SPOTLIGHT ON SPORTS

EPHS Girls Soccer:
(At press time the Townies are scheduled to play their first playoff game. Results updated on ReporterToday.com.)
The Townies girls soccer team still has only 1 loss on the season but their potent offense has stalled a bit as they head into state playoffs by playing to their 4th tie in a 1-1 match against Wheeler late last month. The Townies lone goal was scored by Olivia Williams on an assist by Savannah Feola. East Providence maintained the tie with senior goalie Mia Jackson's 6 saves in net.

East Providence also battled Westerly to a 0-0 tie in a Division II girls soccer clash at Pierce Stadium. The Townies, firmly in the playoff hunt, were hoping for a win to help their playoff seeding in the upcoming state championship tourney. "We're hoping for a win tonight which will give us a better playoff seed," said Townie head coach Angelo Pizzi before the game. "Westerly is fighting for a playoff spot and with 6 wins they are a dangerous team."

The Townies came away with the tie in a game in which they spent most of the time on the Westerly side of the field. East Providence controlled the tempo and field position but couldn't make good on several scoring opportunities. The defense played well for both teams and the Townies top net minder Mia Jackson had to turn away just 4 Westerly shots while EP had 10 attempts on net turned away. The Townies, now with 11 wins, 1 loss and 4 ties so far have slipped from 1st to 3rd place but are still in good shape for the upcoming playoffs. Pilgrim High has remained unbeaten in 1st place atop the division.

In earlier action last month, the Townies beat back St. Raphael Academy 6-0. In that game Alyssa DeOliveira scored 2 goals and Ashley Dias, Tessa LaRoche, Savanna Feola, & Hailee Manteiga each added a goal. Net minder Jackson shutout the Saints.

Before the Westerly game, East Providence seniors and their families were honored and coaches awards were given out.

The Townies only loss so far came at the hands of division leading Pilgrim. In a battle of the unbeaten, Lily Brown and her sister Gillian Brown each scored unassisted goals and the Pilgrim defense did the rest as the Patriots shut out East Providence, 2-0, in Division II. Pilgrim remains unbeaten at 15-0.

East Providence’s Alyssa DeOliveira snapped a scoreless tie midway through the second half and it looked as though the Townies would have its 11th win of the season. But with just under three minutes left, West Warwick, desperate for any point it can pick up for a playoff run, got a goal from Molly Herold and the Division II contest ended in a 1-1 tie.

East Providence had earlier seized sole possession of second place with a 2-1 victory over North Smithfield. Alyssa DeOliveira set up Briana Williams for the winning goal with 20 minutes to play, snapping a 1-1 tie.

After a scoreless first half against Ponaganset, East Providence roared back with 5 second half goals as the Townies went on to shut out Ponagansett. Top goal scorer Alyssa DeOliveira scored 4 goals with Briana Lopes getting the other goal.

Top Townie Goal Scorers:
Goals Assists Points
Alyssa DeOliveira 21 7 49
Ashley Cassino-Henriquez 8 3 19
Olivia Williams 5 6 16
Savannah Feola 2 7 11
Briana Lopes 2 5 9
Tessa Laroche 1 6 8
Hailee Manteiga 4 0 8
Ashley Dias 2 1 5
Kayla Hannon 2 0 4
Aaliyah Pattie 1 1 3
Lily Budnick 0 2 2
Jordyn Brogan 1 0 2
Top Goalkeepers Saves: Mia Jackson - 76; Kaylee Davenport - 6.

Girls Soccer League Season
Standings Division II W L T W L T
Pilgrim High School 15 - 0- 0 15 - 0 - 0
North Smithfield 14 - 2- 0 14 - 2 - 0
East Providence 11 - 1- 4 11 - 1 - 4
Exeter/W Greenwich 10 - 5- 0 10 - 5 - 0
Moses Brown School 8 - 3- 2 8 - 3 - 2
Ponaganset High 7 - 6- 1 7 - 6 - 1
Wheeler School 6 - 6- 4 6 - 6 - 4
Chariho High 6 - 4- 2 6 - 4 - 2
Middletown High 5 - 6- 3 5 - 6 - 3
Westerly High 5 - 6- 3 5 - 7 - 3
North Providence 5 - 8- 1 5 - 8 - 1
West Warwick 4 - 7- 3 4 - 7 - 3
Mount St. Charles 4 - 7- 1 4 - 7 - 1
St. Raphael 3 - 8- 1 3 - 8 - 1
Toll Gate High 1 - 10- 2 1 - 10 - 2
Lincoln School 1 - 12- 1 1 - 12 - 1
Johnston High 0 - 12- 1 0 - 12 - 1

EPHS Boys Soccer:
(The Townies boys soccer team is also scheduled to have a playoff game. Results updated at ReporterToday.com.)
East Providence's netminder Andrew Mongeon had 12 saves against LaSalle as the Townies and Rams played to a 0-0 tie on Saturday, October 26th at Pierce Stadium. On October 23rd the Townies bopped Smithfield in a 4-0 shutout. Colin Capelo scored two goals and assisted on another score. Andrew Mungeon was sharp in goal for EP in the shutout win.

