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Thea Jackson races to victory while competing in the 55 meter dash. 
Jackson victorious at divisions
Thea Jackson placed first in three events and the Mt. Hope girls indoor track team placed second in the Dwyer Division with a team score of 94 points during the division championships at the Providence Career and Technical Academy on Saturday. St. Raphael Academy won the division with a score of 125.5. more
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East Providence's Fernat Akdemir controls his opponent from North Providence at 165 pounds en route to a victory for the Townies Thursday night, Jan. 25.
Cougars catch Townies late, win Division I wrestling dual
The East Providence High School wrestling team suffered a Division I dual meet loss after the Townies were edged by visiting North Providence, 36-34, Thursday night, Jan. 25, at Ramos Gym. A win … more
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Kara Pisasale performs her floor routine during a recent meet. The freshman led the Huskies with an all around score of 33.7 as the Mt. Hope gymnastics team beat Prout/EWG Co-op and Chariho in a tri-meet on Saturday at Strive Gymnastics in Somerset and improved their record to 5-2 in Division II.
Pisasale leads Huskies gymnasts in tri-meet
Freshman Kara Pisasale lept, twirled and flipped her way to a 9.0 on her floor routine and an led the Huskies with an all around score of 33.7 as the Mt. Hope gymnastics team beat Prout/EWG Co-op and … more
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Cam Evora is part of East Providence High School's top high jump contingent.
East Providence indoor tracksters start winter championships slate
The East Providence High School indoor track and field teams, as their sport traditionally does, get the 2023-24 winter championships schedule started this weekend when the girls contest the Sullivan … more
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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
Skylar Rezendes drives to the hoop during the game. She led Westport with 20 points.
Girls' and boys' hoops teams win
The Westport girls' and boys' basketball teams beat Holbrook on Thursday night. Freshman forward Skylar Rezendes scored 20 points as the girls thrashed Holbrook 48-14 in a league home game. The … more
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Andrew McCarthy and James Thibaudeau chat while waiting for their turn on the mat on Wednesday night. The two drilling partners both achieved 100 wins for their careers.
Thibaudeau and McCarthy recognized for achieving 100 wins
Mt. Hope wrestlers James Thibaudeau and Andrew McCarthy are best of friends off the mat. But on the mat, they have become highly-competitive drilling partners as Thibaudeau wrestles at 150 pounds and … more
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Harmonie McDowell
Townies tumble thrice in Division I girls' basketball
One thing or another, at least, has cost the East Providence High School girls' basketball team in just about every game they've played to date in 2023-24 The Townies returned to action … more
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Alex Mulamba had 12 points off the bench for the EPHS boys' basketball team in its 75-70 loss on the road to Hendricken Thursday night, Jan. 18.
Hawks halt East Providence's Division I boys' hoops winning streak
WARWICK — It certainly wasn't the result the East Providence High School boys' basketball team wanted, but the Townies' effort definitely was in spite of the final score. EP's recent … more
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East Providence High School's Kandace Daniel runs a leg of the 4x200 meter relay for the Townies in their girls' indoor track and field Suillivan Division dual meet held last Thursday night, Jan. 11, at Providence Career and Tech Academy Fieldhouse.
EPHS girls stay in Sullivan Division dual meet chase
EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence High School girls' indoor track and field team kept pace with the other top sides in the 2023-24 Sullivan Division standings with a sweep of its meet … more
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Kenaz Ochgwu had 15 points and 17 rebounds to led the EPHS boys' basketball team past Portsmouth for the Townies' fifth win in a row.
East Providence rallies past Portsmouth in boys' basketball
The East Providence High School boys' basketball team continued its impressive run of results over the last week as the Townies upped their recent win streak to five after beating Portsmouth 53-48 in … more
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Owen Boudria soars to the basket in the fourth quarter. Boudria scored 29 points as Westport fell to Seekonk 60-50.
Boudria scores 29 as Westport loses 60-50 battle to Seekonk
Owen Boudria scored 29 points as the Westport basketball team fell to Seekonk 60-50 in a non-league battle at Seekonk High School on Friday night. The loss drops the Wildcats’ record to 3-6 … more
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Emily Moran pulls down a rebound with teammates Sofia Haberman (middle) and Maddy Butterworth (right) during Mt. Hope's win over Cranston East on Thursday.
