SMITHFIELD — Two years had past since the last state championship meet, and almost all the names from its title-winning 2019 team had changed.
LINCOLN – After notching an undefeated record in September and a four-game win streak during the first couple of weeks of October, the North S… Read more
SMITHFIELD — Several local middle school cross country runners were able to place in the top 40 of their respective races at last Saturday mor… Read more
FALMOUTH, Mass. – A weekend after taking third place – and finishing one point out of second – at the Wickham Invitational in Manchester, Conn… Read more
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WOONSOCKET — Dr. Day Care became the first team in recent memory in the Field of Dreams Senior Softball League to capture four straight championships, thanks to its sweep of Lepine Financial Services in their best-of-three title series at Cold Spring Park’s Baldelli Field. More
NORTH PROVIDENCE — Thanks to last week’s come-from-behind 4-3 victory on the road over Mount Hope, the North Providence High girls’ tennis team became the first squad in its program’s history to qualify for the Division II playoffs. More
EAST PROVIDENCE – The North Providence High girls’ soccer team saw its seven-game unbeaten streak come to an end last Saturday night in its Division II showdown against East Providence High on the Townies’ campus, as the hosts scored twice in the second half to pull out a 2-1 victory. More
NORTH PROVIDENCE — Senior tailback Jevon Melendez enjoyed the best game of his high school career for the North Providence High football team last Saturday morning – and he only played in the first half. More
PAWTUCKET – Using a balanced attack, the St. Raphael Academy football team remained undefeated in Division II play and notched its second straight shutout by posting a 21-0 win over rival Tolman High last Friday night at Max Read Field. More
BURRILLVILLE – It took some time for the Shea High football team to get into the flow of last Saturday afternoon’s Division I-B showdown against Burrillville High, but when things finally started to click for the Raiders, it was too little, too late, as they came up short in their 15-6 loss … More
WOONSOCKET – The Blackstone Valley Umpires Association is seeking baseball and softball umpires and will host a clinic and a registration session on Saturday, Oct. 23, at Renaud Field from 12:45 to 3 p.m. More
LINCOLN — The Lincoln Council Knights of Columbus and the Town of Lincoln’s Parks & Recreation Department will again join forces to host their annual Youth Soccer Challenge for boys and girls ages 9-14 on Saturday at 9 a.m. at Lincoln Middle School. More
SMITHFIELD — The Smithfield High boys’ and girls’ cross country teams ended their Northern Division dual-meet seasons with 11-1 records for the second straight season, thanks to their quad-meet sweeps of Scituate, Woonsocket, and North Smithfield last Tuesday, Oct. 5, at Deerfield Park. More
WOONSOCKET — After taking 14th place in the race two years ago, teenager Bernard Lessard was the winner of Sunday morning’s George Nasuti Novans Pride 5K, as he topped a field of 104 participants in a time of 19:07. More
BOSTON — Cumberland resident Maria Chevalier turned in an excellent performance in her 11th straight appearance at the Boston Marathon on Monday, as the Wampanoag Road Runners president turned in a time of 3:50:52 that marked the third straight race that she had finished it in under four hours. More
NORTH SMITHFIELD — From 2017-2020, no Division II boys’ soccer team had enjoyed as much success in the regular season as North Smithfield High, which posted a 37-8-8 record during that time, finished atop the standings in 2018, and reached the D-II title game in ‘18 and ‘19. More
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SMITHFIELD – Thanks to an exciting 4-0 victory over Toll Gate last Friday night at the Boyle Athletic Complex, the Smithfield High boys’ soccer team improved its Division II record to 7-2 and its win streak to six games, with all six resulting in shutouts. More
CUMBERLAND — Kicking off a season with 10 victories is far from an easy task, especially in the state’s top division, and the players and coaches on the Cumberland High girls’ soccer team will be the first people to attest to that fact. More
