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NORTH PROVIDENCE – A strange thing happened to the North Providence High and Johnston High girls’ basketball programs after they agreed in the offseason to form a co-op squad.
St. Raphael Academy senior forward Victoria Adegboyega, bottom right, shown grabbing a loose ball during a game last season against North King… Read more
PROVIDENCE – Former Tolman High All-Stater and 2018 R.I. Gatorade Player of the Year Luis Blanco, who is a junior forward on the Rhode Island … Read more
PAWTUCKET – After spending a season on the sidelines, the three-day Donaldson-Lynch Memorial Basketball Tournament is returning to the Boys &a… Read more
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DARTMOUTH, Mass. – Cumberland native Dante Aviles-Santos, who is a sophomore quarterback on the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth football team, recently earned a pair of honors, as he was named last week’s Gold Helmet Award winner as the region’s top player for Division II and III (as s… More
CUMBERLAND – The state’s fourth longest Thanksgiving Day rivalry is back after a year’s absence, and on Thursday at 10 a.m., Cumberland High will host Woonsocket High in their 57th holiday meeting in front of what promises to be a packed house at Tucker Field. More
CUMBERLAND – The state’s fourth longest Thanksgiving Day rivalry is back after a year’s absence, and on Thursday at 10 a.m., Cumberland High will host Woonsocket High in their 57th holiday meeting in front of what promises to be a packed house at Tucker Field. More
WOONSOCKET – The Mount Saint Academy middle school co-ed tennis team claimed its first Catholic Athletic League state championship by netting a 4-1 victory over neighboring Saint Philip School in their title match on the Mounties’ courts. More
NORTH SMITHFIELD – The North Smithfield Little League is currently accepting online registrations for the 2022 spring season for baseball and softball players ages 5-14. More
CRANSTON – For the second time in the last seven months, the St. Raphael Academy football team’s bid for an undefeated championship season ended with a disappointing defeat in the Division II Super Bowl. More
SMITHFIELD – Less than two weeks after taking premature exits from the Division IV playoffs, the North Providence High and Smithfield High football teams will try to end their strong seasons on a high note on Thursday at 10 a.m. when they battle each other for the 50th time in their Thanksgi… More
PAWTUCKET – When the Shea High football team takes the field for its Thanksgiving Eve showdown with Tolman High at Max Read Field, the Raiders will do so with a three-game win streak over the Tigers that has seen Shea win those games by an average of 19 points. More
PROVIDENCE – The volleyball whisperer struck again last Saturday afternoon, as second-year Scituate High head girls’ volleyball coach Luis Carvalho led his team to its first title in 50 years when the 3rd-seeded Spartans swept top-seeded Central Falls, 3-0, in the Division III finals at Rhod… More
CRANSTON – The unthinkable happened to the North Smithfield High boys’ soccer team in Sunday afternoon’s Division II championship match at Cranston Stadium. More
CRANSTON – In the end, last Saturday night’s crazy weather delay, nor a tough battle against an undefeated team, did not affect the Blackstone Valley Prep girls’ soccer team in its bid to win its school’s first RIIL championship, as the Pride shut out the Lincoln School, 1-0, in the Division… More
SMITHFIELD – It would have been easy to blame the not-so-great weather, soggy field, and wet footballs for Smithfield High’s quick exit from the Division IV playoffs last Friday night. More
WOONSOCKET – When Woonsocket High senior thrower Tarik Robinson-O’Hagan announced a couple of weeks ago that his top three choices to continue his athletic and academic careers were Cincinnati, Kentucky, and Mississippi, some members of the state’s track and field circuit openly wondered if … More
CUMBERLAND – The Cumberland High boys’ and girls’ cross country teams trekked back home from Vermont late Saturday afternoon with their best finishes at the New England championship meet since 2015. More
THETFORD, Vt. – Making its first appearance at the New England Championships in 11 years, and its third since 2000, the Smithfield High boys’ cross country team placed 17th out of 29 teams last Saturday afternoon at the 86th annual regional meet at Thetford Academy in Thetford, Vt. More
PROVIDENCE – Former Smithfield High swimmer Meghan Laflamme, who is a sophomore on the Rhode Island College women’s swim team, was named the Little East Women’s Swimmer of the Week for her superb performance in the Anchorwomen’s 168-90 win at Gordon College last Saturday afternoon. More
The Cumberland High junior varsity boys’ soccer team took home the state championship at the Junior Varsity Jamboree on Saturday, Oct. 30, at Hope High School by posting a 2-0-2 record and topping Bishop Hendricken in the title game, which was decided by penalty kicks after both teams played… More
CUMBERLAND – The Cumberland High football team’s fifth straight trip to the Division I playoffs fell two victories shy of reaching the Super Bowl last Friday night, as the Clippers suffered a 24-7 loss to Portsmouth High in their quarterfinal-round matchup at Tucker Field. More
PROVIDENCE – The Tolman High football team did everything it possibly could to help create an All-Pawtucket Division II Super Bowl matchup with St. Raphael Academy. More
PAWTUCKET – One of the greatest regular seasons in the 24-year history of the St. Raphael Academy girls’ soccer team did not end in championship glory. More
NORTH PROVIDENCE – If the defending state champion North Providence Little League’s ages 11-12 all-star baseball team manages to repeat as the District I’s Major Division champions and return to the R.I.’s “Final Four” next summer, they will do so in the friendly confines of Romano Field. More
NORTH PROVIDENCE – The North Providence High football team’s return to the postseason after a two-year absence won’t see its opening kickoff. More
PAWTUCKET – A non-profit volleyball club has been formed to serve teens in Pawtucket and Central Falls. Called Starlings Inspire, the club is available to girls ages 13 and 14 who were born on or after July 1, 2007 and live in either city. More
