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High school notes: Waterford’s Madison LaForte plans to follow her dad’s footsteps into coaching
Madison LaForte’s older brothers played lacrosse in college, Michael for Grove City College and later Babson and Mason at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, where their father, Ray, is the head men’s lacrosse coach. “I would even say more, not to throw my brothers under the bus,” Maddie...
South Kingstown Native, Bryant Infielder Zac Zyons Wins America East Batting Title
SMITHFIELD, R.I. — Bryant baseball sophomore second baseman Zac Zyons claimed the program’s first America East batting title following the conclusion of the regular season on Saturday. Zyons, who hit .373 overall in 39 games, becomes the fifth player in DI program history to win a batting title....
Baseball Game Preview: Smithfield Heads Out
The Smithfield Sentinels are on the road again on Thursday to play the South Kingstown Rebels at 5:00 p.m. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game. Smithfield is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup...
Baseball: ‘Mentally tough’ Rebels clinch No. 2 seed with hard-fought comeback
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Early on, a few errors in the field and on the basepaths gave Saturday’s game against La Salle the feeling of a stinker for South Kingstown baseball. As it turns out, that was the adversity the Rebels needed to prove why they’re one of the two best teams in the state.
Softball Game Preview: East Greenwich Leaves Home
The East Greenwich Avengers will head out on the road to face off against the North Kingstown Skippers at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. East Greenwich's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so North Kingstown's hitters will have their work cut out for them. East Greenwich...
Baseball Game Recap: Toll Gate Comes Up Short
Toll Gate pushed their score to nine the last time they played North Kingstown, but on Friday they couldn't quite do it again. The Toll Gate Titans fell 4-0 to the North Kingstown Skippers. The contest marked the first time this season in which Toll Gate was not able to get on the board.
Ponaganset softball team suffers first loss, hosts Westerly today in battle for first place
GLOCESTER – The top of the Division II high school softball standings got a bit tighter on Monday night. Ponaganset, which joined Westerly atop the division with undefeated records, came back from its longest bus ride of the spring with its first loss, a 7-3 defeat to Portsmouth that saw the Patriots score twice in the bottom of the first and third innings and hold on the rest of the way for their fifth straight victory.
Boys Tennis: Revitalized Mariners clinch playoff spot
NARRAGANSETT – This season always figured to be somewhat of a rebuilding year for Narragansett boys tennis. Having lost six impactful seniors from a year ago, the hope was that the Mariners would stay composed through the development process and maybe win enough games later in the year to reach the playoffs.
Alert Trojan defense and busy bats contain Narragansett Warriors in next-to-last game of baseball season
With a decisive 14-4 win against Narragansett Regional Monday afternoon, May 13, the Bromfield baseball squad is assured of a top spot in the Central Mass. playoffs, set to begin May 21. The game was a near mirror image of the 12-2 defeat Bromfield had suffered Friday, May 10, against...
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