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Eight Lincoln Athletes Sign To Participate in College Athletics
Eight Lincoln high school athletes officially committed to their college programs Monday. Three of them are going Division I. Jaiden Torres – Baseball, University of Southern New Hampshire. Ravi Kapadia – Track & Field, RIC. Devin McCaffrey – Track & Field, RIC. Mitch Murtha – Track &...
High School Roundup: Scores and recaps from a busy Wednesday night across RI
Coaches are reminded to send in game results each weeknight by calling (401) 277-7340 or by emailing pjsports@providencejournal.com. Tyler Tremblay went 2-for-3 with a triple and 3 RBI, Michael Fausto recorded 2 hits and 2 RBI and Alexander Chamorro added a hit an 2 RBI in St. Raphael's shutout over Chariho.
Vote now to pick who will be this week's Providence Journal Softball Player of the Week
Who were the best players on the softball field last week?. With only 11 scores reported from the entire week, it’s tough to tell. There were a lot of great performances, but we managed to get the number to five. So how does a player get nominated for Player...
DiGiacomo inspires on and off field
It has been a busy few weeks for Johnston’s Rayna DiGiacomo. The JHS sophomore is getting prepared to compete in her third Miss Rhode Island’s Teen competition as Johnston’s representative. The Miss Rhode Island’s Teen organization rewards winners with a college scholarship and even pays for college in full should the winner enroll in a selected list of schools provided by the company. The winner also gets to go to Ms. America and receive additional sponsorships on their journey.
Big inning helps North Providence baseball team top Middletown, win back-to-back games
NORTH PROVIDENCE – For the first time this season, the North Providence High baseball team batted around its lineup and put together a monster inning, doing so in last Friday afternoon’s Division II matchup against Middletown High on the Cougars’ campus. The Cougars had scored as many...
URI Rams women’s basketball won more games than men but still trails far behind in ticket sales
University of Rhode Island (URI) Director of Athletics Thorr Bjorn recently shared the secret for the best sports marketing tool with the university’s Board of Trustees: “Winning.” That seemed to hold true for the university’s football team, which sold more season tickets than ever for its 2023 season — one that ended in a 6-5 […] The post URI Rams women’s basketball won more games than men but still trails far behind in ticket sales appeared first on Rhode Island Current.
Softball Notebook: UMass softball splits series with Rhode Island
The University of Massachusetts softball team split the doubleheader against its conference rival Rhode Island Rams on Wednesday afternoon. The Minutewomen (13-31, 9-11 Atlantic 10) went back and forth with the Rams (13-33, 8-12 A-10) throughout both games, as both results came down to the last few innings. Late-game execution was the name of the game as the pitching staff for both Rhode Island and UMass gave up costly plays in the late innings that put each game away.
Pawtucket co-op baseball team blanks BVP/Central Falls squad behind Mills' two-hit gem
CENTRAL FALLS – It’s crowded near the top of the Division III standings, and the Pawtucket co-op baseball team did its part to stay one game out of first place on Monday night by blanking a familiar rival less than a mile away at Macomber Stadium. Sophomore pitcher...
Rousseau's roundup: Back to our regular programming
I can’t believe I’m saying this already, but we’re at the midway point of the regular season. We are at a month down with four weeks remaining before playoffs fire back up and the Providence Journal has been rolling right along with nightly recaps and stories on your favorite teams.
Providence Basketball: Transfer Wesley Cardet Jr. commits to Friars
Every team in the nation can and will be affected by the Transfer Portal, with very different effects felt based on the difference between these programs. You rarely see a program like Chicago State scoring a win, as former star guard Wesley Cardet Jr. opted to transfer and will continue his career at Providence.
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