EPHS Boys & Girls Basketball, Bay View – State Tourney Bound

The Townie girls basketball team finally learned what it is like to lose as they took a surprise 62-32 loss to a fired up West Warwick squad before a standing room crowd at East Providence High School. The game was never in question as the Wizzards jumped out to a big early lead and never looked back. East Providence missed multiple opportunities to score and never got on track. Makiah Denson had 13 points including two three pointers, Mya Lambert 6 points and no other EP player had more than 4. West Warwick had three players in double figures with Tori Bird at 18, Kellylyn Kozlin 15 and Liz Gresian with 12. The Townies had to come from behind in many of their prior 18 consecutive wins but couldn’t get it done in the division II semifinal last night. “We’re back to work getting ready for the open State Championship,” said EP coach Bay Lambert. “We are not done yet,” he added.

The Townies set a school record with an 18-0 regular season 1st place finish. The loss to West Warwick jolted the Townies from the Division II playoff, but the now 18-1 Townies will participate in the open statewide championship tourney. East Providence is ranked number 2 across all divisions in the state. East Providence, with its freshmen filled lineup, should be among Rhode Island’s top contenders for a while. The RI Interscholastic League tourney is being scheduled and we'll post game times soon!

Boys Basketball To Play in State Finals
Even though the Townies were knocked out of the divisional playoffs, they will still get to play in the statewide championship tournament due to their high statewide ranking. Stay tuned for schedule!

Townie Wrestling
Townie Grapplers are led by veteran 31-year coach Tom Galligan
Almost forgotten by EP sports fans this year is the success of the East Providence High School wrestling team. Heading into last month’s divisional wrestling sectional tournament at Coventry High School, the Townies were undefeated and had seemingly gone under the radar.

2nd in the D2 Sectional tournament. Townies compete in RI States this weekend. More on veteran coach Galligan in the upcoming March issue of the Reporter!

Bay View Basketball
Bay View is on their way to the division I championship after bopping Cranston West 60 to 51 on 2/24/22 at Cranston. The Bengals were led by Siera Baptista 22 points, Ahtiana Benway 20 points and Maggie McKitchen with 10. Benway lit up the court with 5 three pointers for Bay View in the win. Maylina Cotto-Santaigo had 4 three pointers for Cranston West. The Bengals will face North Kingstown for the Division I division title at Rhode Island College. North Kingstown barely beat Bay View in two earlier season games, 53-52 and 41-39. Finals results will be posted by www.ReporterToday.com.