BURRILLVILLE — There’s no place like home, and unfortunately for the Lincoln High boys’ and girls’ cross country teams, they were unable to treasure the comforts of hosting Northern Division meets on their 3.1-mile course at Chase Farm this fall. More
NORTH PROVIDENCE — The North Providence High girls’ tennis team certainly gave its fans plenty of reasons to treasure the Cougars’ first home game in 18 days. More
LINCOLN – For a squad looking to hover near the top of standings, last week’s results did not do the North Providence High boys’ soccer team any favors. More
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PAWTUCKET – Falling behind by a 2-1 score in the second half of its Division III contest against Westerly High last Thursday night, the St. Raphael Academy girls’ soccer team came back to net its most exciting victory to date. More
CUMBERLAND — After spending the month of September competing against their Northern Division opponents, the Cumberland High boys’ and girls’ cross country teams headed north on Route 95 on Friday morning to test their mettle against some out-of-state competition. More
SCITUATE – A season after posting its first winning record since 2016, the Scituate High girls’ volleyball team is enjoying another excellent season this fall, and doing so in a tougher division. More
PROVIDENCE – North Smithfield native and Rhode Island College senior Alex Bourque was recently recognized as the top male collegiate tennis player who hails from this state during the 2020-21 season by the U.S. Tennis Association at a special ceremony held in the Governor’s Lounge in the Rho… More
SMITHFIELD – After taking last year off following its successful 2019 debut on the area’s road racing circuit, the Beaver Dash 5K will take place on Sunday, Oct. 17, at 9 a.m. at the Thirsty Beaver Hometown Pub & Grub on Cedar Swamp Road. More
LINCOLN –The Lincoln High boys’ soccer team saw its grasp on first place and its bid for an undefeated season slip away last Friday night in their Division II showdown against Cranston West at Ferguson Field. More
CUMBERLAND — The Cumberland High School Athletic Hall of Fame Committee recently announced its Class of 2021 inductees, and highlighting the class is Cumberland High head boys’ basketball coach Gary Reedy, who will be welcomed into the Hall of Fame along with his Division II championship tea… More
WOONSOCKET — Three-time defending champion Dr. Day Care and Lepine Financial Services advanced to the finals of the Field of Dreams Senior Softball League playoffs last Friday by sweeping their respective best-of-three semifinal-round series at Cold Spring Park’s Baldelli Field. More
WOONSOCKET – For the first time in 28½ months, the George Nasuti Novans Pride 5K will hit the roads of Woonsocket for its 7th annual event, doing so during the Autumnfest weekend, on Sunday, Oct. 10, at The Gym LLC on Diamond Hill Road. More
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NORTH PROVIDENCE — After spending the entire month of September on the road, the North Providence High football team finally played in its home opener last Friday night against the Juanita Sanchez/Providence Country Day/Wheeler co-op team. More
PAWTUCKET – The meet started out cold and damp and finished in a monsoon on Monday afternoon, but the St. Raphael Academy boys’ and girls’ cross country teams easily swept their dual meets with their neighboring rivals at Slater Park’s 3.1-mile course. More
PAWTUCKET – Fifteen days away from Game Day action couldn’t slow down the St. Raphael Academy football team’s dominant start to its season last Saturday. More
EAST PROVIDENCE – It’s been quite a few seasons since the North Providence High girls’ soccer team rolled into the month of October in the middle of a race for a regular-season title, but that’s where the Cougars find themselves as they surge into a nine-games-in-15-days stretch in their Div… More
CUMBERLAND — The North Smithfield High girls’ cross country team clinched its fifth straight winning season in the Northern Division last Wednesday, Sept. 29, by posting a 4-1 record at a six-team meet at the Cumberland Monastery’s 3.1-mile course. More
CUMBERLAND – She knew that time wasn’t on her side, but when Kim Chula-Maguire set the wheels into motion to return the Franklin Farm 5K to the back roads of Cumberland, one of her goals was to surpass the number of runners and walkers that took part in the inaugural race in 2019. More
