ryan “took a practice run but didn’t
make it all the way up. He landed backward on the runway.”
Ryan is the first high schooler to die from a vault-related injury in more than six years -- March 30, 2002, to be exact,
when Samoa Fili of Wichita (Kan.) Southeast HS died two days after hitting his head on the pavement at the end of the
mat while attempting a vault at the Wichita East Relays.
Fili’s death was the third vaulting fatality in a two-month span that year -- the other two were collegians -- and combined
they prompted several rules changes to improve the safety of the sport (among them, mandating larger landing pads and
adding pole/weight rating guidelines).
Could Ryan’s death prompt more rule changes? Mandatory helmets, perhaps? Right now, six states (Minnesota, South
Carolina, North Dakota, Wisconsin, New Mexico and Maine) require vaulters to wear helmets in competition.
A company called PoleVaultHelmet.com advertises a helmet called the KDMax designed specifically for vaulters.
However, their information is copyrighted from 2004. I found this 2006 article talking about pole vault safety, and how at
that point, there were no helmets that were proven to protect a vaulter in a severe fall (say, anything above 7 or 8 feet).
National pole vault safety director Jan Johnson was quoted in the article as saying: “For a vaulter to have total protection,
he would need a helmet 3 feet thick. Nobody wants a heavy helmet.”
Would a helmet have prevented Ryan’s death? Not being either a doctor or a physicist (I’ve long forgotten the laws regarding momentum and gravity), I can’t say. According to one article following a 2005 accident to a Pennsylvania
vaulter, the USA Track and Field Pole Vault Safety Committee investigates all catastrophic vault accidents. If it investigates Monday’s accident, perhaps we’ll know the answer, and that might go a long way in determining whether mandatory helmet rules become a reality in this state.
The WIAA is one of 10 states that requires pole vault coaches to receive specific training and be certified at least once
every three years (Rule 23.3.1D). DeSales vault coach Scott Notturno was an eight-year veteran of the program, and he’s
had three of his children vault for the Irish, including current team members John and Beth. No way he doesn’t emphasize safety.
But I’ve met dozens of pole vault coaches during my time at the Herald, covering various meets. I think the same could
be said of all of them -- safety is their first priority, even more than winning titles. Glory is fleeting, as is life. Which
would you value more?
The USA Pole Vault Education Initiative has a good article for parents and athletes regarding pole vault safety.
Finally, I agree with Southridge vault coach Dave Hurst, with whom I spoke for about an hour Wednesday afternoon, that
pole vaulting should not be banned at the high school level. That would be an over-reaction to this terrible tragedy. But if
Ryan’s death prompts another look at how to take further steps to make this sport safer, then I’m all for that. ■
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Division Champions
Metropolitan – Classical
Northern – Cumberland
Southern – North Kingstown
Suburban – Bishop Hendricken
STATE CHAMPIONS
Bishop Hendricken
Division Dual Meet Champions
Dwyer – Toll Gate
Hird – LaSalle
Morris – Classical
Sullivan – Cumberland
Headley – Mt. St. Charles
Class Champions
Large – LaSalle Academy
Medium – Classical
Small – Smithfield
STATE CHAMPIONS
Champions –LaSalle
Runners up - Classical
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DIVISION I
North – Woonsocket High School
South – North Kingstown High School
East – Mt. Pleasant High School
West – Bishop Hendricken High School
DIVISION II
North – Classical High School
South – Rogers High School
Central – Coventry High School
DIVISION III
Central Falls High School
STATE CHAMPIONS
Division I State Champion – Bishop Hendricken High School
Division II – Classical High School
Division III – Moses Brown School
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DIVISION I
North—LaSalle Academy
Central—St. Mary Academy-Bay View
South – South Kingstown
DIVISION II
North – Scituate
Central – North Providence
