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RIFC names Smith as franchise’s first head coach, general manager
PAWTUCKET — Khano Smith has been named the first head coach and general manager for Rhode Island Football Club, the expansion franchise announced in a release Wednesday, March 8. Smith is a … more
Reyn Ferris fights for a loose ball during the Huskies' preliminary playoff game at Pilgrim on Monday night. Mt Hope lost the game 53-47.
Huskies fall to Pilgrim 53-47 in preliminary state tournament game
The Mt. Hope girls basketball team fell to Pilgrim 53-47 in a preliminary round playoff game in the RIIL state girls basketball tournament on Monday night. The 17th seeded Huskies battled the 16th … more
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Head coach Ryan Fazzi hoists Andrew McCarthy over his shoulder and holds up a number one sign after McCarthy beat Stone Farnsworth of Coventry by a 3-1 decision to gain the 126-pound finals at the state tournament.
Huskies wrestlers battle to tenth place at state tournament 
Sophomore Andrew McCarthy placed second in the state and Mt. Hope Wrestlers placed tenth out of 36 teams during the RIIL Westling State Championships at the Providence Career and Technical Academy on … more
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Adam Gorman shoots toward a target during the first-ever J.P. Medeiros Jr. Hockey Competition, Saturday.
Eagles, Huskies skate in memorial hockey competition
Members of the Barrington High School and Mt. Hope High School hockey teams showed off their skills during the first-ever J.P. Medeiros Jr. Hockey Competition. The event, held Saturday night, Feb. … more
Nick Rogers (right) and his dad, Louie, during a recent interview talking about Nick’s conquests in the middle school wrestling world.
KMS wrestler is the best in Rhode Island, but he wants more
13-year-old Nicholas Rogers is a rising star in the wrestling world. He recently came out on top during the Varsity All States tournament in North Kingstown. Now he has his eyes set on a higher prize. more
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Sam Bettencourt drives in for a layup. The senior point guard scored 26 points as the Tigers beat Mt. Hope 42-29 in a Division II preliminary playoff game on Thursday.
Bettencourt scores 26 as Tigers best Huskies 42-29 in D-II playoffs
Sam Bettencourt scored 26 points to lead Tiverton past Mt. Hope 42-29 in a preliminary playoff game in Bristol on Thursday night. The Tigers will move on to play at Mt. St. Charles in the Division II … more
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The Mt. Hope gymnastics team from left, Lila Maloney, Gabby Daniello, Isabella Brando, Madeleine St. Pierre, Thalyta Pereira, Caroline Nash, Avery Furtado, Teagan Tucker and head coach Nicole Daniello.
Mt. Hope gymnasts qualify for states, coaches invitational
Mt. Hope junior gymnast Caroline Nash qualified for states and junior Avery Furtado, Madeleine St. Pierre and Isabella Brando qualified for the coaches invitational tournament during their meet … more
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Emily Moran attempts to dribble by a Prout defender. The Huskies beat Prout 45-34 in a Division II game on Tuesday night.
White’s foul shots sink Prout 45-34 on senior night
Mt. Hope guard Elsa White knocked down 9 free throws in the fourth quarter to ice a 45-34 victory over Prout in front of a stacked crowd at the high school on Tuesday. White drained a 3-pointer and a … more
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Emma Serbst placed eighth in the 600-meter run.
Photos: Girls indoor track class championship results
The girls indoor track team placed seventh in the medium class with 44 points during the RIIL class championships on Saturday. The team’s freshmen used the meet to prepare for the freshman … more
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Jessica Deal, Ryan Coffey, Thea Jackson and Chloe Carreiro won the indoor track freshman state championship.
Mt. Hope freshmen win first-ever indoor track state championship
With just four participants, the Mt. Hope High School girls indoor track team won the first-ever freshman indoor track state championship on Monday night. more
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Portsmouth High’s Sierra Bonoff contorts herself while delivering her floor routine at Saturday’s gymnastics meet against Middletown, Mt. Hope, and Rogers/East Providence. She earned a 7.9 for the event.
Portsmouth High girls are tops in 4-team gymnastics meet
PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth High School gymnastics team continued its impressive season by winning a four-team meet at Strive Gymnastics in Somerset on Saturday. The Patriots came out on top … more
Kali Rocha (row 1 left), Lola Silva, Karsyn Medeiros, Emma Serbst, Lilliana Redman and Hannah Rezendes. Olivia Neverka-Vinciguerra, Chloe Carreiro, Bella Almeida, Claudia Green, Ryan Coffey, Sonia Bradley, Jessica Deal, Scarlett Drawbridge and Thea Jackson. Missing from photo are Mackenzie Forrestal, Sarah Bissonnette and Lucy O’Brien.
Underclassmen power indoor track team to division title
The Mt. Hope girls indoor track team won the school’s first ever Dwyer Division Championship at the Providence Career and Technical Academy on Saturday. The Huskies compiled 134.5 points to … more
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Nancy and Peter Tache compete in tournaments throughout the country. For them, pickleball is more than a leisurely activity.
