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Colin Dorgan’s Double-Overtime Winner Sends Blackstone Valley to Rhode Island D-II Final

Wearing a patch honoring his mother, brother and grandfather, the senior scored weeks after a targeted rink attack that remains under investigation with no stated motive.

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.