Sports
Three Smithfield High School Teams Undefeated So Far
Through more than half of their respective seasons, the boys' tennis and lacrosse squads, and the girls' track team are undefeated.
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Three Smithfield High School athletic teams remain undefeated in league play, with more than half of the spring schedule concluded.
- As usual, the Sentinels are fielding a strong tennis squad. Smithfield is 7-0 in Division I-Met B play, 3.5 games ahead of second place Barrington (3-3) and four games ahead of North Kingstown (3-4).
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The Sentinels host Ponaganset (0-6 Division I-Met B) at 3:30 p.m. Thursday.
Smithfield has traditionally been one of the better tennis programs in the state. After years of success in Class B and Division II – second place finishes in 2002, 2005 and 2010 – the Sentinels were moved up to Division I.
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The Sentinels last won a team title in 1996, capping off a run of three straight Class C titles. Dating back to 2001, Smithfield has only had a single losing season, and even that was a still-good 6-7 mark in 2006.
- Likewise, Smithfield has another strong Division III boys’ lacrosse team. The Sentinels are 7-0 and atop Division III, a half-game ahead of the 6-1 squad in second place – Cranston West, Coventry and Lincoln.
Smithfield hosts Cranston West at 4 p.m. today at Deerfield Park.
The Sentinels first fielded a boys’ lacrosse team in 2007. After four sub-.500 years, Smithfield has taken back-to-back Division III titles in 2011 and 2012, and appear to be in line for a third straight this year.
- The Smithfield girls’ track team has also started with a strong 8-0 record in the Northern Division. The team was scheduled to compete on Tuesday afternoon against Scituate (1-7), Lincoln (6-1) and Ponaganset (6-1).
However, this is probably no surprise to followers of the program. In the past 10 years of competition, the Sentinels have just two regular season losses.
Smithfield won eight straight Class C championships, from 2002 to 2009, but were shutout from the class and division championships in 2012.
For the rest of the Smithfield sports schedule this week, click here. Note: All outdoor events subject to postponement in the event of poor weather.
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