PODCAST
Ocean State Sidelines
by pbgff3ae1r
Talking Rhode Island high school and college sports with Brendan McGair and Will Geoghegan
Episodes
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Ocean State Sidelines Podcast: Welcome PC Friar 2026 verbal commit Aiden Derkack
We’re back with a fresh episode of the Ocean State Sidelines podcast. Our guest is Aiden Derkack, who became the first member of the high school Class of 2026 to verbally commit to the Providence College men’s basketball team on Wednesday morning. Derkack hails from New Jersey and is a top-50...
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Ocean State Sidelines podcast: Welcome former PawSox/Red Sox pitcher Trevor Kelley
We’re back with a fresh episode of the Ocean State Sidelines podcast. We’re taking a trip down memory lane as our guest is former PawSox/Red Sox pitcher Trevor Kelley. Originally from Barrington, Kelley attended PawSox games at McCoy Stadium before moving to North Carolina and enjoyed a…
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Ocean State Sidelines Podcast: Welcome new PC Friar forward Duncan Powell
We’re back with a fresh episode of the Ocean State Sidelines podcast. Our guest is Duncan Powell, who became the latest college basketball player to commit to the Providence Friars via the transfer portal. As always, this podcast is sponsored by GLG Athletic Performance PODCAST BREAKDOWN (14...
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Ocean State Sidelines Podcast: Welcome former PC Friar A.J. Reeves
We’re back with a freshman episode of the Ocean State Sidelines podcast. Our guest is former Providence College basketball player A.J. Reeves, who recently wrapped up his second season in the NBA G League. A member of PC’s 2022 Big East regular-season title winner and Sweet 16 entry from the same...
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Ocean State Sidelines Podcast: Welcome NBC Sports President/Providence College alum Rick Cordella
We’re back with a fresh episode of the Ocean State Sidelines podcast. We welcome Rick Cordella, president of NBC Sports and three-year member of Providence College’s men’s basketball program. Cordella talks about his rise in the sports broadcasting industry and what were some of the factors that...
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Ocean State Sidelines podcast: Welcome Mount St. Charles President Alan Tenreiro
The latest Ocean State Sidelines podcast welcomes Mount St. Charles President Alan Tenreiro. The arrival of the 2024-25 academic year meant the ushering in of a new era for Mountie athletics, as the Woonsocket-based Catholic school made the move to the New England Preparatory School Athletic...
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Ocean Sidelines Podcast: Welcome Kevin Randall, the man who sold Tom Brady football cards
We’re back with a fresh episode of the Ocean State Sidelines podcast. This episode’s guest is Kevin Randall, who spends his winters coaching boys basketball at Burrillville High School. Randall is also heavy into the sports card trading/selling world and experienced a viral moment last month when...
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Ocean State Sidelines podcast: Welcome former Friar Sharaud Curry
The latest Ocean State Sidelines podcast welcomes Sharaud Curry, who scored over 1,600 points during his five seasons with the Providence College men’s basketball program (2005-10). After a 13-year pro career overseas, Curry has launched Worldwide Basketball Academy, a hoops school located in...
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Ocean State Sidelines podcast: Welcome '25 Friar commit Jaylen Harrell
The latest Ocean State Sidelines podcast welcomes Jaylen Harrell, a Class of 2025 high school prospect joining Call/Times sportswriter Brendan McGair. Harrell supplied the Providence Friars with a verbal commitment earlier this summer. PODCAST BREAKDOWN (13 minutes, 33 seconds) 1:15 – On a…
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Ocean State Sidelines podcast: Welcome new PC Friar addition Christ Essandoko
The latest Ocean State Sidelines podcast welcomes Christ Essandoko, who hopped out of the NCAA transfer portal last week and joined the PC Friars. Essandoko originally committed to Providence in high school before spending the past two seasons at St. Joseph's. The interview was conducted by...
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Ocean State Sidelines Podcast: Welcome former PC Friar Ed Croswell
The latest episode of the Ocean State Sidelines podcast features Call/Times sports writer Brendan McGair catching up with former Friar Ed Croswell, a member of the program's memorable 2022 squad that captured the Big East regular-season title and reached the Sweet 16. Presently, Croswell is in…
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Ocean State Sidelines: Welcome Pawtucket native/NHL broadcaster Dave Goucher
By BRENDAN McGAIR Call/Times Sports writer The latest episode of the Ocean State Sidelines podcast welcomes Dave Goucher, a graduate of Tolman High and current TV play-by-play announcer for the NHL's Vegas Golden Knights. Before heading out west, Goucher was the longtime radio voice of the Boston...
