Sports

By Stephen Hough – Team Publicist The Gulls (16-13) fell to the Vermont Mountaineers (17-13) in their first meeting on the season by a score of 13-2 on Saturday night. Connery Peters wore the loss for Newport, giving up seven runs off five hits and two walks in just two innings pitched while Vermont’s Sean Kealey earned […]

By Tom Lima – Director of Media and Broadcast Operations         Monday, July 15th kicks off a week of special recognition nights at Cardines’ Field, as the Newport Gulls host New Bedford Bay Sox on American Heroes Night. Free admission will be given to active and former military personnel courtesy of Raytheon Defense Industries. First pitch […]

By Nick Bello– Media Operations Assistant, Newport Gulls Newport (16-12) defeated the Upper Valley Nighthawks (16-12) on Mark Weed Memorial Night at Cardines Field. For the Gulls, Makenzie Stills picked up the win while William Carnley was saddled with the loss. Newport’s bats got hot early as Hayden Jones drove in the first runs of the game in the bottom of the […]

By Stephen Hough – Team Publicist, Newport Gulls MARTHA’S VINEYARD, Mass. – Newport (15-12) couldn’t stop the hottest team in the league as the Martha’s Vineyard Sharks (18-9) beat the Gulls by a score of 6-3 to extend their win streak to ten games. The Vineyard jumped ahead early after a leadoff home run off […]

The Newport Laxfest Lacrosse Tournament will be returning to Aquidneck Island this month. Scheduled for July 13th and 14th on four fields at St. George’s in Middletown, there will be over 20 collegiate and above teams made up of current and former pro players playing in four divisions – Mens Open 18+, Masters 30+, Grand […]

By Stephen Hough – Team Publicist Newport (15-11) picked up a much-needed two-game sweep over their Southern Division foe Danbury Westerners (12-12) on Tuesday. Both teams came into Tuesday’s doubleheader’s deadlocked for third place, looking for an edge over the other as the race for the playoffs heats up. Newport’s day was off to a quick […]

By Zach Letson – Media Operations Assistant Newport (13-11) nearly stunned North Adams (16-7) with an improbable eight-run comeback over the final two innings, but it was ultimately the SteepleCats that left Cardines Field with an 11-10 win over the Gulls Monday night.  Newport got on the scoreboard first with a towering home run in […]

By Shannon Carlson – Asst. Director Media Operations Now that school is out, Newport Gulls games are in full swing, and so are the Newport Gulls Summer Camps. For the last ten years, one specific week-long camp has been more important than the others to the Gulls and the Aquidneck Island Community – the Newport […]

By Stephen Hough – Team Publicist MARTHA’S VINEYARD, Mass. – For the first time in Newport Gulls history, the team from the City by the Sea traveled to Martha’s Vineyard to take on the Sharks for the third time this season. Newport (13-10) struggled for the second night in a row, dropping the game against […]

By Stephen Hough – Team Publicist, Newport Gulls Newport (13-9) fell to the first place Mystic Schooners (15-7) Saturday night by a score of 11-3.  Mystic jumped on Newport’s starter Connery Peters early in the first, scoring five runs thanks to three doubles in the inning from Jerry Huntzinger, Vinny Martin, and Noah Kessinger. The Schooners kept the […]

By Zach Letson – Media Operations Assistant In a game where Newport (13-8) took the lead four different times, a seventh inning RBI single from Brett Vosik gave the Gulls the lead for good in a 5-4 win over the Sanford Mainers (8-14) Friday night at Cardines Field. Newport got on the scoreboard right away, capitalizing off […]

By Zach Letson – Media Operations Assistant Newport (12-8) dropped a pair of tight games to Martha’s Vineyard (12-9) in Wednesday’s doubleheader at Cardines Field, falling 11-7 in nine innings in game one, and 2-0 in game two. It was the first ever games played between the Gulls and Sharks. In a wild back-and-forth game […]

By Stephen Hough – Team Publicist Newport (12-6) took Game Four of the Pell Bridge Series in an 8-2 victory over the Ocean State Waves (7-15) on Tuesday night. The Gulls victory now gives Newport a 3-1 series lead with just two games left against the Waves this summer. The Gulls continued their first inning […]

By Zach Letson – Media Operations Assistant Newport (11-6) scored early and often, defeating the NECBL leading Danbury Westerners (12-5) 10-3 on Monday night at Cardines Field. The win moves the Gulls just a game behind the Westerners for first in the Southern Division with three games left against Danbury this season. After Danbury took […]

Hurling, the national sport of Ireland, is coming to Aquidneck Island this week! The Providence Hurling Club will be hosting an exhibition game at St. George’s this Saturday (June 29th) from 11 am to 1 pm. The Providence Hurling Club, an amateur sports club, was established in 2015 and officially joined the Northeast-Boston GAA in […]

By Stephen Hough – Team Publicist for Newport Gulls Newport (2-2) earned its second win of the season Tuesday night in a 12-7 victory over the Ocean State Waves (1-4). Newport jumped ahead early with Joey Bellinidoubling in his first plate appearance as a Gull, later coming around to score off a Brett Vosik double. The Gulls would […]