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Teammates gather to celebrate with Reily Amaral after she hit a solo homer in the fourth inning during the Mt. hope's 13-3 win over Narragansett in the loser's bracket quarterfinals on Tuesday. The homer was Amaral's second homer in two days.

Huskies crush Mariners 13-3 in loser's bracket quarterfinals

After losing to Toll Gate 11-7 in the Division II winner's bracket quarterfinals on Monday evening, the Mt. Hope offense found their mojo, erupted for 11 hits and crushed Narragansett 13-3 at the high school on Tuesday afternoon. more

Story and photos by Richard W. Dionne, Jr. | 6/8/22

Juniors Emma Johnson (facing), Amy LaBelle (#7) and the rest of the BHS girls' lacrosse team celebrate their stunning upset of Moses Brown in the state championship game.

Barrington flips the script, ends season with a championship

The Barrington High School girls’ lacrosse team played its best game in its last game and dethroned the six-time defending state champion Quakers of Moses Brown on Saturday night at Cranston … more

By Scott Pickering | 6/7/22

Toll Gate center fielder Sydney Perreault chases down Alice Grantham after she attempted to stretch a single into a double to lead off the sixth inning.

Titans thrash Huskies 11-7 in quarterfinals

Mt. Hope fielders are used to seeing strikeouts from ace Reily Amaral, but against Toll Gate, the Huskies saw hits and lots of them as The Titans thrashed Mt. Hope 11-7 in the winner’s bracket quarterfinals at Mt. Hope High School on Monday evening. Mt. Hope will host Narragansett in a losers bracket playoff game on Tuesday at 3:45 p.m. more

Story and photos by Richard W. Dionne, Jr. | 6/7/22

Portsmouth High’s Morgan Casey won the gold medal in the high jump at the state outdoor track and field championships held Saturday at Brown University.

Portsmouth High’s Casey wins high jump at state track meet

Morgan Casey was the only East Bay competitor, girl or boy, to win a gold medal at Saturday’s Rhode Island high school outdoor track and field championships at Brown University. Casey, … more

6/6/22

Members of the Portsmouth High School girls’ lacrosse team celebrate after beating Burrillville, 14-4, to capture the Division II state crown at Cranston Stadium on Sunday.

Portsmouth girls’ LAX team ends dominating season with state title

CRANSTON — A semifinal scare may have been the motivation the Portsmouth High School girls’ lacrosse team needed Sunday afternoon to get back to what it did all season long: … more

By Jim McGaw | 6/6/22

EPHS team members swarm keeper Ava Williams following the final buzzer and after her late save insured the Townies' win over North Smithfield for the Division III title Sunday, June 5.

EPHS escapes, edges North Smithfield for D-III girls’ lax crown

CRANSTON — As expected it wasn’t easy, but the East Providence High School girls’ lacrosse team avenged its only loss this spring en route to capturing the 2022 Division III … more

By Mike Rego | 6/5/22

Portsmouth High’s Ronan Caufield chips onto the green while playing the back nine during the state team championships at Cranston Country Club earlier this week.

Portsmouth competes in state team golf championship

PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth High School golf team qualified for the state team championships at Cranston Country Club earlier this week and had its first chance to play an 18-hole competitive … more

6/3/22

Members of the Portsmouth High School girls’ lacrosse team celebrate after storming back to beat Cranston West in the semifinals on Tuesday.

Portsmouth girls storm back to win D-2 lacrosse semifinals

PORTSMOUTH — Down six goals with under 20 minutes to play? No problem for the Portsmouth High School girls’ lacrosse team, which came back to beat Cranston West in a wild semifinal … more

6/3/22

Charlotte Danyla sends a pass over a South Kingstown opponent.

Barrington girls play for state championship on Saturday

The Barrington High School girls lacrosse team will battle for the Division I State Championship this weekend. The Eagles entered the playoffs as the second seed and will square off against Moses … more

6/3/22

Ryleigh Grant (mid left) hugs teammate Emma Nordquist after she scored in the second half.

Townies thump Thunderbolts in girls' lacrosse semis

EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence High School girls’ lacrosse team cruised its way into the Division III championship game following its 16-5 victory over visiting Cranston East … more

Photos by Rich Dionne | 6/2/22

Lola Silva goes airborne during a long jump attempt at the freshman state championships last week.

Huskies freshman Lola Silva notches another gold in the long jump

Silva recently notched another gold medal win on May 24 at the freshman outdoor state championship in Coventry, beating out all other freshmen in Rhode Island for the long jump. more

By Ethan Hartley | 6/2/22

Brad Denson (left) celebrates with Ethan Santerre after the freshman scored a run in the second inning. The Huskies lead off hitter smashed three hits and drove in three runs.

