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Eric Benevides

Rhode Island

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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  • 4 days ago | valleybreeze.com | Eric Benevides

    RICHMOND – It’s a short five-minute drive from North Providence High to Rhode Island College, which is the site of high school baseball’s best-of-three championship series. It’s also a long 55-minute drive from the school to Chariho High School, which is tucked away in Richmond and where the Cougars had to visit on Tuesday afternoon in a winner-take-all game for a spot in the Division II finals.

  • 4 days ago | valleybreeze.com | Eric Benevides

    NORTH PROVIDENCE – It’s a short five-minute drive from North Providence High to Rhode Island College, which is the site of high school baseball’s best-of-three championship series. It’s also a long 55-minute drive from the school to Chariho High School, which is in Richmond and where the Cougars had to visit on Tuesday afternoon in a winner-take-all game for a spot in this weekend’s Division II finals.

  • 4 days ago | valleybreeze.com | Eric Benevides

    PAWTUCKET – It’s been 10 years since Tolman High played for a championship and 20 years since Shea appeared in a title series, but this weekend, the two neighbors, who have spent the past three years as the Pawtucket Schools baseball team, will be vying for the Division III crown at Rhode Island College’s Pontarelli Field.

  • 1 week ago | valleybreeze.com | Eric Benevides

    COVENTRY – High school track and field’s state championship meet is in nine days and back at Brown University for the first time since 2022, and at last Saturday’s class meets that took place throughout the southern part of the state, several athletes from Cumberland and Lincoln proved why they could find themselves on the awards podium on the RIIL’s biggest stage.

  • 1 week ago | valleybreeze.com | Eric Benevides

    WOONSOCKET – Warwick’s Bronson Venable was all by himself and hardly broke a sweat when he cruised to victory in last spring’s George Nasuti Novans Pride 5K Run/Walk by more than a minute, but in Monday morning’s 11th annual race, he had some welcomed company.

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Eric Benevides
Eric Benevides @EricBen24
16 Apr 25

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

Eric Benevides
Eric Benevides @EricBen24
12 Mar 25

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

Eric Benevides
Eric Benevides @EricBen24
19 Feb 25

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