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The new sports facility at Durfee High School in Fall River just got a little better thanks to a special dedication placed upon the softball field. The new artificial turf softball field is now lovingly called the Steven R. Winarski Varsity Softball Field, in honor of the man who has coached for over 30 years.

Middletown was the 7-3 winner over Tiverton when they last played one another last Tuesday, but their luck changed this time around. The Middletown Islanders fell 8-3 to the Tiverton Tigers on Friday. Jacob Mello made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two...

By SAM LANCE INDIANAPOLIS — The sport of choice in five-star Providence commit Jamier Jones‘ family is football, but basketball will have to do. Jones — the 6-foot-6, 210-pound forward from Oak Ridge High School (FL) and the Florida Rebels Nike EYBL AAU program — started with football because of his father, but he eventually transferred to basketball. “But I still love football,” Jones told ZAGSBLOG.com. “That was always the family sport, football. [My dad] just played high school. He got hurt in high school before he could go to college and play. He was real good though.” That could very well explain why Jones plays the way he does on the hardwood: ruthless. “I’m a dog,” Jones said of his game. “Definitely a dog.” Jones committed to Providence just this past Sunday, and now he’s given insight on how head coach Kim English was able to land him. Simply put by Jones, English has actually “coached” him through the process. Not just recruited. “That’s what made me fall in love with him,” Jones said. “Him just calling me before every game on FaceTime, letting me know what to do. He taught me to play off two feet. So I’m starting to play off that more and it’s starting to help my game go higher and higher.” English has been everywhere. He’s played in the NBA. He’s been both a head coach and assistant at the low-major and high-major levels. “So I just trust in him,” Jones said. “Listening to what he’s been saying and putting it into my game has taken me far.” Now that Jones is committed to Providence, he’s looking to recruit a few players to join him. Specifically, Jones named his AAU and high school teammate — four-star point guard Jalen Reece — and four-star small forward Jaylen Harrell of Expressions Elite. “I’m trying to get them two guys to commit,” Jones said. “Let’s do it.” Jones finished with 14 points on 5-of-7 shooting from the field in a two point loss to Houston Hoops on Friday. His Florida Rebels have three more games this weekend including Saturday matchups with the Georgia Stars and NY Renaissance, as well as a Sunday contest vs. the NJ Scholars. Here is how Jones described his game: “I don’t think anyone else has my type of energy. I think that separates me a lot. Even when I’m not scoring, I can bring enough to the table where we’re still winning games. We took a tough loss today, but I just talk to everybody and make sure we bounce back and get one tomorrow.” Follow Sam Lance on Twitter Follow Adam Zagoria on Twitter Follow ZAGSBLOGHoops on Instagram And Like ZAGS on Facebook.

As one of Seekonk Speedway’s most exciting divisions gets ready for 2024, the Sport 4 class of drivers looks to be stout once again. Led by veterans, the division also includes a good mix of rising talent looking to begin their racing career on Fast Friday. For the last...

With summer right around the corner, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is looking to make swimming lessons more accessible to children from low-income families as a way to help prevent drowning. The DEM is offering $65,000 in grants to help provide free swimming lessons to students under...

This week’s Cardi’s Furniture & Mattresses Hometown Sports Hero is John Mass.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Brown men's swimming and diving's Jack Kelly and Aidan Wilson were named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Team. Kelly is a two-time All-District honoree and was Brown's first First Team All-American since 1944 after finishing eighth in the 200 breaststroke at the NCAA Championships. Kelly also set multiple school and pool records throughout the year and won the 100 breaststroke at the Ivy Championships in a school, Blodgett Pool and Ivy League record time.

Above: Maeve Kiernan scoops up the loose ball in the 5/14/24 game vs. Moses Brown; she earned her first hat-trick of the season during the game. Photo by Chuck Nadeau. The regular season wrapped up this week for the East Greenwich Girls Lacrosse team with a loss, a win, and a touching Senior Night ceremony where the team and fans celebrated the two graduating seniors.

