Dean's Lists

3 More Named to Dean’s Lists!

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The following institutions have sent us notices or releases about stellar students: - Adrian Pendergast of Wakefield has been named to the Dean’s List for Eckerd College’s for the Fall 2012 semester. - Nicholas Petrocelli and Robert Petrocelli have been named to the Dean’s List for Choate Rosemary Hall for the winter term of 2013. For our past individual Dean’s List articles, click here. For our master list from the Fall 2012 semester, click here. Want to be e-mailed when we post new Dean’s List honorees? Click the “keep me posted!” button below.

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Dean's Lists

More Academic Awards for Locals!

Check out some more honorees from Narragansett and South Kingstown!

The following colleges have sent us honors notices or releases about these students: - Alicia Richards, a Narragansett resident attending the Prout School, has been awarded a $14,000 scholarship to study occupational therapy at Alvernia University. The Presidential Scholarship is awarded to high school seniors with a minimum SAT score of 1130 (two portions) and a GPA of 3.5. - Paige Damle, a Wakefield resident attending Quinnipiac University, has been inducted into the Tau Rho Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau, the international honor society for nursing. Damle was one of 48 students honored. - Hannah Kraines, a Wakefield resident, was named to the Deans’ List at Azusa Pacific University. For our past individual Dean’s List articles, click here. …

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Mariners Overwhelm Prout in 2nd Half for D-II Title

Following a familiar script, Narragansett takes control in the second half against Prout with scorching offense, 56-43.

KINGSTON – Using drives from guard Maggie Salomone to setup center Hannah Maymon, and transition layups from Chelsea Sahagian, the Narragansett Mariners distanced themselves from Prout in the second half en route to a 56-43 Division II girls’ basketball title win against Prout at the Ryan Center on Sunday afternoon. Narragansett stretched a 28-20 halftime lead with a 21-8 run over the first eight minutes of the second half and never looked back. Over the final 7:13, the Mariners killed the clock and controlled the game via Salomone’s dribbling. Prout didn’t have much of an answer for the speedy senior point guard. While she struggled a bit with her outside shot, not managing to hit a 3, she still finished with a game-high 16 points, and a …

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[CHAT] RIHS Basketball Titles Up For Grabs

Follow along with our live blog all of Sunday for play-by-play and results from the girls’ D-I, II and III title games, and the boys’ state championship.

Looking for live coverage of the Rhode Island High School basketball title games on Sunday? Patch has you covered! Narragansett Local Editor Stephen Greenwell will be on press row, providing play-by-play and live chat. Simply use the Cover It Live applet provided in this story, or download the free app from their website or the iTunes / iPhone store. The lineup of games is as follows: All games will be played at the Ryan Center on the Kingston campus of the University of Rhode Island.

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Playoff Hockey Doubleheader at Boss Tonight

Prout and Narragansett boys’ hockey are in action at the Boss Ice Arena on the URI Kingston campus.

Tonight at the Boss Ice Arena on the University of Rhode Island’s Kingston campus, Prout looks to close out its Division II series, and Narragansett looks for a win in its Division III series. No. 2 Prout took a 1-0 series lead against No. 3 North Kingstown with a 3-1 win Friday night, according to results posted on the RIIL. Game two takes place 8 p.m. tonight, with game three – if needed – on Monday. The Division II finals will start Thursday, March 14 at Brown University. The puck drops in game one at 6:15 p.m. In the Division III playoffs, results between No. 4 Narragansett and No. 1 West Warwick were not posted on the RIIL as of 9 a.m. Saturday. According to The Providence Journal, Narragansett lost the first game 5-3. Game two starts…

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Weather Watches and Warnings

One Hour Delay for SK, Prout

Two local schools have delayed their start by an hour for Friday.

Because of icy and windy conditions, as of 5:30 a.m. Friday both the Prout School and South Kingstown public schools have delayed the start of classes today by one hour. Several other South County high schools – Chariho and Westerly – have also delayed by an hour. The Compass School is also delayed by an hour. Narragansett has not announced any delays as of 5:45 a.m. If there is a delay announced, we will do our best to update this article quickly. At least according to the Rhode Island Broadcasters Network, there are no other cancellations or delays of note. There are no local parking bans, and the University of Rhode Island is also on schedule for courses today.

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Mariners Overwhelm Oakers in 2nd Half

Coventry has no answer for the long limbs of Abby McKanna, and offense from Maggie Salomone and Chelsea Sahagian.

PROVIDENCE – Another game, and another strong run by Narragansett in the second half, led to a second-straight Division II title game berth for the Mariners. The second-seeded Mariners played even with No. 11 Coventry for about a half, but pulled away as the second half started for a 59-42 win Wednesday night in the Division II girls’ basketball playoffs at the Murray Center on the Rhode Island College campus. “The first five minutes of both halves are crucial,” Narragansett head coach Kathryn Mahoney said. “They turn on that high pressure.” Narragansett received balancing scoring from its starting five – Maggie Salomone, Abby McKanna, Chelsea Sahagian, Hannah Maymon and Ali Castrovillari. Except for Alicia Simeone subbing in for about …

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[CHAT] Gansett, Coventry, Prout in Hoops’ Playoffs

Follow along with our live blog for tonight’s action! Tip-off is around 6 p.m. at Rhode Island College.

Three Patch-area schools will be competing in the Division II girls’ basketball playoffs tonight at Rhode Island College, and we will be providing a live chat and running play by play for the proceedings! Taking a look at each of the remaining teams, and how they won last Sunday: The winners of the two games play each other for the Division II title on 1:30 p.m. Sunday, March 10 at the Ryan Center at the University of Rhode Island.

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