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The Gorham family, Facilities Director Chris Murphy and Principal Bill Black gather as the new Scott Gorham memorial plaque at EPHS is unveiled at the Townie Tennis Complex Wednesday, May 3.
Gorham tennis memorial is unveiled at East Providence High School
EAST PROVIDENCE — One could say the tennis complex on the new East Providence High School grounds are once again whole after a plaque memorializing the life of former Townie player Scott Gorham … more
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Charles Phillips won two matches representing EPHS at the 2024 New England Championship Meet held March 1 and 2 in Providence.
Phillips, Akdemir vie for East Providence at 2024 New England wrestling championships
The 2023-24 season for a pair of East Providence High School wrestlers concluded last weekend as Charles Phillips and Baha Akdemir competed in the the 59th Annual Council of New England Secondary … more
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Post 10 manager Ben Emond waves in John Vaughan with the team's first run of the game as Riverside rallied to defeat R&R Construction Post 7 in a recent American Legion Baseball League outing.
Gallery: Riverside Post 10 Juniors rally past R&R Post 7
EAST PROVIDENCE — The Riverside Post 10, ATC-sponsored Junior squad returned to action earlier this week, adding a pair of victories and avenging its lone loss to date in the 2023 Rhode Island … more
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Tyler Robinson nears the finish line as the top runner for the EPHS boys' cross country squad in the Townies' recent meet at Tiverton.
EPHS cross country teams step off 2022 seasons
EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence High School cross country teams continued their respective 2022 regular seasons in recent days, the boys’ squad with solid numbers and reasonable … more
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Gallery: EPHS Unified Basketball makes 2024 season debut
The 2024 East Providence High School Unified Basketball League squad made its season debut Wednesday afternoon, March 12, at home against visiting Mt. Pleasant. The Townies' roster is as follows … more
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East Providence High School girls' soccer senior co-captain Jordyn Brogan (left) works her way through a possession drill under the watchful eye of new Townies' head coach Melissa Ressendes during a recent practice session. EPHS begins its 2022 Division I regular season over the next few days with a pair of games against South Kingstown and Cranston West.
What’s old is new again for EPHS girls’ soccer in 2022
EAST PROVIDENCE — What’s old is new again for the East Providence High School girls’ soccer team with the start of the 2022 season as the Townies will be guided by a new coach, … more
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Yusef Abdullah breaks away from a would-be Cumberland tackler for the EPHS football team in the Townies' Division II outing against the visiting Clippers September 24 at Pierce Stadium.
Gallery: EPHS football falls to Cumberland
EAST PROVIDENCE —  The East Providence High School football team, coming off a fine win over St. Raphael in its Division II season opener the week prior, fell to Cumberland last week in … more
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EPHS senior Martim Moniz controls his Barrington opponent during a match at 120 pounds earlier this season. Last weekend, Moniz collected his third tournament title of the winter in the weight class.
Moniz wins again on latest EPHS wrestling team road trip
EAST PROVIDENCE — The latest non-league excursion for the East Providence High School wrestling team took the squad to Southington, Conn., where the Townies competed in the 2023 Connecticut … more
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Ellie Vest and her EPHS girls' volleyball teammates stayed unbeaten in Division II action to date with a victory over visiting Lincoln High October 2.
Townies stay unbeaten in girls' volleyball
EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence High School girls' volleyball team, the pace-setters to date in the Division II ranks, returned to league action earlier this week following a six-day … more
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Derrell Liggins and his fellow EPHS seniors won their final regular season home game with ease over visiting East Greenwich Friday night, Feb. 9.
Townies axe Avengers, eye boys' hoops state tourney bid
The East Providence High School boys' basketball team locked up a seeding in the top half of the upcoming Division I league playoffs and moved a couple of points closer to securing a return trip to … more
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EPHS boys' hoopsters enter states as eighth seed
The very last game possible was required to finalize the seedings for 2024 Boys' Open State Championship Tournament, though for the East Providence High School squad it was certain the Townies would … more
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Bay View athletic director Jennifer Wasson
Bay View's Wasson receives recognition from national sports administrators
Jennifer Wasson athletic administrator at Saint Mary Academy in Riverside, Rhode Island, received the 2023 National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA) State Award of Merit. … more
EPPD Sgt. Roland Estrada and Sgt. Warren Caldwell gather with Tommy Godbout.