East – Barrington and Tiverton
South – Westerly
DIVISION III
Hope
STATE CHAMPIONS
Division I State Champion – LaSalle
Division II – Barrington
Division III – Hope
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DIVISION CHAMPIONS
Division I – Mount St. Charles Academy
Division IA – Burrillville High School
Division II – Portsmouth High School
Division III Central- Warwick Veterans High School
Division III North – North Smithfield High School
Division III South – South Kingstown High School
STATE CHAMPIONS
Division I State – Mount St. Charles Academy
Division IA – Burrillville High School
Division II – Cumberland High School
Division III – Narragansett High School
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DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIPS
Division I – St. Mary Academy
Division II – North Smithfield High
STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Division I
St. Mary Academy-Bay View—Champions
Lincoln School/PCD Co-op Runners-up
Division II
North Smithfield
LaSalle Academy – Runners-up
Boys
North – Tolman
South – Bishop Hendricken
East – Portsmouth
West – LaSalle
State Champions
Boys: Bishop Hendricken
Girls
North Providence
Runner-up - Portsmouth
State Champions
Girls: North Providence
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DIVISION I
Co-Champions:
LaSalle Academy and North Kingstown
DIVISION II
South Kingstown
STATE CHAMPIONS
Division I
LaSalle Academy
North Kingstown
Coventry
Barrington
Division II
South Kingstown
Mt. Hope
Toll Gate
North Smithfield
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JV
1ST
2ND
PORTSMOUTH
CRANSTON EAST
NOVICE
1ST
LINCOLN
CO-ED
1ST
2ND
LASALLE
TIVERTON
SMALL
1ST
2ND
MT. ST. CHARLES
NARRAGANSETT
MEDIUM
PORTSMOUTH
1ST
MT. HOPE
2ND
LARGE
1ST
2ND
NORTH PROVIDENCE
NORTH KINGSTOWN
STATE CHAMPIONS
LASALLE
1ST
NORTH PROVIDENCE
2ND
SAMANTHA EMRICH
BRIANNA ARCHAMBAULT
BRITTANY DICKIE
ASHLEY DURAND
JENNA POLSELLI
ELIZABETH COKEN
ASHLEY NONEMAKER
MICHELLE BARIS
ALICIA LOFFREDO
NICOLE SCOTT
CASEY GIFFORD
BREANNA JAMES
TALIA REID
KIMBERLY ACETO
HILLARY STAMPS
JENNIFER MOSELEY
VICTORIA TRUJILO
KAYLA COOGAN
KATE STANHOPE
KATLYN ALGER
NORTH KINGSTOWN
WEST WARWICK
MT. ST. CHARLES
MT. ST. CHARLES
PORTSMOUTH
WARWICK VETS
LASALLE
ST. RAPHAEL
PORTSMOUTH
NORTH PROVIDENCE
WARWICK VETS
LASALLE
LASALLE
EX/W GREENWICH
NORTH KINGSTOWN
ST. RAPHAEL
PORTSMOUTH
TOLL GATE
MT. ST. CHARLES
ST. RAPHAEL ACADEMY
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Top Five Boys’ Teams:
Bishop Hendricken
Barrington
South Kingstown
LaSalle Academy
East Greenwich
Boys’ State Champions in their respective events:
• Ryan Garr—South Kingstown-New State record and
All American honors: 100 yard Freestyle & 100
yard Backstroke
• Jeff Winters—East Greenwich—200 yard Freestyle
• Will Hooper—Cranston East—200 yard IM
• Kevin Sun—South Kingstown– 100 yard Butterfly &
50 yard Freestyle
• Graham Eve—LaSalle—500 yard Freestyle
• Tony Andrews—Barrington—100 yard Breaststroke
• South Kingstown (Ryan Garr, Tom Smith, Kevin Sun
& Toby Fontaine) 100 yard Medley Relay & 200 yard
Freestyle Relay
• Barrington (Pete Lensing, Tim Cameron, David Thurber & Ramsey Haddad) 400 yard Freestyle Relay
Girls’ State Champions in their respective events:
• Elizabeth Beisel—North Kingstown High School—New State record
and All American honors: 100 Backstroke & 200 Freestyle
• Laura Sogar—The Prout School—New State record and All American
honors: 200 IM & 100 Breaststroke
• Kaitlin Reilly—LaSalle Academy—50 Free
• Bethany Douglas—Bay View—100 Fly
• Katie Mangano—Westerly—100 Free
• Marissa Douglas—Bay View—500 Free
• North Kingstown High School (Elizabeth Beisel, Emma Jackson, Grace
Bucci & Erin Anding) 200 Medley Relay & 400 Freestyle Relay
• East Greenwich (Katie Oh, Kelly Lamoreaux, Lindsey Buckheit &
Nicole Passa) 200 Free Relay
• North Kingstown High School (Elizabeth Beisel, Emma Jackson, Grace
Bucci & Erin Anding) 200 Medley Relay & 400 Freestyle Relay
• East Greenwich (Katie Oh, Kelly Lamoreaux, Lindsey Buckheit &
Nicole Passa) 200 Free Relay
Top Five Girls’ Teams:
LaSalle Academy
East Greenwich
North Kingstown
The Prout School
St. Mary Academy-Bay View
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DIVISION
