High School Sports

Former All-American Sickel to coach La Salle's first field hockey team

La Salle will be adding varsity field hockey to its athletic program this fall and announced Tuesday that Kadi Sickel will be serving as the Rams' head coach. A native of N.H., Sickel boasts extensive playing experience, having been...

Cougars edge Saints, move into sole possession of first in II-West softball

North Providence won a crucial game in its bid for the II-West softball title, as the Cougars edged St. Raphael, 1-0, on Sunday. Both teams went into the game with just one loss, as North Providence had won its first...

Sanabria is Athlete of the Week

Tolman High baseball pitcher Carlos Sanabria is this week's Providence Journal GameTime Athlete of the Week. The Tigers senior upped his season record to 7-0 as he delivered his sixth and seventh complete-game performances last week in a 5-4...

Kuhar and Voight earn tennis title match berths

PAWTUCKET - Smithfield's Matt Kuhar and Barrington's Cam Voight earned berths in the title match of the Interscholastic League's boys tennis state singles tournament with semifinal victories Sunday at Slater Park. Kuhar posted a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Lincoln's...

RIIL singles and doubles tennis tournament resumes Saturday

PAWTUCKET -- The qualifying rounds completed two weeks ago, play will resume Saturday at Slater Park in the main draw of the Rhode Island Interscholastic League singles and doubles tournament. Two rouund are scheduled for Saturday and two for...

May 24 deadline to register for N.E. Student Leadership Summer Conference

A limited number of spots are still available for the third annual New England Student Leadership Summer Conference, to be held July 16-19 at Stonehill College in Easton, Mass. Completed registration forms must be submitted to the R.I. Interscholastic League...

R.I. high-school lax alums doing well in college

Alan Williams of Bristol, a second-team All-State for Mt. Hope in 2010, earned All-Commonwealth Coast Conference second-team recognition as a faceoff midfielder for Roger Williams University. He won 59 percent of his faceoffs and finished third in the CCC....

Wheeler repeat winners at SENE Golf Championship

Led by Matt Dwyer (80) and Jon Dwyer (84), Wheeler successfully defended its title at the SENE Championship, carding a team total of 344 at Carnegie Abbey Country Club. Andrew Rockwell (84) led PCD to a runner-up finish with...

Smithfield beats South Kingstown and finishes regular season 12-0

SMITHFIELD -- It was a perfect ending to a perfect regular season for the boys who play tennis for Smithfield High School. The sun was shining, the temperature climbed into the low 80s, and green and gold decorated the...

Mount's Roberge headed to UVM in the fall

Mount St. Charles senior Cassie Roberge signed her National Letter of Intent to attend the University of Vermont, where she will compete for the Division I Catamounts' track team. An All-Division and All-Class selection in the long jump and the...

Barrington girls lax caps off undefeated regular season, claims I-North crown

The biggest games of the season have yet to be played, but Barrington girls lacrosse coach Kathryn Tajima gave her players permission to celebrate a little longer than usual on Tuesday night. For one thing, it was Senior Night...

Tom Cavanagh 5K set for Saturday

EAST GREENWICH - The inaugural Tom Cavanagh 5K Walk/Run will be held Saturday at Our Lady of Mercy School at 9 a.m. The race, named in honor of the late former Toll Gate High and Harvard University hockey star,...

Tennis showdown Thursday at Smithfield

SMITHFIELD -- Undefeated Smithfield and once-beaten South Kingstown will close out the regular season Thursday at 3:30 p.m. at Smithfield High School. The tennis Sentinels are 11-0 and feature the top singles player in the state in junior Matt Kuhar....

Outdoor t&f Class Championships set for Saturday

Outdoor track teams are gearing up for the Class Championships, set to take place Saturday at three different facilities. The Class A Championships will be held at Cumberland High School, Class B at Westerly and Class C at East...

RIIL changes date of tennis finals

PROVIDENCE -- Proms prevail over tennis as far as the Rhode Island Interscholastic League is concerned. Singles and doubles finals in the state championship tournament have been moved to Sunday, May 26, at Slater Park at noon, a week...

Lincoln survives extra-inning nailbiter against NK in clash of DI softball powers

The long-anticipated matchup between the top two softball teams in Division I didn't disappoint, as Lincoln and North Kingstown battled into extra innings before a packed crowd at Ryan Park on Monday night. Although the defending state champion Lions...

Barrington girls win five events, en route to Eastern Division outdoor crown

Picking up 17 top-three finishes and amassing 166.333 points, the Barrington girls successfully defended their title at the Eastern Division Outdoor Track and Field Championships, Monday on their home track. State cross-country champion Emma McMillan (4:51.20) and junior Megan...

Hendricken wins baseball showdown

WARWICK - Hendricken's Mike King won his fifth game of the season as the senior ace led the Hawks to a 4-1 victory over La Salle in their showdown game for the Interscholastic League Division I-North baseball lead Monday...

Kelley Is Athlete of the Week

East Providence High softball pitcher Michaela Kelley is this week's Providence Journal GameTime Athlete of the Week. Last week Kelley tossed a two-hit shutout as East Providence posted a 2-0 victory over previously undefeated North Kingstown....

Brooke Zeiger third in two events at Charlotte UltraSwim