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East Bay Rowing is throwing a virtual “10K for 10 Years” party on Saturday, March 20 and hopes to raise $10,000.
East Bay Rowing celebrating 10 years
East Bay Rowing, established by Barrington residents Deb and Pat Sullivan, is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. To kick-off the year-long celebration, East Bay Rowing is throwing a … more
Senior guard Nina Gibbons launches a three at the buzzer and ties the game to send the championship into overtime.
Eagles lose championship game in overtime thriller
With the clock about to expire, Barrington High School senior Nina Gibbons capped an improbably comeback, sinking a long-range three-pointer to tie the Division I State Championship game and send it … more
Members of the Barrington High School girls swim team celebrate with their trophy after winning the Division I State Championships, 48-46, against East Greenwich Sunday.
Barrington girls win seventh straight state title
It was a Hollywood movie finish. The Barrington High School girls swim team had trailed East Greenwich for the entire Division I State Championship meet on Sunday. In fact, Barrington was trailing … more
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Barrington High School’s Caroline McConaghy controls the ball toward the net under the pressure of a Cranston West opponent.
Barrington girls headed to state championship game
Barrington High School opened a 20-3 lead against Cranston West in the first quarter and never looked back, rolling to a 53-31 victory in the Division I girls basketball semifinals on Thursday … more
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The Mt. Hope girls basketball team celebrates after defeating Woonsocket, 39-34 in the D-III semifinals on Wednesday night. The team will play in the championship game on Saturday.
Mt. Hope girls sink Woonsocket, 39-34, head to D-III championship
The Mt. Hope girls basketball team edged Woonsocket, 39-34 in a Division III home semifinals game on Wednesday night. The Huskies will play either North Smithfield, or Mt. Pleasant, for the … more
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Barrington swim teams compete in playoffs
It had been about a year since the members of the Barrington High School swim teams had actually competed against another team in-person. On Saturday, the Eagles made the most of the … more
Kat Barker skates with the puck, into the Narragansett zone in Game 2.
Eagles outscore South County in Game 3 thriller
The East Bay Co-op girls ice hockey team skated its way into the state championship finals after defeating South County 7-6 in overtime in a Game 3 showdown on Monday afternoon, March 1. The … more
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Barrington High School’s Jackson Bennett flies through the air to connect with a shot on goal during a game this fall. Jackson was recently selected to the United Soccer Coaches Association’s All American team.
Barrington High School boasts soccer All-American
Barrington High School senior Jackson Bennett was recently selected All American in soccer. But his standout season and the impressive post-season award that followed almost never … more
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The champion Mt. Hope gymnastics team of (from left to right) Assistant Coach Courtney L'Heureux, Avery Furtado, Maria Tucciarone, Nora Prendergast, Marissa Grenier, Reese Pavao, Brooke Ramella, Caroline Nash, and Head Coach Nicole Daniello pose for a photo after the Region 1 State Championships on Saturday.
Prendergast and Pavao lead Mt. Hope to regional state title
Prendergast and Pavao lead Mt. Hope to regional state title   PHOTOS BY JULIE FURTADO   19: The champion Mt. Hope gymnastics team of (from left to right) Assistant … more
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Members of the Barrington High School boys ice hockey team.
Eagles forced to forfeit their playoff game; EG can still play
The Barrington High School boys’ ice hockey season came to an unexpected end on Monday afternoon. Barrington, which was scheduled to face off against Burrillville in a playoff game on … more
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Nora Prendergast performs her beam routine, earning an 8.75 on the event.
Gymnastics team beats Barrington and Rogers in dual meet for seventh straight win
The Mt. Hope girls’ gymnastics team posted its best team score of the season, 133.05, in defeating Barrington, 128.55, and Rogers, 99.75, in a dual home meet at Strive Gymnastics on Saturday. … more
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The late Eddie Anelundi sits with one of his Barrington High School tennis teams. Mr. Anelundi, who led Barrington to three state titles, passed away in late January.
Former BHS coach ‘was loved by everyone’
The Rhode Island tennis world lost a legend late last month. On Jan. 31, lifelong East Providence resident and former Barrington High School girls tennis coach Eddie Anelundi passed away. He was … more
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Barrington High School senior Mackenzie Stephens (center) poses for a photo with her parents, Mark and Suzette. Mackenzie recently signed a National Letter of Intent to compete at the University of Delaware next year.
BHS weight thrower signs with University of Delaware
At first glance, Mackenzie Stephens may not look like a typical weight thrower. But don’t let that fool you. The Barrington High School senior standout recently signed her National Letter of … more
Annmarie Gower was an All-American runner in college and beloved track and cross-country coach for more than 30 years at Barrington High School. She stepped down recently, stating “The last couple of years with COVID and the school time change the day became really long. I couldn’t start my practices until 3:45. Personally for me it became difficult as is the case for any coach who is a teacher.”