EPPD SWAT team members run BankNewport 10 Miler for charity
NEWPORT — The Annual BankNewport 10 Miler, scheduled for June 5, expects more than 2,000 runners to take on the streets of Newport, including two officers from the East Providence Police … more
Winning pitcher Tim Robitaille and his EPHS mates celebrate their victory over Chariho, June 10, which sent the Townies into the 2023 Division II baseball championship series.
East Providence beats Chariho, earns spot in D-II baseball finals
EAST PROVIDENCE — East Providence High School will play for the 2023 Division II baseball championship after the Townies edged Chariho, 2-1, to claim the top spot from Pod 1 of the league … more
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EPHS and program alum Zach Pangborn is the new head coach of the Townies' boys' lacrosse team in time for the 2024 season.
Pangborn takes over as new EPHS boys' lacrosse coach
The 2024 East Providence High School boys' lacrosse season will be notable in at least one way for certain, as for the first time in the still relatively brief 16-year history of the program a Townie … more
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EPHS pitcher Cassie Dulude makes a throw to first base on a LaSalle bunt attempt during the teams' game April 11.
Rams race past EPHS in Division I softball
The East Providence High School softball team hosted LaSalle in an early season Division I outing Thursday afternoon, April 11, the visiting Rams keeping the Townies winless with a 15-0 victory. … more
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Nathan Capelo set up all three last-minute goals for the EPHS boys' soccer team in its Division I playoff win over Central Monday night, Oct. 30.
Late-minute rally lifts East Providence past Central in boys' soccer playoffs
EAST PROVIDENCE — There's leaving it late and then there's leaving it ridiculously late, but that's exactly what the East Providence High School boys' soccer team did in a 4-3 victory over … more
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Trey Rezendes drives to the hoop for the EPHS boys' basketball team in its Division I playoff game in Providence against LaSalle Tuesday night, Feb. 21.
LaSalle ends East Providence’s run in D-I boys’ hoops tourney
PROVIDENCE — The third time was not the charm for the East Providence High School boys’ basketball team as the Townies lost their third of three meetings so far this winter to rival … more
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A dejected group of EPHS boys' volleyball team members walks off the court following the Townies' 3-0 loss to visiting Westerly Wednesday, June 8, in the Division II playoff semifinals.
Townies tumble out of D-II boys' volleyball playoffs in semis
EAST PROVIDENCE — The 2022 season for the East Providence High School boys’ volleyball team somewhat surprisingly came to a quick conclusion Wednesday night, June 8, with a 3-0 loss to … more
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East Providence High School junior Nazarae Phillip won the girls' 55 meter dash at the 2023 RI Track Coaches Invitational held December 16 in Providence.
Phillip shines for EPHS at annual Coaches indoor track invitational
Before the holiday break, the Rhode Island Track Coaches Association hosted its annual indoor season invitational meet at the Providence Career and Tech Academy Fieldhouse where East Providence High … more
The sprinkler inside the EPHS gym is activated just after an errant strike by a student playing volleyball during a physical education class.
Accidental sprinkler discharge does little damage to EPHS gym floor
EAST PROVIDENCE — An errant volleyball smash caused the accidental engagement of the fire suppression, sprinkler system as East Providence High School’s Ramos Gymnasium the week before … more
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Abigail Ellison
Skippers slam Townies in early-season boys' tennis showdown
EAST PROVIDENCE — The much anticipated early season showdown of the top two teams in Division II boys' tennis, East Providence and North Kingstown, didn't live up to its billing unfortunately … more
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Steven Clark Jr. emerges from the pile wth the ball for EPHS in last year's Thanksgiving Day against LaSalle. Clark scored the only touchdown for the Townies in their 34-6 loss to rival Rams.
EPHS-LaSalle Last Five: Rams regain holiday football hold of Townies
EAST PROVIDENCE — The revered Thanksgiving Day football contest between East Providence High School and LaSalle Academy returned the schedule in 2021, a year after the COVID-19 pandemic did … more
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Quarterback Jacob Duarte accounted for the lone EPHS score in the Townies' 33-6 loss to host Cumberland in a Division II football outing Thursday, Sept. 15.
Clippers clobber Townies in Division II football encounter
CUMBERLAND — The East Providence High School football team took to the road for a rare Thursday night regular season outing September 21, in Cumberland where the Townies dropped a one-sided … more
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Purple leaves EPHS feeling blue in boys’ soccer playoff loss
EAST PROVIDENCE — East Providence High School’s surprisingly strong 2022 boys’ soccer season came a crushing completion over the last week with a pair of losses. The first, in … more
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