Overview
- Dorgan converted a breakaway with 48.1 seconds left in the second overtime to seal a 3-2 semifinal win over top-seeded Portsmouth at Schneider Arena.
- Blackstone Valley advances to the RIIL Division II championship on March 18 at Amica Mutual Pavilion, where it will face Lincoln High School.
- Teammates wore heart patches with the initials of Rhonda, Aidan and Gerald Dorgan as the co-op returned to play after an 18-day pause.
- Police say the Feb. 16 Pawtucket shooting specifically targeted family members; the shooter, identified as Robert Dorgan, died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot.
- Linda Dorgan and family friend Thomas Geruso were wounded, bystanders helped subdue the attacker, and authorities have not announced a motive.