DaSilveira, White, Moran combine for 47 points as Huskies clobber East 53-39
Lily DaSilveira scored 17 points and Elsa White and Emily Moran each scored 15 points as Mt. Hope clobbered Cranston East 53-39 in a Division II home game on Thursday night. The win boosts Mt. … more
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Jah'niece Branch pulls down a rebound in the first half of the Tiger's loss to Moses Brown on Thursday night. Branch led the team in scoring with 12 points.
Tigers hold heads high, despite 63-32 loss to Moses Brown
The Tiverton girls basketball team held their heads up high, after getting walloped by Moses Brown 63-30 in a Division II home game on Thursday night. The Tigers never quit as they continued to … more
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An architectural overlay of how the renovations at Kent Heights Park would look over the existing landscape.
Renovation project at Kent Field in East Providence gets a contractor
EAST PROVIDENCE — Known formally as the "Kent Heights Recreational Facility" for the purposes of its refurbishment, the project to completely re-envision the park located in the eponymous … more
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East Providence's Lucas Saveory, who represents the Townies on the East Bay Huskies co-op boys' hockey team, carries the puck for the locals during their outing against Narragansett/Chariho January 6.
East Bay co-op girls split, boys lose in hockey's return from break
The struggles for the East Providence/Mt. Hope boys' hockey co-op, the East Bay Huskies, continued upon its return to Division II-B action last weekend from the holiday recess. The Huskies … more
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Braedon Ellis contributed six key points off the bench, helping the EPHS boys' basketball team to rally past Smithfield on the road Wednesday night, Jan. 10.
East Providence earns 'character' boys' basketball victory
East Providence High School's 48-42 Division I boys' basketball victory over host Smithfield Wednesday night, Jan. 10, was the epitome of a "character win," the Townies trailing the Sentinels most of … more
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Franklin Carela Lopez rises at the rim to finish a layup for the East Providence High School boys' basketball team during the Townies' win over visiting Mt. Pleasant Monday night, Jan. 8. The victory was the third Division I win in a row for the locals.
Winter has arrived...has the East Providence boys' hoops team done so too?
Winter arrived in recent days in the form of the season's first snowstorm, dropping a measurable amount of the white stuff for the first time in some 11 months. The East Providence High School … more
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Elsa White looks to make a pass in the offensive zone during the Huskies 43-33 win over Tiverton during a D-IIB game on Friday night.
Moran, White lead Huskies over Tiverton 43-33
Emily Moran and Elsa White combined for 32 points as the Mt. Hope girls basketball team beat Tiverton 43-33 in a Division IIB match up at Mt. Hope High School on Friday night. Moran and White, both … more
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The EPHS bench explodes at the buzzer as the Townies edged St. Raphael to win their first Division I girls' hoops game of the 2023-24 season.
Gallery: East Providence garners first girls' hoops league win
It was a meaningful victory for a couple of reasons for the East Providence High School girls' basketball team as the Townies edged out visiting St. Raphael 32-28 in a Division I contest played in … more
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Harmonie McDowell led EPHS with 10 points, but the Townies dropped a 16-point Division I decision in South Kingstown on January 3.
East Providence succumbs to South Kingstown in girls' hoops
The East Providence High School girls' basketball team hung tight with South Kingstown for three quarters on the road in a Division I outing Wednesday night, Jan, 3, before eventually succumbing in … more
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Nolan Travassos offered up one of the better performances for the EPHS boys' indoor track and field team with his result in the 55 meter hurdles during the Townies' recent Metro Division meet against Barrington and Burrillville.
EPHS indoor tracksters split latest boys' Metro dual
PROVIDENCE — The East Providence High School boys' indoor track and field squad split its return from the holiday break to Metropolitan Division duals last week when the Townies beat … more
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Young East Providence wrestlers start strong
Firmly back on solid ground after a slight dip a few years ago, the East Providence High School wrestling team starts its second season back in the Division I ranks in earnest in the coming days. … more
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Freshman forward Skylar Rezendes defends the Westport basket in the first half of their home loss to Case on Wednesday.
Westport girls look for answers after suffering first loss
The Westport girls basketball team fell to Case 37-32 in a non-league game at the high school on Wednesday night for their first loss of the season. “We didn’t take advantage of our … more
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Kenaz Ochgwu led EPHS in scoring both nights, but the Townies dropped games to Shea and Central in their annual Harry Mutter Basketball Classic.
Townies drop a pair in Mutter boys' basketball tournament
The East Providence High School boys' basketball team dropped a pair of games late last week in the 2023 edition of its annual Harry Mutter Holiday Classic hosted by the Townies December 27 and 28. … more
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