THETFORD, Vt. – A week after capturing the RIIL’s cross country championship, St. Raphael Academy junior Devan Kipyego turned in another outstanding performance to become the top Rhode Island finisher at last Saturday afternoon’s 86th annual New England Championships at Thetford Academy in T… More
The St. Raphael Academy cheerleading squad captured its fourth straight RIIL Division III Game Day Competition on Saturday, Nov. 6, at Cranston Stadium. The members of the squad are, in front from left, Nicole Salazar, Diana Lopes, Makenzie Godin, Abigail Medeiros, and Amber Francisco; in mi… More
GLOCESTER – It’s been quite some time since the Cumberland High boys’ and girls’ and Lincoln High boys’ cross country teams treasured a state championship meet as the one that transpired last Saturday afternoon. More
GLOCESTER – Fourth place sure felt a whole lot like first for the Smithfield High boys’ cross country team at last Saturday afternoon’s state championship meet at Ponaganset High’s course. More
SCITUATE – The Scituate High girls’ volleyball team is heading back to the semifinals of the RIIL playoffs, but doing so in a higher division. More
SMITHFIELD – Overtime playoff games have not been kind to the North Smithfield High boys’ soccer team during the past few seasons, but last Friday night, the Northmen were able to advance to the Division II semifinals by defeating a tough opponent in the extra session. More
CUMBERLAND — The Cumberland High School Athletic Hall of Fame's induction dinner for its Class of 2021 will take place on Friday, Nov. 26, at 6 p.m. at Wright’s Farm restaurant. More
KERNERSVILLE, N.C. – Former Smithfield High All-State runner Sydney Bagus, who is a graduate student on the High Point University women’s cross country team, earned Big South First-Team All-Conference honors in helping the Division I Panthers capture its fifth straight conference title, and … More
WOONSOCKET – The Woonsocket Elks Lodge #850 Hoop Shoot, a free-throw contest for children ages 8-13, will take place on Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon at Woonsocket High’s gymnasium. More
CUMBERLAND – The McCourt Middle School boys’ soccer team recently concluded a truly remarkable season that saw the talented squad capture the Northern Division regular-season championship with a 10-0-2 record. More
LINCOLN – It was clearly not the Lincoln High boys’ soccer team’s night on Tuesday, as 5th-seeded Chariho made the long drive up Route 95 to stun the top-seeded Lions, 4-0, in the Division II semifinals at Ferguson Field. More
CUMBERLAND – For the first time in its six-year existence, the Blackstone Valley Prep girls’ soccer team will be playing for a championship. More
GLOCESTER — For the first time in her high school cross country career, Emmy Belvin broke the 20-minute mark, and the Mount Saint Charles Academy sophomore did so on the RIIL’s biggest stage, last Saturday afternoon’s state championship meet at Ponaganset High. More
PROVIDENCE – Going into Conley Stadium last Friday night, the Tolman High football team was a big underdog in its Division II quarterfinal-round game against the II-A’s co-regular-season champion, Mount Pleasant High. More
GLOCESTER – Devan Kipyego’s sophomore season on the St. Raphael Academy boys’ cross country team ended the way no runner would want to finish one – in a walking boot. More
NORTH PROVIDENCE – After totaling 64 goals in its 15 regular-season contests, the North Providence High boys’ soccer team couldn’t light up the scoreboard in last Thursday night’s Division III quarterfinal-round game against the Prout School at the Cougars’ Serio Field. More
NORTH PROVIDENCE – Playing for the final time on a grass surface in the friendly confines of Serio Field, the North Providence High football team turned in an outstanding effort on both sides of the ball to blank Scituate High, 28-0, in their regular-season finale last Friday night. More
GLOCESTER – For the fifth year in a row, the North Smithfield High girls’ cross country team was able to complete its competitive Northern Division dual-meet season with a winning record. More
PAWTUCKET – The Woonsocket High football team’s bid to earn a home game in the opening round of this weekend’s Division I playoffs came up short last Friday night in its crossover game and regular-season finale against Shea High at Max Read Field. More
GLOCESTER – The afternoon was cold and rainy, the competition was again difficult, and there was even a nasty patch of wet mud awaiting its runners at the start of their race. More
CRANSTON – Cumberland High senior captain Sophia Ziniti delivered the biggest goal of her high school career – and in the history of the Clippers’ program – in Monday night’s Division II championship game against Burrillville High at Cranston Stadium. More
GLOCESTER – It’s been five long years since the Lincoln High boys’ cross country team placed among the top five teams at the Class B championship meet at Ponaganset High’s 3.1-mile course, but the Lions ended that drought in a very big way last Saturday afternoon. More
SMITHFIELD – The Ponaganset High football team made last Friday night’s battle of Division IV unbeatens with Smithfield High look like just another day on the gridiron. More
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GLOCESTER – For the fourth straight season, the St. Raphael Academy boys’ cross country team saw one of its runners claim a Class C championship, and at last Saturday’s class meet at Ponaganset High, it was junior Devan Kipyego who took top honors to keep the streak alive. More
PAWTUCKET – A barnburner between two Division I high school football rivals came down to the final seconds of play last Friday night at Max Read Field, but time was on Shea’s side as the Raiders held on for a 20-14 win over Woonsocket in their crossover matchup. More
PAWTUCKET – Facing a must-win game in its regular-season finale in order to qualify for the Division III playoffs, the Shea High girls’ soccer team rose to the occasion last Friday afternoon and delivered a 7-0 victory over crosstown rival Tolman at Max Read Field. More
NORTH PROVIDENCE – After concluding its regular season with a 10-2-3 record, the North Providence High boys’ soccer team has turned its attention to this month’s playoffs and its quest to reach its first championship game in 16 years. More
