Chris Costantino, Hendricken The Hawks senior All-Stater closed out his high school career with an MVP performance in the Division I baseball championship series. A pitcher and first baseman, Costantino posted two pitching victories in the double-elimination title series, including a three-hit shutout in the title-deciding game at McCoy Stadium. He also hit two home runs in Hendricken's three tournament games, leading the Hawks to their second consecutive Division I title. Past athletes of the week.
06/08/2009Andrew Springer, Westerly The Westerly star made his final high school appearance in Rhode Island something to remember as he led the Bulldogs to their first boys state outdoor track title by winning the 800-, 1,500- and 3,000-meter runs and also leading the Westerly 4 x 400-meter relay team to a state title.
06/01/2009Ed Hjerpe, Barrington The Eagles senior captured the individual title at the Interscholastic League state golf tournament and led Barrington to its 21st state team title as he fired a 36-hole total of two-over 144 at the Cranston Country Club last week.
05/26/2009Ben Sevey & Eric Troob South Kingstown tennis The duo combined to give South Kingstown the deciding point in the Rebels 4-3 victory over Hendricken in Monday's title match of the Interscholastic League Division I state team tennis tournament with a thrilling three-set victory at second doubles. The victory gave South Kingstown its 11th consecutive state title.
05/18/2009Becky Bracken, Barrington The junior midfielder scored six goals, leading the first-place Eagles to a 12-11 victory over defending state champion Moses Brown in a matchup of the top two teams in Division I.
05/11/2009Kyle Burke, South Kingstown The South Kingstown senior won his third straight state singles tennis title as he staged a sensational comeback en route to a 1-6, 7-5, 6-4 victory over top-seeded Jesse Frieder of Wheeler in the title match of the Interscholastic League state tournament.
05/04/2009Jamie Hallam, Barrington The Eagles' senior pitcher allowed only one run and three hits in 21 innings last week as she posted three victories, including a no-hitter against Rogers.
04/27/2009Andrew Messner, La Salle The junior midfielder scored five goals Saturday, leading La Salle to a 15-7 victory over previously undefeated Moses Brown in boys lacrosse. The La Salle victory created a tie at the top of the Division I standings between the Rams and the Quakers, with Portsmouth only a half-game off the pace.
04/19/2009Ed Hjerpe, Barrington The Eagles senior overcame a three-stroke deficit with a two-over 74 on the final 18 holes and captured the individual title in the annual Challenge Cup High School tournament with a 36-hole total of 153 at the Alpine Country Club last week.
04/12/2009Taylor Bastien, North Kingstown The senior midfielder scored six goals, leading the Skippers to a 12-11 victory over defending state champion Moses Brown in the opening Division I lacrosse game for both teams last week.
04/06/2009Joe Landi, Smithfield The junior shortstop blasted a three-run, walk-off home run in the bottom of the seventh inning as Smithfield opened its Division I season with a 3-2 victory over Cumberland last week.
03/23/2009Hunter Dudzik, Prout The Crusaders senior forward scored four goals and assisted on another tally as he led Prout to an 8-3 victory over Mt. Hope in the deciding game of the best of three Division III state hockey title series last week. The performance earned Dudzik the tournament MVP award.
03/16/2009Jameilia Dillon, La Salle The Lady Rams All-State star closed out her high school career with an MVP performance in the Credit Union Classic Division I girls state tournament. Her 21 points and 12 rebounds led La Salle to the 59-48 victory over Bay View in the title game, giving the Rams their third straight state championship.
03/09/2009Holly Scott, La Salle The Rams' freshman goaltender was named Most Valuable Player of the Division II girls hockey tournament after her combined 54-save performance in the two games of the title series led La Salle to back-to-back victories over North Smithfield and the school's first girls hockey title.
03/02/2009Shawn Giblin, Cranston West The Falcons senior became only the second person to win four individual Interscholastic League state wrestling titles as he rolled to the 135-pound title with pins in every match at last weekend's state tournament. The performance earned Giblin the tournament's Outstanding Wrestler award.
02/23/2009Meghan Fogarty, La Salle The Rams senior became the third member of her family to win the state individual gymnastic title as she edged out La Salle teammate and defending state champion Meghan Soltys for the all-around title at the R.I. Interscholastic League championships on Sunday.
02/16/2009Luca and Bianca Spinazzola, Narragansett The Narragansett High brother and sister posted a unique family accomplishment over the weekend as they each won two individual titles at the Interscholastic League state swimming championships. On Saturday at the girls meet, freshman Bianca (pictured) won the 100- and 500-yard freestyles. On Sunday at the boys meet, sophomore Luca set state records en route to titles in the 500-yard freestyle and the 100-yard backstroke.
02/09/2009Andrew Springer, Westerly The Westerly senior star proved he is one of the best distance runners in the country as he finished second in the boys junior mile race at the 14th annual Reebok Indoor Games on Saturday.
02/02/2009Noel Acciari, Hendricken Acciari's goal at 9:58 of the second period broke a 2-2 tie and gave Hendricken its margin of victory in a 3-2 triumph over previously undefeated Mount St. Charles on Saturday night at Adelard Arena.