I – A – Cumberland High School
B – North Kingstown
II —A – Warwick Vets
B – Barrington
C – Smithfield
D – Westerly
DIVISION II – SECTIONAL TOURNAMENT
Champion –Westerly High
Runner up – Narragansett High
DUAL MEET STATE TOURNAMENT
Champion – Cumberland High
RI STATE TOURNAMENT
Champion –Cranston West
Runner-up – North Kingstown
State Champions
Champion - Cranston West
Runner up – North Kingstown
FRESHMAN STATE TOURNAMENT
Champion – Chariho
JUNIOR VARSITY STATE TOURNAMENT
Champion – Cumberland
PRINCIPALS’ COMMITTEE ON ATHLETICS
SUMMARY
OF
MARCH MEETING
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Hope High School: Article 6, Section 10., Forfeiture of Varsity Wrestling
Match
On a motion made and seconded, the Principals’ Committee on Athletics
unanimously voted to impose a fine of $100.00 on Hope High School.
The March meeting of the Principals’ Committee on Athletics was called to
Cumberland High School: Article 6, Section 5., Eligibility List
order at 1:40 p.m.
unanimously voted to impose a fine of $100.00 on Cumberland High School.
Executive Director’s Report
The Executive Director’s Report from the January 28, 2008 meeting was apEast Providence High School: Article 6, Section 5., Eligibility List
proved.
unanimously voted to impose a fine of $100.00 East Providence High School.
Treasurer’s Report
The Treasurer’s Report was approved.
East Providence High School: Article 6, Section 5., Waiver for Missed Lacrosse
Meetings
Communications
The Institute for International Sport is pleased to accord special recognition
unanimously voted to deny East Providence High School’s request to waive a
to one of the finest sports education organizations in America, the RIIL. With
$100.00 fine for missing the coaches mandatory Boys’ and Girls Lacrosse
equal measures of creativity and execution, the RIIL has crafted a sportsmanInterpretation Meetings.
ship initiative that is worthy of replication on a national scale. The RIIL
sportsmanship program includes a very well written sportsmanship manual,
SPRING TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
sportsmanship guidelines for fans and spectators, and an acclaimed bi-annual
Sport Directors must report any requests for changes.
sportsmanship and leadership conference.
Mr. Frank Caprio, Chair of the Rhode Island Interscholastic League Foundation is pleased to announce the awarding of nine grants totaling $15,000.00
to ten RIIL Member Schools. The schools are: Barrington High School,
Chariho High School, Classical High School, Exeter-West Greenwich High
School, Mt. Pleasant High School, North Providence High School, Smithfield
High School, St. Mary Academy-Bay View, Westerly High School and Woonsocket High School.
The RIIL is proud to announce that, for the first time, its track and cross country state meets will have the benefit of outside sponsorship. Starting this June
with the outdoor State Track & Field Championships at Brown University-and
carrying over next academic year to State Meets in cross country and indoor
track-sponsorship will be provided through The Bill Falk Fund of the Rhode
Island Track & Field Foundation (RITFF). Falk, the former Hope High School
and URI men’s track & field coach, established the fund with the RITFF in
order to enrich and enhance RI high school track & field and cross country.
With that objective, the fund will offer year-round educational programs for
coaches and athletes, developed in concert with the RI Track Coaches Association (RITCA). A statewide coach’s clinic will be held Saturday, March 29, at
the Warwick Radisson. Additionally, and throughout the month of April,
coaches and athletes will be invited to regional clinics, to be held Wednesday
afternoons at Cumberland, Hope and South Kingstown High Schools. Topics
will include starting blocks/starts (conducted by nationally-certified starter
Clarke Lowery); baton passing (Hope High track coach and RIIL Hall of
Famer Thom Spann); hurdles (former URI and East Providence High School
All-Stater and state record-holder Colin Aina) and the high jump (former
Brown coach and current official Anne Rothenberg). These learn-to-do clinics
are scheduled for April 2, April 9 and April 23, starting at 3:30 each day.
