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The 2022 PCD Division IV girls' soccer champions.
Knights knock off top seeds en route to D-IV girls’ soccer title
CRANSTON — The old saying goes it’s difficult to beat a team three times during any given sports year, and the Providence Country Day girls’ soccer team gave credence to that … more
Brock Pacheco breaks a tackle during Mt. hope's loss to Barrington on Thanksgiving Day. Pacheco rushed for 154 yards and two touchdowns and shattered both the single season rushing record and touchdown records for Mt. Hope High School.
Prolific Pacheco heralded as 'Huskies' best running back'
Mt. Hope running back Brock Pacheco rushed for 154 yards and two touchdowns as Mt. Hope fell to Barrington 41-13 in the annual Thanksgiving Day game in front of a packed crowd at Dietz Field. Pacheco … more
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LaSalle outlasts East Providence's Thanksgiving Day upset bid
EAST PROVIDENCE — In what was an instant classic for an already historic series, LaSalle Academy fended off East Providence High School 41-36 to win the 93rd installment of their Thanksgiving … more
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Steven Clark Jr. emerges from the pile wth the ball for EPHS in last year's Thanksgiving Day against LaSalle. Clark scored the only touchdown for the Townies in their 34-6 loss to rival Rams.
EPHS-LaSalle Last Five: Rams regain holiday football hold of Townies
EAST PROVIDENCE — The revered Thanksgiving Day football contest between East Providence High School and LaSalle Academy returned the schedule in 2021, a year after the COVID-19 pandemic did … more
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East Providence's Yusef Abdullah tackles a LaSalle runner during the 2021 Thanksgiving Day meeting of the teams.
Townies, Rams renew Thanksgiving Day football rivalry
EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence High School and LaSalle Academy football teams meet for the 93rd edition of their historic Thanksgiving Day game when the sides gather for a 10 a.m. … more
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Gwen Canuel (left), Sarah Edwards, Maria Amian Parames, Bailey Howell, Dakota Ormiston and Grace Connaughton celebrate after a point in the first set of their victory over Beaver Country Day during a home quarterfinals match in the New England tournament on Wednesday.
Ravens crush Beaver Country Day 3-0 in New England tourney 
The Portsmouth Abbey volleyball team crushed Beaver Country Day 3-0 (25-13, 25-11, 25-8) in a home quarterfinals match during the New England tournament. The Ravens placed second in the Eastern … more
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Running back Brock Pacheco rambles up the field for a big gain in the second quarter. Pacheco rushed for 160 yards, three touchdowns and a two-point conversion in the team’s 36-33 loss to Coventry on Thursday. he now has rushed for 1275 yards for the season.
Huskies fall short against Coventry 36-33
Senior running back Brock Pacheco rushed for 160 yards, three touchdowns and a two-point conversion as the Mt. Hope football team ran out of time, falling to Coventry 36-33 in a high scoring non … more
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Midfielder Antonio Dutra Africano jump-kicks the ball upfield, putting the Wildcats on the attack. Westport lost to Gardner 2-1 in double overtime to end their playoff run.
Westport soccer stalls at elite eight in bid for championship
Tears fell from the eyes of Westport players after they lost to Gardner High School 2-1 in double overtime in the MIAA Division 5 state soccer tournament in the elite 8 on Sunday night. The tears … more
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East Providence High School girls' volleyball players leave the court following their 3-0 loss to Chariho in the Division II title match Saturday, Nov. 12, at Rhode Island College.
Chariho 'charges' past East Providence for D-II girls' volleyball crown
PROVIDENCE — It's never good when a team has a bad day. It's the worst when it occurs with everything on the line, which is what happened to the East Providence High School girls' … more
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EPHS easily erases Cumberland in girls’ volleyball semis
EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence High School girls’ volleyball team swept past Cumberland Wednesday night, Nov. 9, in their Division II semifinal playoff match at Ramos Gym/Carvalho … more
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Striker Hunter Brodeur taps the ball into the net to give Westport a 3-0 lead in the Wildcats win over Granby in the Division 5 round of 32. Brodeur blasted a shot on the keeper and collected his own rebound to score the goal. The senior now has 37 goals for the season.
Captains power Westport by Granby 3-0
The fifth seeded Westport soccer team scored three goals in the second half to dispatch 28th seeded Granby 3-1 in the Division 5 round of 32. The Wildcats, who received a bye in the preliminary round … more
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The area at the stadium where the hole around the light post formed.
Remedy for compromised EPHS stadium light post commences
EAST PROVIDENCE — After a much longer period of consideration and deliberation than initially expected, work was scheduled to commence earlier this week to remedy a depression around one of the … more
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EPHS quarterback Max Whiting attempts to elude a pair of Portsmouth defenders during the teams' Division II playoff game November 4.
