Jared Coon of Pawcatuck establishes an American record in the clean and jerk during the masters weightlifting national championships in Salt Lake City in March. Coon lifted 363 pounds and snatched 291 pounds in 35-39 age group. He finished first with a combined total of 654 pounds. It was th…
FOXBORO, Mass. — The Shoreline Surfers, a fourth-grade, Westerly-based AAU basketball team, won their division at the Mass Premier Courts Spring Tip Off last week.
WESTERLY — Five players scored in double figures as Anderson Law Firm defeated Malted Barley, 90-89, for the Ocean Community YMCA Men's 18-Plus Basketball League championship on Sunday.
The Westerly Wrestling Club's 8U team won the state championship this season. The team and their coaches are, front, Randy Johnston, head coach; middle, from left, Sam Parrillo (state champ, 37 pounds), Kasin McAndrew, Alex Myers, Brody Mayo (third, 55 pounds), Robby Newton (third, 63, 12U),…
WESTERLY — Balanced scoring carried Anderson Law Firm to a 76-65 victory over G&S Auto Sales on Sunday in the semifinals of the Ocean Community YMCA 18-Plus Basketball League playoffs.
WESTERLY — Pick Pockets Deli scored 53 points in the second half and beat Westerly Car Wash, 91-74, in the Ocean Community YMCA 18+ Adult Basketball League playoffs Sunday.
WESTERLY — Keith Porter scored a game-high 26 points, 17 in the second half, and Malted Barley defeated Westerly Car Wash, 73-67, during play in the Ocean Community YMCA 18-Plus Men's Basketball League on Feb. 24.
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WESTERLY — Matt Appleton made 13 3-pointers and scored 41 points as Anderson Law Firm romped past Performance Compounding Inc., 133-34, in Week 6 of the Ocean Community YMCA 18-Plus Basketball League on Sunday.
WESTERLY — Registration for the 2019 spring season of Westerly Area Youth Lacrosse is open to boys and girls in grades 1-8. More information is available at westerlylacrosse.org or email westerlylacrosse@gmail.com. Financial aid is available.
WESTERLY — M.T. Sciro scored 23 points and Keith Porter had 19 as Malted Barley defeated Anderson Law Firm, 79-74, in the Ocean Community YMCA 18-Plus Men's Basketball League on Sunday.
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WESTERLY — Bobby Atkins scored 13 points and Robbie Frye added 12 as Westerly Car Wash defeated STM, 60-52, in the Ocean Community YMCA 18-Plus Basketball League on Sunday.
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STONINGTON — Registration is underway for the 2019 Pawcatuck Little League season at pawcatucklittleleague.com. Registration online is encouraged.
WESTERLY — Four Anderson Law Firm players scored in doubles figures in an 82-62 win over Pick Pockets Deli in the Ocean Community YMCA Men's 18-Plus Basketball League on Sunday.
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COVENTRY — Westerly Middle's Jack Kelley earned three wins in the middle school wrestling Futures Tournament on Saturday at Coventry High.
PROVIDENCE — Lesson learned.
AMHERST, Mass. — Identifying a trap game doesn’t necessarily make it that much easier to avoid stepping right into a pitfall. David Cox and his coaching staff forewarned their charges all week that UMass would be playing with desperation, after an 0-6 start to Atlantic 10 play.
SCITUATE — Westerly Middle fell to Scituate, 28-21, on Thursday in the first round of the middle school girls state basketball tournament.
WESTERLY — Two members of the Westerly Barbell Club established New England masters records during a competition on Jan. 5 at the Robinson Weightlifting Club in Franklin, Mass.
WESTERLY — Tim Sartor scored 24 points with six 3-pointers as G&S Auto Sales beat STM, 90-52, in the Ocean Community YMCA 18-plus men's basketball league Sunday.
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WESTERLY — Warwick defeated Westerly Middle, 31-27, in a girls basketball game on Thursday.
WARWICK — Ben Gorman scored 18 points and Trey Rekstis had 17 as the Westerly Middle boys basketball team beat Warwick, 58-35, on Thursday.
WESTERLY — Ben Gorman scored 14 points as the Westerly Middle boys basketball team defeated Chariho Middle, 57-28, on Tuesday.
WESTERLY — Rachel Federico had 16 points, 10 rebounds and five steals and the Westerly Middle girls basketball team clinched a playoff berth with a 29-18 victory over Chariho on Tuesday.
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WEST GREENWICH — Rachel Federico had her best game of the season, scoring 19 points, grabbing 14 rebounds and blocking six shots to lead the Westerly Middle girls basketball team over Exeter-West Greenwich, 43-25, on Thursday, keeping Westerly's hopes for a playoff berth alive.
WESTERLY — Ben Gorman scored 18 points and the Westerly Middle boys basketball team beat Exeter-West Greenwich, 79-47 on Thursday.
WAKEFIELD — Westerly recorded three pins, two victories by decision and three forfeit wins to defeat Curtis Corner, 44-33, in a middle school wrestling match Thursday.
WESTERLY — Curtis Corner defeated Westerly Middle, 33-11, in a girls basketball game on Tuesday.
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KINGSTON – It hasn't been the easiest campaign so far for the University of Rhode Island men's basketball squad. New coaches, new roles, and new players have led to some growing pains for the team, but things are looking up as of late.
JOHNSTON — The Westerly Wrestling Club's 8 and under team finished first in the Johnston Holiday Invitational on Saturday.
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COVENTRY — Rachel Federico scored 22 points and grabbed nine rebounds as the Westerly Middle girls basketball team defeated Feinstein, 32-29, on Thursday.
WEST WARWICK — Jesse Samo scored 17 points, but Westerly Middle lost to Deering, 52-49, in a boys basketball game Tuesday.
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Westerly's Senior cheerleaders were the Southern New England Youth Football Conference champions this season.
KINGSTON — When a team struggles to shoot, it helps to have big men to rely on to clean up the mess.
UNCASVILLE — The Westerly youth football cheerleaders finished first in the Senior and Micro divisions in the annual Southern New England Youth Football Conference championships on Nov. 11 at Mohegan Sun Casino.
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 — 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.
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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.
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.
KINGSTON — Losing season after losing season. Embarrassing, blow-out defeats. Turnovers, penalties, self-inflicted losses.
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.
UNCASVILLE, Conn. – Another installment of casino basketball is on tap for the Providence Friars this weekend with games scheduled Saturday (against South Carolina) and Sunday (against either Michigan or George Washington) at the Mohegan Sun Arena.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute goalkeeper Gabby Hoops has been named to the NEWMAC women’s soccer all-conference first team.
WESTERLY — Westerly’s Tommy Bousquet finished first in the Setting the Pace for Conservation 5K road race at the Avondale Farm Preserve on Sunday.