LEADERSHIP, SPORTSMANSHIP
AND
CHARACTER: DAN WARNER, CHAIR-
MAN
The following student-athletes have been chosen to attend the NFHS National
Student Leadership Conference: Patricia Hendrickson, Barrington High
School, Stephanie Jeffries, Hope High School, John Lewis, Moses Brown
School, Alyssa Marciniak, Mount St. Charles Academy, Bethany Douglas, St.
Mary Academy-Bay View and Emily Cotter, Warwick Veterans Memorial
High School. The conference is being held from July 17-20, 2008 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
GIRLS’ & WOMEN IN SPORTS
JoAn Scott, director of NCAA and NFHS Relations for Nike, announced the
details of “Let Me Play” fund. The fund was created by Nike to support female athletes as part of its tribute to the anniversary of Title IX. The “Let Me
Play” fund will award monetary grants to support girls participation in sports.
The grants can be used for new uniforms, equipment, upgrading fields or facilities, travel – almost anything that supports girls’ teams. Anyone can apply for
the grants – girls, coaches, parents, schools, athletic directors, teachers or administrators. The deadline to apply for a grant is March 31. For details on the
fund or to get your application, go to: www.nikewomen.com.
FALL SPORTS – FALL SCHEDULES DUE MAY 1ST
⇒ Football, Mr. Cooney, Director – the Football Sport Committee reviewed
⇒
RULES VIOLATION
⇒
Rogers High School: Article 3, Section 6., Foreign Exchange Student not from
an approved CSIET Program
unanimously voted to take no further action as Rogers High School was previously notified and deducted (from the teams total score) all points earned by
the ineligible student-athlete participated in.
⇒
Rogers High School: Article 3, Section 4C., 8-Semester Rule
⇒
⇒
unanimously voted to take no further action as Rogers High School was previously notified and forfeited the four games the ineligible Boys’ Basketball ⇒
student-athlete participated in.
Middletown High School: Article 3, Section 4C., 8-Semester Rule
On a motion made and seconded, the Principals’ Committee on Athletics ⇒
unanimously voted to take no further action as Middletown High School was ⇒
previously notified and deducted (from the teams total score) all points earned
by the ineligible student-athlete participated in.
requests from the following schools for re-alignment: Classical High
School, Mount Pleasant High School and Lincoln High School. The
Football Sport Committee recommended that the requests be denied.
upheld the Football Sport Committee’s recommendations to deny the
requests for re-alignment.
Based on the Football Sport Committee’s recommendation, the Principals’ Committee on Athletics voted 8-0-1 to approve the use of portable
lighting at all regular season and play-off games provided they meet the
approved minimum standard of 6 light towers each side (each tower must
have 4-1000 watt bulbs), height 25-30’. This is approved for one year
(2008 season only).
Boys’ Soccer, John Craig, Director– no report given.
Girls’ Soccer, Marie Cote, Director – no report given.
Girls’ Volleyball – Elaine Botelho, Director – no report given.
Girls’ Tennis – Denise Boulé, Director – the RIIL received requests from
North Kingstown High School to move from Division I to II and Providence Country Day to move from Division IV to III. The requests for realignment were forwarded to the Girls’ Tennis Committee for review.
Field Hockey – Jean Angell, Director – no report given.
Boys’ & Girls’ Cross Country – Ron Boemker, Director – no report
given.
