WESTERLY — Last season, Westerly High's Kaya West was agonizingly close to earning All-State honors in cross country.
Jackie L. Turner, Special to The Sun
WESTERLY — Awards were handed out to seven players following the annual Thanksgiving Day game between Stonington High and Westerly High on Thursday.
WESTERLY — Stonington High's longtime football coach A.J. Massengale was critical of some Westerly High players and an assistant coach for an incident that he said occurred at halftime of Thursday's 28-14 win by the Bulldogs.
WESTERLY — Stopping Westerly High's Zack Tuck and the team's rushing attack has been a difficult task for most opponents this season.
WESTERLY — Westerly High football coach Stanley Dunbar has been a part of big games before.
STONINGTON — A clear trend has developed throughout the Stonington High football team's 2021 season — a return to winning ways.
STONINGTON — Westerly High running back Adam Mitchell scored on the first play from scrimmage and the Bulldogs turned back Stonington High, 15-0, in the annual Thanksgiving Day game between the two schools in 2011.
WEST GREENWICH — Chariho High quarterback Jansen Williamson scored on 99-yard run and the Chargers defeated Exeter-West Greenwich, 32-24, on Thanksgiving Day in 2011.
WARWICK — Winter sports athletes will need to be masked up when they head indoors for the first day of official practice on Monday, Nov. 29.
THETFORD, Vt. — Chariho High's Erin vonHousen finished 39th at the 86th annual New England cross country championships Saturday at Thetford Academy.
PAWTUCKET — Westerly High standout defensive end Greg Gorman knew what it would take for the Bulldogs to upset St. Raphael Academy in the Division II semifinals Friday night.
PAWTUCKET — St. Raphael scored the game's only goal with 19 minutes remaining and beat Westerly High, 1-0, in the Division III girls soccer semifinals Tuesday night.
NORTH SCITUATE — Westerly High's Kaya West earned third-team All-State honors with a 15th-place finish Saturday at the girls cross country state championship meet.
NORTH SCITUATE — Westerly High's Jake Serra finished 21st at the boys cross country state championship meet Saturday at Ponaganset High to earn third-team All-State honors.
BARRINGTON — Westerly High received a huge block from a wide receiver, made a key defensive adjustment and received big contributions from the usual sources in a rousing 35-23 win over Barrington in a Division II quarterfinal-round game Friday night.
WESTERLY — Westerly High scored three unanswered goals in the first half but had to hold on for a 3-2 victory over Providence Country Day in the quarterfinals of the District III girls soccer tournament on Thursday.
WESTERLY — Westerly High is ranked ninth in the latest Rhode Island Sports Media football poll, which was released Tuesday night.
WESTERLY — Westerly High will travel to Barrington for the quarterfinal round of the Division II football playoffs on Friday.
WESTERLY — Westerly High is the No. 3 seed in the Division III girls soccer tournament and will host Providence Country Day in the quarterfinals on Thursday at 6 p.m.
NORTH SCITUATE — Three Westerly High runners placed in the top 10 and the Bulldogs finished third in the Class C girls cross country meet Saturday at Ponaganset High.
NORTH SCITUATE — Westerly High placed two runners in the top seven and finished fourth in the Class C boys cross country meet Saturday at Ponaganset High.
NORTH SCITUATE — Chariho High's Erin vonHousen finished 10th and the Chargers placed seventh in the Class A girls cross country meet Saturday at Ponaganset High.
NEW SHOREHAM — Westerly High's eight-match girls volleyball winning streak came to an end with a 3-1 loss to Block Island on Saturday that, beforehand, featured a challenging ride on the ferry.
STONINGTON — Westerly Middle swept a pair of races from Stonington Middle in the annual McCoy Cup cross country race Friday.
WESTERLY — Westerly High won its eighth consecutive girls volleyball match Friday, sweeping Central, 3-0, in a Division III contest.
WESTERLY — When Westerly High's football team has good field position early in a possession, coach Stanley Dunbar is a big fan of putting the ball in the air.
SCITUATE — Julia Gencarelli served for six aces and the Westerly High girls volleyball team turned back Scituate, 3-1, Thursday night to earn its seventh straight Division III victory.
COVENTRY — Coventry scored the winning goal with 12 seconds remaining to defeat Westerly High, 4-3, in a Division II boys soccer game Thursday night.
