Rhode Island
High School Roundup: Scores and recaps from Wednesday’s games across Rhode Island
Coaches are reminded to send in their results after each game by 10 p.m. by email — pjsports@providencejournal.com — or by calling the Sports desk at (401) 277-7340, each weeknight with the final score and game details.
FIELD HOCKEY
Division I
East Greenwich 1, Barrington 0
East Greenwich’s Maeve Kiernan, assisted by Lindsay Rowe, scored the deciding goal in the third period. Olivia Prior and Lia Cameron controlled the defense for the Avengers and Layla Cameron made 5 saves for the shutout. Katie McAdams made 13 saves for the Eagles.
Division II
Lincoln School 3, Pilgrim 1 (Tuesday)
Arianna Casey scored 2 goals and assisted on another, Isabelle Campeau added a third score and Ruby Verkuijlen picked up an assist as Lincoln School upended Pilgrim. Lynx netminder Lucy Camara recorded 4 saves in the win. Charlotte Williamson scored the lone goal for the Patriots with the assist going to Taylor Mark. Jocelyn Dilone recorded 6 saves in the loss.
Lincoln 1, Cumberland 0 (0T)
In a battle of two evenly matched teams, Lincoln’s Dounya Eskaf scored the only goal of the game just 26 seconds into the extra frame as the Lions came away with a victory over Cumberland and moved into sole possession of second place in Division II. The Clippers got a yeoman’s effort from goalie Hadley Bausman, who collected 18 saves in the loss.
BOYS SOCCER
Division I/Division II
Classical 2, Lincoln 2
Goals by Lincoln’s Christian Figueiredo and Alex Denson sandwiched a pair of goals by Classical’s Gianny Lopez and Niko Brown and the D-I/D-II crossover finished in a tie. Denson’s tally closed out the scoring with about 15 minutes remaining in the contest. The Lions are now 2-1-3 while the Purple move to 1-3-1. Classical’s Andrew Backman and Senai Zerit shared duties in goal and combined to make 10 saves. Aaron Kanter recorded 4 saves for Lincoln.
Division III
Davies 3, PCD 0
Goals by Aiden Cutler, Jailton Perreira and Santiago Marin and the play of netminder Miguel Vazquez, who recorded 5 saves, helped the Patriots improve their record to 4-1 on the year with the shutout.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Division III
Narragansett 3, PCD 1
Visiting Narragansett fell behind after the first set but captured the next three for the win (16-25, 25-15, 25-15, 25-9). For the victors, Nina Hamlin had 3 kills, 2 digs, 4 blocks and 2 aces; Drew Bockoven had 5 kills, 2 digs and 2 aces; and Eliana Sahagain had a dig and 3 aces. For PCD, Kelsey Blecker had 5 aces, 4 kills and 8 digs and Bella Goetz had 11 digs and a kill.
St. Raphael 3, Tiverton 1 (25-20, 25-17, 17-25, 25-16)
Division IV
Central 3, Hope 0
Danna Garcia recorded 14 kills and 2 aces and Stephanie Cabrera posted 8 aces and 10 assists to help the nights knock off the Blue Wave, 25-6, 25-18, 25-17. Central is now 5-2 on the year. Olivia Dastien put together a solid effort for Hope in the loss with 5 kills, 5 aces and 7 blocks.
Davies 3, Blackstone Valley 1
The play of Taliya Robillard-Montas (9 aces, 8 kills, 6 digs) and Caydence DAnkwa (6 kills, 8 digs) helped Davies get past BVP, 25-15, 25-16, 22-25, 25-20. Zoe Costa had 3 blocks and 8 digs for the Pride.
North Providence 3, Achievement First 1 (25-13, 18-25, 25-11, 25-19)
Thursday’s schedule
FOOTBALL
Juanita Sanchez/PCD at North Smithfield, 6:30 p.m.
Hope/St. Pats vs. Toll Gate at Warwick Vets Middle School, 6:30 p.m.
FIELD HOCKEY
South Kingstown vs. Lincoln School at Faxon Farm, 4:30 p.m.
Moses Brown at La Salle, 6:30 p.m.
Chariho vs. Cumberland at Tucker Field, 6:30 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Mount Pleasant at Block Island, 2:45 p.m.
Central at Moses Brown, 3:45 p.m.
Scituate at PCD, 4 p.m.
Narragansett vs. JDS/PC/SP at Drummond Field, 4:15 p.m.
Middletown at Blackstone Valley, 5 p.m.
Woonsocket at Burrillville, 5 p.m.
Hope at Smithfield, 6 p.m.
EWG at Johnston, 6 p.m.
Prout vs. Rogers at Toppa Field, 6 p.m.
Cranston East vs. Shea at Max Read Field, 6 p.m.
Times2 at North Providence, 6 p.m.
Westerly at Mt. Hope, 7 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Lincoln School at Mt. Pleasant, 3:45 p.m.