………..continued
WINTER SPORTS AND CHAMPIONSHIPS
BOYS’ BASKETBALL
DIVISION I
North – Woonsocket High School
South – North Kingstown High School
East – Mt. Pleasant High School
West – Bishop Hendricken High School
DIVISION II
North – Classical High School
South – Rogers High School
Central – Coventry High School
DIVISION III
Central Falls High School
STATE CHAMPIONS
Division I State Champion – Bishop Hendricken High School
Division II – Classical High School
Division III – Moses Brown School
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
DIVISION I
North – LaSalle Academy
Central – St. Mary Academy Bay-View
South – South Kingstown High School
DIVISION II
North – Scituate High School
Central – North Providence High School
East – Co-Champs - Barrington and Tiverton High School
South – Westerly High School
DIVISION III
Hope High School
STATE CHAMPIONS
Division I State Champion – LaSalle Academy
Division II – Barrington High School
Division III – Hope High School
FRESHMAN BOYS’ & GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Boys
North – Tolman High School
East – Portsmouth High School
South – Bishop Hendricken High School
West – LaSalle Academy
Girls
North Providence High School
Runner-up Portsmouth High School
State Champions
Boys: Bishop Hendricken High School
Girls: North Providence High School
GIRLS HOCKEY
DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIPS
Division I – St. Mary Academy Bay View
Division II – North Smithfield High School
STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Division I State Champions - St. Mary Academy Bay View
Runner-up Lincoln School/PCD Co-op
Division II
North Smithfield High School
Runner-up LaSalle Academy
WRESTLING
DIVISION
I – A – Cumberland High School
B – North Kingstown High School
II – A – Warwick Veterans High School
B – Barrington High School
C – Smithfield High School
D – Westerly High School
DIVISION II – SECTIONAL TOURNAMENT
Champion –Westerly High School
Runner-up – Narragansett High School
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DUAL MEET STATE TOURNAMENT
Champion – Cumberland High School
FRESHMAN STATE TOURNAMENT
Champion – Chariho High School
JUNIOR VARSITY STATE TOURNAMENT
Champion – Cumberland High School
State Champions
Champion – Cranston High School West
Runner up – North Kingstown High School
BOYS’ INDOOR TRACK
Division Champions
Metropolitan – Classical High School
Northern – Cumberland High School
Southern – North Kingstown High School
Suburban – Bishop Hendricken High School
STATE CHAMPIONS
Bishop Hendricken High School
GIRLS’ INDOOR TRACK
Division Dual Meet Champions
Dwyer – Toll Gate High School
Hird – LaSalle High School
Morris – Classical High School
Sullivan – Cumberland High School
Headley – Mt. St. Charles Academy
Class Champions
Large – LaSalle Academy
Medium – Classical High School
Small – Smithfield High School
STATE CHAMPIONS
Champions –LaSalle Academy
Runner up – Classical High School
GYMNASTICS
DIVISION I
Co-Champions - LaSalle Academy and North Kingstown High School
DIVISION II
South Kingstown High School
STATE CHAMPIONS
Division I Division II
LaSalle 144.65
South Kingstown 127.95
North Kingstown 139.68
Mt. Hope 126.30
Coventry 134.60
Toll Gate 126.00
Barrington 134.45
North Smithfield 114.95
BOYS AND GIRLS SWIM
TOP FIVE BOYS’ TEAMS:
BISHOP HENDRICKEN
BARRINGTON
SO KINGSTOWN
LASALLE
E GREENWICH
327
284
240
169
165
TOP FIVE GIRLS’ TEAMS:
LASALLE
279
E GREENWICH
208
NO KINGSTOWN
188
PROUT SCHOOL
187.5
ST.MARYBAYVIEW
173
RIIL TEAM COMPETITION CHEERLEADING
JV
CO-ED
1ST
PORTSMOUTH
1ST
LASALLE ACADEMY
2ND
CRANSTON EAST
2ND
TIVERTON HIGH SCHOOL
SMALL
NOVICE
1ST
LINCOLN
1ST
MT. ST. CHARLES ACADEMY
2ND
NARRAGANSETT HIGH SCHOOL
MEDIUM
1ST
PORTSMOUTH HIGH SCHOOL
2ND
MT. HOPE HIGH SCHOOL
LARGE
NORTH PROVIDENCE HIGH SCHOOL
1ST
2ND
NORTH KINGSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL
STATE CHAMPIONS
LASALLE ACADEMY
1ST
2ND
NORTH PROVIDENCE HIGH SCHOOL
……….continued
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Mr. Murray, Director of Athletics at Tiverton High School regarding unprofessional and unsportsmanlike remarks/actions made by a Tiverton High School
coach. The Committee commends Tiverton administration for discussing the
issues with the Tiverton coach and the professional manner in which they were
addressed. The Committee will not hesitate to hold the coach accountable for
⇒ Boys’ and Girls’ Ice Hockey, George Egan, Director – on a motion made any unsportsmanlike actions and behavior beginning in the 2008-2009 season.
and seconded, the Principals’ Committee on Athletics unanimously ap- The Committee reserves the right and will enforce any and all penalties as listed
proved the request by Toll Gate High School to continue their co-op in in Article 9 (Penalties) of the Rules and Regulations of the RIIL.
