Ellis Santoro
Sports Editor and Reporter at North Kingstown Independent
Sports Editor for @IndependentRI | From Brooklyn | QU Journalism Alum '23 | Mets, Jets, Rags, Knicks + Westbrook optimist | COD watcher
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independentri.com | Ellis Santoro
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – In late March, when boys lacrosse teams were still finalizing their rosters, North Kingstown shut out South Kingstown 5-0 in a scrimmage. It didn’t count for anything in the standings, but that was the Rebels’ starting point in a new division. On Friday, the two teams played again, this time in the Division I quarterfinal with everything on the line – unofficially dubbed the South County championship. The Rebels won 8-7 in overtime.
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3 days ago |
independentri.com | Ellis Santoro
PAWTUCKET – It was only fitting that the Division II boys tennis championship went the distance. No. 2 Narragansett and No. 1 Prout were exceptionally balanced and split a pair of regular-season meetings. As the first six individual matches of Sunday’s title contest at Slater Park finished with no winner decided, all eyes turned to No. 3 singles where Narragansett senior Alex Greenberg and Prout freshman Nico Testa went to a final set.
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independentri.com | Ellis Santoro
PAWTUCKET – In eighth grade, Sarah Greenberg thought she’d need to give up tennis. Her main sport, soccer, overlaps with girls tennis season as a fall offering in the RIIL’s high school ranks. Greenberg said goodbye to the racket – until she learned about a rule that lets girls play on the boys tennis team during the spring. It was an easy choice to join in with the boys.
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3 days ago |
independentri.com | Ellis Santoro
No. 3 South Kingstown had the upper hand on No. 2 Cumberland, but the Clippers got the job done with their backs against the wall to eliminate the Rebels from the Division I playoffs. The Clippers needed to win twice while the Rebels needed to win just once to reach the state-final series. Cumberland took Sunday’s game at Old Mountain Field by the slimmest of margins in a 3-2 final.
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independentri.com | Ellis Santoro
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – When South Kingstown’s girls lacrosse team beat Burrillville in the regular season, it required a late comeback and featured the most combined goals in any Division II game all year. The playoff rematch last Thursday followed a different script. No. 4 South Kingstown scored first and hunkered down on defense, never giving up the lead. The Rebels beat No. 5 Burrillville 13-7 at Curtis Corner Middle School, advancing past the D-II quarterfinal. “There was just a different level.
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North Kingstown becomes the first team from Rhode Island to beat Hendricken since Cumberland in the 2023 playoffs. Skippers won 7-2 at Lischio today. @NKBoosterClub #riil https://t.co/WwPqCRWZwj
Some winter sports news: Kyle Bodington stepped down today as coach of the NK boys basketball program after four seasons. He helped guide the Skippers through the post-Aaron Thomas years, and the team improved every season after starting at an absolute low point. @NKBoosterClub
RT @ProutBBall: Strong run, congratulations to Charlie Horne on the 1,000 point milestone. #Crusaders @RIIL_sports @wpri12 @wpro @RibcaBa…