Rhode Island
What an amazing Saturday of high school championship action across RI! Here’s what to know
 
																								
												
												
											 
Saturday was a day for the record books — many times over.
High school championships were decided on the track, softball diamond, lacrosse field and tennis court, and The Providence Journal’s award-winning Sports staff — writers Bill Koch, Eric Rueb and Jacob Rousseau, photographers Kris Craig and David Delpoio, and freelancers Will Geoghegan and Emma Marion — was everywhere.
So if you missed the history that was made across Rhode Island on a pristine spring Saturday, don’t sweat it. We’ve got you covered.
Here’s a look at one of the busiest days of the high school sports calendar:
BOYS LACROSSE
∎In Division I, the La Salle Rams did was the La Salle Rams do — win boys lacrosse titles. This one marked the 12th straight championship for La Salle, who stormed to a 19-1 final over Moses Brown at Stevenson Field at Brown University. The Rams scored the most goals in a state championship game and had the largest margin of victory in the season’s final game. The Rams had tallied 15 goals, the previous high, in 2017 and 2022.
∎In Division II, the Prout Crusaders grabbed some redemption, as most of the lacrosse players were on the hockey team that still tasted the one-goal, double-overtime Frozen Four defeat this winter. But on Saturday afternoon at Brown, Prout proved its championship pedigree, beating Pilgrim, 13-8, for the program’s fifth overall Rhode Island Interscholastic League crown.
∎Division III has gone to the Dogs … again. Westerly’s Bulldogs captured their second consecutive Rhode Island Interscholastic League title by besting Smithfield, 8-6. Westerly goalkeeper Ryder Casady described it this way: “It’s been a roller coaster this year of highs and lows. But overall, we put it together and the feeling is just amazing to go back-to-back.”
∎North Smithfield was playing with fire — tempting the fates by having championship hats ready to go. But after heartbreaking losses in 2021 and 2022, nothing was going to stop these Northmen from finishing the job. No. 1 North Smithfield (16-1) built its advantage in the third quarter and weathered second-seeded Lincoln’s late push for a 5-3 triumph in the Division IV championship.
BOYS TENNIS
∎The lights went out at Slater Park, but it was the Barrington duo of Garrett Meehan and Justin Kuo who turned the lights out on La Salle’s three-year title streak in Division I. It was the third straight season that the Eagles and Rams battled for the state title. This time, undefeated Barrington finished the job, with the No. 3 doubles team winning the final points.
∎The crowd had shifted over to watch East Greenwich’s David Levy play North Kingstown’s Owen Tegan. What’s already been an incredible debut season for Levy got better Saturday. Levy came out strong in the first set, looked ready to roll in the second but had to withstand an impressive comeback from Tegan before grabbing the win, giving East Greenwich a 4-3 win and the Division II title.
∎Finishing the year unbeaten and hoisting the championship trophy is no easy feat. But North Smithfield did just that — in the same way the Northmen won every match this season, by relying on every person in the ladder. On Saturday, North Smithfield completed a 4-0 win over Cranston East and put the finishing touch on the Northmen’s undefeated championship season.
GIRLS TRACK
Providence’s Conley stadium saw records being smashed and helping to lead the way to an outdoor track team title were West Warwick sisters Lisa Raye and Xenia Raye. The Wizards totaled 76 points, bettering runner-up Cranston West’s total of 59 and adding to what is becoming a crowded shelf of accolades. Lisa Raye set new state marks in three events and collected four gold medals while Xenia Raye set a new meet record while capturing the 400 meters.
BOYS TRACK
Barrington’s roots in the Rhode Island Interscholastic League date to the league’s founding in the 1930s. But Saturday was a first for Eagles — a boys outdoor track state championship. While Bishop Hendricken and La Salle offered plenty of fight, the Eagles were left standing tall at Conley Stadium — three gold medals, nine other top-3 finishes and 120 team points.
SOFTBALL
∎How’s this for a day’s work: Cranston East freshman pitcher Isabella Sousa struck out 16 Pawtucket batters, her defense made just one error behind her, and in the fifth inning, after failing to get a bunt down, Sousa smashed a grand slam that had the undefeated Thunderbolts dancing their way to a 10-1 victory at Rhode Island College and the school’s first-ever Division III fastpitch softball championship.
∎There were only two starters back from last year’s title-winning Central Falls team, but it didn’t take long for Chloe Acosta and Arghennis Disla and their classmates at Blackstone Valley Prep to mesh with their new co-op teammates. This special season ended with a 12-8 comeback victory over the Providence co-op of Times 2 Academy/Paul Cuffee and a Division IV title. Said coach Selena Martinez: “We really built it. It’s a great achievement to go back-to-back. It was basically a brand new team.”
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Today, four girls lacrosse championships will be decided at Brown University:
Division IV: Tiverton vs. North Smithfield, noon
Division III: Narragansett vs. Westerly, 2 p.m.
Division II: Chariho vs. North Kingstown, 4 p.m.
Division I: La Salle vs. Moses Brown, 6 p.m.
 