01/26/2009Kevin Cabrera, Cranston East Cabrera's 27-point performance led the Thunderbolt to an 84-67 victory over previously undefeated Mount Pleasant in an Interscholastic League Division I game last week.
01/19/2009Frank Robinson, Mount Pleasant Robinson's 24 points, highlighted by outstanding long-range shooting in the second half, led the Kilties to a 78-66 victory over Hendricken in a showdown of undefeated Division I teams.
01/12/2009Ian Giutarri, Pilgrim The freshman goaltender made 40 saves, including six in overtime, as Pilgrim held first-place Cumberland to a 1-1 Division II deadlock Friday night. The following evening, Giutarri had 23 stops as the Patriots, who started the league season with four straight loses, improved their record to 3-4-1 with a 2-1 victory over Tolman.
01/05/2009Kelly Mannix, Barrington The Eagles sophomore was named the Most Valuable Player of the Barrington Holiday Tournament last week as she posted combined totals of 36 points and 38 rebounds in two tournament games.
12/29/2008Billy Baron, Hendricken The senior All-Stater scored 38 points, leading the defending state champion Hawks to a close 81-78 victory over Cranston East in the opening Division I game of the season for both teams.
12/22/2008Colby Fugere, Smithfield The junior forward scored two goals and assisted on another tally, helping Smithfield post a 7-2 victory over Cumberland in a matchup between two undefeated Division II teams on Saturday.
12/15/2008Tim Hazard, South Kingstown The senior All-State running back scored the only points in the overtime session of the Division II Super Bowl last Monday night as his touchdown and two-point conversion-rush gave South Kingstown a 14-6 victory over Tolman in the final event of the 2008 Rhode Island fall high school sports season.
12/08/2008Joe Charest, La Salle The Rams senior quarterback was named MVP of the Division I Super Bowl after he scored a touchdown and threw two TD passes in La Salle's 31-6 victory over Barrington.
11/30/2008Pete Smurro, Narragansett The senior running back scored three touchdowns and rushed for 170 yards, leading Narragansett to a 24-6 victory over East Greenwich on Thanksgiving to gave the Mariners the No. 2 seed in the Division III playoffs.
11/25/2008Katie Walsh, Prout The senior outside hitter was named Most Valuable Player of the girls Division II state volleyball tournament after her performance, both at the net and on the service line, led Prout to its third consecutive Division II title on Saturday.
11/17/2008Breanna Boyer, La Salle The senior outside hitter had 20 kills in 25 attempts with only one error leading the defending state champion Rams to a 3-1 victory over Chariho in the quarterfinal round of the Division I state volleyball tournament last week.
11/12/2008Ian McGarty, Barrington The 5-foot-8 Eagles senior outleaped taller defenders and headed home the goal that gave Barrington a 1-0 victory over previously undefeated La Salle in the title game of the Met Life Division I state soccer tournament on Sunday.
11/03/2008Andrew Springer, Westerly The Bulldogs senior, running his first season of cross country, delivered one of the most dominant performances ever seen in the Interscholastic League state cross country championships as he won the boys individual state title by 28 seconds with a meet and course record time of 15:14.05 on Sunday at Ponaganset.
10/27/2008Alexandra Lawrence, Mount St. Charles The Mounties senior delivered the title clinching-point with a victory over a previously undefeated player at third singles as third-seeded Mount St. Charles posted a 4-0 victory over top-seeded Lincoln School in the title match of the Division I girls tennis team tournament on Sunday.
10/20/2008Andrew Springer, Westerly The Bulldogs senior star added another accomplishment to his already impressive running resume as he captured the individual title in the Boys Championship Division race at the Brown University High School Cross Country Invitational on Saturday.
10/14/2008Alex Geremia, South Kingstown The Rebels' junior captured the girls state singles tennis championship on Sunday as she posted her fifth straight-sets triumph of the three-day Interscholastic League singles tournament with a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Bay View's Rebecca Curran in the title match at Slater Park.
10/06/2008Gus DelFarno, La Salle The senior running back scored three touchdowns, all on runs of 17 yards or longer, helping La Salle post a 35-28 victory over Portsmouth in a showdown between two undefeated Division I teams last Friday night.
09/29/2008Kevin Galvin, Portsmouth The junior forward scored the game's only goal as Portsmouth posted a 1-0 triumph over North Kingstown in a meeting of two of the state's top Division I boys soccer teams last Wednesday.
09/22/2008Doug Johnson, Toll Gate Playing his first game as a quarterback working out a shotgun formation, the Titans senior All-Stater delivered one of the best performances of his career last Friday night as he scored three touchdowns, run for 253 yards, threw a touchdown pass and intercepted two passes in Toll Gate's 28-0 Division II victory over Cranston East.
09/14/2008Brennan Johnson, Classical The senior outside hitter had 18 kills and was 13 for 13 from the service line as she led the Purple to a 3-2 victory over East Providence in a match-up of 3-0 Division I teams last week.
09/07/2008Joseph Montecalvo, North Kingstown The junior forward scored the game-winning goal as North Kingstown posted a 2-1 victory over South Kingstown on Thursday night in a rematch of last year's Division I state title game.