The Townies picked up another win with a 2-1 score over Classical on October 24th. Townie leading scorer Colin Capelo scored the two Townie goals to secure the win. Capelo was assisted by Ryan Moniz and Gabriel Ferreira.

Earlier last month, with two Division I teams battling for a playoff spot, Cristobal Bustos scored with 15 minutes left in the contest to give Cumberland a 2-1 win over East Providence. With the victory, the Clippers improve to 3-5-4 and need just one more point for a spot in the playoffs with three games left to play. Ryan Moniz scored the Townies goal.

Michael Hanlon blasted home a goal through the defense in the first half and converted a penalty kick in the second, giving Hendricken a 2-0 win over East Providence.
Declan Caster made five saves in the shutout for the Hawks (7-6 Division I) while Andrew Mongeon made seven in the loss for the Townies.

Goals Assists Points
Colin Capelo 12 2 26
Ryan Moniz 4 2 10
Ryan DeCampos 1 3 5
Gabriel Ferreira 1 4 6
Fabio Fortes 1 0 2
Nick Morrison 1 0 2
Corey Cabral 1 0 2
Owen Charron 0 1 1
Andrew Jackson 0 1 1
Andrew Mongeon 106 saves in goal

Soccer Standings - Division I League Season
North Kingstown High School 12 - 1- 2- 38 12 - 1 - 2 - 38
South Kingstown High School 10 - 2- 3- 33 10 - 2 - 3 - 33
La Salle Academy 9 - 3- 3- 30 9 - 3 - 3 - 30
Tolman High School 9 - 4- 2- 29 9 - 4 - 2 - 29
Moses Brown School 8 - 2- 5- 29 8 - 2 - 5 - 29
Portsmouth High School 9 - 5- 1- 28 9 - 5 - 1 - 28
Bishop Hendricken High School 9 - 6- 0- 27 9 - 6 - 0 - 27
Classical High School 7 - 5- 3- 24 7 - 5 - 3 - 24
Barrington High School 6 - 7- 2- 20 6 - 8 - 2 - 20
Central Falls High School 5 - 7- 3- 18 5 - 8 - 3 - 18
East Providence High 4 - 6- 5- 17 4 - 6 - 5 - 17
Central High School 5 - 9- 1- 16 5 - 9 - 1 - 16
Cumberland High School 3 - 7- 5- 14 3 - 7 - 5 - 14
Shea High School 4 - 10- 1- 13 4 - 10 - 1 - 13
Coventry High School 1 13- 1- 4 1 - 13 - 1 - 4
Smithfield High School 1 - 14- 1- 4 1 - 14 - 1 - 4

EPHS Football:
Although losing to perennial powerhouse Hendricken 34-13, the Townie football team gave the Hawks all they could handle at Pierce Stadium. October 25th was the annual Townie Pride Parade before the game and a packed house was treated to an exciting game. "We made a couple of key mistakes that hurt. Otherwise our team gave it a good effort," said Townie coach Jay Monteiro after the game.

The Townies had opportunities but got behind after a bold onside kick was covered by the Hawks. However East Providence was in the game for a good part of the contest but in the end was no match for the defending state champions.

The Townies at 3-4 on the season are unsure at this point if they will make the Division I playoffs. EP is yet to play a tough Cranston West team in Cranston in early November. Cranston West ran past LaSalle in a 34-13 on October 25th. The Falcons are hoping for a chance to take on Hendricken for the state super bowl title.

Earlier the Townies lost to Shea High school and Kingstown but did shutout Cranston East 39-0. EP also lost to Cumberland last month, 30-21. After the Cranston West game the Townies will be idle until the traditional Thanksgiving Day game against LaSalle. This year the game will be at Pierce Stadium at 10:00 AM.

Standings - Division I-A League Season
Bishop Hendricken High School 6 - 0 7 - 0
North Kingstown High School 5 - 1 6 - 1
Shea High School 4 - 2 5 - 2
Cumberland High School 3 - 3 3 - 4
St. Raphael Academy 2 - 3 3 - 3
East Providence High School 2 - 4 3 - 4
Cranston High School East 0 - 6 0 - 7

Standings - Division I-B League Season
Cranston High School West 5 - 1 5 - 2
Portsmouth High School 5 - 1 5 - 2
La Salle Academy 4 - 2 5 - 2
Central High School 3 - 3 4 - 3
Barrington High School 2 - 4 3 - 4
South Kingstown High School 1 - 5 1 - 6
Moses Brown School 0 - 6 0 - 6

EPHS Girls Tennis:
In singles action against Portsmouth, Townie winners were Jessica Normile, Raissa Luu and Christina-Marie Capobianco. Doubles winners were Skyla DaSilva-Riley Mello for EP.

In a match with Lincoln High, Jessica Normile and Christina-Marie Capobianco won. Doubles winners were Skyla DaSilva-Riley Mello. Raissa Luu and Christina-Marie Capobianco came away with singles wins for Ep over Mt. Hope.

