The RIC Women's Basketball team continued its dream season on Saturday with a 60-47 win over Babson College on the road, advancing to the NCAA Div. III Final Four for the first time in school history. They now move on to face Christopher Newport University in the NCAA Div. III National Semifinal at Trinity College in Hartford, Conn. on Saturday, March 18.
12/30/2020
Observer s championship teams, star athletes highlight rough year
The players on the Smithfield High girls’ tennis team rush the court to mob their first doubles team and celebrate their Division II championship on Nov. 14 at Slater Park. The Sentinels picked up their fifth straight win and third of the postseason by rolling past Narragansett High, 5-1. (Breeze File photo by Kayla Panu)
Ezeama, Beaumier, Joyce won state titles before pandemic forced 2020 to call a timeout
SMITHFIELD – It would be impossible to write a Year In Review sports story without mentioning the COVID-19 pandemic and its profound impact on the world.