SMITHFIELD – The Cumberland High girls’ cross country team added three more victories to their impressive win streak in the Northern Division on Monday afternoon by sweeping Smithfield, Mount Saint Charles Academy, and Blackstone Valley Prep at Deerfield Park’s 3.1-mile course. More
WOONSOCKET – Jerry Rubino sure knows how to keep a secret. More
GLOCESTER — Five months after losing in the Division IV Super Bowl and watching its bid for an undefeated season slip away, the Ponaganset High football team looks every bit like a team on a mission this fall. More
WOONSOCKET – The Woonsocket High girls’ volleyball team didn’t have its best showing of the week last Thursday with its 3-0 loss at home to Juanita Sanchez, but the Villa Novans bounced back the following night on their home court to post a 3-1 win over Shea for their first victory. More
SMITHFIELD – For the second time in 11 months, the Smithfield High boys’ and girls’ cross country teams faced neighboring Cumberland High in a battle of undefeated Northern Division squads, only to fall short in their 3.1-mile showdowns. More
CUMBERLAND – The 7th annual B. Glad Memorial 5K Run and Walk is returning to the Monastery on Saturday, Oct. 16, at 10 a.m., and all the proceeds from the event will go directly to the town’s Happy Basket Program, which provides more than 700 food baskets during the Thanksgiving and Christma… More
NORTH SMITHFIELD – The Gator’s Pub Fall Volleyball League kicked off its season earlier this month, with 30 teams scattered across three divisions stepping onto the pub’s popular sand courts. More
WOONSOCKET — Mount Saint Charles Academy is currently searching for nominees for the fifth induction class to its Athletic Hall of Fame. The ceremony will take place at the school on Saturday, March 12, 2022, and the school is looking for nominees to be submitted by Oct. 31. More
FOSTER – The 9th annual South Foster Volunteer Fire Company’s Fall Foliage 5K and 10K, which is returning to the region’s road racing schedule after a year’s absence, will return to Foster’s historic town center on Saturday, Oct. 16, at 9 a.m., at the fairgrounds on 183 Howard Hill Road. More
EASTON, Mass. – Stonehill College senior outside hitter and former Ponaganset High All-State standout Abby Remick was recently named the Northeast-10 Conference Volleyball Player of the Week for the first time in her outstanding career. More
PAWTUCKET – Jeff Shabo’s date with destiny has finally arrived. More
PAWTUCKET – The St. Raphael Academy and Tolman High girls’ tennis teams will return to Slater Park this afternoon to continue their Division III showdown from last Thursday, which saw both teams deadlocked at 3-3 before that afternoon’s rain suspended the match. More
NORTH PROVIDENCE – Two days after picking up its fourth victory of the Division III season, the North Providence High boys’ soccer team absorbed its first loss last Thursday night by suffering a 3-1 defeat on its home field to undefeated Tiverton. More
NORTH PROVIDENCE – Michaela Rizzo netted a goal and two assists and Olivia DePalma produced the game-winning goal in the 55th minute to help lead the North Providence High girls’ soccer team to its first Division II victory of the season, a 3-2 win over Toll Gate last Wednesday night on the … More
BURRILLVILLE – After winning the Division II championship last season, the Lincoln High field hockey team is looking to defend its title this fall with several returnees leading the way, but after four games, the Lions have yet to click as a team. More
CUMBERLAND – The 7th annual B. Glad Memorial 5K Run and Walk is returning to the region’s road race schedule on Saturday, Oct. 16, at 10 a.m., at the Monastery, and all the proceeds from the event will go directly to the town’s Happy Basket Program, which provides more than 700 food baskets … More
CUMBERLAND – Cumberland High senior Nick Zerva has built an impressive resume in the decade he’s been swimming competitively, starting with his days with the Woonsocket YMCA Whalers’ team and continuing with his time with the Bryant Bulldogs and Crimson Aquatics programs and the Clippers’ RI… More
WOONSOCKET – Village Haven came back from a 5-3 deficit to take a 9-8 thriller with Ronzio Pizza & Subs last Friday night in the Field of Dreams Senior Softball League’s third-place game at Cold Spring Park’s Baldelli Field. More