Examining pickleball — one of America's fastest growing sports
For Bristol residents Nancy and Peter Tache, pickleball has become a way of life. more
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Elsa White shoots a 3-pointer as fans look on during Mt. hope's loss to Chariho on Thursday night. The Huskies rebounded to wallop Woonsocket on Friday.
Huskies wallop Woonsocket 54-15, after losing to Chariho
All ten Huskies scored as Mt. Hope walloped Woonsocket 54-15 in a Division II away game on Friday night. The win improved the Huskies record to 9-4, 7-3 in league play. Mt. Hope is currently in sixth … more
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Charlie Enright (left) and 11th Hour Racing crew take off from Alicante, Spain during Leg 1 of the Ocean Race on Sunday.
Enright and 11th Hour Racing team embark on the Ocean Race
Thousands of fans packed the harbor walls at Alicante, Spain to view Charlie Enright and the 11th Hour Racing team sail against the competition in Leg 1 of the Ocean Race on Sunday. The first leg … more
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Ben Martel, a 220 pound freshman, manhandled Cumberland big, Ethan Raposo and pinned him in the first round of their match during Mt. Hope's lost to Cumberland on Wednesday night.
Huskies' wrestlers begin to find their identity in loss to Cumberland
The Mt. Hope wrestling team fell to Cumberland 50-28 in a Division I match at the high school on Wednesday night. The Huskies are currently 0-3 in D-I and 5-7 overall. The fact that Mt. Hope only had … more
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The Eagles celebrate a goal early in Saturday’s game against the Toll Gate/Pilgrim/Chariho girls’ co-op team at Portsmouth Abbey.
Eagles, Titans skate to 1-1 tie in girls’ hockey (photos)
PORTSMOUTH — Even after a five-minute overtime period, a winner could not be decided between the Barrington/Mt. Hope/Portsmouth and Toll Gate/Pilgrim/Chariho high school girls’ co-op … more
Huskies defenders Matt MacDougall, Ben Calouro and James Rustici (from left) fight for a rebound with Tiverton’s Ryan Poland in a physical Division II matchup at Mt. Hope High School on Thursday night. Tiverton won the game, 56-42.
Tiverton beats Mt. Hope, 56-42, in ‘scrappy’ D-II matchup
BRISTOL — Jason Potvin led Tiverton with 15 points as the Tigers beat Mt. Hope, 56-42, in a physical Division II matchup in Bristol on Thursday night, Jan. 5. The win improved the … more
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Start of the Third Leg of The Ocean Race Europe, from Alicante, Spain, to Genoa, Italy.
Enright tests positive for Covid, watches 11th Hour team place second
Charlie Enright’s 11th Hour Racing team placed second without their skipper due to testing positive for Covid, during the In-Port Race in Alicante, Spain on Sunday as the Ocean Race gets under … more
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Huskies defenders Matt MacDougall (left), Ben Calouro and James Rustici fight for a rebound with Tiverton's Ryan Poland in a physical Division II match up at Mt. Hope High School on Thursday night. Tiverton won the game 56-42.
Potvin scores 15 as Tiverton beats Mt. Hope 56-42
Jason Potvin led Tiverton with 15 points as The Tigers beat Mt. Hope 56-42 in a physical Division II match up in Bristol on Thursday night. The win improved the Tigers record to 4-2 in Division II, … more
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Portsmouth High’s Benjamin West skates toward his teammates on the bench to celebrate a goal against Mt. Hope at the Portsmouth Abbey rink on Wednesday, Jan. 4., The Patriots won, 10-3.
Portsmouth defeats Mt. Hope in boys’ hockey, 10-3
PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth High School boys’ varsity hockey team continued its fine season with a 10-3 win over Mt. Hope on Wednesday, Jan. 4, at the Portsmouth Abbey rink. The … more
DEM stocks 10 ponds, lakes for winter fishing
PROVIDENCE — The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) will be stocking the following 10 lakes and ponds with rainbow trout, Sebago Atlantic salmon, and new this year, lake … more
11th Hour Racing skipper Charlie Enright (left) aboard Mãlama with Jack Bouttell (right) while training in Newport last summer. He and the team will embark on 14th Ocean Race starting on January 15, in Alicante, Spain.
Enright and 11th Hour Racing crew ready to start 14th Ocean Race, Jan 15
The 11th Hour Racing Team, skippered by Charlie Enright of Barrington, is currently undergoing final preparations for the start of the 14th edition of The Ocean Race on January 15. “We’d … more
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
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Huskies’ guard Abby Razzino (above) scored a combined 40 points to lead the Huskies and earn tournament MVP. The senior scored 21 points in Mt. Hope’s 64-46 pummeling of Coventry on Tuesday and 19 in the 47-36 championship win over Pilgrim on Wednesday.
Huskies girls basketball team wins Classic championship
The Mt. Hope girls basketball team crushed Coventry and outlasted Pilgrim to win the Ocean State Credit Union Holiday Classic played in Coventry on Wednesday afternoon. The pair of wins improved the … more
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