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Ocean State Sidelines podcast: Welcome Cumberland native/Red Sox MiLB pitcher Zach Fogell
The latest episode of the Ocean State Sidelines podcast - sponsored by GLG Athletic Performance - welcomes Cumberland native Zach Fogell, who's currently down in Fort Myers, Fla. experiencing his first spring training as a member of the Red Sox organization. Hear from the lefthanded pitcher about...
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Ocean State Sidelines Podcast: Welcome new Mount St. Charles Prep Boys Basketball Head coach Joseph "Ladi" Odugbela
The latest "Ocean State Sidelines" podcast makes the turn in the direction of the prep school ranks. Sports writer Brendan McGair (Woonsocket Call/Pawtucket Times) welcomes Joseph "Ladi" Odugbela, who was recently named boys' basketball head coach at Mount St. Charles, as the Woonsocket-based...
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Ocean State Sidelines Podcast: Welcome Smithfield native/World Series champion Kayla Baptista
The latest episode of the Ocean State Sidelines podcast welcomes Kayla Baptista, a Smithfield native who is entering her third season as a player development coach with the defending World Series champion Texas Rangers. Hear from Baptista about being part of the best MLB club in 2024 and why...
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Ocean State Sidelines Podcast: Welcome Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s Ben Steele (Marquette)
The latest episode of the Ocean State Sidelines Podcast coincides with the Big East basketball opener between Providence and Marquette. Joining Ca//Times Sports Writer Brendan McGair on the podcast is Ben Steele, who covers Marquette hoops for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Ben gives his…
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Ocean State Sidelines Podcast: It’s RIIL Super Bowl weekend!
Breaking down the four RIIL Super Bowls that will be taking place Saturday (11/18) and Sunday (11/19) are sports writers Brendan McGair (Woonsocket Call/Pawtucket Times) and Will Geoghegan (The Independent Emeritus). Schedule of Games: Saturday, November 18 Noon - Division II, Barrington vs....
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Ocean State Sidelines Podcast: Bring on the RIIL Football Semifinals
It's time to gear up for the RIIL football playoff semifinals, which are being contested over three days. Sports writers Brendan McGair (Pawtucket Times/Woonsocket Call) and Will Geoghegan (The Independent Sports Editor Emeritus) talk about the eight matchups that are on the docket.
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Ocean State Sidelines Podcast: Talking Patriots with NBC10’s Nicole Menner
The latest episode of the Ocean State Sidelines podcast welcomes Nicole Menner, who covers the New England Patriots for NBC10. Nicole talks about returning home to R.I. after previously working in Green Bay where she covered the Packers. Plus, Nicole and sports writer Brendan McGair (Pawtucket...
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Ocean State Sidelines Podcast: Sizing up the RIIL football slate on the final weekend in September
It's the final weekend in September and sports writers Brendan McGair (Pawtucket Times/Woonsocket Call) and Will Geoghegan (The Independent) size up the Friday-Saturday gridiron slate. Plus, how do Division I teams approach their non-leaguers against D-II teams?
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Ocean State Sidelines podcast: R.I. high school football season is in full swing
It's Week 3 of the RIIL high school football season and Brendan McGair (Pawtucket Times/Woonsocket Call) Will Geoghegan (Sports Editor Emeritus of The Independent) talk about some of the big games on the docket this week plus the need for Thursday night football in response to the referee shortage.
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Ocean State Sidelines podcast: Welcome 2024 PC verbal commit Ryan Mela
The latest episode of the Ocean State Sidelines podcast features sports writer Brendan McGair (Pawtucket Times/Woonsocket Call) welcomes Ryan Mela, who supplied Kim English's Providence Friars with a verbal commitment earlier this month. Get to know the Massachusetts product who has earned high...
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Ocean State Sidelines Podcast: Welcome incoming PC Friar freshman Richard Barron
The latest episode of the Ocean State Sidelines podcast welcomes Richard Barron, who is officially signed, sealed & delivered to join new head coach Kim English and the Providence Friars next season. Get to know the Chicago product who prides himself in being versatile on both ends of the court.
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Ocean State Sidelines Podcast (Welcome newest PC Friar addition Justyn Fernandez)
It's been a busy stretch with respect to the Providence Friars. The latest episode of the Ocean State Sidelines podcast welcomes one of the program's newcomers as guard Justyn Fernandez talks about spending the weekend at his soon-to-be school as well as his relationship with new PC head coach…
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Ocean State Sidelines Podcast: Weclome future URI football teammates Moses Meus & Patrick Conserve
The latest episode of the Ocean State Sidelines podcast features not one but two guests who come next fall will be on the same college football sideline. Welcome St. Raphael senior Moses Meus and Cumberland High senior Patrick Conserve as both talk about their respective recruiting journeys and…
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Ocean State Sidelines Podcast: Welcome PC Friar alum Cayleigh Griffin
It's the first Ocean State Sidelines podcast of 2023 as sports writer Brendan McGair (Pawtucket Times/Woonsocket Call) welcomes Cayleigh Griffin to talk Providence College basketball. A 2014 graduate of PC, Griffin is currently in her seventh season covering the NBA and in the midst of her second...