Girls’ Hockey with Pilgrim and Warwick Veterans High School. The
Principals’ Committee on Athletics approved this request with reserva- MOUNT SAINT CHARLES ACADEMY: GIRLS’ HOCKEY TEAM AND COACH
tions for one year. The Committee recommended that Warwick look to Mr. Herve Richer, Principal from Mount Saint Charles Academy appeared
finalize their plans for Girls Hockey and look to develop alternatives to before the Committee to discuss the involvement of their Girls’ Hockey Coach
and several school players who participated in unsportsmanlike behavior via the
this co-op.
⇒ Mr. Mezzanotte submitted to Mr. Egan and the Boys’ Hockey Committee internet.
recommendations for a revised play-off format for 2009.
On a motion made and seconded, the Principals’ Committee on Athletics voted
⇒ Girls’ Basketball, Cindy Neal, Director – the Girls’ Basketball Sport 8-0-1 to suspend the coach one (1) additional RIIL League game at the beginCommittee approved a request from Moses Brown Girls’ Basketball team ning of the next season and the administrators and coaches arrange a meeting
to laterally move from Division II East to Division II Central. On a mo- between teams of both schools to discuss their common issues and hopefully
tion made and seconded, the Principals’ Committee on Athletics unani- avoid further inappropriate behavior.
mously upheld the Girls’ Basketball Committee’s decision.
CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL: USE OF INELIGIBLE BASKETBALL COACHES
SPRING SPORTS
The Committee met and discussed with several members from the Central High
⇒ Baseball, Dan Kelley and Keith Kenyon, Co-Directors – On a motion School administration regarding Central High School Boys’ Basketball team
made and seconded, the Principals’ Committee on Athletics unanimously having uncertified personnel (coaches) sitting on the bench during a semifinal
approved the RIIL Pitching Log and penalty for violating the RIIL pitch- basketball game violating Article 13, Coaching Requirement of the Rules and
ing restriction rule for the 2007-2008 baseball season as presented by the Regulations of the RIIL.
RIIL Baseball Sport Committee. The approved penalty for pitching violation states: Coach falls under RIIL ejection rule. Player cannot pitch in On a motion made and seconded, the Principals’ Committee on Athletics unanimously voted the following, that:
the next league game but can play a field position.
⇒ Boys’ and Girls’ Lacrosse, George Finn and George Nasuti, Co- 1. Central High School be placed on probation for one (1) year beginning in
the 2008-2009 school year.
Directors – the RIIL received a request from The Wheeler School Boys’
2.
The
principal and designees are to make certain the Rules and Regulations
Lacrosse team to start the season early (March 10). On a motion made
of the Rhode Island Interscholastic League are known and understood by
and seconded, the Principals’ Committee on Athletics unanimously denied
the Athletic Director and all involved in coaching as stated in Article 2 –
the request.
The Principal.
⇒ Boys’ Tennis – Kevin McNamara, Director – no report given.
3. Central High School provides the Rhode Island Interscholastic League
⇒ Boys & Girls’ Outdoor Track – no report given.
written documentation of their intent to educate their coaches and approved volunteer coaches of the Rules and Regulations of the Rhode Is⇒ Golf – Mike Lunney, Director – no report given.
land Interscholastic League.
⇒ Fastpitch Softball – Betty Marquis, Director – the RIIL received a request from the Fastpitch Softball Committee to start the season early 4. The material is to be submitted to the Executive Director of the Rhode
Island Interscholastic League pursuant to a timetable established by the
(March 10). The Principals’ Committee on Athletics denied the request.
Executive Director.
