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The Tiverton field hockey team beat Toll Gate 1-0 in overtime during the Division 3 semifinals at Cumberland on Tuesday night. The 12-3 Tigers move on to face 9-5-1 Chariho/Prout Co-op in the …

No team, of course, is flawless in any game, but the Kickemuit Middle School girls' soccer squad was pretty darn close in its 4-0 victory over visiting Hope Highlands-Cranston in a 2026 semifinal …

Ella Martin buried the game-winning penalty kick, powering the Barrington High School girls soccer team past Portsmouth 1-0 in the first round of the Division I playoffs.   The Eagles and …

The Barrington High School sideline erupted with cheers.   Just seconds earlier, the BHS football team lined up for what appeared to be the final play of Friday night’s game against …

The Mt. Hope High School girls' volleyball team assured itself of a spot in the upcoming Division I state championship playoffs after the Huskies dispatched visiting South Kingstown, 3-1, during a …

The final score was definitely not a true indication of how well and dominant the Mt. Hope High School girls' soccer club played Monday night, Oct. 26, in a 2026 Division I state championship …

PORTSMOUTH — For the Portsmouth High School soccer teams, Monday’s playoff games came down to the same nerve-racking test: penalty kicks. But while the boys celebrated a dramatic shootout …

The Mt. Hope High School boys' soccer club closed out the home portion of its 2026 regular season slate Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 20, with a 1-0 victory over Westerly in a Division II encounter. …

The Westport soccer team is red hot and unbeaten since losing their first game of the season to Durfee with a record of 10-1-2. The Wildcats, mired in their most difficult stretch of their …

Mt. Hope High School girls' soccer standout Sara Nencka certainly rose to the occasion during the final regular season home match of her and fellow senior mates' careers, scoring all three tallies in …

The run in the 2026 state championship tournament for the Kickemuit Middle School boys' soccer squad came to an end Thursday night, Oct. 22, after the Huskies fell to visiting Cole-East Greenwich, …

The unbeaten and reigning champion Kickemuit Middle School girls' soccer squad advanced to the final four of the 2026 state championship playoffs after the Huskies defeated visiting Lincoln, 4-0, in …

University of Rhode Island quarterback Alex McClelland was named the CAA Football Offensive Player of the Week, the conference announced Monday morning, Oct. 19. McClelland accounted for 377 …

Three Barrington girls — Avery Collins, Claire Kao and Anna Friel — took home medals for a fourth place finish at the Head of the Charles regatta on Sunday, Oct. 18. Avery, Claire and Anna …

The Westport field hockey team edged Tiverton 1-0 during a physical defensive battle of two playoff teams in their first-ever meeting at Westport on Tuesday afternoon. Both teams came away with bumps …

The Kickemuit Middle School girls' and boys' soccer clubs both began their 2026 state championship tournaments in recent days. KMS is undefeated and the reigning state champs on the girls' side. …

On a beautiful Saturday morning with crisp fall conditions and a light easterly wind blowing off of Mount Hope Bay the Roger Williams University’s women’s rugby team defeated The University of …

The Townies continue to improve as they remain unbeaten in Division II.

The Barrington High School football team dug out of a 14-7 hole and defeated South Kingstown 35-14 in a Division I game on Saturday, Oct. 17. The Eagles actually opened the game with a big …

The unbeaten and reigning champion Kickemuit Middle School girls' soccer squad opened up play in the 2026 state tournament with a resounding, 8-0, victory over Deering/West Warwick in a preliminary …

Under at times adverse conditions on what was a rainy Friday evening, Oct. 16, the Mt. Hope High School football team gritted out a much-needed 19-0 victory over host Lincoln in an important …

PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth High School girls’ varsity volleyball team fell to Classical High School in three sets at home on Tuesday, Oct. 13, as the Patriots struggled to overcome a strong …

The Division II-playoff Mt. Hope High School boys' soccer club closed last week by playing visiting and first-place Smithfield to a nil-nil draw Thursday, Oct. 16, at Roger Williams University in …

The Barrington High School girls volleyball team split against Division I competition last week. The Eagles powered to a 3-0 win over East Greenwich on Monday, Oct. 12, and lost a 3-1 match to …

The Barrington High School boys soccer team remained in second place in Division I standings following a loss to top-ranked LaSalle on Wednesday night, Oct. 14.   The Eagles slipped to …

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A lifelong Portsmouth resident, Jim graduated from Portsmouth High School in 1982 and earned a journalism degree from the University of Rhode Island in 1986. He's worked two different stints at East Bay Newspapers, for a total of 18 years with the company so far. When not running all over town bringing you the news from Portsmouth, Jim listens to lots and lots and lots of music, watches obscure silent films from the '20s and usually has three books going at once. He also loves to cook crazy New Orleans dishes for his wife of 25 years, Michelle, and their two sons, Jake and Max.