Eagles skate to wins in Medeiros Cup hockey games

Dozens of local hockey players took to the ice on Wednesday night to compete in the 15th annual John Paul Medeiros Jr. Memorial Cup hockey games.

The girls played first — the East Bay co-op team (which includes players from Barrington, Mt. Hope and Portsmouth high schools) defeated the Cumberland/Lincoln/ Mt. St. Charles co-op team 6-0.

In the second game of the double-header, Barrington's boy's team skated past Mt. Hope, 5-2.

The games are an on-going tribute to the late J.P. Medeiros Jr. through the scholarship fund set up for local student-athletes by his father, a retired coach and teacher at Barrington High School, and his mother, a retired nurse. They have been assisted by a number of family members, friends, and school officials throughout the years.

J.P. Medeiros was a two-sport star (hockey and golf) at Mt. Hope High School, where he graduated in 1999. He was a lifelong resident of Warren, who was killed in a car crash in April, 2002, while he was a junior at Quinnipiac University in Connecticut. 

The memorial hockey games serve as a fund-raiser for scholarships. In the past 15 years, 59 student-athletes have received awards from the scholarship fund. And while the game was played Jan. 4, donations will be accepted until May 1. For more information, email coachjp@cox.net