Weekly Sports Roundup: Swimming Teams off to Strong Start

Swimming:
The Falcons and Thunderbolts boys and girls swimming teams have seen lots of early season success. Cranston East's boys team is off to an undefeated 3-0 start and trails only South Kingstown, who has begun the season with five straight victories, in Division II. The Thunderbolts girls swimming team is off to a strong start as well, beginning the season 2-1 and in third place in Division II.

Cranston West's girls swimming team has posted a 3-0 unbeaten record and is tied for first place with Smithfield in Division III. The Falcons boys swimming team has started the season 1-1.

Hockey:
The Cranston East boys hockey team sits in fifth place in Division III with a 4-4 record. The Thunderbolts have lost twice to second place Mount Hope, including one overtime game, and lost against third place Tolman. Last Saturday night, they gave Johnston/North Providence Co-Op everything they could handle. Johnston is undefeated, at 7-0, and East played them tough, only losing 2-1. They play a winless Vets team this Saturday night at Thayer Arena.

The Falcons boys hockey team is in a mid-season funk, dropping three straight games to fall to 3-4-2 and sixth place in Division I. One of the losses was a huge shock, as North Kingstown defeated them on Monday night at home, 5-2. It was the Skippers first win of the season, after nine consecutive losses. West will look to bounce back when they host fifth place Mount Saint Charles on Monday night.

Basketball:
Cranston East's boys basketball team has been playing consistent ball for most of the season. They are 3-3 in league play and 7-3 overall. They picked up a solid road win over East Providence on Tuesday night and host Hope High School on Friday night.

The Falcons boys basketball team has not been able to pick up a league victory yet. However, they did cross a small barrier, by scoring 58 points on Tuesday night at Portsmouth. It was the first time all season they scored over 50 points in a league game, however, Portsmouth won it 73-58. On Friday night, West hosts 1-5 East Providence, a prime opportunity to get their first league victory.

Cranston West's girls basketball team sits in sixth place in Division I, and won a close road contest 52-48 against Chariho on Tuesday night. Their next game is Saturday against Coventry.

The Thunderbolts girls basketball team is 3-3 in Division II South and needs to build some momentum to build a playoff push. These next few weeks will be critical towards East's season and it will be important for them to string together some victories. On Friday night they will have a tough test, as they travel to first place Narragansett High School's gym.