																	
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RI Lottery Powerball, Lucky For Life winning numbers for Oct. 29, 2025
 
The Rhode Island Lottery offers multiple draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at Oct. 29, 2025, results for each game:
Winning Powerball numbers from Oct. 29 drawing
04-24-49-60-65, Powerball: 01, Power Play: 2
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Winning Lucky For Life numbers from Oct. 29 drawing
03-04-33-36-43, Lucky Ball: 02
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Winning Numbers numbers from Oct. 29 drawing
Midday: 3-2-7-5
Evening: 4-7-2-4
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Winning Wild Money numbers from Oct. 29 drawing
09-10-14-20-25, Extra: 08
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Are you a winner? Here’s how to claim your prize
- Prizes less than $600 can be claimed at any Rhode Island Lottery Retailer. Prizes of $600 and above must be claimed at Lottery Headquarters, 1425 Pontiac Ave., Cranston, Rhode Island 02920.
- Mega Millions and Powerball jackpot winners can decide on cash or annuity payment within 60 days after becoming entitled to the prize. The annuitized prize shall be paid in 30 graduated annual installments.
- Winners of the Lucky for Life top prize of $1,000 a day for life and second prize of $25,000 a year for life can decide to collect the prize for a minimum of 20 years or take a lump sum cash payment.
When are the Rhode Island Lottery drawings held?
- Powerball: 10:59 p.m. ET on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
- Mega Millions: 11:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday and Friday.
- Lucky for Life: 10:30 p.m. ET daily.
- Numbers (Midday): 1:30 p.m. ET daily.
- Numbers (Evening): 7:29 p.m. ET daily.
- Wild Money: 7:29 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
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Rhode Island
ACLU of RI sues McKee alleging denial of access to regularly used State House rally area | ABC6
 
														 
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Attorneys for the ACLU of Rhode Island have filed a lawsuit against RI Governor Dan McKee, alleging the governor’s office explicitly told state and capitol police to bar protesters from accessing the State House rotunda and upper floors.
The rally was planned to take place in the rotunda an hour before McKee’s January 2025 State of the State address.
The event was to be attended by local groups including Rhode Island Homeless Advocacy Project and by activist Harrison Tuttle.
Tuttle was the President of the now dissolved Rhode Island Black Lives Matter PAC at the time.
The suit claims that Tuttle and fellow protesters arrived to be told that McKee’s office instructed police from letting them enter.
Tuttle was told by police that he in particular was not allowed to enter the areas, according to the suit.
The suit also claims that other people were allowed to access those areas of the State House.
The suit states that the rotunda is commonly used by protesters, and that its entrance was blocked off by capitol and state police.
A sign accompanied the officers that said the rotunda was reserved from 4:30-10 p.m., and the governor’s office didn’t reserve the area until 4:39 p.m., according to records cited by the ACLU of RI.
The protesters were directed by police to the “Bell Room” for their event, which is a less visible area in the back of the State House’s first floor, according to the suit.
The ACLU of RI statement reads in part:
In any event, despite being ‘reserved,’ the rotunda was not used for any purpose during that timeframe. The lawsuit argues that the Governor’s reservation of the space and the Capitol and State Police’s actions were undertaken to stifle the protesters’ exercise of their First Amendment rights to freedom of speech and freedom of assembly.
Executive director of the Rhode Island Homeless Advocacy Project Eric Hirsch, a participant in the suit stated:
I’ve been advocating for an end to homelessness in Rhode Island for a long time. I was shocked to see the Rotunda at the Statehouse roped off when I arrived for the People’s State of the State rally. I had attended dozens of rallies there over the years. To make matters worse, we were also prevented from getting anywhere near the Governor’s address. We were confined to a lower floor of the Statehouse. This is unacceptable. We have a right to express our view of the Governor’s policies toward people experiencing homelessness.
ABC6 has reached out to the office of Governor Dan McKee for comment in this matter but has not yet heard back.
Rhode Island
RI GOP asking for resident input for upcoming Washington Bridge oversight hearing | ABC6
 
														 
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Rhode Island Republican leaders are asking for public input ahead of an upcoming oversight hearing on the Washington Bridge forensic report.
The report, recently revealed to have been withheld by Governor Dan McKee at attorneys’ advice, will be the subject of the planned November 13 oversight hearing.
McKee stated that he knew that repairs were needed on the bridge for two years before its December 11, 2023 westbound side closure, but was confident that work was underway.
McKee said that once he was aware the bridge deficiencies were irreparable, he approved the closure.
Rhode Island House Minority Leader Michael Chippendale said in a statement, in part:
Now that the Speaker and Senate President have committed to ‘a thorough and rigorous examination’ of the Washington Bridge failure and have empowered the Joint Oversight Committee to take testimony under oath, Rhode Islanders deserve answers without delay on this on-going administrative disaster.
Residents can contribute questions to the hearing process via email at rigopcaucus@gmail.com.
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