WESTERLY — Westerly High senior football players Mike Garafola and Connor Martin were looking forward to this year's Thanksgiving Day game for very special reasons.
Fall sports for Rhode Island high schools will begin Oct. 2, nearly a month after its scheduled start this season, according to a plan unveiled by the Rhode Island Interscholastic League on Wednesday.
The looming decision on what high school sports might look like this fall in Rhode Island is on the minds of many.
The good news is Matthew Walker is finally healthy.
STONINGTON — For the first time in almost a century, Westerly High and Stonington High will not play each other in a football game scheduled for Thanksgiving Day, another victim to the coronavirus pandemic.
College track and field: Randi Burr has overcome severe reaction to bee sting to contribute at UConn
WESTERLY — Randi Burr sat in her doctor's office and sobbed for 20 minutes.
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WESTERLY — When Isaac Martin delivered a blast to deep left field in Monday night's baseball game with the Chariho Connie Mack squad, he thought it was a home run for sure.
Versatility remains Emma Santee's trademark.
Sydney Federico, the Providence Journal’s Honor Roll girl award winner, will be the guest Saturday on the WBLQ Sports Report at 8:25 a.m. The program is broadcast on 1230AM and 103.1 FM. It can also be heard on wblq.net.
Kata Cummings was a rare breed in high school — a four-sport athlete.
WESTERLY — Westerly High's Sydney Federico and Rocco Cillino each received the Kevin Woll Award this year.
WESTERLY — Westerly High’s Sydney Federico has received the Providence Journal’s Honor Roll award.
Track and field took a backseat to academics in Helena Hall-Thomsen's first year at Johns Hopkins University.
WARWICK — As high school coaches are seeking to make plans that would enable them to work with their athletes during the summer months, the RIIL has been working closely with the Rhode Island School Superintendents' Association (RISSA) to establish guidelines for the coming months.
WESTERLY — Initially, Westerly High senior Jensen Lund didn't really think it would be this bad.
WESTERLY — Last spring, the Westerly High boys lacrosse team walked off the field at Cranston Stadium with the ultimate prize in its hands — the Division III championship — after beating Narragansett in the title game.
STONINGTON — A proposed change to the Connecticut football playoffs could have an impact on the Westerly-Stonington Thanksgiving Day game for the 2021 season.
WESTERLY — For Derek Jacobs, the coronavirus pandemic has given him some downtime he might not have ordinarily had.
WESTERLY — Kylee Marley just wants to have an opportunity to play lacrosse.
WESTERLY — Westerly High senior Abi Turano is not among the top performers in the school's girls track program.
WESTERLY — For most of us, talking at too high a volume would not inspire any compliments.
WESTERLY — Last spring, the Westerly High boys tennis team achieved the ultimate goal — the Bulldogs earned a championship.
WESTERLY — Westerly High's girls lacrosse team appeared to have some big openings to fill this spring.
Westerly High will take on Chariho High in the first round on Wednesday.
WESTERLY — It was January and Westerly High senior Anna Cozzolino still didn't know where she was going to college.
WESTERLY — It was January and Westerly High senior Anna Cozzolino still didn't know where she was going to college.
WESTERLY — In softball, players have a responsibility to remind each other what is happening in the game. And they are duty-bound to motivate each other.
WESTERLY — Anthony Durante didn't really expect college football to be a part of his future.
WESTERLY — For the longest time, Nick Turo was a football player.
WESTERLY — Dakota Busch has probably hit that shot hundreds of times in her tennis career.
WESTERLY — This was not the Senior Night the players on the Westerly High baseball team envisioned for themselves.
Westerly High will remain in Division II and Chariho High will stay in Division III under a football realignment plan approved last week.
The Rhode Island Interscholastic League made it official Friday morning cancelling spring sports.
Spring sports took a pretty big hit in both Rhode Island and Connecticut on Thursday.
WESTERLY — Westerly High's 4x800 relay team earned second-team All-State recognition after its finish at the state championship meet.
WESTERLY — Sydney Federico has a family tree rooted deep in Westerly High's athletic history.
WESTERLY — Sydney Federico has a family tree rooted deep in Westerly High's athletic history.
WARWICK — So far, so good in the R.I. Interscholastic League’s quest to iron out an high school football realignment proposal, after the Principals’ Committee on Athletics earlier in the week cast a 9-6 vote to deny the initial recommendation.
WESTERLY — First and foremost, Westerly High's Joe Fusaro wanted to find a college that met his needs.
WESTERLY — Westerly High's Patrick Murphy spent most of his high school basketball career playing out of position.
WESTERLY — Westerly High's Patrick Murphy spent most of his high school basketball career playing out of position.
The hope for a spring 2020 season for Rhode Island high school athletes remains alive.
Within R.I. high school sports circles, Henry Coleman holds the rank of unofficial resident historian.
WESTERLY — Westerly High's Derek Mason has never lacked for desire.
WESTERLY — For Westerly High's Chas Morgan, college basketball has always been a part of the plan.
WESTERLY — Westerly High's twin sisters, Mackenzie and Jackie Fusaro, both brought a lot of intensity to the floor for the girls basketball team this season.
WESTERLY — When Westerly High junior Melanie Gomes was a freshman, girls swim coach Jim Knaff worked with her to develop goals.
Monday’s announcement concerning the continuation of distance learning through the month of April should be interpreted as a minor victory regarding the status of Rhode Island high school spring sports.
WESTERLY — Westerly High boys basketball coach Mike Gleason said senior Nick Lauzon was an easy choice to nominate for one of the scholarships awarded by the Rhode Island Basketball Coaches Association.
WESTERLY — Aaron Tallardy says if he knew this was going to happen he might have taken a different perspective on the conclusion of the indoor track season.
WESTERLY — Westerly High's Sydney Federico closed her indoor track career with another All-State honor this winter.
Shortage of scenarios? When it comes to the still-to-be-determined status of high school spring sports, it’s best to plan and plan some more.
WESTERLY — Westerly High put together another strong boys basketball season this winter and it showed in the postseason selections.
WESTERLY — All Westerly High's Rocco Cillino wanted was a chance to play at the next level.
WESTERLY — Megan Albamonti was walking to the Delaware Field House at the University of Delaware on Friday when she got the news via email.
WESTERLY — The Westerly High Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Haversham scheduled for Saturday, March 28 has been canceled.