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.
Sponsored by Antonino Auto Group: For the 2021-2022 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 January 22nd are as follows:
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.
Sam Montalto, a senior striker on the Stonington High boys soccer team, scored a pair of goals as the Bears defeated Ellington, 3-1, for the Class M state title.
Both Chariho High soccer teams captured Division II championships over the weekend of Nov. 12.
Billy DeCastro, a senior on the Stonington High boys soccer team, was named the most outstanding player of the ECC Division I tournament and is the athlete of the week for the week ending Nov. 6.
Riley Matarese, a sophomore on the Chariho High girls soccer team, scored four goals in the Chargers’ 8-0 win over Woonsocket on Oct. 22.
Samantha Harris, a senior on the Stonington High field hockey team, scored the game’s only goal with no time left on the clock in the Bears' victory over Avon on Oct. 16.
Chaia Elwell, a sophomore on the Chariho High field hockey team, scored five goals and had four assists in a pair of Charger victories.
Meg Beal, a senior on the Westerly High girls volleyball team, had 13 aces and 28 assists in three Westerly victories.
Ryann Denecour, a freshman on the Chariho High girls soccer team, scored six goals in three Chargers victories.
Brianna Denecour, a senior on the Chariho High girls soccer team, scored four goals and had two assists in a pair of victories.
Alex Stoehr, a freshman on the Westerly High softball team, hit three triples and a double in a doubleheader sweep of Barrington.
Josh Mooney, a sophomore on the Stonington High boys track and field team, won the 110 hurdles at the Class M state championships with a time of 14.65 seconds.
Addie Hauptmann, a junior on the Lions softball team, was 4 for 9 with a home run and six RBIs in two games.
Wheeler High's Bradin Anderson, a freshman on the Lions baseball team, pitched a complete-game shutout to beat Grasso Tech.
Stonington High's Tori LoPresto, a senior on the softball team, finished 10 for 18 (.556) at the plate in a busy four-game week for the Bears.
Dean Pons Jr., a junior on the Westerly High baseball team, is the Athlete of the Week for the week ending May 8.
Makayla Delzer, a sophomore on the Wheeler High softball team, hit a bases-loaded double in the Lions’ victory over St. Bernard.
Wheeler High's Grace Armstrong, a senior, scored 19 goals in two Wheeler victories.
Chad Mayne, a junior on the Westerly High football team, kicked a 37-yard field goal in the fourth quarter in the Bulldogs’ 30-7 victory over Mt. Hope.
Jasmine Babbitt, a senior middle hitter, finished with 23 kills in two matches for the Chariho High girls volleyball team.
Cam Hinchey, a junior on the Stonington High basketball team, scored 42 points in two games for the Bears.
Katya Torruella, a senior, was the top Stonington gymnast for the Bears in a pair of meets.
Dorian White, a junior on the Stonington High boys basketball team, scored 53 points in two games, including the Bears’ first win of the season.
Joey Guarnieri, a Westerly High senior, finished third in the 300 meters at the state indoor track and field championships.
Spencer Shiels, a junior, scored the 1,000th point of her career in a state tournament loss to South Kingstown on March 12.
Zoe Ribeiro, a senior on the Stonington High girls basketball team, scored a career-high 32 points in the Bears' Class M state tournament victory over Morgan on March 5.
Three Chariho High wrestlers — Kyle Merritt, James Dougherty and Nate Marchione — won titles at the state championship meet on March 1.
Bella Santos, a Chariho High sophomore, placed 12th at the state individual gymnastics championships to qualify for the New England meet.
Chariho High's Spencer Shiels had 48 points, 15 rebounds, 14 assists and 18 steals in a pair of Charger wins.
Mackenzie Fusaro scored 16 points in Westerly High's win against Shea on Feb. 4. She made a pair of 3-pointers in the 42-34 victory over the Raiders.
Scott Merritt, a senior wrestler, won three bouts on Jan. 30 to become the all-time wins leader at Chariho with 169.
Spencer Shiels, a Chariho High junior, scored 13 points, dished out 10 assists and had 12 steals in a win over Middletown.
Addie Hauptmann, a sophomore guard, scored 53 points and had 25 steals in three games as the Lions clinched a berth in the Class S state tournament.
Chariho High's Kate Powers, a senior, scored the 1,000th point of her career with 2.5 seconds remaining in a win against Cranston East.
Wheeler High's Leah Pion, a sophomore, scored 32 points and had 19 rebounds in three wins during the week.
Kyle Merritt, a senior at Chariho High, went 6-0 and placed first in the 145-pound weight class at the George Bossi Lowell Holiday Tournament on Dec. 28.
Kate Powers, a senior, scored 28 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as Chariho defeated Exeter-West Greenwich in a Division II girls basketball game.
Levi King, a senior forward on the Chariho High boys basketball team, totaled 42 points and 24 rebounds over two games as the Chargers opened the season with victories over Ponaganset and Division I South Kingstown.
Chase Gouvin, a freshman, scored Stonington High’s only touchdown in its 28-7 loss to Westerly on Thanksgiving Day.
Stonington won its first state title since 1993 with a 1-0 win against Ellington on Nov. 23. Wynn Hammond scored the game’s only goal heading in a corner kick from Tyler Fidrych in the second half.
Pierce, a sophomore midfielder, scored a pair of goals and assisted on another as the Lions beat Coventry in penalty kicks in the Class S tournament on Nov. 11.
SOUTH KINGSTOWN — On the eve of Thanksgiving, the University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team, as usual, was thankful for its veteran guards.
Pezzullo scored the game-winning goal in overtime to lift Chariho High past North Smithfield, 2-1, in the Division II girls soccer semifinals on Nov. 6.
Westerly High's Rocco Cillino rushed for 128 yards and scored a touchdown in the Bulldogs' 14-13 loss to Burrillville on Nov. 2.
Montalto, a sophomore striker for the Stonington High boys soccer team, scored five goals for the week ending Oct. 26 to help the Bears clinch the ECC Division I championship.
Haxton returned an interception 70 yards for a touchdown as the Chargers defeated the Juanita Sanchez/Providence Country Day/Wheeler School co-op, 12-6, on Oct. 19.
Montalto, a sophomore striker, had a pair of hat tricks in two Stonington High wins for the week ending Oct. 12.
Chariho's Abby Cole earned wins on Sept. 30 against North Kingstown and Westerly to cap an undefeated season in the Southern Division