WESTERLY — Turnovers and missed free throws. Too many of one and it's awful tough to win a basketball game. Too many of both and ... well, it's impossible.
PROVIDENCE — Westerly High finished second in two races as it dropped a pair of Southern Division indoor boys track meets on Monday.
Head coach: Jim Knapp (2nd season). Assistant coach: Terry Hiltz
PROVIDENCE — James Penhallow finished first in one event and second in another as Chariho High split its Southern Division boys indoor track opener on Monday.
GROTON — Miranda Arruda scored 23 points and Zoe Ribeiro finished with 14 as the Stonington High girls basketball team defeated Fitch, 56-28, in the ECC-Division II opener for both schools.
WOOD RIVER JCT. — Dylan LaBelle scored 18 points and Levi King added 12 as Chariho High earned its first boys basketball win of the season, 64-55, against Toll Gate in a nonleague game Tuesday night.
PUTNAM — Putnam jumped to a 12-point lead at the half and defeated Wheeler High, 45-20, in an ECC-Division IV girls basketball game on Tuesday.
WESTERLY — Bereket Janat had 10 points and 21 rebounds as Westerly High bounced back from a season-opening loss with a 78-61 victory over Ponaganset on Monday night.
Head coach: Dave Federico (18th season).
DANIELSON, Conn. — Savannah Galluci scored 16 points and the Wheeler High girls basketball team defeated Ellis Tech, 38-16, in the season opener for both teams Monday.
Head coach: Natalie Baggesen (second season).
Head coach: Paulla Solar (18th season). Assistant coaches: Samantha Ryan, Ed Kolnaski (volunteer).
Head coach: Christine Corah (fourth season). Assistant coach: Eric Collins.
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Head coach: Mike Gleason (13th season). Assistant coaches: Brent Fusaro, Jody Vacca, Austin Cilley (volunteer), Keith Kennedy (volunteer).
Head coach: Corey Downey (eighth season). Assistant coaches: Adam Champlin, Tom Longolucco (volunteer).
NORTH STONINGTON — Back in early September, first-year Wheeler High girls volleyball coach Jeff Cummings said his goals for the season were for the Lions to have a better record than in 2017 and to qualify for the state tournament.
NORTH KINGSTOWN — Seven Chariho High wrestlers finished first in their weight classes as the Chargers topped the field in the South County wrestling tournament Saturday.
WORCESTER, Mass. — David Cox is so experienced when it comes to the Princeton system that he could easily coach in it. His University of Rhode Island Rams don’t run a system very similar to the ball screen-happy Princeton offense, but Cox’s prep work paid off in Saturday’s 79-63 win over Hol…
WORCESTER, Mass. — One run gave the University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team control, and the other allowed the Rams to finish when they lost their grip.
WESTERLY — Perhaps the best thing about the first game of the basketball season for players, coaches and officials is that it only happens once.
WOOD RIVER JCT. — Chariho High's Gabi Huzyk had two attributes that paid big dividends for her this tennis season.
PORTSMOUTH — Portsmouth rolled past Chariho High, 62-25, in a nonleague girls basketball game Friday night, the season opener for both teams.
NORTH SCITUATE — Chariho High trailed by 12 points in the second half before taking the lead with six minutes to go, but the Chargers ultimately fell to Ponaganset, 76-70, in the season-opening boys basketball game for both teams Friday night.
WOOD RIVER JCT. — Chariho High junior hitter Kate Powers did it all for the Charger girls volleyball team this season.
Head coach: Scott Merritt (28th season). Assistant coach: Derek Adams
WOOD RIVER JCT. — Chariho High’s girls soccer team relied on center backs Tia Sardelli and Daria DiBiasio to make sure opponents did not get easy opportunities this season.
Head coach: Al Gaccione (15th season).
NARRAGANSETT — Rachel Federico scored with 1 seconds remaining as the Westerly Middle girls basketball team opened the season with a win against Narragansett, 19-17, on Thursday.
