Alexa Barajas scores a second goal on penalty kick for North Kingstown
North Kingstown girls soccer beats East Greenwich 4-0 on Monday, Sept. 22, 2025.
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🏐 Barrington volleyball blanks West Warwick
WEST WARWICK – After losing more matches in a six-day stretch than it lost all of last season – also matching its total from 2023 – the Barrington girls volleyball team was looking for a way to prove it still belongs in the conversation as a favorite in Division II.
Wednesday did just that.
Most programs would be reeling after losing three straight, but the Eagles aren’t your typical program. They came into West Warwick with a different type of energy and after grinding out a tough first set, took control to grab a 25-22, 25-15, 25-21 sweep of the Wizards, ending the losing streak before it got out of hand.
“This is our first sweep of the season, so it’s good,” Barrington’s Melissa Freshman said. “As a team we’ve been struggling a little bit to get in a groove of things.”
The defending D-II champs opened the season with three impressive victories, including a four-set win over Division I East Providence. The momentum from those wins was quickly stopped when Barrington was swept by Bishop Feehan (Mass.) last Wednesday, then followed with a five-set loss to East Bay rival Mt. Hope two days later and a four-set road loss to Westerly Monday.
“What we mainly try to do is not get down on ourselves and keep pushing,” Freshman said. “And don’t look at our losses like a bad thing.”
“It’s definitely a big switch-up from last year,” said senior captain Emma McCrann, who had 10 kills and three aces in the win. “We’re a great team. We’re a young team, for sure, which is a little tough to start out, but we have a lot of life in us.”
While it was too early to call Wednesday’s match a must-win, it was certainly one the Eagles wanted to make sure they had.
Nerves were high early in the first set, but Barrington found a rhythm to take a lead and while West Warwick battled tough, the Eagles made sure to finish clean.
In the second set, the Eagles found their form. The serve-receive was on point, the passing – led by senior libero Lily Floriani – allowed the offense to get in system and the serving was simply spectacular in the 25-15 win.
“Our coach always tells us our serving percentage, out hitting percentage,” McCrann said. “He’s really big about the small details because that’s what makes a big difference.”
The third set was close at the end, but Barrington was never threatened. The Eagles continued to play championship-caliber defense and Freshman ran the offense like a pro. Up big late, Barrington emptied the bench but was able to close things out before things got really scary, earning a sweep that sets it up nicely for Thursday’s rematch with Cumberland.
“We really just need to keep pushing ourselves to our best,” Freshman said. “We need to tell ourselves no matter who we’re playing, no matter if we win or lose, we need to be playing our best and be putting in our best efforts.”
“We’ve had a little bit of confidence issues at the start of the season, up and down in sets, but this is definitely a big step for us,” McCrann said. “We’re definitely looking forward to Cumberland.”
🏑FIELD HOCKEY — Division I
Moses Brown 7, North Kingstown 2
Four Quakers contributed goals, led by Paige Moureau with 3 of them. Also scoring were Maeve Stilley with 2 goals and an assist, while Goose Brousseau and Tanner Lagor had a goal each. CeCe Stolk, Lila Stilley and Madelyn Peterson helped out with assists. Goaltender Peyton Reigel made 10 saves for Moses Brown.For the Skippers, Margo Hague and Fiona Wilk scored a goal apiece, while Claire Talancy had an assist. Avery Dawson made 6 saves in goal and Ivy Cote stopped 3 shots.
East Greenwich 4, La Salle 2
Layla Johnson, Frances Hershberger, Lia Cameron and Olivia Roland each scored goals and teammate Ava Halvorsen assisted on three scores as the Avengers doubled up on the Rams. Sienna Giardino and Ella Highland each had a goal for La Salle in the loss.
🏑FIELD HOCKEY — Division II
Lincoln 2, Chariho 1
Zoe Gaitanis led the Lions’ attack, scoring both goals to edge the Chargers in this Division II showdown. Lincoln’s Carly Fraize assisted on one of the scores. For the Chariho/Prout co-op, Vivian Smith scored and was assisted by Maddy Burdick. Chariho had one offensive corner and Lincoln had 11 offensive corners.
⚽BOYS SOCCER — Division II
Lincoln 3, Chariho 1
Morgan Williams and Mason DiDomenico each scored a goal and assisted on another and Charlie Eltz also found the back of the net as the Lions held down the Chargers. Goaltenders Thomas Whitford and Aaron Kanter combined to make 11 saves in the win.
Ethan McCann had the lone goal for Chariho and teammate Connor Prescott recorded 10 saves in net.
🏐GIRLS VOLLEYBALL — Division I
North Kingstown 3, Cranston East 0
North Kingstown girls volleyball hasn’t lost a match in more than two years and that streak didn’t stop Wednesday night.
The Skippers blitzed Cranston East, 25-11, 25-13, 25-14, in Cranston. North Kingstown started on an 8-1 run in the opening set as Kayleigh Garrepy, the Skippers’ returning All-State middle hitter, took over from the beginning.
North Kingstown is a younger group this season with just three seniors and a handful of juniors. The Skippers are still finding their way this fall and that’s a scary thought for the rest of the state.
Chariho 3, East Greenwich 0
The Chargers’ Alexis Korus had 9 kills and 4 aces, Olivia Lowell had 10 assists and 4 aces and Lillian Baxter recorded 5 kills and 4 blocks in the win (25-19, 25-22, 25-22). Addison Fain had 6 kills and 4 digs for the Avengers, and Livia XayKosy had 2 kills, 2 digs and 4 aces in the loss.
