As the 2017-18 school year winds down, so do the spring sports seasons of teams across New Hampshire. With playoffs on the horizon for three Oyster River teams, each one is preparing to embrace the challenge of win-or-go-home competition. Girls’ Lacrosse After winning just two of their first six games, the six-seeded girls’ lacrosse squad... Continue Reading →
The Difference a Year Makes: A Season to Remember for OR Boys’ Basketball
It was a season of a season of unbelievable improvement for the Oyster River Boys’ Basketball team. After finishing last year with just two wins and the worst record in their division, a largely unchanged roster of players earned a 12-6 regular season record and ended the season as state-runners up. “I think some... Continue Reading →
New Psychologist Finishes Long Journey to ORHS
New to the Oyster River High School faculty this year is School Psychologist Dr. Ryan Long, who joins after one year with the same job at Moharimet School in Madbury. After graduating from UNH with a BA in Communications, Long headed across the country, not knowing he’d eventually end up coming back... Continue Reading →
OR Girls’ Soccer Tops Goffstown to Advance to State Quarterfinals
Devan McClain’s (‘19) two breakaway goals were the difference for the Oyster River girls’ soccer team on Thursday in their preliminary playoff game at home against Goffstown. The fifth-seeded Bobcats won the back-and-forth affair 2-0, and they will move on to the quarterfinal round where they will play at fourth-seeded Hanover on Sunday. McClain’s first... Continue Reading →
Exclusive Interview: Zach Leichtman sits down with the unhittable Brennen Oxford
Although Brennen Oxford’s 30 ⅔ inning hitless streak was broken in Oyster River’s 4-0 win over Kennett on Wednesday, the junior lefty only tossed in the 7th inning of the game, so his nationally-recognized four-game no-hitter streak is still alive. Oxford’s incredible pitching has received attention from many of America’s most prominent sports news... Continue Reading →
Bobcat Baseball Aiming High This Season
After being eliminated in the quarterfinal round each of the last three seasons, the Oyster River High School baseball team is more determined than ever, and may just have the potential to compete for more this season. With all nine regular starters returning from last season’s squad, which went 10-8, players and coaches alike feel... Continue Reading →
