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Post 10 Juniors put finishing touch on superb Legion Baseball regular season
EAST PROVIDENCE — The Riverside Post 10 Junior Division team, sponsored by the Athlete turn Champion (ATC) performance facility, capped off its 2024 Rhode Island American Legion Baseball League … more
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Jackson Adams celebrates on second base after hitting a third inning double.
Bristol/Warren 12U All-Stars go down fighting in state title loss
What looked like it could be a blowout early turned into one of the most exciting recent displays of Little League imaginable, which stretched to 9 innings. more
Cora Floriani and the Barrington Little League Senior All Star softball team competed in the regional tournament recently. Here, she is pictured in the District 2 finals.
Senior softball all stars from Barrington battle in regionals
The Barrington Little League Senior All Star softball team was eliminated from the Regional Tournament after losing 14-1 to Delaware on Monday, July 22.   Barrington finished the tournament … more
The Rumford All-Stars celebrate scoring a run in their Silva/District 2 Tourney game against Barrington on July 20.
Rumford Silva Stars rally to reach district tourney final
EAST PROVIDENCE — Rumford Little League rebounded from its first setback of the summer to reach the final round of the Ron Silva/District 2 AAA Baseball Division All-Star Tournament. The … more
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State tourney stay ends for Rumford 10U Major Baseball Stars
NORTH PROVIDENCE — The stay for the Rumford Little League 10U Major Baseball Division All-Stars in the 2024 state tournament was a brief one as the locals suffered consecutive losses over the … more
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Zac Possiel gets caught in a run-down between third base and home.
Barrington wins again, advances to Ron Silva Tournament final
The Barrington Little League Ron Silva Tournament All Stars advanced to the finals with a 15-5 win over Rumford on Saturday, July 20.   Wes Argo went 2-for-2 with a walk at the plate for … more
A look from behind the second green towards the proshop at Agawam Hunt.
Driver suffers mental health moment with turn onto Agawam Hunt turf
EAST PROVIDENCE — Law enforcement officials are deeming an odd occurrence on the fairways of the Agawam Hunt Club Friday evening, July 19, as a "mental health episode," which fortunately left … more
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Rumford's Cal Connolly crosses home plate with the first run of the game after singling in the top of the first inning Saturday, July 20, though the locals lost to Barrington in the Silva Tourney winners' bracket final 15-5.
Rumford Minor Baseball Stars fall for first time in Silva Tourney
The Rumford Little League Minor Baseball Division All-Stars suffered their first setback of the summer in the Ron Silva/District Tournament with a 15-5 loss to host Barrington the winners' bracket … more
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Barrington catcher Luke Fluet yells for Xavier Maddox and teammates to throw home after a Bristol/Warren bases-clearing hit to deep right field by Jude Francis with two outs in the fourth inning.
Barrington All Stars fall one game short of trip to states
The Barrington Little League Majors 12U All Star baseball team came up one win short of a trip to the state tournament.   Barrington, which entered the weekend undefeated, lost to … more
Barrington's Audrey Paxton gets ready to release a pitch during a District 2 game.
Barrington softball team preps for Senior League regionals
A team from Barrington will play for a chance to compete in the Senior League World Series. The Barrington Little League Senior Softball All Star team will battle in the 2024 Senior League … more
Members of the FAST TRACK youth track and field club's 7-8-year-old Region 1 and New England championship-winning 4x100 meter relay team included (from left to right) Saige James, Sarah Chin, Amalia Barroso Arias and Alaysiah Kane along with coach Ernest Fennell. The quartet are among several club athletes who have qualified for national meet next week at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas.
Several city youth tracksters earn spots at USTAF Nationals
Athletes from East Providence on the FAST TRACK youth track and field club team earned top finishes at the Region 1 USATF Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships held last weekend in New York … more
Tiverton ace Lexi Fredricks struck out 3 and gave up 11 hits, 8 walks and 12 runs in the 12-0 state semifinal loss to Cranston Western.
Tiverton Majors Softball season halts in state semis
The Tiverton Majors Softball All-Stars ended their season, falling to Cranston Western 12-0 in the state semifinals on Tuesday night.  Tiverton managed just two hits off Cranston Western pitcher … more
Gavin Labolita (left) Louie Botelho celebrate with Preston DeSousa (mid-left) and Jackson Adams after DeSousa homered in the fifth inning.
Bristol-Warren 12U All-Stars go on improbable run to earn District 2 title
After losing to Newport in June, Bristol-Warren rattled off five consecutive wins, including two over Barrington, to earn the 12U District title. more
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Mason Ferreira slides home with a run for the Rumford Minor Baseball All-Stars during their Ron Silva/District 2 Tournament win over Warren Sunday night, July 14.