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Ocean State Sidelines Podcast: PC-URI on tap and yes, it is a rivalry
The annual PC-URI contest is set for Saturday night at the Ryan Center (5 p.m.). Sportswriters Brendan McGair (Pawtucket Times/Woonsocket Call) and Will Geoghegan (The Independent) break down the matchup in the latest episode of the Ocean State Sidelines podcast.
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Ocean State Sidelines podcast: Welcome URI football player/Cranston native Malik Gavek
It's time to look back and look forward in the latest episode of the Ocean State Sidelines podcast as sports writer Brendan McGair (Woonsocket Call/Pawtucket Times) welcomes Malik Gavek, a member of the URI football team who hails from Cranston. Gavek joined the Rams as a walk-on in 2017 and...
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Ocean State Sidelines: Welcome former PC coach Bob Walsh, now an assistant coach at Iona
In the latest episode of the Ocean State Sidelines podcast, sportswriter Brendan McGair welcomes Bob Walsh, a long-time fixture on the Rhode Island college basketball scene. Walsh recently took a job as an assistant coach with Iona. Walsh looks back at his time with the Friars, his thoughts on Ed...
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Ocean State Sidelines Podcast: It’s Playoff Time for RIIL Football
The first Friday in November can mean only one thing - the start of the postseason march for RIIL football teams. Division II and III swing into action with quarterfinal-round games, but there are some noteworthy games in Division IV to keep an eye on. Sportswriters Brendan McGair (Pawtucket...
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Ocean State Sidelines Podcast: A conversation with 2023 PC Friar commit Donovan Santoro
The latest "Ocean State Sidelines" podcast welcomes Donovan Santoro, who supplied the Providence Friars with a verbal commitment last week. Santoro becomes the third member from the Class of 2023 to pledge to PC. He joins fellow Southern California Academy teammates Garwey Dual and Drew Fielder…
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Ocean State Sidelines Podcast: Welcome Ch. 12’s Taylor Begley & Sam Knox
In the latest episode of Ocean State Sidelines, sportswriter Brendan McGair (Pawtucket Times/Woonsocket Call) catches up with WPRI 12's Taylor Begley & Sam Knox. Suffering from a case of Zappe Fever? Time to give credit to Matt Patricia & Joe Judge? Besides discussing the Patriots, stock is put...
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Ocean State Sidelines podcast: Interview with John Gillooly, author of Friday Night Thunderbolts
In the latest episode of Ocean State Sidelines, sportswriter Brendan McGair (Pawtucket Times/Woonsocket Call) talks with John Gillooly about his new book titled "Friday Night Thunderbolts." A retired sports scribe who covered R.I. high school sports for the Providence Journal for 50 years…
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Ocean State Sidelines podcast: In RIIL football, it’s time for a few teams to step up in weight class
The final Friday in September and the first Saturday in October will feature a few non-league high school football matchups that offer plenty of intrigue (Woonsocket at Central, St Raphael at North Kingstown). Plus, sportswriters Brendan McGair (Pawtucket Times/Woonsocket Call) and Will Geoghegan...
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Ocean State Sidelines Podcast: Noticing a trend in RIIL high school football
Sportswriters Brendan McGair (Pawtucket Times/Woonsocket Call) and Will Geoghegan (The Independent) discuss a noticeable trend based off last week's RIIL high school football results and break down the Week 3 slate of games.
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Ocean State Sidelines Podcast: Get to know newest PC Friar commit Drew Fielder
The latest episode of the Ocean State Sidelines podcast welcomes Drew Fielder, a four-star prospect from the Class of 2023 who supplied Ed Cooley's Providence Friars with a verbal commitment earlier this week. Fielder talks about his love of football while growing up in Idaho along with the…
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Ocean State Sidelines Podcast: Welcome PC coach LaDontae Henton
One of the top Providence College basketball players in the Ed Cooley Era stops by for the latest episode of Ocean State Sidelines as sportswriter Brendan McGair (Pawtucket Times/Woonsocket Call) welcomes LaDontae Henton, who's gearing up for his second season as Special Assistant to the Head...
