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Jayla DaGraca, (left), Aubrey Facteau, Ava Williams, Kloey Iacovone, Abby Leddy, Carter Bessette, Rai Flynn and the Townies celebrate with the Division 3 Championship plaque.
Townies cap perfect season, capture D-III title in girls lacrosse
Perfection has been achieved by the 2025 East Providence High School varsity girls' lacrosse squad. more
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Kloey Iacovone (right) rallies the Townies between quarters during their semifinals matchup against Toll Gate.
East Providence girls lacrosse will play for undefeated season, D-3 title
Other Townies teams also had impressive playoff performances, including baseball, softball, and volleyball. more
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Nazarae Phillip sprints ahead of teammate Kendra Daniel to take gold in the 100-meter relay. The Townies swept the event as Gionna DosSantos placed second and Daniel placed third. Phillip, a senior, won gold in three events for the girls’ team. The speedster placed first in the 100-meter dash with a time of 12.62 seconds, the 200-meter dash with a time of 26.62 seconds and the high jump, clearing the bar at 5 feet, 3 inches.
Townies sprinters take gold at Eastern Division championships
East Providence sprinters cleaned up, taking gold in all of the sprinting events during the Eastern Division track meet at Barrington High School on Saturday May, 17.  Jack Pawlik, Justin … more
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Senior Alyssa Karalekas (right) dekes a pair of defenders during the Townies win. 
Three Townies teams head into playoffs on high notes
The girls softball team stopped a slide and earned their playoff spot, baseball is back in the dance with the big boys in Division 1, and the girls lacrosse team finished their dominance over Division 3 with an undefeated regular season. more
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Trinity Johnson-Carter (left) took first place and teammate Ryley Souto took second in the 110 hurdles during a dual meet with Tiverton and Mt. Hope on Monday.
Townies crush competition in dual meet, look towards divisionals
The East Providence boys track team finished their dual meet season by crushing Tiverton 103-50 and Mt. Hope 115-32 at home on Monday evening. The third place Townies improved their overall record to … more
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Defensive back Jason Brown (left) looks on as teammates Zach Kollet (middle) and Nolan Travassos crunch a Wheeler attacker, knocking the ball loose, during the Townies loss to Wheeler on Thursday. 
Townies lacrosse improving despite loss to Wheeler School
The East Providence lacrosse team fell to Wheeler School 23-3 during a non-league game on Thursday night. Keigan Grant scored 2 goals, and Nolan Travassos with 1 goal 2 assists for the Townies who dropped their record to 3-4 in Division 4.  more
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Alyssa Karalekas looks to shoot during the Townies 8-7 overtime win over Smithfield on Thursday. Karalekas scored 4 goals during the game and leads the team in scoring.
Townies remain undefeated in girls' lacrosse
The undefeated East Providence girls' lacrosse team remains undefeated eight games into their 2025 season. more
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Townies pitcher tosses first no-hitter for team since 2015
Tyler DiCecco, a senior pitcher for the East Providence varsity baseball team, tossed a no-hitter, complete game on Friday, April 11. more
Parker Andrews blasts the ball out a fairway bunker during a practice round. 
Townies ready to tee off for 2025/26 season
With two returning captains and an experienced bunch, they hope to make waves this year. more
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Tyius Tate celebrates with Mitchell Snead after he scored. 
Townies unified in support through sport
The East Providence High School unified basketball team put on a great showing during their recent game against Tolman. more
Frank Fogarty tosses the opening tip at the staff vs. student basketball game to celebrate the end of the season. Fogarty started the basketball team at Sacred Heart three years ago.
Students, staff battle on the court at Sacred Heart
A happy afternoon of spirited competition on the basketball court might have been the last of its kind at Sacred Heart School. more
Townies head coach Bobby Rodericks (middle) and players cut the ribbon during a brief ceremony to open the seats before their opening day game. To the right is City Council President Bob Rodericks (Bobby’s father), who made the donation of the seats from McCoy Stadium possible.
