• Cardi's Hometown Sports Heroes
Alice Murrary & Lotte Sherman

The URI seniors and team captains earned 1st team All Atlantic-10 honors while helping the Rams take home their 3rd conference title in the last four seasons.

Carlos Mangum

The Central senior was a standout on the football field for the Knights, and has taken his talents to the next level in track and field.

Sean Furney

The URI senior and Warwick native leads A-10 starting pitchers with an ERA of 1.56, striking out 67 batters in 81 innings pitched.

David Hopkins

The state’s reigning Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year is hitting .400 for the Avengers, while going 3-0 on the mound with an ERA of 0.61 and two saves.

Lindsay Mayer

The softball ace is the reigning Gatorade Player of the Year and a three-time All-Stater who helped the Lions take home their first-ever softball crown in last

Jay Cusati

A birth defect caused his left arm to not fully develop, but that doesn't stop him from hitting the Lincoln YMCA basketball court to play his favorite sport.

Kathleen Rafanelli & Jacelyn Harrington

Standout athletes in soccer, volleyball and basketball, the pair this year created Exeter-West Greenwich High School's first ever "unified team".

Sabrina Nuttall

The 14-year old South County Y swimmer finished 2nd in the 100M Breaststroke at the New England Y championships, in a personal best time of 1:08:81.

Stacie Venagro

The 27-year-old Pawtucket native won Ms. Fitness USA.

Noel Acciari

The Johnston native has chipped in with 6 goals and 4 assists in his first season on the ice for the PC Friars, while also dishing out plenty of big hits.

Cedric Kuakumensah

The 6'8" Brown freshman led the Ivy League in blocked shots and finished second, by one rebound, to teammate Rafael Maia.

Amber Rodriguez

The 18-year-old RI School for the Deaf basketball star is working towards her dream of becoming a police officer.

Charlie Ionata

The weight thrower took home his first state crown at last week's State Meet, topping the competition by almost 4 feet.

Lexi Barros

From New Bedford High to CCRI, the former Whalers hoops star is reaching new heights.

Charles Correa

The point guard helped lead his team to their seventh Division One state crown as a sophomore and has scored over 1,500 points in his high school career.

Marissa Castelli

The Cranston West grad teamed with her partner Simon Shnapir to take home the pairs Gold at the US National Championships.

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