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Two Fall River athletes win gold at Bay State Games
FALL RIVER — It was all golden for Shawn Kalunga and Thalys Silva. The Atlantis Charter student athletes recently captured gold medals during the Bay State Summer Games Track and Field event at Regis College in Weston. ...
Attleboro resident to compete in Olympics
ATTLEBORO, Mass. (WLNE) — An Attleboro resident will be competing in the Paris Summer Olympics. Zuri Ferguson, who will be representing Trinidad and Tobago, will swim the 100-meter back stroke. Ferguson will be attending the University of Florida (Gainesville) in August of 2025. She attended Attleboro High School, and...
Here are 7 RI athletes who have won gold at the Olympics. Can you name them?
The 2024 summer Olympics are starting and all eyes are turning to Paris as athletes gather to either make their name or defend their status from all over the world. Rhode Island has a long history of producing exceptional Olympians, with gold medalists going back over 100 years. ...
Rhode Island punches its ticket to the Little League Softball World Series
BRISTOL, Conn. — The girls from Cranston Western are going to the World Series. Rhode Island’s Little League Softball all-stars, simply put, are the best in New England. A rout of Connecticut in their regional opener was not to be outdone by a curtain-call shutout against Maine. And a comeback win against Massachusetts had the 11- and 12-year-old all-stars one triumph away from the World Series in Greenville, North Carolina. ...
Taunton team wins national title
LEESBURG, Va.— Last month, Taunton High softball took home its fourth straight state title. Now a Taunton club team has brought home a national title. The Mass Dynamites 14U team (18-8-2) captured the USA Softball Class-B Eastern 14-Under Fast Pitch National Championship Sunday, beating the Olney (Md.) Cougars Pomeroy 13U, 5-4, in the...
Crafting a new era: The 2024 Bristol-Plymouth football schedule
With July coming to a close, a new high school football season is on the horizon. Ahead of the tryouts and training camps, and before the first kickoff whistle sounds under those famed Friday night lights in the Greater Taunton area, the Taunton Daily Gazette is kicking off our 2024 high school football coverage with a look at all four area team's schedules, and last but not least is Bristol-Plymouth. ...
Sea Can trots mile of his life in Plainridge Open
Plainville, MA — Yonkers Invitational trotter Sea Can shipped to Plainridge Park on Thursday (July 25) afternoon and took a new lifetime mark of 1:53.3 after winning the $22,500 Open Handicap trotting feature. Sea Can (Nick Graffam) got away fifth as Marquis Lafayette (Bruce Ranger) rushed to the front...
Special Olympics Rhode Island, Topgolf start unified sports program
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Special Olympics Rhode Island and Topgolf Rhode Island launched a unified sports program. The 12 week program features 16 teams practicing weekly at the Topgolf facility in Cranston, and will end with a tournament on Aug. 22. “Thanks to incredible businesses such as Topgolf, who...
Home ice for North, Feehan hockey partially closed
ATTLEBORO - The home for the North Attleboro and Bishop Feehan hockey teams was ordered closed this week because of mold. Our partners at The Sun Chronicle reported on Thursday and Friday that two of the smaller of the three ice rinks at the New England Sports Village had to be closed after black mold was spotted by some users of the rinks.
Cumberland ages 8-10 all-star softball team wins back-to-back games, reaches state finals
CRANSTON – For the first time since 2019, the Cumberland Youth Baseball/Softball League saw one of its all-star softball teams reach the state finals, because last Thursday night at Cranston’s Brayton Park, Cumberland’s District IV team took on the District I’s Cranston Western Little League/CLCF all-stars for the top prize in the ages 8-10 division’s double-elimination tournament.
Q&A with varsity golf player Sophie Thai ’26
Varsity golf player Sophie Thai ’26 will compete in the 2024 U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship — an elite national tournament— in Tulsa, Okla., in August. Thai, who has been playing in golf tournaments since she was nine years old, was recruited to Dartmouth from Los Altos High School. After two years on the Dartmouth team, she earned the Championship seat at a qualifying competition in Newton, Mass., on July 16. The Dartmouth sat down with Thai to discuss her recent qualification, playing golf at Dartmouth and how she’s gearing up for the competition.
RI Chapter of LPGA Amateurs Wins New England Cup
The Rhode Island Chapter of the LPGA Amateurs took first and second place at the 2024 New England Cup this summer played at Blackstone National in late June. The New England Cup is an 18 hole tournament with the front nine being four-ball and the back nine being match play.
Men’s Hockey Unveils Full 2024-25 Regular Season Schedule
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Providence College men's hockey program announced its full 2024-25 regular season schedule on Thursday, July 25. The Friars are set to pay 35 regular season games, including 11 match-ups against teams that participated in the 2024 NCAA Tournament. The previously announced non-conference slate features the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Game at North Dakota (Oct. 12), a two-game home series against Arizona State (Oct. 18-19) and home games against LIU (Nov. 23) and Colorado College (Dec. 6-7). The annual Mayor's Cup will take place at Brown on Jan. 7. The Friars will compete in two holiday...
San Marino’s Mooney Commits to Brown
(San Marino) – San Marino defensive end/ offensive lineman Mitch Mooney has committed to Brown University it was confirmed late Thursday night. Mooney, who is getting ready for his senior season, played on both sides of the line last year for the Titans. On the defensive side he had...
Amie Barrow and Zehra Bilgin to Compete in 2024 Paris Olympics
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Brown women's swimming's Amie Barrow and Zehra Bilgin will compete in the 2024 Olympics, representing The Gambia and Turkey, respectively. Barrow will become the first woman to represent The Gambia in swimming when she competes in the 100 meter breaststroke on Saturday, July 28. Bilgin will...
AAGA names scholarship recipients
NORTH ATTLEBORO - The 2024 edition of the Attleboro Area Golf Association Championship, affectionally known as the City Open to most local golfers, will be tee off two weeks from Thursday, August 15 at Foxboro Country Club, then move to Wentworth Hills Country Club on Friday, August 16, a reduced field of 50 and ties will advance to Heather Hills Country Club on Saturday, August 17 and the crowning of this year’s champion will take place after play at Norton Country Club on Sunday, August 18.
Dartmouth Athletics upgrades sailing boathouse
Dartmouth’s sailing boathouse on Mascoma Lake, the varsity women’s and open sailing teams’ primary facility, is under construction. The project, which will replace the preexisting 70-year-old Allen Boathouse, began this summer and is set to finish in September or October, according to athletics director Mike Harrity. The...
Baseball Earns ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Brown baseball team is among the 470 colleges and one of six Ivy League teams to have earned a Team Academic Excellence Award from the ABCA, the organization has announced. In order to be eligible for the honor, a team's head coach must be a...
Women's Lacrosse Tabbed for Academic Honors by IWLCA
NORTHBOROUGH, Mass. - The Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches' Association (IWLCA) has announced its academic award winners for 2023-24 and the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth women's lacrosse team has been recognized. As a team, the Corsairs were named an Academic Honor Squad, while six student-athletes were tabbed to the Division III Honor Roll for their outstanding work in the classroom.
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