Start-time change a factor for retiring BHS coach
Perhaps Barrington High School Director of Athletics George Finn best expressed how important Annmarie Gower has been to the school’s girls’ cross country team, indoor track team and … more
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Members of the Barrington High School girls indoor track team run through a practice session on the outdoor track on Monday morning, Jan. 18. Pictured are (from left to right) Kyle Keough, Lindsay Turgeon, Jane Bryant, Virginia Sanderson, Maeve Murphy and Tosca Barako taking a warm-up lap before the start of the work-out.
Barrington teams excited to start winter sports season
Barrington High School’s winter sports teams will begin playing regular season games this weekend, after the state gave the green light to interscholastic league competition earlier this … more
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Paddle board teammates Peter Maloney and Eileen Malloy, both of Bristol, return the ball back over the net during a pickle ball match on the Town Common on Tuesday. 
Pickleball on the Common — a ‘winter lifesaver’
Peter Maloney and his teammate Eileen Malloy celebrated after he whacked the softball-sized plastic yellow ball over the net, sending it whistling by his opponents, Cathy Winston and David Schwartz, … more
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Should lacrosse be classified as a high risk sport or moderate? More than 1,000 people say it’s time for officials to change it to moderate risk.
Petition says lacrosse is moderate risk, not high
More than 1,000 people have already signed a petition calling for the state to reclassify the risk level for lacrosse, moving it from high risk to moderate. That move, officials say, would allow … more
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Brown University Men’s Basketball Coach Mike Martin calls a play during an earlier game against Duke University. Coach Martin is a Barrington resident.
Brown ‘an awesome place’ for hoops coach
Mike Martin has the best of two worlds. Not only have Martin, his wife Kristen and their three daughters resided in Barrington since 2012, a town they relish, but he also has his dream job: head … more
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Brown University's Matt DeWolf drives to the basket during a game against URI. Matt starred at Barrington High School and later at Northfield Mount Hermon before heading to Brown University.
Pandemic cuts short college hoops career
Fortunately for the Brown University’s basketball team, Barrington’s Matt DeWolf didn’t decide to morph into the second coming of Paul McCartney who’s arguably the … more
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Barrington High School senior Ellie McGee signs a letter of intent to attend URI for rowing during a brief ceremony at Barrington High School earlier this month. At right is fellow BHS senior Tess Gagliano, who signed a letter of intent to play lacrosse at Duke University next year.
Eagles taking their games to D-I college programs
It took just a few seconds for Ellie McGee and Tess Gagliano to sign their names, but those signatures represented years of hard work and sacrifice. The two Barrington High School seniors signed … more
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Rob Ruggiero finishes a deadlift of more than 500 pounds inside his Bristol gym. In a recent competition he deadlifted 670 pounds.
After a brief career in the NFL, he's setting powerlifting records
As anyone who has chased a dream will tell you, whether you reach your goal or not, adjusting to what comes after can be a challenge. For former collegiate and, briefly, pro football player Rob … more
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Barrington High School senior forward Tess Gagliano steadies as a North Kingstown defender falls trying to stop her on a through pass up the middle in the first half of the quarterfinal game on Tuesday night at North Kingstown.
Barrington girls defeat North Kingstown in quarterfinals
The Barrington High School girls soccer team scored three second half goals and broke open a close game en route to a 4-1 win over North Kingstown in the Division I playoff quarterfinals on Tuesday, … more
Jackson Bennett jumps, deflecting the ball toward a teammate during the Eagles game against Shea. Barrington lost to South Kingstown in a playoff game on Monday.
Barrington boys lose in penalty kicks, eliminated from playoffs
The second-seeded Eagles came up just short in a playoff game against South Kingstown at Victory Field on Monday night, losing 4-3 in penalty kicks. Barrington and South Kingstown finished … more
Barrington's Meghan Zitzmann (right) and Lindsay Turgeon, shown in the Class B Championship race, were Barrington's top two finishers at the state meet.
Barrington girls finish eighth at cross country states
The Barrington cross country teams competed in the state championship meet last weekend — the girls team finished eighth, while the boys were 10th. The Eagles girls team had 205 points, … more
Barrington High School's Hailey Walter hits a shot during a match against Wheeler last weekend.
Eagles give a great effort in playoff loss
The Barrington High School girls tennis team lost to Wheeler in the Division I semifinals on Saturday, Nov. 14, but a number of the team members will compete in the state singles and doubles … more
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