Amateur Brad Steven of Concord has earned a spot in the 44th U.S. Senior Open Championship, to be held at Newport Country Club in Newport, Rhode Island on June 27 – 30. Playing in the Columbus qualifier today at Worthington Hills Country Club, Steven shot a 3-under par 68 to earn the second of two spots available from the qualifier. Steven’s birdie at the last allowed him to avoid a playoff with five players who shot 69. FULL RESULTS >

North Smithfield is 10-0 against Davies Career & Tech since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The North Smithfield Northmen will be playing in front of their home fans against the Davies Career & Tech Patriots at 4:30 p.m. The last three games North Smithfield has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.

The USGA has announced qualifying sites for the 44th U.S. Senior Open Championship to be held at Newport Country Club in Newport, Rhode Island, from June 27 - 30. Conducted over 18 holes, qualifying will be held at 33 sites across the United States between May 10 and June 8.

The East Providence High School JV baseball team won the Justin Rocha Memorial JV Tournament held at EPHS over this past weekend. The Townies took the tourney by playing and winning 4 games over 2 days. EP played and won 3 of those games in back to back action on Sunday May 19th. Kyle Desrosiers needed only 92 pitches to shutout the tourney favorite Bishop Hendricken. The game was scoreless until the Townies broke the ice in the last of the 8th inning. With two runners on base a groundball brought in the winning run as the Townie players and fans celebrated. Umpires did not allow the post game handshake between teams due to a 7th inning incident. An EP player attempted a steal of second and was clearly tagged out. The Hendricken player making the tag was ejected from the game for inappropriate actions after making the out. The game continued with no further incident until the winning run crossed the plate for East Providence. More specific game details to follow.

FALL RIVER — On Friday, the MIAA released its latest tournament power rankings for Fall River-area spring sports team. The rankings only include scores entered into Arbiter, verified by MIAA and schools as of May 17 at 4 a.m. The top 32 baseball, softball, boys volleyball, lacrosse and tennis...

Congratulations to Stop # 19 winners, Christoph Neumayer ($1,100 main event), Henry Cha ($330 second chance) & $1,500 Joss Cue raffle winner Snooky. Stop #20 of my Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour’s 27th season will be at the beautiful Snookers Sports Billiards Bar & Grill in Providence RI on June 1 & 2 for the $3,000 ($2500/$500) Added,14th New England Pool & Billiard Hall Of Fame 9-Ball Open. This is the last of three events this season at Snookers and our most generous hosts Paul & Erin Troxell deserve a multitude of thanks for all they do for pool in the Northeast! In case you didn’t already know, Snookers was TWICE voted “The Best Billiard Parlor In The USA”. Snookers also is one of the best restaurants in the Providence area, always with an air of fun in the atmosphere. These people really know their business! There will be a free live stream at www.snookersri.com.

Lincoln invaded Classical. The Lions maintain control of the game throughout the contest.

Goldfish Swim School offers kids ages 4 months to 12 years swim lessons and swim play to build life skills both in and out of the water. They use play-based learning to teach children water safety. Goldfish has a 4:1 student-to-teacher ratio, confidence building curriculum, flexible class times, free make-ups,...

Dighton-Rehoboth Regional had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They came out on top against the Greater New Bedford RVT Bears by a score of 7-2. That's more bragging rights for Dighton-Rehoboth Regional, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Brown University Chancellor Samuel M. Mencoff '78 Vice President for Athletics and Recreation M. Grace Calhoun '92, Ph.D. announced today that Kate (Refsnyder) Wheeler would step down as the Softball Head Coach. Named head coach before the 2019 season, Wheeler led the Bears for six seasons,...

In what's become a running theme this season, Barrington gave their fans yet another huge victory on Sunday. Everything went their way against the Narragansett Mariners as the Barrington Eagles made off with a 14-1 win. Barrington's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.

Prout School came out swinging and scored 14 runs in the first 3 innings against East Providence. Prout had 14 runs on 15 hits in the 14-2 victory.