⇒ Boys’ Volleyball – Don Kavanagh, Director – the RIIL received a letter In the event of any further infractions of the Coaching Certificate Rule, Central
from Tiverton High School notifying the League they are withdrawing
High School shall be subject to further disciplinary action by the Principal’s
from Boys’ Volleyball for the 2008 season.
Committee on Athletics.
INDIVIDUAL COMPETITION CHEERLEADING CHAMPIONSHIPS
NORTH KINGSTOWN 101.5
SAMANTHA EMRICH
BRIANNA ARCHAMBAULT
WEST WARWICK
98.0
BRITTANY DICKIE
MT. ST. CHARLES
98.0
RIIL FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT
Mr. Kavanagh reported the RIIL investments were not impacted by sell-out of
Bear Stearns. The 2006-2007 audit is underway. Also, the Ball Adoption is
underway and bids and products are being reviewed. The Committee is reviewing the Fall Tournament income. The Principals’ Committee on Athletics approved a request by the Healthy Schools Coalition to donate $100 to the fall
breakfast.
BISHOP HENDRICKEN HIGH SCHOOL: USE OF TOURNAMENT FACILITY
A matter concerning a Bishop Hendricken High School student-athlete’s use of
a tournament facility was reviewed and discussed.
On a motion made and seconded, the Principals’ Committee on Athletics unanimously agreed that Bishop Hendricken High School was not in violation. No
action was taken.
RIIL OFFICIATING COMMITTEE
The Committee then adopted the following closing motion:
The RIIL Officiating Committee is meeting on April 7, 2008 to discuss registration form, recruitment, fee structure and evaluation. They will continue to THAT ANY AND ALL MOTIONS, AMENDMENTS AND ACTIONS BY THE PRINCImeet.
PALS’ COMMITTEE ON A THLETICS AND THE EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE PRINRIIL WELLNESS PROGRAM FOR STUDENT-ATHLETES
The RIIL Wellness Program for Student-Athletes is scheduled for June 3, 2008
at Johnson and Wales University. Information will be sent to schools.
REQUEST FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION
PROVIDENCE SCHOOL DEPARTMENT ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS REQUEST
The Committee reviewed and discussed a request from the Providence School
Department regarding the districts alternative/cooperative sports plan. This
matter was tabled and will be up for vote at the next meeting.
TIVERTON HIGH SCHOOL: COACH UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT
The Principals’ Committee on Athletics discussed a letter which was sent by
CIPALS’
COMMITTEE
ON
ATHLETICS
TO THIS DATE BE REAFFIRMED AND RATI-
FIED .
The March meeting of the Principals’ Committee on Athletics
was adjourned at 4:30 P.M.
Bldg. #6 RI College Campus
600 Mt. Pleasant Avenue
Providence, RI 02908
Phone: 401-272-9844
Fax:
401-272-9838
Email: info@riil.org
Website: www.riil.org
Mission Statement
The Mission of the Rhode Island
Interscholastic League is to provide its
member schools governance, leadership,
and support for interscholastic athletics
which give student-athletes opportunities
to compete in an environment that
stresses education, sportsmanship,
integrity and safety.
National Affiliation
The Rhode Island Interscholastic League is a member of the National Federation of State High School Associations, which
consists of the state high school associations of all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Guam, the Philippines, Puerto Rico,
the Virgin Islands and all provinces of Canada are affiliate members.
The objectives of the National Federation of State High School Associations are to:
•
serve, protect, and enhance the interstate activity interests of the high schools belonging to the state
associations;
•
assist in those activities of the state associations which can best be operated on a nationwide scale;
•
sponsor meetings, publications, and activities which will permit each state association to profit by the
experience of all other member associations;
•
coordinate the work so duplication will be minimized;
•
formulate, copyright, and publish rules of play or event conduct pertaining to interscholastic activities;
•
preserve interscholastic athletic records, and the tradition and heritage of interscholastic sports;
•
provide programs, services, material and assistance to state associations, high schools and individual
professionals involved in the conduct and administration of interscholastic activities;
•
study in general all phases of interscholastic activities and serve as a national resource for information
pertaining thereto;
•
identify needs and problems related to interscholastic activities and where practical provide solutions
thereto; and
•
promote the educational values of interscholastic activities to the nation’s public.

April 2008

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