Rumford rolls to Silva Tourney winners' final, EP Central stays alive
EAST PROVIDENCE — The city's two entrants into the Ron Silva/Minor Baseball Division District 2 All-Star Tournament won again in games played Sunday night, July 14. EP Central, which lost … more
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Olivia Megna smashes a double to center field, plating Sofie Gill and Lexi Fredricks.
Tiverton Major All-Stars beat Cumberland 5-1, move on to finals
The Tiverton Majors All-Stars beat Cumberland 5-1 in the RI Softball State Tournament hosted by Portsmouth at Davidson Field on Monday night. Tiverton, playing out of the loser's bracket, moves on to … more
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The Rumford 10U All-Stars captured the 2024 District 2 Little League Baseball Tournament title with a 5-4 win over Bristol-King Phillip Friday night, July 12.
Rumford captures 10U District 2 All-Star Tournament title
EAST PROVIDENCE — The last victory needed is usually the toughest one to get, so fittingly for the Rumford Little League 10U Baseball All-Stars the locals captured the 2024 District 2 … more
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Will Haggerty delivers a pitch for the Post 10 Senior squad during his five-inning, no-hit performance in Riverside's 10-0 win over Pawtucket Post 25 Wednesday night, July 10.
Post 10 Seniors sweep Pawtucket for first two wins of 2024 season
It's been an admittedly unsatisfying start to the 2024 Rhode Island American Baseball League season for the Riverside Post 10 Senior Division club. The locals, however, are hoping to turn around … more
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Barrington’s Ava Tine (front row, first on the left) helped the US Women’s Eight boat capture a gold medal at the recent FISU 2024 World University competition.
Barrington rower helps U.S. team win gold in the Netherlands
Barrington’s Ava Tine and her teammates on the US Women’s Eight boat won first place in the FISU 2024 World University games. Tine is an alum of the East Bay Rowing club, and after … more
Members of the Barrington Little League Ron Silva Tournament team line up for the National Anthem prior to the start of Tuesday’s game in Bristol.
Barrington advances in Ron Silva All Star baseball tournament
Barrington opened the Ron Silva All Star baseball tournament with a 5-2 win over Bristol on Tuesday, July 9, at Veterans Memorial Park in Bristol.   Bristol jumped out to a 2-0 lead over … more
Gabriel Noriega threw a one-hit shutout for the EP Central All-Stars in their Silva Tourney victory over host Little Compton Tiverton Tuesday night, July 9.
Rumford, EP Central sides win Silva All-Star Tourney games
One city-based side got its Ron Silva/Little League District 2 Minor Baseball Division tourney run going, while another got its first win of the event as play resumed Tuesday night, July 9, following … more
Lexi Fredricks struck out 5 and allowed 0 hits and 3 walks in 2 innings of work. It was her third no-hit effort in 5 tournament games.
Tiverton softball crushes South Kingstown 13-0
The Tiverton Majors Softball All-Stars bashed 11 hits as they crushed South Kingstown 13-0 in 4 innings to move on in the state softball tournament on Tuesday night. Morgan Napolitano smacked a … more
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Chris Charbonneau drove in a run for the Riverside Post 10 Juniors as the locals won their fifth game in a row with an 8-4 victory over South Kingstown Post 39 Tuesday night, July 9.
Post 10 Juniors pop South Kingstown, win fifth in a row
The Riverside Post 10 Junior Division squad, sponsored by the ATC (Athletes Turn Champion) Training Facility, returned to Rhode Island American Legion Baseball League action after the July Fourth … more
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Mike Topazio (left), shown here coaching the Barrington Middle School girls basketball team a few years ago, was recently inducted into the Barrington High School Athletic Hall of Fame.
‘If you cut me, I bleed blue and gold’
Mike Topazio has been helping Barrington sports teams win games since the late 1970s. Topazio coached the Barrington High School boys basketball team from 1980 to 1996 and helped the Eagles win the … more
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Donovan Bazar throws a pitch for the Rumford 10U Baseball All-Stars in their 11-0 victory over Bristol July 1 in the District 2 Tourney winner's bracket final
Rumford 10U Baseball Stars reach District 2 final
The lone city entry into the District 2 Little League Major Baseball 10U Division All-Star event from Rumford has raced through the competition so far, winning all three of its games via the 10-Run … more
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The Bristol/Warren 11U All Star team celebrates after shutting Barrington out in the District 2 finals, Tuesday.
Bristol/Warren 11U All-Stars win District Finals
They now move onto the State Tournament after a convincing 7-0 victory over Barrington. more
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