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Ocean State Sidelines Podcast: Thursday Night Lights on tap for RIIL football; Huge game on tap at Meade Stadium
Bring on Thursday Night Lights! Four RIIL high school football games are on tap Thursday as sportswriters Brendan McGair (Pawtucket Times/Woonsocket Call) and Will Geoghegan break down the games that will take place over three days. There's also a big-time college football game involving a pair…
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Ocean State Sidelines Podcast: Welcome Bryant men’s basketball associate head coach Phil Martelli Jr.
We're now t-minus eight weeks until the start of the 2022-23 college basketball season with sportswriter Brendan McGair (Pawtucket Times/Woonsocket Call) welcoming Bryant University associate head coach Phil Martelli Jr. to the Ocean State Sidelines podcast. From the role his father played, to...
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Ocean State Sidelines Podcast: Let’s ring in the new R.I. high school football season
A new R.I. high school football season is afoot and sports writers Will Geoghegan (The Independent) and Brendan McGair (Pawtucket Times/Woonsocket Call) talk about the games that are on tap this week along with a few other additional pigskin-related matters.
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Ocean State Sidelines Podcast: Welcome former PC Friar basketball player Emmitt Holt
Sportswriter Brendan McGair (Pawtucket Times/Woonsocket Call) welcomes Providence Friar basketball alum Emmitt Holt to the latest episode of the "Ocean State Sidelines" podcast. Holt looks back at his time with the Friars as he gears up for his latest professional stop that has seen him touch…
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Ocean State Sidelines Podcast: Welcome PC basketball assistant coach Ivan Thomas
Sportswriter Brendan McGair (Pawtucket Times/Woonsocket Call) welcomes Providence College basketball assistant coach Ivan Thomas to the latest "Ocean State Sidelines" podcast. Thomas has been a member of the PC coaching staff since 2015 and a Friar assistant coach since 2016.
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Ocean State Sidelines Podcast (Welcome PC basketball alum Andrew Fonts)
Sportswriter Brendan McGair (Pawtucket Times/Woonsocket Call) welcomes PC basketball alum Andrew Fonts to the latest "Ocean State Sidelines" podcast. Fonts spent the past five seasons as a preferred walk-on and was part of the Friars' memorable 2021-22 season.
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Ocean State Sidelines podcast: Get to know 2023 Friar commit Garwey Dual
Sportswriter Brendan McGair (Pawtucket Times/Woonsocket Call) welcomes Garwey Dual, a 2023 guard prospect who supplied a verbal commitment to the Providence Friars last week, and Mike Saunders, Dual's AAU coach with the George Hill All-Indy program.
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Ocean State Sidelines Podcast (Welcome Bryant newcomer Doug Edert)
The latest episode of Ocean State Sidelines welcomes Bryant University newcomer Doug Edert, one of the stars of last year's NCAA Tournament. Get to know Edert as he looks back at his special season at Saint Peter's, what went into his decision to transfer to Bryant, and his thoughts on Name…
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Ocean State Sidelines podcast (Welecome newest Friar Noah Locke)
The latest episode of the Ocean State Sidelines podcast welcomes Noah Locke, who will be joining the Providence Friars as a graduate transfer next season. Locke previously played at Florida and Louisville.
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Ocean State Sidelines (Welcome newest PC Friar Clifton Moore)
The latest "Ocean State Sidelines" podcast welcomes Clifton Moore, who is joining the Providence Friars as a graduate transfer next season. Moore opened his college career at Indiana (where he was teammates with former Friar Al Durham) before spending the past three seasons at La Salle (where he...
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Ocean State Sidelines (Catching up with future Friars Quante Berry & Jayden Pierre)
The latest "Ocean State Sidelines" podcast features Brendan McGair (Pawtucket Times/Woonsocket Call) catching up with a pair of future Friars - Quante Berry & Jayden Pierre. Both are current high school seniors and will be joining Providence next season.
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Ocean State Sidelines (Friars keep on marching; Archie Miller era begins at URI)
Sportswriters Brendan McGair (Pawtucket Times/Woonsocket Call) and Will Geoghegan (The Independent) get together to talk some college basketball, from the Friars getting set to tango with Kansas in the Sweet 16, to Archie Miller taking over as head coach at URI; putting a bow on memorable seasons...
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Ocean State Sidelines Podcast (End of an era at URI; Bryant set to go dancing; Big East Tournament semifinals await PC Friars
Sportswriters Brendan McGair (Pawtucket Times/Woonsocket Call) and Will Geoghegan (The Independent) break down the news of URI parting ways with David Cox after four seasons. Plus, Bryant off to the NCAA Tournament for the first time as a Division I participant and PC gearing up for the Big East...
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