Deondre Bransford, a junior on the Wheeler High boys basketball team, scored 31 points and grabbed 20 rebounds in a pair of Class S state tournament games.
Sponsored by Rhode Island Media Group: For the 2022-2023 school year, The Westerly Sun will be selecting high school Athletes of the Week. Voting closes on Tuesday at 9am and the top selection will be announced on Thursday. The nominees for the week ending March 18th are as follows:
Michael Urgo, a Wheeler High senior who swims for a co-op team comprised of students from Fitch, Ledyard, Stonington and Wheeler, was named Swimmer of the Meet for the second consecutive year at the ECC championships.
Abbey Donato, a sophomore on the Westerly High girls swim team, finished third in the 100 butterfly and fifth in the 100 freestyle at the Division II championships.
Jack Kenyon, a junior on the Westerly High boys swim team, was the lone individual winner for the Bulldogs at the Division II championship meet.
Luke Donato, a senior on the Westerly High boys swim team, finished first in two races as the Bulldogs beat Classical, 57-36, to complete an undefeated Division II season (5-0).
Makayla Delzer, a senior on the Wheeler High girls basketball team, scored 15 points and grabbed 24 rebounds in two games for the Lions.
Robbie Scavello, a junior on the Stonington boys basketball team, scored 35 points, grabbed 20 rebounds, dished out 11 assists and made nine steals in three games for the Bears, two of them wins.
Randi Swenson, a senior on the Chariho High gymnastics team, finished with an all-around score of 34.85 against Prout/EWG.
Robbie Wade, a junior on the Westerly High indoor track and field team, placed second in the 400 at the East Coast Invitational on Jan. 14.
Ryan Currier, a Chariho High junior, was named the most outstanding wrestler at the Chad Antoch Memorial Tournament.
Riley Peloquin, a junior on the Westerly High girls basketball team, was named to the all-tournament team at the WCCU Holiday Basketball Tournament.
Voisinet, a sophomore, scored 19 points as Westerly topped rival Chariho in overtime.
Luke Lowry, a senior on the Stonington High boys basketball team, scored a career-high 31 points in the Bears’ victory over Plainfield.
The Chariho High boys soccer team closed its season with 10 straight victories, capped by a 2-1 win over Coventry in the Division II championship game.
Stonington High's field hockey team, despite losing most of its 2021 squad to graduation, made a second straight trip to the Class S championship game, where it lost to North Branford.
Lance Williams, a senior quarterback on the Westerly High football team, was named MVP after the Bulldogs’ 55-0 win over Stonington in the Thanksgiving Day game.
Madi Allard, a senior goalkeeper on the Stonington High field hockey team, made four saves in a penalty shootout, helping the Bears defeat Canton in the Class S state semifinals.
Finleigh Callahan, a junior on the Chariho High girls volleyball team, served five aces as the Chargers captured the Division II title to finish the season undefeated (19-0).
Ryann Denecour, a sophomore on the Chariho High girls soccer team, scored three goals and had two assists in two Division I playoff wins for the Chargers.
Tessa Azzinaro, a senior on the Chariho High girls soccer team, scored the tying goal with one second remaining as the Chargers deadlocked with East Greenwich.
Gia Keegan, a senior on the Westerly High girls soccer team, scored three goals in two Bulldogs victories.
Eric Fusaro, a junior on the Westerly High football team, intercepted two passes in Westerly’s win over Cranston East.
Finn O’Keefe, a freshman on the Stonington High girls soccer team, scored the winning goal in the final two minutes in the Bears' victory against East Lyme.
Collin Fitts, a senior on the Chariho High football team, rushed for 133 yards and two touchdowns, including a 50-yarder, on just seven carries as Chariho beat Toll Gate, 41-0, in a Division III matchup.
Kate Anbari, a Stonington High sophomore on the field hockey team, scored with 57 seconds remaining for the game’s only goal to lift the Bears past East Lyme in an ECC matchup.
Rachel Federico, a senior on the Westerly High volleyball team, had nine kills, six digs and served for two aces in the Bulldogs’ Division II victory over Mt. Hope.
Lexi Cole, a junior on the Chariho High volleyball team, helped the Chargers remain unbeaten with a victory over St. Raphael.
