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Gabe Tanous (left), shown during a game last year, went 4-for-4 and scored four runs in the Eagles' 13-1 win over Middletown on Friday.

BHS baseball team defeats Middletown and St. Raphael's

The Barrington High School baseball team knocked off St. Raphael’s Academy 10-2 on Monday night, April 8, and improved to 3-0 in the division. The victory over the Saints followed a … more

4/9/24

Gabe Tanous considers heading home after hitting a triple in the sixth inning.

Eagles improve to 5-1 in D-II standings after 10-2 win over Ponaganset

The Barrington High School baseball team bounced back into the win column on Wednesday afternoon, April 17. The Eagles defeated Ponaganset, 10-2, in a Division II showdown at Barrington High School. … more

4/18/24

Barrington High School’s Kate Robertson (right), shown during the state championship game against Moses Brown, was recently named RI Girls Lacrosse Player of the Year.

Barrington lacrosse captains are named All-American

Barrington’s Ava Kovolyan and Kate Robertson were recently named All Americans in girls lacrosse. Kovolyan and Robertson, who helped lead the Barrington High School girls lacrosse team to a … more

8/2/22

Stella Hillier catches a pass at midfield while competing against Portsmouth, Thursday.

Barrington girls lacrosse falls to 1-1 after loss to Portsmouth

The Barrington High School girls lacrosse team lost to Portsmouth 12-7 on Thursday, April 4 and dropped to 1-1 in the division. Anna Lombardi led the Eagles with two goals and six draw … more

4/9/24

Noah Araujo eyes his tee shot off the first hole at the Agawam Hunt Club during a recent EPHS golf team practice in prep for the 2024 regular season.

Townies tee off with eye towards state tournament berth

By past standards, the East Providence High School golf team had a terrific, if yet ultimately unfulfilling season a year ago. Any squad, including the Townies would have been very satisfied … more

By Mike Rego | 4/18/24

Slides presented by Marshall Properties to the East Providence City Council April 21 of the company's plan to redevelop the 138-acre Metacomet Country Club, the latest version including the retention of a 9-Hole golf course open to the public.

Marshall pitches latest Metacomet redevelopment plan to East Providence City Council

EAST PROVIDENCE — Eight months after its initial plan was rebuffed and three months after the City Council began considering an eminent domain taking of the land, Marshall Properties LLC … more

By Mike Rego | 4/21/21

Shortstop Elodie Cannon (left) calls off second baseman Brooke Sowa before catching a fly ball.

Tiverton all-stars crush South Kingstown 23-1 in state tourney

The Tiverton 11-12 girls softball all-stars smashed 13 hits and stole 15 bases in crushing South Kingstown 23-1 in three innings to take game one of a best of three series to win the state … more

Story and photos by Richard W. Dionne, Jr. | 7/12/22

Lilly DaSilveira drives in for a layup during the Huskies win over Tiverton on Monday night.

Razzino nets 17 as Huskies trounce Tiverton 55-28

Abby Razzino scored 17 points as the Mt. Hope girls basketball trounced Tiverton 55-28 in a Division II match up on Monday night. The Huskies have won three straight for an overall record of 5-3. … more

Story and photos by Richard W. Dionne, Jr. | 1/4/23

Bay View seniors Olivia Mattos, Elizabeth Healey and Dolan collect the title trophy after the Bengals defeated the Townies in quadruple overtime.

Bay View pips East Providence in epic D-III girls' lacrosse final

PROVIDENCE — In an epic encounter and what had to have been one of the longest ever playoff contests in the brief two-decade history of the sport at the interscholastic level, East Providence … more

By Mike Rego | 6/4/23

Portsmouth High’s Landon Rodrigues (center) took sixth place in the 55-meter hurdles at the Yale High School Classic on Saturday. His time of 7.88 seconds qualified him for the New Balance Indoor National Championship meet in Boston from March 7-10.

Portsmouth High boys compete at Yale Classic meet

PORTSMOUTH — Several members of the Portsmouth High School boys’ indoor track team competed Saturday at the highly competitive Yale High School Classic, a track invitational held … more

1/16/24

Portsmouth High’s Aidan Chen tied the school record in the high jump with a best effort of 6 feet, 6 inches in winning the event at the Class B Championship meet on Saturday.

Aidan Chen ties Portsmouth High record in high jump

PORTSMOUTH — A Portsmouth High School record was tied on the way to the boys’ indoor track team’s third-place finish at the Class B Championship meet on Saturday at the … more

2/6/24

Barrington High School quarterback James Anderson flips the ball to a back during a drill on the first day of preseason football practice on Monday morning, Aug. 23.

Preseason practice kicks off at Barrington High School

Barrington High School sports teams opened the fall season on Monday morning, Aug. 23. Members of the football, field hockey, boys and girls cross country, boys and girls soccer, girls tennis, … more

8/25/21

Portsmouth sophomore pitcher John Mass struck out 11 and gave up just one hit in a seven-inning complete game against Mt. Hope at Guiteras Field on Friday afternoon.

