Freshman track stars to compete at states

Freshman Jessica Deal and Thea Jackson will compete at the state track meet at Mt. Pleasant High School’s Conley Stadium on Saturday. 

Deal, a distance runner, won gold in the 1500 and the 3000 meter runs at the Freshman State Track Championships last week. She also placed second in the 800 meter run. Jackson, a sprinter, won gold in the long jump and triple jump and placed second in the 100 and 200 meter runs. The track stars also took five gold medals at the Eastern Division meet on May 6 in Barrington. 

Softball team hosts West Warwick in D-II playoffs

Pitching ace Reily Amaral and the Mt. Hope softball team earned the third seed as they won three of four to finish the regular season with a record of 12-3. They will host West Warwick at the high school on Thursday at 5 p.m., in the double elimination-first round, of the eight team Division II championship bracket. 

Baseball team hosts Central in D-I playoff 

The Mt. Hope High School baseball team will host Central in a Division I preliminary round playoff game at Guiteras Field on Tuesday at 4 p.m.

The Huskies lost three of their last four games to finish the regular season with a record of 9-10. They beat Central 9-0 in a league game on April 11. 

Volleyball team travels to Central Falls for playoff game

The boys volleyball team will play a preliminary playoff game at Central Falls on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. 

The Huskies lost their final five matches to finish their season with a record of 5-8 in Division III.

Girls lacrosse falls to North Kingstown 18-2 in quarterfinals

The Mt. Hope girls lacrosse team fell to North Kingstown 18-2 in the Division II quarterfinals on Wednesday night. Maria Lacey took a pass from teammate Lola Silva and scored to give the Huskies an early 1-0 lead. Arden Wilkes scored the second goal for Mt. Hope. The game was tightly contested until North Kingstown opened the flood gates in the second half. 

“Our game plan was when we got possession to slow the game down and take as much time off the clock as possible,” said head coach Kerri Giarrusso. “We had trouble winning possession off of the draw, which is a huge part of the game.”

“The team played loose, with tons of energy and left it all on the field,” Coach Giarrusso said. “I enjoyed coaching this team because they always give maximum effort and they never gave up. I am going to miss them dearly and can't wait to see them soar in the next chapter of their lives.”

Shivani Mehta was awarded first team All-Division. Wilkes and Lacey made second team All-Division. Emma Serbst made honorable mention and Maddison Butterworth was awarded All-Rookie. Seniors Abby Razzino, Mehta, Emma Serbst, Reyn Ferris, Erika Tally Scarlet Drawbridge, Claudia Green and Zelda Hayes received All-Academic honors for achieving a gpa of 3.5 and higher. 

Boys lacrosse finishes season 2-12

The boys lacrosse team finished their season with a record of 2-12. The Huskies beat Ponaganset twice.