Williams shines for East Providence boys at Schomp outdoor track invitational
SOUTH KINGSTOWN — The La Salle girls’ squad successfully defended its Rick Schomp Track & Field Invitational team championship on Saturday, May 4, while Hendricken nipped a strong East Providence team, 71-69, in boys’ scoring at the sole co-ed event of the outdoor regular season held annually at the Curtis Corner Middle School facility. The [...]
Read More →Early Enrollment Program ‘affords’ East Providence High School students enhanced opportunities
EAST PROVIDENCE — In its 20-plus years the Early Enrollment Program (EEP) at East Providence High School has never been bigger or better, allowing students the chance to earn college credits in an enhanced classroom atmosphere and at extremely affordable prices. The program, conducted under the auspices of Rhode Island College and directed at the [...]
Read More →Some East Providence High spring teams start strong, others struggle
EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence High School baseball team remained red hot at the start of the 2013 Division II season as the Townies improved to 6-0 with another one-sided win, this time an 11-1 victory over Hope. Keith Grant hurled a complete-game three-hitter and struck out six to earn his third win of [...]
Read More →East Providence student will join elite Arctic expedition
EAST PROVIDENCE – East Providence High School senior Alexandra Cordeiro has been accepted into an international youth experiential education program to the Arctic to learn about environmental issues and climate change. The expedition takes place July 14 to 28 and accepts fewer than 100 students from around the world every year. “The program builds on [...]
Read More →East Providence High School students earn notice for teen violence prevention efforts
EAST PROVIDENCE — A half-dozen past and present East Providence High School students were recognized during an assembly of the sophomore and junior classes Monday, April 8, for their efforts in helping raise awareness about teen sexual violence prevention. The students, in groups of three, were winners of a video contest offered through a program [...]
Read More →East Providence High School Theatre Troop presents “Young Frankenstein” spring show
EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence High School Theatre Troop presents its annual spring show next week, this season returning with a production of “The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein,” the musical adaptation of Mr. Brook’s fame “Young Frankenstein” film. Movie lovers, of course, will immediately recognize the title of the show, which is [...]
Read More →East Providence High School softball field project nears completion
EAST PROVIDENCE — About a year in the making, the renovation of the East Providence High softball field on the school grounds cleared one of its final significant hurdles last weekend with the installation of a chain link fence surrounding the diamond. Long-time Townies’ head coach Rob Traverse spurred the project, which began with his [...]
Read More →Tolman sweeps East Providence from Division III boys’ hockey playoffs
PAWTUCKET — The Tolman High School hockey club decisively dispatched East Providence from the Division III playoff semifinals as the Tigers completed a one-sided, two-game sweep of the Townies with a 6-1 victory Saturday night, March 9, at Lynch Arena. Tolman, seeded third, advances to the championship round next weekend at Brown University opposite the [...]
Read More →East Providence falls to Moses Brown in Division II girls’ hoops playoffs
PROVIDENCE — The 2012-13 season came to a close for the East Providence High School girls’ basketball team in the opening round of the Division II Championship Tournament as the Townies suffered a 48-34 loss to host Moses Brown Wednesday night, Feb. 27. The fourth-seeded Quakers improved to 15-2 in league games and advance to [...]
Read More →East Providence plays Moses Brown in girls’ hoops playoff opener
EAST PROVIDENCE — After completing its regular season with a .500 record, the East Providence High School girls’ basketball team has been seeded 12th in the Division II championship playoffs and travels to Providence for a meeting with fourth-seeded Moses Brown. The 8-8 Townies, from Division II-East, play opposite the 14-2 Quakers, winners of the [...]
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