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RIDEM stock ponds in anticipation of 2024 trout season
A rite of spring as much as any other, Opening Day of the 2024 trout season is set for Saturday, April 13, and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management has stocked more than 100 … more
Casey Cord (left) and Cam Ruggieri (middle) celebrate they both score on a John Mass double in the sixth inning against Mt. Hope on Monday, as teammates Nick Spaner (mid-right) and Charlie Cord (right) look on.
Portsmouth wins home opener against Mt. Hope, 8-3
PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth High School varsity baseball team started its season in fine fashion Monday, winning a home opener against Mt. Hope by a score of 8-3.   The Patriots … more
Mason Conte drives to the basket in the first half of Mt. Hope's game against Barrington last Wednesday. The team is ready to learn and have some fun this season, according to head coach Tom Fullen.
Fun is the name of the game for Fullen and Huskies
Mt. Hope coach Tom Fullen smiled while talking about this season’s unified basketball team. “It’s the most fun that’d I have had coaching,” he said. “How can … more
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RI Hockey Hall of Fame unveils Class of 2024
  The names of five local hockey greats who represent the RI Hockey Hall of Fame’s Class of 2024 were unveiled recently between periods of the Providence Bruins-Hershey Bears … more
East Bay girls' hockey co-op head coach Brie Rondeau talks to the Eagles during a break in their 2024 state playoff game against LaSalle March 1 in Portsmouth.
Eagles' season ends with sweep in girls' hockey playoff quarters
For the first time since the East Bay girls' high school hockey collaborative began some 14 seasons ago, a city player skated with the Eagles this past winter. And East Providence High School's … more
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Liliana Bowden, Aaliyah Braz, Cristina Marino, Kendra soares, and Lila Maloney perform at the Rhode Island Interscholastic League’s state championships at the Providence Career & Technical Academy on Saturday.
Mt. Hope cheerleaders returns to competition scene
After a five-year hiatus, cheering is back in a big way at Mt. Hope High School. more
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Korynne Holden drives to the basket in the second half of the Wildcats’ 50-31 win over Franklin County Tech on Wednesday night. Westport lost to the Renaissance School 71-56 in the Elite 8 on Friday night.
Westport girls fall 71-56 to Renaissance School in Elite 8
For the second year in a row, the Westport girls basketball team's Division 5 tournament run stalled at the Elite 8. This season, the 5th seeded Widcats  fell to 4th seeded Renaissance School … more
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Finn Pansa placed 5th in the state in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 56.23 seconds. The sophomore placed 8th in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1 minute 53.91 seconds.
Girls and boys swim teams smash school records at states
The Mt. Hope boys and girls swim teams broke school records as they competed at the state championships at Brown University on Saturday. The boys placed 14th out of 25 teams. The girls placed 18th. … more
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Finn Pansa competes at the divisional championships for Mt. Hope.
Mt. Hope swim teams sending multiple athletes to states this weekend
As a team, they were runners up for the division. But when accounting for the odds against them, team participants and coaches say the season meant so much more than what appears on paper. more
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Mt. Hope coach Trevor King lifts Andrew McCarthy into the air in celebration with Dougie Sampson and Ryan Fazzi (right) after McCarthy defeated Colby Vital in the 144-pound finals. 
McCarthy's great escape secures state title
Junior Andrew McCarthy escaped the grasp of Ponaganset’s Colby Vital with one second left to win the 144-pound state championship by a 7-6 decision during the state wrestling tournament at the … more
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Lola Silva leaps over a hurdle during the 55-meter hurdles preliminary heat on Saturday.
Huskies find competition steep at state meet
The girls indoor track team, which placed second in their division and second at the class meet, had a tougher time competing on the state level. The Huskies placed 20th as a team with 11 points during the state indoor track championships at the Providence Career and Technical Academy on Saturday. more
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Head coach, Nicole Daniello, congratulates Caroline Nash after her performance on beam.
Mt. Hope gymnastics looks to promising future after a comeback season
After winning only two meets last season, the Mt. Hope gymnastics team had reason to celebrate this year,  and to look forward to the future. The team placed third in Division II during the gymnastics state championships at Rhode Island College on Saturday. more
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Logan Amaral (left) shoots the puck up ice with teammate Ethan LaBollita (right).
Huskies hockey team still optimistic, despite difficult season
Sometimes season’s go south before they even get started. It can happen in the blink of an eye. This season the Huskies saw it coming. It’s been the same for the Mt. Hope/East Providence … more
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RI Hockey Hall of Fame unveils Class of 2024 inductees
The names of five local hockey greats who represent the RI Hockey Hall of Fame’s Class of 2024 were unveiled last weekend between periods of the Providence Bruins-Hershey Bears “Hall of … more
Kara Pisasale falls into a split while executing her floor routine. She earned a 9.1 on the event and led the team with an all-around score of 35.10. 
