Spotlight on Sports

EPHS Baseball:
The struggling Townies were 7-11 after an important 4-3 win over Barrington in late May. EP defeated Barrington in an 8 inning must-win game. EP got the walk-off win after Riley Cronin smacked an 8th inning double and Adam Duarte was walked intentionally. Townie catcher Tyler Midelfort then lined a double to center field to win the game for the Townies.

However the Townies still needed a win against Central High to clinch a playoff spot in Division I play. A loss would mean that help would be needed from others for a slim chance to continue the season. The Townies jumped out on top in the first inning after a 2 run double smacked by Nathan Silveira. That would be all the runs that East Providence would score on the day as they took a 10-2 spanking from the Knights.

"I thought we had a good start and Andrew (pitcher Andrew Rodriques) looked good for awhile, but we didn't show much offense after that," said coach Bobby Rodericks. An error, a couple of walks and Central pecked away until they blew the game open. EP is not deep in pitching this year and that makes a playoff run difficult in tough Division I. "Should we get back into this thing, we'll show up ready and give it our best," said coach Rodericks after the Central loss..

Eventually, East Providence got the outside help they needed as Central High went on to beat Portsmouth the next day. The Central win means that the Townies get another life and will participate in the Division I playoffs.

Senior honorary captain Nick Faella threw out the first pitch on senior day and has been with the Townies throughout his high school years. After the game, East Providence honored their senior players on the field as parents were introduced and given a red rose by the players.

The 2016 Townie Roster: Riley Cronin, Matt Conrad, Adam Duarte, Jared Cardoza, Austin Hartley, Tyler Midelfort, Ray Aponte, Jordan Gibson, Derek Geiger, Derek Silva, Nate Silveira, Andrew Rodrigues ,Nick Machevich, Nick Lemire, Cam Almeida, Ben Sears, Deyshaun Tengbeh, Andrew Lethbridge and Dylan Carreiro. Head Coach, Bobby Rodericks, Assistant Coach, Chris Kennedy.

EPHS Girls Lacrosse:
The Townies lacrosse squad made it to the state Division III semifinals with a 9-5 win over Johnston High late last month. EP was slated to take on a tough Chariho High in quarterfinal action at press time. Townie senior Angie Leonardo had 5 goals in the impressive win. Kelsey Ferreira had a dozen saves in goal and Arianna Calouro chipped in two goals. Savannah Figueiredo and Dakotha Federowicz had a goal each as EP's win was never in much doubt. Leonardo, who scored over 1,000 points in her Townie basketball career, excelled all-around for the EP LAX team. The girls Lacrosse team finished a strong 3rd place with an 11-3 record in Division III play. The squad had May wins over Toll Gate, Scituate, North Smithfield, Rogers, Ponagansett, Westerly and Burrillville. Ep lost to Pilgrim. Follow the EP LAX playoff run at ReporterToday.com.

Bay View Softball:
The 6-9 Bengals are in 4th place with wins last month over East Providence and Westerly. They have losses to Coventry, Cranston West, East Greenwich, Cumberland and NK.

Bay View Golf:
Bay View is in 3rd place at 8-6. The Bengals have wins in May over Tiverton, Mt. Hope, EP and Rogers. The team lost to Middletown, Barrington and Portsmouth.

EPHS Golf:
Congratulations to Isabelle Wetmore for making it to the state championship round of golf last month as a Townie Freshman. Wetmore did an awesome job at Newport Country Club and made the cut for the New England Championship in June. The Townies are in 4th place with a 6-9 season record. EP has wins in May over Mt. Hope twice and losses to Barrington, Middletown, Portsmouth and Rogers.

EPHS Boys Lacrosse:
The Townies struggle as the new boys' sport for EPHS tries to take root. The team's only win was against Providence Country Day.

BayView Lacrosse:
The Bengals are in 4th place with a 6-7 record. They have recent wins over Portsmouth, Cumberland, Lincoln and losses to LaSalle and Barrington.

EPHS Boys Outdoor Track:
The Townies finished a strong 3rd place with wins over Shea, Tolman and Mt. Hope with just a loss to Barrington. Alex Duarte did well as he has all season. Duarte won for high jump and as part of the EP 4 x 100 winning relay. David and Clinton Ogunronbi, Jayden Chase and Alex Duarte were the relay winners in the 4 x 100. Jayden Chase also won the 100 yard dash with Duarte and Ogunronbi finishing 2nd and 4th respectively.

EPHS Girls Outdoor Track:
The Girls finished a strong 4th place in the state meet and had earlier wins over Shea and Tolman. The team was 5-4 overall. Haley Teodoro and Hasna Badji were meet winners in the 100 yard hurdles and the high jump.

Bay View Outdoor Track:
Bay View took 3rd place with a season strong 7-2 record. Earlier the Bengals defeated Rogers and St. Ray's. Olivia Granatiero won the 300 hurdles for Bay View.

EPHS Tennis:
The tennis Townies looked good with an 8-5 record in 4th place. The team had wins over St. Ray's, Warwick Vets and Cranston East.

EPHS Boys Volleyball:
The volleyball team is in 3rd place with a 6-8 record. EP had recent wins over Barrington, Pilgrim, Tolman and Chariho with a loss to Exeter West Greenwich.

Riverside Middle Baseball:
RMS won an opening round playoff game with an impressive 4-2 victory over Cumberland. RMS was in control the whole game. RMS got great pitching from starter Robbie Costa with great relief from Matt Cardoza. The Vikings finished strong in 2nd place with a 7-4 record. Earlier RMS defeated cross town rival MMS in a thrilling 12 inning game by a 9-8 score. The Vikings also had wins against Portsmouth and St. Philomena last month.

Riverside Middle Softball:
The Lady Vikings are also playoff bound after a great season. RMS was in 3rd place with a 9-3 record at the end of last month. The Vikes had wins over Martin, Bay View, Kickemuit, Gaudet and Portsmouth.

Riverside Middle Baseball:
RMS won an opening round playoff game with an impressive 4-2 victory over Cumberland. RMS was in control the whole game. RMS got great pitching from starter Robbie Costa with great relief from Matt Cardoza. The Vikings finished strong in 2nd place with a 7-4 record. Earlier RMS defeated cross town rival MMS in a thrilling 12 inning game by a 9-8 score. The Vikings also had wins against Portsmouth and St. Philomena last month.

Martin Middle Baseball:
The Wildcats were at 6-6 in 3rd place heading toward playoffs. The team scored wins against St. Philomena, two against Thompson, Kickemuit and Gudet. The Wildcats lost an opening round game but enjoyed a good season after a slow start. "I'm proud of my Martin baseball players. We started out 0-4 and won 6 of our last 8 games to make the playoffs. Even though we lost in the 1st round of the playoffs the boys played with heart," said head coach Glen Salgueiro.