McCoy seats officially unveiled at East Providence High School
Townies fans will be able to enjoy a game from a row of historic seats for years to come. more
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DEM sets April 12 as opening of the 2025 trout season
The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management has stocked more than 100 freshwater locations, including children’s-only ponds, with 60,000 fish — brook, brown, rainbow, and … more
Teammates celebrate with Tim Robitaille (left) and Aidan Martins after they scored in the first inning. 
Great start for Townies baseball team
The East Providence baseball team has won three straight to start their regular season in Division 1. The Townies have combined timely hitting and solid pitching in beating pilgrim 2-1 on April … more
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Ward 3 Councilman and long-time youth league referee Frank Fogarty delivered certificates of recognition to each playet from the 5th grade boys travel team with a customary jump high five.
Boys and Girls Club travel champions recognized by EP City Council
Both the 5th grade boys and 8th grade girls basketball travel teams for the East Providence Boys & Girls Club were recognized for their championship seasons. more
Laina Fonseca (left) and Khloe Amaral have fun with the team while they wait for instructions.
Dominant East Providence Boys and Girls swim team is off to nationals
Tony Fonseca is dead serious when he says that the East Providence Boys and Girls Club’s year-round, age 6-17 swim team — The Tidal Waves — are the best competitive sports team in the city. more
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East Providence DPW recently installed this concrete pad behind the backstop at East Providence High School’s baseball field, where rows of seats from the former McCoy Stadium will soon be installed.
East Providence High School soon to install a piece of PawSox history
A little bit of McCoy Stadium is coming to East Providence - thanks to the City of Pawtucket and City Council President, Bob Rodericks. more
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Keira Mullen, who was awarded the Gatorade Player of the Year and a banner hung in her honor, speaks during a small ceremony at the EPHS gymnasium on Friday afternoon.
Townies volleyball star honored with a banner and an award
Teammates, friends and family members were on hand as Townies junior volleyball player Keira Mullen was honored with a banner hung in her honor in the school gymnasium and the Gatorade player of the … more
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Townies win two gold medals at Special Olympics basketball tourney
The event took place at Providence College and hosted over 200 athletes from 19 teams, all competing for the gold. more
Three East Bay players try to slam the puck past the Northern RI Yeti goalie during the second game in the playoff series.
East Bay Eagles eliminated from playoffs despite ‘amazing effort’
The East Bay Eagles Co-op girls ice hockey team played some of its best hockey of the season in its quarterfinal playoff series against Northern Rhode Island Yeti but lost 1-0 in the first game of … more
Charlie Phillips won the 138-pound state championship during the state tournament at the PCTA on Saturday night. Phillips is pictured here wrestling in a match at East Providence High School during the regular season.
Townie wrestler Phillips earns state title
East Providence wrestler Charlie Phillips is the 138-pound state champ. more
East Providence beats Tiverton 60-46 in semis, heads to finals
Three Townies scored in double digits as the East Providence girls basketball team pasted Tiverton 60-46 in the Division 2 semifinals at Portsmouth High School on Thursday night. The 3rd seeded … more
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Townie chosen to represent East Bay hockey all-stars
East Providence’s Sydney Olson of East Providence was selected for... more
Elijah Peixoto faces an opponent while competing with “The Boston Butchers”, from his time with Team Combat League.
East Providence professional boxer looks to stay undefeated
Proud Townie Elijah Peixoto has a big fight coming up on Saturday at Foxwoods. more
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Martin Middle School 8th grader Anthony Eaton stands atop the podium at the 2025 RIIL Middle School Wrestling State Championship tournament held on Feb. 1 and Feb. 2.
East Providence 8th grader goes undefeated on way to state wrestling title
Anthony Eaton dominated throughout the 2024/25 wrestling season, going 15-0 overall and 9-0 in two statewide meets, including a top finish at the state championship at the beginning of February. more
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