WESTERLY — Sam Sacco scored in the final two minutes to lift Westerly High into a 1-1 tie with Narragansett in a Division III girls soccer game Thursday night at Augeri Field.
WESTERLY — Burrillville scored off a corner kick with 18 minutes left in regulation and held on to defeat Westerly High, 1-0, in a Division III girls soccer game Wednesday.
WESTERLY — The Westerly High girls volleyball team won its sixth straight match, defeating Woonsocket, 3-0, in a Division III match Monday night.
WESTERLY — Westerly High moved up three spots in the latest Rhode Island Sports Media football poll, which was released Tuesday.
WESTERLY — Energized by a save from senior goalkeeper Alex Nelson, Westerly High scored three second-half goals and beat Exeter-West Greenwich, 5-1, in a Division III girls soccer game Monday.
SMITHFIELD — Cali West was Westerly High's top finisher at the girls freshman state cross country championships Monday at Deerfield Park.
SMITHFIELD — Chris Pendola paced Westerly High at the boys freshman state cross country championships Monday at Deerfield Park.
WESTERLY — When Chariho High's boys soccer team distributes the ball, it can be a dangerous team.
SMITHFIELD — Westerly Middle's Greg West finished seventh in the middle school boys state cross country championship meet Saturday at Bryant University.
WESTERLY — Westerly High's football team really didn't have a signature win on its mantle heading into Friday night's Division II contest with Barrington.
CRANSTON — Westerly High swept the doubles competitions — losing just one game along the way — and defeated Cranston East, 6-1, on Friday in a Division II girls tennis match, the Bulldogs' season finale.
STONINGTON — Hannah Nulick scored three goals and Stonington High topped Killingly, 7-1, on Senior Night in an ECC field hockey match on Thursday.
NARRAGANSETT — Narragansett scored two goals in the second half and turned back Westerly High, 2-0, in a Division III girls soccer game on Thursday.
PAWTUCKET — Meg Beal delivered eight kills and Riley Peloquin contributed seven as the Westerly High girls volleyball team defeated Tolman, 3-1, on Thursday in a Division III match.
WESTERLY — West Warwick scored two goals in the second half to overtake Westerly and went on to beat the Bulldogs, 3-2, on Wednesday in a Division II boys soccer game.
WESTERLY — Westerly High suffered a narrow 4-3 loss to Classical in a Division II girls tennis match Wednesday at Rotary Park.
WESTERLY — With four games remaining in the Division III regular season, the Westerly High girls soccer team is hoping to carry some momentum into the postseason.
PAWTUCKET — Westerly High breezed past winless Shea, 3-0, in a Division III girls volleyball match Tuesday, the Bulldogs' fourth straight sweep.
WESTERLY — Westerly High dropped three spots in the latest Rhode Island Sports Media football poll after a loss to Classical.
WOOD RIVER JCT. — Chariho High swept the singles competition and defeated Westerly High, 5-2, in a Division II girls tennis match Monday.
The 2020 Westerly High Athletic Hall of Fame class was inducted during a ceremony at the Haversham House in Westerly on Friday. The inductees are, front, from left, Andrew Springer, Amanda Barelli, Meredith Ward and James V. Capizzano; back, from left, John Spears, brother of the late induc…
PROVIDENCE — For a minute or two, it appeared Westerly High's Zack Tuck had scored a dramatic touchdown late in the fourth quarter to force overtime with Classical on Saturday.
WARWICK — Joe Flood scored twice and Westerly High played Toll Gate to a 2-2 tie in a Division II boys soccer game Friday night.
PORTSMOUTH — Jake Serra finished third and the Westerly High boys cross team placed second at the East Bay Challenge boys cross country race at The Glen on Thursday.
PORTSMOUTH — Westerly High's Kaya West finished second and Cali West was third in the East Bay Challenge girls cross country race on Thursday at The Glen.
Meg Beal, a senior on the Westerly High girls volleyball team, had 13 aces and 28 assists in three Westerly victories.
WESTERLY — Westerly High won every match in straight sets and beat winless Woonsocket, 7-0, in a Division II girls tennis match on Thursday at Rotary Park.
EAST GREENWICH — Westerly Middle's Greg West finished second in the Southern Division boys cross country championship meet on Thursday.