When it comes to athletics, Middletown tends to be viewed as the little brother of our four public high schools in Newport County, as one parent pointed out to us earlier this season. But the Islanders were, by far, the most successful school across the board during the spring.
The boys lacrosse team went undefeated in the regular season and advanced to the Division III championship game. The baseball team surpassed any and all expectations by starting the season 10-3 and winning its first two games in the Division I tournament.
Senior Liz Peterson is a good bet to win the javelin throw this weekend at the state meet at Brown University, and freshman Cam Murphy qualified for the event in the high jump.
The girls lacrosse team finished 8-3 during the regular season, though it lost in the first round of the Division III playoffs to a hot East Providence squad. Still, coach Courteney Sarro has many young and talented players returning. The boys tennis team, which won three matches in 2008, reached the state semifinals in Division IV, and the golf team, although it didn’t qualify for the state meet, had one of its better seasons, as far as wins and losses.
Last, but certainly not least, Robin Ramey’s softball team is the only remaining team alive in the entire county. The Islanders, who went 17-1 during the regular season, face Barrington tonight with another shot at Moses Brown on the line.
Needless to say, spring has been the season of Middletown.
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