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The football world is mourning the loss of a beloved longtime college football coach on Saturday. Buddy Teevens, the longtime college football head coach at Dartmouth, has died following the injuries he suffered in a fatal cycling accident. Teevens is the winningest head coach in Dartmouth football ...

Both Middletown and North Kingstown picked up big wins on the gridiron on Saturday. Middletown defeated Tolman, 35-0. North Kingstown defeated East Greenwich, 48-7.

SOMERSET — The Somerset Berkley football team is best known for its run heavy, grind-and-pound style of offense. But as visiting Durfee found out on Friday, the Raiders can sling the ball around if needed during a key situation. ...

FALL RIVER — Another action packed week is ahead for Fall River area high school football teams. Teams are back at this week with games on Thursday through Saturday. Unbeaten Atlantis Charter/Westport co-op team kicks things off with a Thursday night game against Holbrook/Avon. Durfee heads to Somerset Berkley...

MATTAPOISETT — With his team crowded around him following a 32-14 win over Old Rochester on Friday night, Dartmouth head coach Rick White proclaimed, “We’re not a one-person team.”. He’s right. Dartmouth is off to a 3-0 start for the first time since 2021 thanks to...

FALL RIVER — Fall River area football teams turn their attention to Week 3. Three of the five teams — Atlantis Charter/Westport, Diman and Somerset Berkley — each posted wins last week and will try to add to their win totals. Durfee and Case will look to...

WPRI 12's Friday Night Blitz recently covered a number of high school football games in Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts. The match between LaSalle Central and College Stadium was especially gripping. It held viewers’ attention from start to finish with impressive plays.

BARRINGTON — Beatdown. That’s the only word you can use to describe Barrington’s 37-0 win over Westerly on Friday night. It was a battle of two teams expected to contend for the Super Bowl in Division II but, by the end of it, it was clear that two weeks into the year only...

FAIRHAVEN — The Blue Devils’ script for success is hardly a secret to anyone this season. Fullback Justin Marques ran for two touchdowns and caught another, and carried the ball on four straight plays for two first downs in the final minutes to seal Fairhaven’s thrilling 21-19 win over GNB Voc-Tech on Friday...

MIDDLEBORO— The Taunton High football team made it nearly 10 quarters into the 2023 season without surrendering a single point. Then, the Tigers gave up a touchdown just before the half. From there, all momentum shifted to Middleboro. The Sachems (2-1) erased a 14-0 deficit, putting up three unanswered touchdowns to earn the...

Congratulations to the seventh class of the #MiddletownRI Athletic Hall of Fame, which will be inducted Oct. 27-28. Inductees: the 1993 Gymnastics Team, Christine Martin Clancey ('96), Dan MacGregor ('03), Rico McCray ('11), Coach Jo Maguire (1978-2002).Visit here for more details.

Follow all the Week 3 scores and action right here. Get informed for Week 3 Check out a bunch of our coverage to get you ready for Week 3's slate of games. ...

Dartmouth head football coach Buddy Teevens passed away Tuesday, six months after being hit by a truck while cycling. Tevens, who was 66, died of injuries related to the accident. "Our family is heartbroken to inform you that our beloved 'coach' has peacefully passed away surrounded by family. Unfortunately, the...

The Union Catholic girls have felt since the preseason that they have had the firepower to be one of the top teams in the country this season. After what the Vikings did on Saturday, there shouldn't be any doubt about that anymore as the Vikings, ranked No. 1 in NJ and unranked nationally (not for long), took down defending national champion and U.S. No. 7 Saratoga Springs of N.Y. at the Ocean State Invitational at Goddard Park in Warwick, Rhode Island.

FALL RIVER — Three Herald News high school football teams collected wins in Week 2. Atlantis Charter/Westport, Diman and Somerset Berkley were the lone Week 1 winners. Case and Durfee came up empty-handed against their opponents. The Tritons are the lone team at 2-0 after trouncing Minutemen Regional, 46-8....

FALL RIVER — Holbrook/Avon coach Mike Walsh and senior quarterback Chuck Luarasi noticed a big difference with Atlantis Charter/Westport co-op football team on Thursday. Last season, Holbrook/Avon won a rout over the Tritons, 52-18. But on this night, the Tritons had the Bulldogs on the ropes several times before...

Three Rhode Island high school football teams have won their home games on a night filled with excitement. The conversation grows around rules of the game. Cumberland delivered an impressive performance against East Providence, logging a comfortable win of 33-6.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 Division II Cumberland 33, East Providence 6 Division III ...

Mt. Hope 3, Middletown 1 (19-25, 25-20, 25-17, 25-12) For the Huskies, Sarah Wilcox had 14 digs, 6 kills and 4 aces, Mia Shaw had 21 assists, 13 digs, Gianna Lunney had 6 kills and 6 aces, and Grace Gerhard had 6 kills with a pair of aces. For the Islanders, Gwen Delaney had 4 kills and 4 aces, Maighan Parsley had 5 aces and 5 digs and Aidan Reilly had 3 kills and 4 aces in the Division II loss.

LINCOLN — Lincoln’s 42-0 win in its league opener turned some heads. So did Classical’s victory over Middletown, last year’s Division III runner-up.  Those results gave some heft to Friday’s matchup between the teams, and the Lions won the early showdown, 35-26.  “We talked about how we were going to need all 11 on...