No sophomore jinx for Cumberland goalie Jack Byrne. The netminder shut down Providence Country Day/St. Raphael/Wheeler in the decisive 1-0 win in Game 3 of the Division 2 Rhode Island state championship. Cumberland won the series, 2-1, and takes the title. Byrne made 21 saves ...

Bishop Hendricken freshman Brady Berard has a lot of hockey in front of him but probably won’t score two bigger goals than he did Saturday night at Meehan Auditorium in Providence. The Hawks rookie scored the game-tying goal in the third period and then the ...

Wachusett won its first state title with a 3-2 win over Hopkinton in the MIAA Division 3 boys state championship at TD Garden. Grant Gardula powered the Mountaineers with two goals and an assist on the day that ends the Massachusetts high school hockey season. ...

Someone’s going to make history in the Division 3 boys hockey state championship between Hopkinton and Wachusett. The South sectional champion Hillers (17-6-2) and Central Mass. champion Mountaineers (17-4-2) meet in the finals Sunday, March 17, at TD Garden (11 a.m.) The late-morning breakfast affair ...

Hopkinton and Lowell came out of the gates of their MIAA Division 3 boys state semifinal at the Tsongas Center like Hagler and Hearns in the ring in 1985. They traded haymakers to the tune of nine first-period goals. But it was Hopkinton that ultimately ...

One champ has been crowned. Another championship matchup is set. And another one is almost set. It’s championship week in Rhode Island boys high school hockey. Division 1 Championship Game 1: LaSalle vs. Bishop Hendricken, March 15, time and place TBD * In semifinal action, ...

Lowell (16-5-2) lost twice to Newton South in the regular season. But it was all Red Raiders in the North finals Sunday night. After falling behind 2-0, Lowell scored five unanswered goals and claimed the MIAA Division 3 North crown for the second time in ...

Senior captain defenseman Steve Simoes had two goals including the game-winner to lead Hopkinton to its first MIAA Division 3 South sectional championship at Gallo Arena as the Hillers downed TVL rival Ashland, 6-2. The teams had split two regular season games. Junior Tommy Hamblet ...

The Rhode Island semifinals for Divisions 1 and 2 and the championship for Division 3 are set. The best-of-three action in the Ocean State shapes up this way starting Friday night, March 8: Division 1 semifinals Game 1: #1 Bishop Hendricken vs. #5 Smithfield, Thayer ...