This Friday December 6th, the Oyster-River-Portsmouth (ORP) girls’ hockey team will face off in their first game of the season: a home scrimmage against Exeter High School. This will hopefully be the first of many wins on the road to taking home the first-place plaque come championship season. The ORP girls' hockey team have been... Continue Reading →
Bobcats Look to Take Five Points from Bulldogs
Standing at a crossroads in the season, The Bobcats look to get a win in David and Goliath-like fashion against Bedford. The Oyster River High School (ORHS) boys’ Varsity hockey team (4-1-2) matches up against the Bedford Bulldogs (5-3) this Thursday at home. Bedford, a division I team, offers the Bobcats a potential 5 points... Continue Reading →
Girls Field Hockey Ends Impressive Playoff Run in Semifinals
After dropping the first eight games of the season, many people counted off the ORHS field hockey team as being playoff contenders, yet after an impressive win streak, they found themselves in the Division II semifinal game on Thursday, October 29th, against Souhegan. Unfortunately, they were unable to find success in this one, falling short... Continue Reading →
Cooperative Teams
If you’re looking to attend an ORHS football, girls hockey, boys lacrosse or girls lacrosse game this year, you’ll notice that Oyster River students aren’t the only ones sporting the Bobcat uniform. Since 2016, students from Portsmouth High School also have had the opportunity to play girls hockey at Oyster River. Starting in the fall... Continue Reading →
OR/P Girls Hockey: Hopeful for a Strong Season
By: Eleanor Zwart and Anna Kate Munsey Throughout this article, we have interspersed some audio clips, in hopes of having an interactive and engaging story. Simply click each link to hear from fans, coaches, and more. First, we have some sounds of the game. https://soundcloud.com/user-362958167/sounds-of-the-game With nine games... Continue Reading →
Girls Hockey – Senior Night
Oyster River and Portsmouth’s newly merged Girls Hockey team played their final home game this season against Concord High School on Thursday night. For the starting lineup, Riley Deans (‘19) and Ally Marshall (‘19) were on defense, Laura Dreher (‘20), Grayson Leitchman (‘17), and Susie McDonough (‘17) were on forward, and Sallie Squire (‘20)... Continue Reading →
ORHS Varsity Boys Ice Hockey Rises and then falls – What’s Next?
This past week, Oyster River High School’s Varsity Boys Ice Hockey experienced a rise, and then a fall, between their two games. On Thursday, January 12th, the team hosted a game versus #15 team Timberlane, and defeated the team 10-1. However, on Saturday, January 14th when the team hosted a game versus #1 team Keene,... Continue Reading →
Winter Sports Previews
Boys basketball looks to improve off of a disappointing 6-12 season last year with enhanced energy, strong defense, and a returning nucleus of both upperclassmen and younger players [...]