Reid DosSantos, a junior goalkeeper on the Chariho High girls soccer team, had seven saves as the Chargers defeated Stonington High, 1-0, in the Piver Cup tournament.
Josh Mooney, a junior on the Stonington High track and field team, won the 110 hurdles at the State Open meet and placed second in the same event at New Englands.
Addie Hauptmann, a senior on the Wheeler High softball team, collected the 100th hit of her career in her final at-bat for the Lions during a Class S playoff loss.
Jake Serra, a senior on the Westerly High track team, established a school record in the 800 meters at the Bishop Hendricken Invitational.
Rachel Federico, a junior on the Westerly High track team, finished first in the discus at the Class B championships.
Elena Fusaro, a sophomore on the Westerly High softball team, hit a bases-loaded triple in the third inning as the Bulldogs ended an 18-game losing streak against rival Chariho with a 6-4 victory.
Dean Pons Jr., a senior on the Westerly High baseball team, struck out 14 batters in the Bulldogs’ five-inning win over Wheeler School/Rocky Hill.
Maddy Barrette, a sophomore softball player for Chariho High, hit a two-run single in the seventh inning to lift Chariho past Cumberland.
James Main, a freshman baseball player for Wheeler High, was 3 for 5 with a double and an RBI in two games.
Sophia Valentini, a sophomore on the Westerly High softball team, struck out 24 batters in two Bulldogs victories.
Jack Tenuta, a sophomore pitcher for the Westerly High baseball team, struck out three and allowed just one hit in four innings as Westerly beat East Greenwich to open the season.
Wheeler High's Mike Urgo, a junior, was named the swimmer of the meet at the ECC championships after winning the 50 and 100 freestyle races.
Stonington edged two-time defending champion Bloomfield, 56-53, to win the Class S state title and received the most votes for the best winter indoor team.
Zane Brewer, a freshman on the Wheeler High boys basketball team, scored 22 points and had eight rebounds in the Lions’ Division V state tournament loss to Whitney Tech.
Corbin Maraia, a junior on the Chariho High wrestling team, finished fourth at the New England championships in the 195-pound weight class.
Sydney Haik, a sophomore on the Westerly High girls basketball team, scored 12 points (with three 3-pointers) in a playoff loss to West Warwick.
Champlin, a senior on the Westerly High boys swimming team, finished first in the 100 freestyle and second in the 200 individual medley at the Division II championships.
Ryan Gruczka and Josh Mooney, both juniors, each won an event and finished second in another as Stonington High captured the Class S boys state title, the school’s first indoor track crown.
Addie Hauptmann, a senior on the Wheeler High girls basketball team, scored 30 points and had 36 rebounds in two games.
Gabby Dimock, a sophomore forward on the Stonington High girls basketball team, scored 31 points and had 22 rebounds in a pair of Bears wins.
Dorian White, a senior on the Stonington High boys basketball team, scored 57 points and had 16 rebounds in three games for the Bears.
Riley Peloquin, a sophomore guard/forward on the Westerly High girls basketball team, scored 22 points and had 19 rebounds in two games for the Bulldogs, one a win and one a loss.
Keith Zardies, a sophomore guard on the Wheeler High boys basketball team, scored 15 points and made seven steals in the Lions' victory over Putnam.
Addie Hauptmann, a senior on the Wheeler High girls basketball team, scored 32 points in two games during the Montville Christmas Tournament.
Nate Cyr, a senior on the Stonington High boys basketball team, scored 26 points and pulled down 10 rebounds in the Bears’ 70-62 win over Woodstock Academy.
Sydne Haik, a sophomore on the Westerly High girls basketball team, scored 14 points as the Bulldogs opened the season with a victory over Cumberland.
Dante Wilk, a senior on the Westerly High boys basketball team, scored 23 points and had eight assists as the Bulldogs opened the season with a victory over longtime rival Chariho.
Stonington’s boys soccer team closed the season with 21 straight victories and earned its second straight Class M state championship, while the Bears field hockey team reached the Class S state title game.
Luke Lowry, a junior receiver on the Stonington High football team, caught a pair of touchdown passes in the Bears’ Thanksgiving Day loss to Westerly.