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Portsmouth High’s Sierra Bonoff contorts herself while delivering her floor routine at Saturday’s gymnastics meet against Middletown, Mt. Hope, and Rogers/East Providence. She earned a 7.9 for the event.

Portsmouth High girls are tops in 4-team gymnastics meet

PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth High School gymnastics team continued its impressive season by winning a four-team meet at Strive Gymnastics in Somerset on Saturday. The Patriots came out on top … more

1/31/23

RI Hockey Hall of Fame unveils Class of 2024 inductees

The names of five local hockey greats who represent the RI Hockey Hall of Fame’s Class of 2024 were unveiled last weekend between periods of the Providence Bruins-Hershey Bears “Hall of … more

2/11/24

Portsmouth High’s Morgan Casey clears the bar en route to winning the girls’ high jump with a leap of 5 feet, 4 inches at the R.I. Indoor Track State Championship held at Providence Career & Technical Academy on Saturday.

Portsmouth’s Morgan Casey wins state title in high jump

Portsmouth High senior Morgan Casey was crowned state champion in the girls’ high jump at Saturday’s R.I. Indoor Track State Championship. more

2/20/23

Gabby Randazzo, Madison Both, and Kayla Oliveira wrap Caitlyn Wordell with a hug after her floor performance during the R.I. Gymnastics State Championship at Rhode Island College on Saturday.

Portsmouth takes 2nd in D-2 gymnastics championship

PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth High School gymnastics team came in second in the Division II state gymnastics championship on Saturday, narrowly losing the top spot by just one point. The … more

2/20/23

Portsmouth High School has a successful competitive girls' volleyball team. Now the boys want one.

Boys want their own volleyball team at Portsmouth High

PORTSMOUTH — Portsmouth High School girls have a successful competitive volleyball program, as evident by the varsity team’s recent playoff success. Now the boys want a chance. A … more

By Jim McGaw | 11/8/22

Portsmouth High’s Carson Conheeny runs a jet sweep for a gain against Barrington at home Friday night. The Patriots won, 21-7.

Portsmouth defeats Barrington, 21-7, remains atop division

PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth Patriots are guaranteed a No. 1 or No. 2 seed in the playoffs thanks to a 21-7 win over the visiting Barrington Eagles Friday night. Portsmouth, which … more

10/24/22

Portsmouth High’s Joseph Murphy heads a penalty kick away from the goal during a boys’ varsity soccer game against East Providence on Saturday. Jackson Fox and goalie Sean Wilkey look on. The game ended in a 1-1 tie.

Portsmouth, Townies play to a 1-1 draw in boys’ soccer

PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth High varsity boys’ soccer team played East Providence to a 1-1 tie on the turf field at home on Saturday. Goals have been hard to come by so far this … more

9/19/22

Adamsville's Cory named sports administrator of the year

Little Compton resident Keith Cory, an educator and long-time athletic administrator, has been named Athletic Director of the Year by the Rhode Island Interscholastic Athletic Administrator … more

4/15/22

Eleni Drosinos of PHS runs through the football field towards the finish line at Saturday’s Rhode Island Class B Championships at Ponaganset High School. She placed 12th among the girls, the best showing for the Patriots.

PHS cross-country teams place 5th in class meet

The Portsmouth High School cross-country teams each finished fifth in Saturday’s Rhode Island Class B Championships at Ponaganset High School. more

11/1/22

Portsmouth’s Nikolai Loyola keeps a steady eye on the bar after clearing it during the high jump competition, which he won with a best effort of 5 feet, 6 inches, during a dual track meet at Barrington High School on April 5.

Portsmouth finishes second in dual track meet

BARRINGTON — Notching 10 first-place finishes, The Portsmouth High boys’ outdoor track team finished second to Barrington in a dual meet Tuesday afternoon, April 5. The Eagles edged … more

4/6/22

Portsmouth High’s Kylie Delemos is pressured by a Barrington opponent while clearing the ball away from the Barrington goal Thursday night. The Eagles edged the Patriots, 13-12.

Portsmouth edged by Barrington in LAX thriller, 13-12

PORTSMOUTH — It was a battle of champions. In this corner, visiting Barrington — last year’s Rhode Island Division I girls’ lacrosse champions. And in this … more

4/21/23

Portsmouth High pitcher Megan Malone fires one in during the fourth inning of a home game against Tiverton on Thursday, April 14. The sophomore also had two base hits. The Tigers prevailed in a close one, 7-6.

Tiverton edges Portsmouth in softball, 7-6 (photos)

PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth Patriots’ softball team dropped a close one to Tiverton on Thursday at home, 7-6. Mary Rainey, a PHS freshman, earned the player-of-the-game … more

4/17/22

Nick Spaner at Fitton Field at the College of the Holy Cross, where he has committed to play Division 1 baseball.