Standings - Division II: League Season
Mt. Hope High School 12 - 1 15 - 1
Middletown High School 12 - 1 12 - 2
Ponaganset High School 10 - 3 12 - 4
Narragansett High School 10 - 3 11 - 4
Portsmouth High School 7 - 5 7 - 6
North Smithfield 7 - 5 7 - 7
Chariho High School 7 - 6 8 - 7
Lincoln High School 6 - 7 6 - 8
South Kingstown 5 - 9 5 - 9
East Providence 4 - 9 4 - 9
Classical High School 3 - 9 3 - 9
Lincoln School 3 - 10 3 - 10
Cranston East 2 - 10 3 - 10
Scituate High School 1 - 12 1 - 12

EPHS Girls Volleyball
The Townies defeated Cumberland early last month by a 3-2 score to remain in the middle of the pack in Division I-B. EP stretched it out to 5 matches in order to get the much needed win. EP was led by Madisyn Gomes who registered 8 kills and added 2aces. Paige Messier had 15 digs and five aces. In other games last month, East Providence lost to Barrington, South & North Kingstown. At presss time, the Townies were scheduled to play LaSalle, Coventry and Ponagansett.

Standings Div. I-B
North Kingstown 14 - 0
South Kingstown 13 -21
Cranston West 6 - 6
East Providence 4 - 9
Mount St. Charles 2 - 9
Ponaganset High 1 - 10

Annual EP Firefighters Freaky Friday Race 
The East Providence Firefighters Local 850 held their 13th annual Freaky 5K road race on Sunday, Oct. 20th. The race started at the East Providence Rumford Fire Station and took a route through Rumford bringing it back to the fire station. The race is designed for runners and walkers of all skill levels and all ages. Race day activities included medals, music, food, costumes and entertainment. Proceeds raised from the race are used to fund various events, activities and charities in and around East Providence. Runners participated from all over the region. Here are the finishing time for East Providence residents which made up the bulk of the runners:

Name Guntime Pace
Katie Dunning 55:09 17:45
Adalice Burgo 54:33 17:34
Caroline Thibeault 28:02 9:02
Simon Palombo 27:18 8:48
Jayden Delgado 23:00 7:25
MikeWhittet 33:44 10:52
Stephen Harris 28:48 9:17
Ethan Palombo 23:45 7:39
Kaia Greene 36:44 11:50
Nicholas Capobianco 32:56 10:36
Ryan Stover 21:49 7:02
Anthony Carroll 36:03 11:37
Jacob Stover 34:02 10:58
Abigail Leddy 25:49 8:19
David Capobianco 23:14 7:29
Matthew Patrone 22:59 7:24
Hannah Silverira 41:13 13:16
Ian Stover 35:36 11:28
Tyler McLaughlin 25:34 8:14
John Costa 25:23 8:11
Areanna McVay 36:52 11:52
Zachary Mendo 33:53 10:55
Justin Kmieciak 27:07 8:44
Colin Leddy 25:00 8:03
Roderick Dayol 24:17 7:49
Michael Capobianco 23:55 7:42
LukeGrimley 27:09 8:45
Grant Wosencroft 23:14 7:29
Abigail Mendo 45:50 14:46
McKenzie Soderlund 45:50 14:46
Rachael Decosta 45:48 14:45
Karin Capobianco 37:19 12:01
Aubrey Facteau 34:25 11:05
Brayden Rouette 31:32 10:09
Trent Decosta 30:56 9:58
Stephen Sorrentino 29:18 9:26
Tess Farnsworth 45:41 14:43
Daniel Rouette 45:57 14:48
Jordan Farnsworth 36:52 11:52
Elizabeth Welch 35:31 11:26
Wayne Facteau 34:26 11:05
Dilia Medeiros 30:15 9:44
Hope Moran 27:10 8:45
Alice Rouette 45:41 14:43
Jennifer Silveira 43:43 14:05
Caroline Welch 35:31 11:26
Ian Stover 35:36 11:28
Anthony Carroll 36:03 11:37
Deb Handfield 36:14 11:40
Kaia Greene 36:44 11:50
Jordan Farnsworth 36:52 11:52
Areanna McVay 36:52 11:52
Karin Capobianco 37:19 12:01
Ella Grimley 37:26 12:03
Sara McEntee 37:26 12:03
Caroline Handfield 37:53 12:12
Hannah Silverira 41:13 13:16
Jennifer Silveira 43:43 14:05
Alice Rouette 45:41 14:43
Tess Farnsworth 45:41 14:43
Kamryn Lindsey 45:43 14:43
Rachael Decosta 45:48 14:45
McKenzie Soderlund 45:50 14:46
Abigail Mendo 45:50 14:46
Daniel Rouette 45:57 14:48
Abigail Fortier 48:31 15:37
Adalice Burgo 54:33 17:34
Katie Dunning 55:09 17:45
(Stats by iresultslive.com)