On Thursday, March 7th, members of the Oyster River Cooperative School District (ORCSD) community gathered in the high school auditorium for a School Board Candidate Forum hosted by the ORHS Student Senate. Five of the six school board candidates on the ballot for the upcoming election on March 12th were in attendance, including three from... 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 →
Morrell Achieves 1,000th Point as Bobcats Fall to Pelham
Despite falling short of a victory, the fans of Oyster River still had something to cheer about on Friday night. The Bobcats couldn’t get the job done, and lost their 2nd straight game to Pelham with a final score of 74-51. However, with under a minute to go in the third quarter, Oyster River’s captain... 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 →
Fall Sports Playoff Preview Part 2
This is part two of the fall sports preview, focusing on boys and girls soccer, girls volleyball, boys football and unified soccer. To see part one, including boys and girls cross country, golf and field hockey, click here. Boys Soccer Photo by Kevin Donovan Coming off an impressive 11-2-3 season, the boys soccer team has... Continue Reading →
Fall Sports Playoff Preview Part 1
In the final days of the fall sports regular season, many of Oyster River’s teams are gearing up to make a playoff run. This is part one of two, focusing on the first set of playoff games, which are boys and girls cross country, golf, and field hockey. Part two will be posted on Monday,... Continue Reading →
Oyster River Ski Team States
For what seems to be the first time in Oyster River High School history, a ski team racer has qualified for the Meet of Champions. The Meet of Champions contains the top ten skiers of the state’s four divisions who compete for overall honors. Olivia Colarusso (19’), placed eighth and qualified for the Meet of... Continue Reading →
ACL Injury: Personal Accounts
In the following piece, I have outlined the experiences of ten local athletes who have suffered from ACL injury. Â These individuals are just a sampling of a much larger population in our community, and unfortunately, there are many other stories like these. To learn more about the specifics of ACL injury, as well as its... 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 →
Unified Sports at ORHS
A player dressed in green dribbles towards the goal while Oyster River players follow close behind. Â The green player kicks the ball towards the net. Â Rowan Townsend bats the ball away from the net as her teammates cheer. Â She dabs. Â The ORHS unified program aims to unite students with disabilities and students without disabilities... Continue Reading →
