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The East Providence volleyball team fell to North Kingstown 3-1 (14-25, 16-25, 25-20, 16-25) during a Division 1 semifinals match at Rhode Island College on Tuesday evening. The Townies had lost to …

The loss of key offensive players, Amori Lopes, Nathan Sousa and Emerson Amado was difficult to overcome.

The 5th-seeded Townies move on to play at 4th seeded Cumberland on Friday at 6 p.m.

Several competitors with local ties competed in the 2026 New York City Marathon on what was a near ideal morning to run Sunday, Nov. 1, on the streets of the five boroughs. Bristol native …

The East Providence girls tennis team trounced Lincoln 4-0 in the Division 2 championship at Slater Park on Saturday afternoon.  The Townies dropped their rackets and ran to celebrate with third …

The 7-1 Townies are in first place in Division II with 250 points against only 60 surrendered, which is fewer than half the amount of points surrendered by the next best defensive team.

The 9-4-4 Townies move on to play at North Kingstown in the quarterfinals on Thursday night at 6 p.m.

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

The East Providence High School football team is proving that when executed properly, good, old-fashioned football can lead to dominant performances on the field.

Junior goalkeeper Kayke De Campos scored a first-ever 70-yard goal during the East Providence soccer team's 2-2 tie at Cranston West during a Division 1 game in heavy winds and rain as the nor'easter …

If you come to the Dari Bee this Saturday afternoon, you’ll have the chance to hang with someone who could be playing Major League Baseball by the time ice cream weather returns to New England.

The East Providence girls’ volleyball team (4-4) is searching for their rhythm as they navigate the toughest Rhode Island competition among Division I.

As of the Post's press deadline on Wednesday morning, the Townies were 5-0 at the top of Division II.

"The kids were disappointed, obviously, that they lost in the way they did," said Coach Jon Stringfellow. "But from a coaching standpoint, there's a lot to build off of."

The team will move on to the semifinals on Thursday night, July 23.

Alyssa Karalekas received the high honor for being a student-athlete "who exhibits exemplary lacrosse skills, good sportsmanship on the field, and represents high standards of academic achievement in the classroom."

The Rumford 12U District 2 All-Stars lost a nail biter to Barrington on Sunday in a 1-0 contest that went right down to the wire.

Eighteen Townies’ athletes signed to colleges and universities during the annual signing ceremony on June 11.

Appearing in the baseball D-I finals for the first time since 1945, and having vanquished La Salle to get there, East Providence looked like it might be primed for a monumental upset. But the 'University of Hendricken' had other plans.

The state meet didn’t go as the East Providence boys track team planned at Brown University on Saturday. Especially for Jack Pawlik, the Townies state champion sprinter who won both the 100-meter …

Worcester Fencing Club opened its doors to local athletes during the weekend of May 16-17, for a Division III foil and epee tournament. Division III restricts participants to those holding a national …

Bishop Hendricken let their bats do the talking as they pounded Townies senior pitcher Ben "Lefty" Hallene for 10 runs in five innings, to win the game one 10-0 and take a 1-0 Division-1 champioship …

The East Providence baseball team is headed to the Division-1 state championship after senior pitcher Benjamin “Lefty” Hallene and the Townies defense shut out second seeded La Salle 1-0.

The East Providence varsity baseball team continued their impressive season with a win over Lincoln in the Division I playoffs.

A teary East Providence softball team ended their season, losing a 6-4 heartbreaker to Prout during a Division-1 home playoff game on Friday night. Head coach Katie Solitro said, despite the loss, the season was one to be proud of for the Townies, who finished with a 12-8 record. 

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