Huskies nine out slug Cranston East 10-6 in D-I playoffs

The Mt. Hope baseball team slugged 14 hits to crush Cranston East 10-6 in the team’s first ever Division I playoff win at Guiteras Field on Tuesday afternoon. Mt. Hope improved their season … more

Story and photos by Richard W. Dionne, Jr. | 6/1/22

Mt. Hope softball clinches division title, finishes season 16-0

The Mt. Hope softball team clinched the Division II South title as they out-slugged Portsmouth 8-4 during a home game on Tuesday afternoon. The Huskies finished the regular season 16-0 in league play and 17-1 overall. more

By Richard W. Dionne, Jr. | 5/27/22

Mt. Hope junior pitcher Reily Amaral struck out 11 and allowed just three hits, a walk and four runs in seven innings of work.

Mt. Hope softball clinches division title

The Mt. Hope softball team clinched the Division II South title as they out slugged Portsmouth 8-4 during a home game on Tuesday afternoon. The Huskies are 16-0 in league play with one game … more

Story by Richard W. Dionne, Jr. | 5/25/22

Mt. Hope second baseman Parker Camelo slaps a tag on Rams baserunner Shea Caton for the second out of the seventh inning.

Jones strikes out five as Huskies edge LaSalle 1-0

Starting pitcher AJ Jones struck out five as the Mt. Hope baseball team edged La Salle 1-0 at Guiertas Field on Tuesday afternoon. The Huskies swept the two game series with the Rams and clinched … more

5/25/22

Residents play a game of pickle ball on Barrington Middle School tennis courts. The town council recently received a grant that will bring new pickle ball courts to Chianese Park.

State awards grant for pickle ball courts in Barrington

The state awarded one recreation grant for Barrington, but not another. Last week, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management announced the projects selected for large grants … more

5/25/22

Barrington High School officials investigating spectator behavior

Officials at Barrington High School are investigating an incident that occurred during a girls lacrosse game Friday night, May 20. BHS Director of Athletics George Finn said officials were … more

5/25/22

Marcus Bostic of East Providence chips out of the bunker at the fifth green.

Gallery: 2022 East Division golf playoff match

PORTSMOUTH — Portsmouth High School was the far-and-away winner of the East Division golf playoff match held over its home layout of Green Valley Country Club Monday afternoon, May 23, as the … more

Photos by Richard W. Dionne Jr. | 5/23/22

Aguiar excelled in soccer, from his early days playing around Bristol to becoming a Rhode Island College Hall of Famer and member of its 75th Anniversary All Time Soccer Team.

Accomplished athlete, educator has Bristol roots

From the pitch to the tops of school administration, Joseph Aguiar excelled. more

By Manny Correira | 5/20/22

The Kent Heights Playground tennis courts as they looked late in 2021.

East Providence receives DEM grant to renovate Kent Heights Playground

PROVIDENCE — Kent Heights Playground, off Clyde Avenue in the eponymous neighborhood it resides, will soon get long-sought after renovations following an announcement by state officials … more

By Mike Rego | 5/18/22

The Huskies storm teammate Aidan Ramaglia after his walk off hit scored two runs to lift Mt. Hope over East Providence 10-9 in the seventh inning.

Ramaglia’s walk off hit in seventh boosts Huskies nine over Townies, 10-9

The Huskies stormed outfielder Aidan Ramaglia who stood on second base after he hit a groundball base hit up the middle to score Matt Gale and Caleb DeCastro and give the Huskies an improbable 10-9 walk-off victory at Guiteras Field on Friday afternoon. more

Photos and story by Richard W. Dionne, Jr. | 5/16/22

Barrington's Maddox Godwin crushes a spike against East Providence.

Barrington volleyball team is young, smart and athletic

What a difference a year makes. At this time last year, the Barrington High School boys volleyball team had struggled to capture two wins while battling some tough competition. This year, the … more

By Josh Bickford | 5/13/22

Clean up hitter Grace Stephenson smacks one of her four hits during the Huskies 23-3 win at Barrington on Monday. Stephenson scored three runs and drove in two runs.

Mt. Hope softball pounds Barrington 23-3

The Mt. Hope softball team pounded Barrington 23-3 in five innings during a Division II away game on a cold and blustery Monday afternoon. The Huskies improve their overall record to 12-1, the … more

Story and photos by Richard W. Dionne, Jr. | 5/11/22

Junior captain Cole Vieira, shown holding the team trophy, fired a 76 to lead the Eagles at the Hendricken Invitational on Monday.

Barrington golfers win Hendricken Invitational

The Barrington High School golf team won the Hendricken Invitational at Warwick Country Club on Monday afternoon, finishing with a 321, four strokes better than Moses Brown and LaSalle. The team … more

5/10/22

PHS defender Joe Rocco pressures his Barrington opponent near the goal Friday night. By the end of the first quarter, the Patriots had already secured a 7-0 lead against the Eagles and went on to win 10-7 for their fourth straight victory.

Portsmouth beats Barrington for 4th straight victory (photos)

BARRINGTON — The Portsmouth High boys’ varsity lacrosse team won its fourth straight game on Friday when it defeated Barrington, 10-7, on the road. more

5/10/22