Lincoln at Chariho, 4:30 p.m.
East Greenwich at Pilgrim, 5 p.m.
Central Falls vs. Woonsocket at Barry Field, 5 p.m.
Portsmouth at Mt. Hope, 5:15 p.m.
Smithfield at Cranston West, 5:30 p.m.
Cumberland at North Kingstown, 6:30 p.m.
JS/PC/SP at Tiverton, 7 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Classical at EWG, TBA
Lincoln School at Lincoln, 3:30 p.m.
East Providence at Prout, 4 p.m.
Cranston West at Moses Brown, 4 p.m.
Mt. Hope at Narragansett, 4 p.m.
Tolman at PCD, 4 p.m.
St. Raphael at Bay View, 4 p.m.
Coventry vs. West Warwick at West Warwick Public Courts, 4 p.m.
Woonsocket vs. Cranston East at at Park View Middle School, 4 p.m.
Woonsocket vs. Middletown at Gaudet Middle School, 4 p.m.
La Salle at Barrington, 4:15 p.m.
Ponaganset at Portsmouth, 4:30 p.m.
North Kingstown at Smithfield, 4:30 p.m.
Central at Hope, 4:30 p.m.
Tiverton vs. Shea at Slater Park, 4:30 p.m.
Westerly at Chariho, 4:30 p.m.
Toll Gate at Scituate, 4:45 p.m.
Cumberland at Rogers, 5 p.m.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Block Island at Narragansett, 2 p.m.
La Salle at Chariho, 6 p.m.
EWG at Burrillville, 6 p.m.
Bay View at West Warwick, 6 p.m.
Middletown at Lincoln, 6:15 p.m.
North Kingstown at Classical, 6:30 p.m.
Cranston East at East Providence, 6:30 p.m.
Coventry at Prout, 6:30 p.m.
Westerly at Pilgrim, 6:30 p.m.
East Greenwich at Portsmouth, 6:45 p.m.
Rhode Island
Authorities provide update on deadly mass shooting at Brown University in Rhode Island
Authorities said two people were killed and eight more were injured in a mass shooting at Brown University, an Ivy League school in Rhode Island. Authorities said students were on campus for the second day of final exams.
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Rhode Island
RI school superintendent resigns amid antisemitic hazing investigation
A Rhode Island school superintendent has resigned amid an investigation into alleged antisemitic hazing in the district, NBC affiliate WJAR-TV reports.
Smithfield Superintendent Dr. Dawn Bartz announced her resignation in a letter addressed to the school community. Bartz has been on leave since November after a report of hazing at Smithfield High School.
The Jewish Alliance of Rhode Island said five high school football players locked a freshman student in a bathroom, sprayed Lysol at the student and yelled antisemitic slurs.
In her resignation letter, Bartz focused on her successes surrounding academic outcomes, special education and STEM opportunities and other positives for the district, and thanked the community.
“As Smithfield moves forward, I am confident the district will continue to build on this progress
and momentum. I wish all our students, staff, and families continued success in the years ahead,” she wrote.
The letter did not specify a reason for the resignation.
WJAR-TV first reported on the situation on October, when the Bartz released a statement on its investigation.
“The investigation confirmed inappropriate conduct among a small number of students,” Superintendent Dawn Bartz said in a provided statement. “Disciplinary action has been taken in accordance with district policy, and several student-athletes will not participate for the remainder of the season.”
The statement went on to say that there would be mandated training and education in response. However, the involved players were back at practice, which didn’t sit well with the victim’s family. His parents said his son walked into practice and found himself face-to-face with his alleged assailants.
Five football players were initially removed from the team for the remainder of the season but were later reinstated. When asked about the reversal in October, Bartz issued a one-sentence statement saying, “The disciplinary process has concluded and we will not be discussing details involving students.”
Smithfield Town Council President John Tassoni said the situation has deeply divided the community.
“It’s a long time coming,” Tassoni said of Bartz’s resignation. “A lot of people are angry about what happened. A lot of people don’t know the truth of what happened, nor do I.”
An investigation is underway by the school committee’s attorney and a report is expected to be delivered to the school committee sometime next year, Tassoni added. However, some people have concerns about transparency and have floated the possibility of hiring an independent investigator.
The Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island said they want the focus to be on student safety.
“While we can’t speculate on the specific reasons behind the superintendent’s decision to resign, we remain focused on what matters most: that Smithfield schools become a place where Jewish students and all students feel safe, valued, and protected from bias and harassment,” President and CEO Adam Greenman wrote in an email.
Rhode Island
Prosecutors in Rhode Island drop charge against former Bay View athletic director
Prosecutors in Rhode Island dropped a fugitive from justice charge against a former Catholic school athletic director.
John Sung was arrested in East Providence last month. He was wanted in Florida for a non-violent felony.
After his arrest, he was fired from his position at St. Mary Academy Bay View in Riverside.
Broward County court records show Sung was taken into custody last week. He posted bond.
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