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East Providence's Ryleigh Grant scored six times as the Townies defeated Cranston East 11-2 in the opening round of the 2023 Division III girls' lacrosse playoffs Thursday, May 25.
Townies storm past Thunderbolts in girls' lacrosse quarters
EAST PROVIDENCE — The reigning league champion East Providence High School girls' lacrosse squad made a successful return to the postseason Thursday night, May 25, when the fourth-seeded … more
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Gladys Barrera leaps a hurdle in the 110 version of the event during the Townies’ recent meet in Portsmouth.
Townie tracksters aim for spots in championship meet
EAST PROVIDENCE —  Currently in the midst of their respective Eastern Division dual meet regular seasons, the East Providence High School outdoor track and field teams are each aiming to … more
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The Kent Heights Playground tennis courts as they looked late in 2021.
East Providence receives DEM grant to renovate Kent Heights Playground
PROVIDENCE — Kent Heights Playground, off Clyde Avenue in the eponymous neighborhood it resides, will soon get long-sought after renovations following an announcement by state officials … more
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Dylan Anicelli delivers a pitch for the Riverside Post 10 Senior Division club during its Rhode Island American Legion Baseball League contest against Post 7 last Thursday night, June 16, at Pierce Field.
Post 10 Seniors start 2022 Legion Baseball slate
EAST PROVIDENCE — The ATC (Athletes Turn Champion) Training Facility/Riverside Post 10 Senior Division club opened up its 2022 Rhode Island American Legion Baseball League season last week a … more
Trey Rezendes netted a season-best 23 points in just three periods, including 11 alone in the second quarter, as EPHS routed visiting Central for a Division I boys' hoops win January 31.
Townies throttle Knights in key Division I boys' hoops clash
EAST PROVIDENCE — Most everything about East Providence High School’s performance Tuesday evening, Jan. 31, was impressive as the host Townies ran Central out of Ramos Gym by a 58-37 … more
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Jayden Healey delivers a pitch in Post 10's victory over Post 39 Saturday, July 29, in the 2023 Junior Legion Baseball state playoffs.
Post 10 sends off South Kingstown Post 39, reaches Junior Legion state final
WEST WARWICK — The ATC/Riverside Post 10 Junior Division club earned a spot in the 2023 Rhode Island American Legion Baseball League championship round after dispatching South Kingstown Post 29 … more
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Nathan Carter was one of three EPHS golfers to share team-low honors for the Townies with a score of 39 in their most recent home outing at the Agawam Hunt Club.
EPHS golfers lose, but actually 'score' a big win
When is a loss actually a win? When all the matters in the end is the number next to your name, not the W or the L. The East Providence High School golf team and its brethren around Rhode Island … more
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A view of the multi-purpose field being constructed behind Riverside Middle School from the adjacent new parking lot built to alleviate traffic issues on campus and the Riverside Rec Complex next door.
Infrastructure Bank awards $300,000 in grant monies to East Providence
PROVIDENCE — The Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank board recently voted to award a total of $2.5 million in Municipal Infrastructure Grant Program funds several communities it deemed … more
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Gallery: East Providence Mohawks summer blacktop basketball
EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence Mohawks youth sports organization's ninth annual summer blacktop basketball league continues nightly on the grounds of Pierce Field. The festivities … more
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East Providence's Hope Moran
Townies trounce Titans in Division III girls' tennis quarters
EAST PROVIDENCE — The stakes changed, but the results didn't for the East Providence High School girls' tennis team as the Townies rolled past Toll Gate in the quarterfinal round of the 2023 … more
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Portsmouth High’s Joseph Murphy heads a penalty kick away from the goal during a boys’ varsity soccer game against East Providence on Saturday. Jackson Fox and goalie Sean Wilkey look on. The game ended in a 1-1 tie.
Portsmouth, Townies play to a 1-1 draw in boys’ soccer
PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth High varsity boys’ soccer team played East Providence to a 1-1 tie on the turf field at home on Saturday. Goals have been hard to come by so far this … more
EPHS quarterback Max Whiting rushed past Burrillville defenders during the Townies' 28-13 win over the visiting Broncos Friday, Oct. 21, at Pierce Stadium.
EPHS ends league football slate by beating Broncs
EAST PROVIDENCE  — As the East Providence High School football team wrapped up its Division II regular season slate last week the two things the Townies needed to happen to keep their … more
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"The Herd" student sports boosters group cheer on the East Providence High School girls’ volleyball team during the Division II championship match at Rhode Island College this past fall.