EPHS falls to Portsmouth in football playoffs
PORTSMOUTH — East Providence High School’s Division II quarterfinal football outing last Friday night, Nov. 4, in Portsmouth against the host Patriots wasn’t … more
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The EPHS No. 2 doubles tandem of Paris Martin (left) and Caroline Haggerty play their match against Bay View in the 2022 Division III championship contest November 5. The duo finished undefeated a team 14-0 and individually at 17-0.
Bengals best East Providence for Division III girls’ tennis title
EAST PROVIDENCE — In a match befitting the two best teams during the regular season, St. Mary Academy-Bay View edged cross-city rival East Providence High School by a 4-3 score for the 2022 … more
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Seniors Luke Brennan (left), Jackson Mello, Henry Rodrigues and junior Tyler Hurd celebrate the victory after the game.
Whew! Portsmouth holds off East Providence, 14-13
PORTSMOUTH — Things looked somewhat grim for the Portsmouth Patriots football team Friday night, as visiting East Providence nearly shut the door on their season late in the R.I. Division … more
The team poses for the crowd with their championship plaque after defeating Gallagher 2-0 in the middle school state championship.
KMS wins state championship
The Kickemuit girls soccer team and their fans erupted in cheer after the Huskies shutout Gallagher Middle School 2-0 in the middle school state championship at Johnston Stadium on Thursday night. … more
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East Providence eases past Mt. Hope in girls’ volleyball quarters
EAST PROVIDENCE — Just a week after the sides went the five-game distance in a regular season encounter, host East Providence High School swept its way past Mt. Hope before a raucous packed … more
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Townies get the help they need to reach football playoffs
EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence High School football team checked all of the boxes it could down the stretch of the 2022 regular season in pursuit of a Division II playoff spot and the … more
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East Providence's Emma Gillheeney serves with partner Tianna Brierly at net during their victory at third singles, which clinched the overall match win for the Townies in their Division III girls' tennis semifinal contest with Scituate Thursday night, Nov. 3.
Townies slice Scituate, reach girls’ tennis finals
EAST PROVIDENCE — Under the lights on a quite mild mid-fall evening and before a huge throng of supporters at the new Townie Tennis Complex, host East Providence defeated Scituate by a 4-1 … more
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senior captain Braylin Montigny the team's libero returns serve in the first game of the Wildcats 3-0 win over Cathedral on Wednesday.
Wildcats crush Cathedral 3-0 in playoff opener
The Westport volleyball team crushed Cathedral 3-0 (25-10, 25-15, 25-9) in a home playoff game on Wednesday night. The Wildcats move on to host West Bridgewater on Friday at 5 p.m., in the round of … more
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Gallery: EPHS Unified Volleyball
EAST PROVIDENCE — The 2022 edition of the East Providence High School Unified Volleyball League team, which brings together Special Needs student-athletes with their peers from the general … more
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Sophomore Ellery Pacheco runs the covered bridge course at Ponaganset during the RI Class Championships on Saturday. She placed eighth with a time of 20:30.1.
Pacheco and Mercer pace Tiverton runners at class meet
Sophomore Ellery Pacheco placed eighth with a time of 20:30.1 in the RI Class Championships at Ponaganset on Saturday. “I’m really happy with the outcome. This is what I wanted,” … more
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Jillian Brown (left) and her teammates celebrate after coming from behind and beating Lincoln in a home playoff game on Tuesday. The Huskies move on to face East Providence on Friday.
Huskies come back to beat Lincoln, move on to quarterfinals 
Huskies come back to beat Lincoln, move on to quarterfinals  Story by Richard W. Dionne, Jr.  The Mt. Hope volleyball team came back to Beat Lincoln 3-2 (17-25, 16-25, 25-22, 25-14, … more
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Purple leaves EPHS feeling blue in boys’ soccer playoff loss
EAST PROVIDENCE — East Providence High School’s surprisingly strong 2022 boys’ soccer season came a crushing completion over the last week with a pair of losses. The first, in … more
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East Providence High School’s Jordan O’Hara, Tyler Robinson, Roger Beaudet and Connor Cirello (from back left to front right) run as a pack for the Townies during the boys’ Class A Championship Meet Saturday, Oct. 29, at Ponaganset High’s Covered Bridge Trail.
Gallery: Townies compete in boys' cross country class meet
NORTH SCITUATE — The East Providence High School boys’ cross country team completed its 2022 season last weekend vying in the Class A Championship Meet at Ponaganset High’s 3.1-mile … more
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