Sports Roundup: Volleyball Today, Tennis Postponed; Schedules Out!

The Narragansett High School girls’ volleyball team will start its season today, as they host the Mt. Hope Huskies at 6 p.m. today.

The Mariners finished last year at 9-6 overall and in Division II-South play, losing in five sets in the opening round of the playoffs to Tolman [video]. The Mariners lost senior Deanna Casey, a second team All-Division selection, to graduation.

However, Narragansett is returning a young, improving frontline. As a sophomore, current junior Hannah Maymon made first team All-Division. Maymon was also on a winning volleyball club during the summer.

She is joined up front by sophomore Gabrielle Leclerc, a third team All-Division selection. After beginning last year as a reserve, the tall freshman forced herself into the starting lineup, forming a formidable one-two punch with Maymon.

According to a roster available on the RIIL website, the following players join Maymon and Leclerc on varsity:

Last year, Mt. Hope finished 12-2 in Division II-South play, before losing to Burrillville in the playoff quarterfinals. According to the Huskies’ RIIL roster, they return senior and third team All-Division selection Nicole Delekta, but they lost three other selections to graduation.

A junior varsity game is scheduled for 4:15 p.m. The current junior varsity roster, courtesy of the RIIL, is:

Other Games This Week

• Boys’ soccer will look for their first win of the season as they travel to Westerly (0-0-1, 0-0-1 Division II-South) for a 6 p.m. game today. The Mariners tied Toll Gate 2-2 last week in their only game of the season so far. The boys host Coventry (0-0) at 3:45 p.m. Friday.
• Assuming the rain ever goes away, girls’ tennis is scheduled to host Coventry at 3:45 p.m. Thursday. The junior varsity team is scheduled to play North Kingstown at the same time. As of Wednesday morning, no teams in Division II-South have played yet.
• Girls’ soccer (1-1) travels to the Davies Technical School in Lincoln for their first Division III game at 4 p.m. Friday. The Mariners lost an Injury Fund game 3-0 against Division I Portsmouth last week, but beat Division II Mt. Hope 2-0.
• Football travels to Chariho for the first full game for both teams this year. Both lost their respective Injury Fund games Friday night at North Kingstown – see below for more information.

News and Notes

• The first Rhode Island Sports Media high school football poll of the year is out, based on the Injury Fund games completed this weekend. Narragansett isn’t in the top 20, but did receive seven points. The 20^th place team, Johnston, polled with 29 points. The Mariners to the Bulldogs on Friday, the No. 17 team. Narragansett travels to Division II Chariho on Friday for another non-league tune-up. At the same Injury Fund session, the Chargers lost 20-0 to Division I South Kingstown. Chariho is currently ranked at No. 14, and the Rebels are at No. 13.
• The top five teams in the football poll consist solely of Division I teams right now – La Salle, Hendricken, Barrington, East Providence and Portsmouth. The voting members consist of 12 members of the Rhode Island sports media, and I’m doing the voting for Patch this year. The poll is administered by Eric Rueb of Southern Rhode Island Newspapers.
• The University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team has released its full schedule. You can find it attached as a PDF to this story, or click here. Highlights include the annual rivalry game with Providence College in Kingston on Dec. 23, and a nationally televised game at Texas on Nov. 15.