'The Herd' creates havoc (in a good way) at East Providence High School sporting events
EAST PROVIDENCE — What started nearly a decade ago by a group of student athletes at East Providence High School as a way of supporting their peers in a collective fashion has since been … more
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James McShane stopped nine of 10 shots for the EPHS boys' soccer team in a 1-0 loss for the Townies in Pawtucket against Tolman on October 17.
Rebels, Tigers trip up Townies in Division I boys' soccer
The aim of the East Providence High School boys' soccer club for a top-half of the table finish to its 2023 Division I regular season took a bit of hit in recent days as the Townies dropped a pair of … more
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Harmonie McDowell
Townies tumble thrice in Division I girls' basketball
One thing or another, at least, has cost the East Providence High School girls' basketball team in just about every game they've played to date in 2023-24 The Townies returned to action … more
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Tim Robitaille slides in safely with a run for the East Providence High School baseball during its extra-inning victory over St. Raphael Wednesday night, May 2.
Townies respond, rally from recent baseball losses
The East Providence High School baseball club enters the back half of its 2024 slate in the thick of the race for first place in the Division II regular season standings and a top seed in the playoffs as … more
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The 2022 EPHS boys' tennis Division III championship team.
A few for 2022…East Providence's year in review
EAST PROVIDENCE — As the calendar again turns to a new year, it always fitting to look back on some of the top stories to come from the city the previous 12 months. So, here’s … more
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Rumford Minor Stars reach Silva tourney championship round
EAST PROVIDENCE — The Rumford Little League squad in the District 2 Ron Silva Minor Baseball Division All-Star event reached the winners’ bracket final against Bristol where they won by a … more
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City native, product of the school department, long-time coach and building administrator Alex Butler was recently selected to become the new district athletic director upon the recent retirement of Gregg Amore, the previous AD who was recently elected as Rhode Island's next Secretary of State. Butler formally took over the position earlier this month.
East Providence beckons Butler to become next AD
EAST PROVIDENCE — With long-time district employee then athletic director Gregg Amore the overwhelming favorite to win his race for Secretary of State at the November 2022 election following … more
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Dylan Annicelli went the distance for the Townies in their playoff win over Chariho Thursday, June 8.
EP edges Chariho, sets up showdown for D-II baseball finals berth
RICHMOND — The East Providence High School baseball team needed to defeat Chariho on the road Thursday afternoon, June 8, in the Division II championship playoffs to keep its season alive. And … more
Nathan Silveira, shown during his netminding days at East Providence High School in 2016, signed a professional contract recently to play in goal for the USL Championship expansion side Rhode Island FC.
Fledgling RI pro soccer team signs former EPHS standout Silveira
Former East Providence High School standout keeper Nate Silveira is one of two native Ocean Staters to be signed in recent days by Rhode Island FC, the fledgling franchise about to begin its … more
Gallery: East Providence, Rumford, Riverside 9-11 Baseball All-Stars
EAST PROVIDENCE — In the District 2 Little League 9-11-year-old Major Baseball Division All-Star tourney, the E.P. Central/Rumford team as well as Riverside each lost earlier and wound up … more
East Providence Zach Mendo putts for birdie on the par 3 fifth hold at the Agawam Hunt Club in his match against Rogers Monday, May 15.
Townies top Vikings in Eastern Division golf match
EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence High School golf team may not make the revamped 2023 Rhode Island Interscholastic League state championship tournament at the end of the month, but that … more
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A view of the scoreboard in the top of the seventh inning of Post 10's eventual 7-3 loss to Post 20 in the 2023 Junior Legion Baseball championship game.
Cranston Post 20 tops Riverside Post for Junior Legion Baseball title
WEST WARWICK  — Sometimes the scoreboard doesn't tell the whole story, but in the case of the Riverside Post 10 Junior Division club it pretty much did Sunday, July 30, in a 7-3 loss to … more
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East Providence's Sam Jackson battles for possession of the ball against a bevy of Moses Brown players in the Townies' 2023 Injury Fund win.
EPHS boys' soccer club copes with early adversity
EAST PROVIDENCE — Nothing like a little adversity to test the mettle of a new coach and a host of new players, which is exactly what the East Providence High School boys' soccer club and … more
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