Pisasale leads Huskies' gymnasts in loss to Portsmouth
The Mt. Hope gymnastics team fell to Portsmouth in their final regular season meet at Strive Gymnastics on Sunday. Mt. Hope scored a 130.75 and Portsmouth scored a 133.30.  The Huskies … more
The Patriots’ Rowan Snyder leaps across the beam while competing in Sunday’s meet against Mt. Hope High School. She earned a 9.25 on the event and led her team with an all-around score of 35.0.
Portsmouth beats Mt. Hope in gymnastics meet
PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth High School gymnastics team notched another win on Sunday, defeating Mt. Hope at Strive Gymnastics in Somerset. The Patriots scored 133.3 points to the … more
Everson Goglia speeds around the track during the 300 meter run at the Division Championships at the PCTA on Tuesday night.
Indoor track team improves at divisions
The boys indoor track team placed eighth in the high powered Metropolitan Division during the division championships at the Providence Career and Technical Academy on Tuesday night. Barrington beat … more
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Thea Jackson races to victory while competing in the 55 meter dash. 
Jackson victorious at divisions
Thea Jackson placed first in three events and the Mt. Hope girls indoor track team placed second in the Dwyer Division with a team score of 94 points during the division championships at the Providence Career and Technical Academy on Saturday. St. Raphael Academy won the division with a score of 125.5. more
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Kara Pisasale performs her floor routine during a recent meet. The freshman led the Huskies with an all around score of 33.7 as the Mt. Hope gymnastics team beat Prout/EWG Co-op and Chariho in a tri-meet on Saturday at Strive Gymnastics in Somerset and improved their record to 5-2 in Division II.
Pisasale leads Huskies gymnasts in tri-meet
Freshman Kara Pisasale lept, twirled and flipped her way to a 9.0 on her floor routine and an led the Huskies with an all around score of 33.7 as the Mt. Hope gymnastics team beat Prout/EWG Co-op and … more
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Andrew McCarthy and James Thibaudeau chat while waiting for their turn on the mat on Wednesday night. The two drilling partners both achieved 100 wins for their careers.
Thibaudeau and McCarthy recognized for achieving 100 wins
Mt. Hope wrestlers James Thibaudeau and Andrew McCarthy are best of friends off the mat. But on the mat, they have become highly-competitive drilling partners as Thibaudeau wrestles at 150 pounds and … more
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Emily Moran pulls down a rebound with teammates Sofia Haberman (middle) and Maddy Butterworth (right) during Mt. Hope's win over Cranston East on Thursday.
DaSilveira, White, Moran combine for 47 points as Huskies clobber East 53-39
Lily DaSilveira scored 17 points and Elsa White and Emily Moran each scored 15 points as Mt. Hope clobbered Cranston East 53-39 in a Division II home game on Thursday night. The win boosts Mt. … more
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Elsa White looks to make a pass in the offensive zone during the Huskies 43-33 win over Tiverton during a D-IIB game on Friday night.
Moran, White lead Huskies over Tiverton 43-33
Emily Moran and Elsa White combined for 32 points as the Mt. Hope girls basketball team beat Tiverton 43-33 in a Division IIB match up at Mt. Hope High School on Friday night. Moran and White, both … more
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Will Alves looks to drive to the basket during Portsmouth's win over Mt. Hope during a holiday tournament in Barrington.
Portsmouth and Mt., Hope hoops teams look to get on track
The Portsmouth basketball team trounced Mt. Hope 85-48 in the annual holiday tournament at Barrington High School on Wednesday afternoon. The win boosts the Patriots record to 2-3 in Division I, … more
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Heavyweight Quentin Smith, a sophomore, manhandles an opponent during the annual Sharon Lombardo tournament at the high school on Dec. 16. Mt. Hope placed third at the event.
Talented grapplers and coaches aim to get Huskies back to the title
The Mt. Hope wrestling team is jam packed with talented grapplers this season as they begin another campaign towards a crack at the state title. None are more excited than head coach Ryan Fazzi who … more
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East Bay’s Clara Bucher vies for a puck in the corner of the defensive zone during last week’s game against Mount St. Charles.
East Bay Eagles open season with victory over Warwick
The East Bay Eagles co-op girls ice hockey team opened the season with a 5-2 victory over Warwick. Arden Wilkes scored two goals for the Eagles and added an assist for three points. Sydney Olson … more
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