Portsmouth’s Nick Spaner commits to play D-1 baseball

PORTSMOUTH — The recruiting process took 24 months. The first email was sent in June of 2021. The first conversation with a college coach took place in July of 2021. Two years … more

7/31/23

Portsmouth High fans celebrate along with Shane Temple after his second-period goal against South Kingstown at Portsmouth Abbey on Sunday. The Patriots prevailed, 5-1.

Portsmouth boys win third straight in hockey (photos)

PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth High boys’ varsity hockey team defeated South Kingstown on Saturday for its third straight win. The 5-1 victory over the Rebels at Portsmouth Abbey … more

2/12/24

Portsmouth High’s Aidan Maisen stops a Middletown running back from advancing the ball during a scrimmage at PHS on Saturday. The Patriots start their season on Friday, Sept. 8.

Portsmouth Patriots scrimmage against Middletown High

PORTSMOUTH — With new head coach Keith MacDonald at the helm, the Portsmouth High School varsity football team is getting some hard knocks in to prepare for the start of the 2023 season. … more

8/29/23

The Patriots take the field at the start of their homecoming game against Cranston East on Saturday.

Portsmouth blanks Cranston East in Homecoming game

PORTSMOUTH — The Patriots varsity football team enjoyed a little home cooking on Saturday against Cranston East. more

10/30/23

The Patriots celebrate a goal scored by Kaelyn Mahoney late in the first half of Tuesday’s home game against North Smithfield. Portsmouth won, 2-0.

Portsmouth girls shut out North Smithfield, 2-0

PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth High varsity girls soccer team is off to a good start in Division II after winning its first two games. The team shut out North Smithfield, 2-0, during its … more

9/13/23

Team Madagascar’s Jack Casey slams the ball over the net during Portsmouth High School ’s 2024 International Volleyball championship match.

Madagascar crowned PHS International Volleyball champs

PORTSMOUTH — Team Madagascar triumphed over Team Canada in the Portsmouth High School 2024 International Volleyball championship match held march 15 in the old gym. more

3/26/24

Portsmouth High’s Caitlin Mediate (left) and Morgan Casey defend the net while battling South Kingstown on Thursday, Oct. 13.

Portsmouth High girls shut out South Kingstown in volleyball

PORTSMOUTH — If there ever was a close shutout, this was it. The Portsmouth High girls’ varsity volleyball team blanked South Kingstown last Thursday at home, 3-0, but every set … more

10/17/22

Portsmouth High boys’ hockey team head coach Greg Cunningham talks with his players during an Injury Fund game against Barrington in December.

PHS boys' hockey team forfeiting 2 games after drinking incident

PORTSMOUTH — In the wake of a Snapchat video showing three members of the Portsmouth High boys’ hockey team drinking alcohol in the locker room following a Feb. 3 win in West … more

2/9/23

DEM, Marine association provides boating community with virus guidelines

PROVIDENCE — The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management and the Rhode Island Marine Trades Association last week issued the following guidance regarding the safe operation of … more

4/9/20

Members of the Tiverton Little League A's stretch before their first game of the season Saturday.

Tiverton Little League takes its turn at bat

A cloudy, overcast morning proved a perfect backdrop for baseball Saturday at the Tiverton Town Farm. Just one week after its new rival league, Tiverton Baseball, kicked off its inaugural season, the … more

By Paige Shapiro | 5/4/23

Members of the Portsmouth High indoor track team cheer for Wake Zani as he runs the final leg of the 4x400 relay race during Friday’s meet. The team of Zani, Maciej Tabak, Nikolai Loyola, and Oliver Tibbetts came in first place with a time of 3:46.79.

Portsmouth boys’ indoor track team makes school history

PORTSMOUTH — With wins over Prout and Chariho Friday night, the Portsmouth High School boys’ indoor track team made school history by posting its first undefeated regular season in … more

1/22/23

Bay View selects Hall of Famer Scorpio as new athletic director

EAST PROVIDENCE — All Stater, player of the year, team captain, Hall of Famer, championship level coach and, now, athletic director. One of the most consequential student-athletes in the … more

7/14/23

Portsmouth High’s Ava Moore pivots away from a pair of Scituate defenders during Thursday’s Division I preliminary playoff game at home.

Portsmouth girls beat Scituate in preliminary playoff game

PORTSMOUTH — A win’s a win. The Portsmouth High girls’ basketball team edged Scituate, 57-53, at home Thursday night in the preliminary game of the Division I playoffs. … more

2/24/24