Prout 3, South Kingstown 1
Strong outings by Clover Beebe (10 blocks, 7 kills, 2 digs), Sophia Hipsman (7 kills, 2 blocks, 1 dig) and Sydney Paliotti (5 blocks, 1 kill) helped Prout take out South Kingstown, 16-25, 25-21, 25-16, 25-20. For the Rebels, Haeli Ji had 25 digs and 2 aces and Kaia Virbilia recorded 9 kills and 2 digs in the loss.
East Providence 3, Cranston West 0
Kiera Mullen paced the Townies with 8 kills, 13 kills and 3 assists, and Elle Vest recorded 7 kills, 6 aces and 6 digs in the win (25-13, 25-20, 25-17). For the Falcons, Ava Ianelli had 6 digs and 2 aces in the loss.
🏐GIRLS VOLLEYBALL — Division II
Mt. Hope 3, Cumberland 2
Things looked good for Cumberland early in this contest as the Clippers took the first two sets (11-25, 16-25), but the Huskies recovered to take the last three (25-22, 25-22, 16-14). Margaret Thorp (8 kills, 7 digs), Sarah Wilcox (8 kills, 8 digs) and Hayden Sylvia (15 assists, 7 digs) led the way for Mt. Hope.
Darryl Ashilaka had 22 kills and 14 digs for Cumberland. The Clippers also got 34 digs from Mia Hamel and 44 assists from Lyla Parmentier.
Exeter-West Greenwich 3, Pilgrim 0
The Scarlet Knights made things uncomfortable for the Patriots on their home court with a straight-set shutout (25-12, 25-21, 25-18). Trinity Pearson led the charge for Exeter-West Greenwich with 10 assists and 2 digs, while teammate Sadie O’Connor managed 7 aces. Shannon Weaver had 6 aces and 3 kills for Pilgrim.
Westerly 3, North Smithfield 0
The Bulldogs took care of business on their home court with a straight-set victory (25-13, 25-16, 25-15) over the Northmen. Westerly was led by Lyla Auth with 15 kills, 3 aces, 8 assists and 7 digs. Svea Crawford helped out with 5 kills, 2 aces and 8 digs, while Alison Maranda contributed to the victory with 4 kills, 5 aces and 15 assists.
Burrillville 3, Middletown 0
The Broncos made themselves comfortable on their home court with a straight-set shutout (25-14, 25-19, 25-18). They were led by Sophie Medsky with 11 kills, 3 aces and 19 digs, while Lauren Fagan helped out with 6 aces, 4 kills and 22 digs, and Nadia Gomes contributed 3 kills, an ace and 16 digs.
For the Islanders, Jasmine Marks had 5 kills and Daysha Gotay had 5 digs.
FIELD HOCKEY
Woon/Burr Co-op vs. Classical at Barry Field, 4:30 p.m.
Toll Gate vs. Cranston Co-op at Warwick Vets Middle School, 4:30 p.m.
Lincoln School vs. Cumberland at Tucker Field, 6:30 p.m.
FOOTBALL
Classical at Chariho, 6 p.m.
St. Raphael vs. Cranston West at Max Read Field, 6:30 p.m.
Toll Gate vs. Smithfield at Warwick Vets Middle School, 6:30 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Prout at Blackstone Valley, 4 p.m.
Middletown at Providence Country Day, 4 p.m.
West Warwick at Mt. Pleasant, 4:15 p.m.
Juanita/PC/StP Co-op vs. Cranston East at Drummond Field, 4:30 p.m.
Westerly at Hope, 4:30 p.m.
Toll Gate at Burrillville, 5 p.m.
Times2 Academy at Exeter West Greenwich, 5 p.m.
Central vs. Central Falls at Conley Stadium, 6 p.m.
Mt. Hope at North Smithfield, 6 p.m.
Pilgrim at East Greenwich, 6:30 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Central Falls vs. Blackstone Valley at Macomber Stadium, 3:30 p.m.
South Kingstown vs. Chariho at Curtis Corner Middle School, 4 p.m.
North Kingstown at Barrington, 4:30 p.m.
Cranston East vs. Exeter-West Greenwich at Cranston Stadium, 4:30 p.m.
Mt. Pleasant at Hope, 4:30 p.m.
Mt. Hope at Cranston West, 5:30 p.m.
Moses Brown at Coventry, 6 p.m.
Middletown vs. Providence Country Day at Gaudet Middle School, 6 p.m.
La Salle at Lincoln, 6 p.m.
North Providence at Westerly High School, 6 p.m.
Woonsocket vs. Pawtucket Co-opat Cass Park, 6:30 p.m.
Scituate at Ponaganset, 6:30 p.m.
Cumberland at Portsmouth, 6:30 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
North Providence vs. Woonsocket at Captain Stephen Olney Memorial Park, 3:30 p.m.
South Kingstown vs. Prout at Broad Rock Middle School, 4 p.m.
PCD/SRA Co-op at Scituate HS Kendbrin, 4 p.m.
East Greenwich at North Kingstown, 4 p.m.
Portsmouth at Rogers, 4 p.m.
West Warwick vs. Tiverton at West Warwick Public Courts, 4 p.m.
Tolman vs. Shea at Slater Park, 4:30 p.m.
Chariho vs. Lincoln School at Stonington HS (Conn.), 4:30 p.m.
Bay View vs. Pilgrim at Hendricken High School, 4:45 p.m.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Providence Country Day at Block Island, 1:30 p.m.
Johnston at Mt. Pleasant, 5:30 p.m.
Blackstone Valley vs. Achievement First, 6 p.m.
Times2 at North Providence, 6 p.m.
Barrington at Cumberland, 6:30 p.m.
Tiverton at Narragansett, 6:30 p.m.
Juanita Sanchez at Ponaganset, 6:30 p.m.
Central Falls at Tolman, 6:30 p.m.
Hope at Woonsocket, 6:30 p.m.