Portsmouth tops Mt. Hope twice in four days

PORTSMOUTH/BRISTOL — Two games against Mt. Hope High School added up to two Division 1 wins for the Patriots varsity baseball team Friday and Monday. On Friday at Guiteras Field in … more

5/3/22

The Patriots’ Kaden Kluth (left) became the first-ever boys’ New England champion from Portsmouth High School when he won the 800-meter race in a time of 1:52.45 during the New England Interscholastic Outdoor Track and Field Championship held June 11 in New Britain, Conn. At right is the second-place finisher, David Vandi of Lowell, Mass.

Kluth first male New England track champ from Portsmouth

PORTSMOUTH — Kaden Kluth continued his historic running season on June 11 when he became the first-ever Portsmouth High male track athlete to be crowned New England champion. more

6/21/22

Huskies running back Ben Colouro celebrates after scoring a 7-yard touchdown run in the second quarter. Mt. Hope went on to defeat Tiverton 17-7 in the injury fund game at Tiverton on Thursday.

Huskies dominate Tigers 17-7, in injury fund game

Mt. Hope long time head football coach Thomas DelSanto Jr. told the team he was encouraged by what he saw as they gathered around him after dominating Tiverton 17-7 during an abbreviated injury fund … more

Story and photos by Richard W. Dionne, Jr. | 9/5/22

Morgan Casey of Portsmouth High School, here firing one over the net during a playoff win against East Greenwich in November, has been named the 2022-23 Gatorade Rhode Island Volleyball Player of the Year.

Portsmouth High senior sits atop state’s volleyball elite

PORTSMOUTH — Morgan Casey, the 6-foot-tall senior middle hitter who led the Portsmouth Patriots to a 13-7 record and a berth in the Division 1A semifinals this past season, has been named … more

1/16/23

Xavier Graca's kill off the block helped EPHS win the first set in what eventually was a 3-1 loss to visiting Lincoln Thursday night, May 18.

Lions lash Townies in Division II boys' volleyball encounter

EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence High School boys' volleyball team started its Division II home encounter with Lincoln Thursday night, May 18, well, but the visiting Lions quickly turned … more

By Mike Rego | 5/19/23

Freshman Amalia Amici netted a varsity goal for the EPHS girls' soccer team in the Townies' 3-3, non-league draw against Providence Country Day on September 22.

Townies earn first girls' soccer points, suffer initial boys' loss

EAST PROVIDENCE — It's been a fruitful and interesting last few days for the respective East Providence High School soccer clubs, the girls picking up their first two results to date in the … more

By Mike Rego | 9/27/23

Audrey Bernard scored eight points and had five rebounds in East Providence's 47-44 victory over Rogers Tuesday night, Jan. 23, snapping a five-game losing skid.

Townies end five game skid in D-I girls' basketball

NEWPORT — The East Providence High School girls' basketball team ended a five game Division I losing streak with a come-from-behind 47-44 victory over Rogers on the road Tuesday night, Jan. 23. … more

1/24/24

Barrington’s Charly Potter gets ready to take the baton from his teammate, Gabe Tanous, in the 4x200-meter relay during the Division Championship meet. The BHS relay team set a new meet record at the Class B Championship meet on Saturday.

Eagles set four new records, dominate Class B Championship meet

The Barrington High School boys indoor track team won the Class B Championship on Saturday, Feb. 3, and in the process set four new meet records. Bobby Wind set a new record in the … more

2/6/24

Colin Cook competes at the recent World Adaptive Surfing Championships in California.

Cook wins at world Adaptive Surfing Championships

TIVERTON — Going on five years since a large tiger shark took much of his left leg, Tiverton surfer Colin Cook found himself standing atop a California medal podium two weekends ago, being … more

By Bruce Burdett | 4/3/20

Sophia Haisman, Maude Smith-Montross, Gianna Vigliotti, and Estelle Pivorunas (from left to right) move their boat through the water at US Rowing Youth Nationals.

Barrington rowers win silver at youth nationals

Barrington’s Maude Smith-Montross and Gianna Vigliotti won silver medals at the US Rowing Youth National Championships in Sarasota, Fla. earlier this month. Smith-Montross and Vigliotti, … more

6/21/22

Quinn McNamara (left) and Jake Ignall celebrate following a Barrington goal.

Barrington boys lacrosse spoils Senior Night at Portsmouth

What started out as Portsmouth’s Senior Night, ended as Quinn McNamara night. The Barrington High School junior midfielder scored six goals to lead the Eagles to a 16-10 win over … more

5/19/23

East Providence's Kenaz Ochgwu placed in the boys' triple jump at the 2023 state outdoor track and field meet Saturday, June 3, in Providence.

Townies perform admirably at 2023 state outdoor track and field meet

PROVIDENCE — Keira Mullen, Nazarae Phillip and Kenaz Ochgwu were the standouts for East Providence High School at the 2023 Rhode Island Interscholastic League state outdoor track and field … more

By Mike Rego | 6/5/23

Gallery: East Providence Central/Riverside 2023 Major Baseball All Stars

EAST PROVIDENCE — The "Road to Williamsport" dream for local youngsters began Monday night, June 26, with the start of the Little League District 2 Major Baseball All Star Tournament. In … more

By Mike Rego | 6/27/23