Rhode Island Teens Bring Lacrosse to Armenia

High school stars Sadie Martiesian, Paul Boghosian spent 10 days teaching youths the game they love

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Two Providence teens spent 10 days in July in western Asia, traveling 5,500 miles to teach the fundamentals of lacrosse.

Sadie Martiesian and Paul Boghosian made the trip to Armenia, which was not only an excursion to teach the sport they love, but also to get in touch with their Armenian roots.

“Sadie and I live, breathe and eat lacrosse,” Boghosian said.

Martiesian excelled in lacrosse, soccer and basketball at the Wheeler School. Boghosian was a star in lacrosse and hockey at La Salle Academy.

Martiesian, who will attend Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, traveled to the Armenian Genocide Memorial with her grandparents, calling it “something special.”

Boghosian, who will attend Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, traveled with 13 members of the Martiesian family to Armenia.

“I want to know who I am as a person,” he said. “To do that, I have to know where I’m from.”

The two teens were instructors in seven camps in Armenia this summer. The kids learned about sports, while Martiesian and Boghosian learned about their past.

This story was reported by The Public’s Radio. You can read the entire story here.

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