
Eric Benevides
Sports Editor at The Valley Breeze
Sports Editor, Valley Breeze & Observer Newspapers in northern R.I. Fan of Boston Red Sox, New England Patriots, and Hartford Yard Goats. 80s music expert.
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valleybreeze.com | Eric Benevides
PAWTUCKET – You can’t keep a good team down for long, and the Woonsocket High baseball team proved that in its Division III showdown against Pawtucket Schools last Thursday night at Slater Park. Less than 48 hours after absorbing an 11-6 loss to Exeter/West Greenwich that knocked them from the unbeaten ranks, the Villa Novans turned to their ace pitcher, Patrick Munger, to right the ship, and Munger delivered one of his best outings of the spring.
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valleybreeze.com | Eric Benevides
NORTH SMITHFIELD – When Rachael Snyzyk was a freshman on the North Smithfield High girls’ cross country team, a veteran runner that she and the other young members on the squad looked up to was senior co-captain Calla Puccetti.
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valleybreeze.com | Eric Benevides
CUMBERLAND – The Gatorade R.I. High School Football Player of the Year and a two-time state champion with the girls' cross country team highlighted the seven student-athletes who took part in Cumberland High’s National Letter of Intent spring signing ceremony on Wednesday afternoon in the school’s main lobby.
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valleybreeze.com | Eric Benevides
LINCOLN – For only the second time in the program’s quarter-century history, the Lincoln High boys’ volleyball team is off to an incredible 11-0 start, and while they’re currently carrying the “team to beat” label in Division II, head coach Lyndsey Larson knows very well that there’s still a lot of season remaining between now and what hopes to be a berth in next month’s D-II championship match at Rhode Island College.
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valleybreeze.com | Eric Benevides
GLOCESTER – Ponaganset High’s Class of 2025 boasts one of its school’s best groups of student-athletes in recent memory, and that was evident last week when a dozen seniors made their intentions to continue their athletic careers at the collegiate level official during a ceremony in the gymnasium.
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Three pitchers teamed up to throw a no-hitter for the @pawtbaseball team in win over Mount Pleasant on Monday afternoon. Now 4-0, Pawtucket will host one-loss North Smithfield in a big D-III showdown tomorrow at Slater Park. https://t.co/Px4yhzzIdc via @TheValleyBreeze

An incredible season that saw the @lincolnhsbb overcome a bit of adversity with a junior-laden team ended on Tuesday in the Open Tournament's Elite Eight. Here's a look at a season LHS can be proud of. @LHSRI_Athletics @JeremyWilner https://t.co/jHBbbDU6Sj via @TheValleyBreeze

Cumberland's Kiley DeFusco became her school's first six-time state champion since 2016 at last week's R.I. indoor track meet, thanks to her victories (and records) in the 1K and 1.5K. @GoBlueClippers @DefuscoKerrie1 @CumberlandXCTF https://t.co/Nf8MFi1R1a via @TheValleyBreeze