Head coach: Sue Haik (fourth season). Assistant coaches: Erinn Beal, Rana Hamelin.
Head coach: Tom Gilligan (third season). Assistant coaches: Kevin O’Leary, Mike Gilligan (volunteer).
WOOD RIVER JCT. — Two Chariho High boys soccer players were named to the All-Division II first team this season.
BOSTON — Providence coach Ed Cooley's team needed a clutch 3-pointer at the end of regulation.
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STONINGTON — Three Stonington High runners were named to the first-team in ECC Division II for girls cross country this season.
STONINGTON — Stonington High's Nathan Gonzalez earned first-team All-ECC Division II honors this season for the boys cross country team.
NORTH STONINGTON — After the Wheeler High girls soccer team gave up a boat load of goals in 2017, coach Jim Cervini knew he needed a capable goalkeeper entering this season.
STONINGTON — Three Stonington High sophomores and a senior earned ECC postseason honors for the girls soccer team this season.
The Westerly Micro cheerleaders won the Southern New England Youth Football Conference cheerleading championships on Nov. 12 at Mohegan Sun Casino.
Westerly's Senior cheerleaders were the Southern New England Youth Football Conference champions this season.
STONINGTON — Stonington High senior tennis player Gabby Dellacono signed her "likely letter" to attend Brown University on Tuesday, at the school with her parents Frank and Laurel Dellacono looking on. Ivy League schools do not offer athletic scholarships so there is no requirement for the N…
WOOD RIVER JCT. — Chariho High had an opportunity to gain the early advantage in Friday’s football game against an East Greenwich team that came out extremely flat.
WAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y. — Abby Cole finished sixth in the girls Open race at the Nike Northeast regional girls cross country meet on Saturday.
WAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y. — Two Chariho High runners finished in the top 10 in the Nike Northeast regional boys cross country meet on Saturday.
WESTERLY — The 15 and over girls 200-yard medley relay team for the Ocean Community YMCA Dolphins established a team record during a swim meet with the Mystic YMCA on Saturday.
WESTERLY — Perhaps the biggest challenge for Westerly High’s Josh Lacerte on Thursday was trying to come up with a way to get all his hardware home.
WESTERLY — By the middle of the first quarter it was apparent that Westerly High was headed for a big day against Stonington High in the annual Thanksgiving Day game football game between the two schools.
WESTERLY — Westerly High will look to re-establish it dominance up front when it hosts Stonington High on Thursday in the annual Thanksgiving Day game at Augeri Field.
STONINGTON — If Stonington High expects to beat Westerly High in Thursday’s game, it must find a way to match the Bulldogs’ physical play.
WOOD RIVER JCT. — Chariho High’s Thanksgiving Day football game with East Greenwich has been moved to Friday.
WESTERLY — Stonington High’s touchdown in the final minute lifted the Bears past Westerly High, 22-19, in 2008, ending one of the best games in the long football series between the two schools.
WOOD RIVER JCT. — Chariho High will be seeking is fourth straight Thanksgiving football victory on Thursday, but this could be the most formidable foe it has faced in a while.
WOOD RIVER JCT. — Cameron Panciera scored four touchdowns and rushed for 155 yards as Chariho High topped Exeter-West Greenwich, 32-20, in the 2008 Thanksgiving Day contest.
LEDYARD — Stonington’s defense played tough when it mattered most and the offense turned in some big plays as the 14U team won the Southern New England Youth Football Conference championship with a 34-6 win against Ledyard Sunday night.
UNCASVILLE — For much of the afternoon, the Providence College men’s basketball team and its fans wondered if they would ever have the chance to take over the Mohegan Sun Arena.
KINGSTON — Losing season after losing season. Embarrassing, blow-out defeats. Turnovers, penalties, self-inflicted losses.
WESTERLY — In the fall of 1968, the town was rocked by some horrible news.