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Chris Burns (facing camera) attempts to slow down powerful Maine arm-wrestler Kurt Howgate during their match, with referee Bill Caldwell looking on. Howgate and Burns took first and second place, respectively, in both the open left-hand heavyweight/super division, and the open right-hand super heavyweight division.
Flexing some muscle for veterans’ hall in Portsmouth
PORTSMOUTH — Some strong-armed men and women turned out to the VFW Post 5390 hall in Common Fence Point recently.   more
DEM sets April 12 as opening of the 2025 trout season
The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management has stocked more than 100 freshwater locations, including children’s-only ponds, with 60,000 fish — brook, brown, rainbow, and … more
Portsmouth’s Alexander Goss blocks a slam from a Hope High School opponent Monday night in the PHS field house.
Portsmouth High boys’ volleyball team off to a strong start
PORTSMOUTH — Last year the Portsmouth High School boys’ varsity volleyball team, in only its second season of competitive play, got all the way to the Division III semifinals. more
Dozens of high school ice hockey players received Hobey Baker awards recently. Pictured are (from left to right) Senator David Tikoian, Barrington’s Cody Wood, Portsmouth’s Margaux and Representative Stephen Casey, during the special ceremony at the Rhode Island Statehouse.
East Bay student-athletes earn prestigious awards
Two Eagles earned prestigious Hobey Baker High School Character Awards recently.   Cody Wood, a member of the Barrington High School boys ice hockey team, and Margaux Boneu, a member of the … more
Rick North grimaces during arm wrestling practice at the VFW Post 5390 in Common Fence Point last Thursday night. North is organizing a tournament there on April 12 to raise money toward a needed sprinkler system at the hall.
A call to arms in Portsmouth
Rick North says his competitive arm-wrestling days pretty much ended six or seven years ago, but he still gets a thrill out of helping members of the younger generation get into the sport. more
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Portsmouth High’s Violet Silvia leaps through a pair of Ponaganset defenders to advance the ball during the Final Four matchup won by the Chieftains Saturday at the University of Rhode Island.
Portsmouth loses Final Four game to Ponaganset, 44-31
PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth High girls’ varsity basketball team held Ponaganset to just 44 points — one of the Chieftains’ lowest-scoring efforts all year — in … more
Portsmouth High’s Kyle Bielawa throws up a shot from under the hoop against Classical during their “Elite Eight” matchup at Rhode Island College Tuesday night. Classical eliminated the Patriots from the state championship tournament with an 87-49 win.
Portsmouth overpowered by Classical in state tournament
PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth High boys’ varsity basketball team’s season came to an end Tuesday night at the hands of a Classical team that was sharp on both ends of the court. … more
The Patriots’ Gyselle Mairs drives to the hoop in the second half against Barrington during Monday’s quarterfinals contest in the R.I. Interscholastic League’s state basketball tournament. The sophomore scored a game-high 26 points to lead Portsmouth to a 49-39 victory.
Portsmouth upsets Barrington in ‘elite eight’ game
PORTSMOUTH — The Barrington High girls’ varsity basketball team had no trouble with Portsmouth when they last faced each other on Jan. 14. more
Portsmouth High hockey players rally in their goal before facing off against East Greenwich in the Division II championship game on Sunday.
Portsmouth boys lose D-2 hockey finals in sudden death
PORTSMOUTH — The Patriots lost their bid for a repeat of last year’s Division II boys’ hockey championship by the slimmest of margins Sunday. more
Portsmouth High’s Jonathan Cabral makes great save to keep Portsmouth on top in Wednesday’s semifinal match against St. Raphael Academy.
Portsmouth advances to D-2 boys’ hockey finals
PORTSMOUTH — Portsmouth High School’s varsity boys’ hockey team plays for all the marbles when it takes on East Greenwich in the Division II championship game on Sunday, March 9. … more
Three East Bay players try to slam the puck past the Northern RI Yeti goalie during the second game in the playoff series.
East Bay Eagles eliminated from playoffs despite ‘amazing effort’
The East Bay Eagles Co-op girls ice hockey team played some of its best hockey of the season in its quarterfinal playoff series against Northern Rhode Island Yeti but lost 1-0 in the first game of … more
Portsmouth High’s Connor Rogers struggles for possession of the puck in front of the Narragansett net during Monday’s quarterfinal shutout win over the Mariners. The Patriots won the series, 2-1, to advance to the Division II semifinals against St. Raphael Academy on Wednesday.
Portsmouth blanks Mariners to advance to D-2 hockey semis
PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth High School boys’ hockey team advanced to the Division II semifinals with a series win over Narragansett Monday night. more
Mae Marston swims the breaststroke leg during the 200-yard medley relay at Sunday's state swim meet at Roger Williams University.
Portsmouth High swimmers compete in state meet
PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth High School girls’ swim team came in 15th among 23 teams in Sunday’s state championship meet at Roger Williams University in Bristol. The lady … more
Portsmouth High’s Thomas Hurd sends a pass under the hoop while pressured by a Hendricken defender during Saturday’s quarterfinals loss.
Portsmouth boys eliminated from Division I playoffs
PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth High School boys’ varsity basketball team’s chances for a Division I title came to a halt Saturday night. The No. 6-seeded Patriots were … more
Portsmouth High’s Molly Hurd splits a pair of Cranston West defenders while breaking away toward the hoop during Wednesday’s preliminary Division I playoff game.
Portsmouth girls advance to D-1 quarterfinals on Friday
PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth High School girls’ varsity basketball team kept on its winning ways Wednesday night, beating Cranston West in a preliminary Division I contest. more
Portsmouth High’s Aidan Chen came in second in the high jump during the Rhode Island Indoor Track State Championship at Providence Career & Technical Academy on Saturday.
Portsmouth athletes compete in state indoor track meet
PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth High boys’ indoor track and field team finished eighth overall with 14 points during Saturday’s state championship meet at Providence Career & … more
Portsmouth High’s Roshana Webster beams while saluting the judges at the end of her floor routine on Saturday. She led Division I gymnasts on the event with a score of 9.1.
Portsmouth gymnasts take 2nd in state championship
PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth High School gymnastics team capped off its fine season by taking second place as a team in the Division I state championships on Saturday. more
Portsmouth High’s Molly Hurd grabs an offensive rebound against Classical at home Friday night.
Portsmouth High lady cagers win three in a row
PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth High School girls’ varsity basketball team is on a roll, having won three games in a row in convincing fashion. more
Portsmouth High’s Jack Casey goes up for a layup during the first half of Tuesday night’s home game against East Providence. The Patriots pulled out the victory, 66-59, after two overtime periods.
Portsmouth outlasts Townies in double-OT, 66-59
PORTSMOUTH — Portsmouth High School’s boys’ varsity basketball team broke a two-game losing streak by defeating East Providence in a double-overtime thriller Tuesday night, 66-59. … more
Portsmouth High’s Ella Gilpin leads the team in a cheer at the start of Monday’s swim meet against the Providence Country Day/St. Ray’s co-op team at Roger Williams University.
Portsmouth High swim team competes against PCD/St. Ray’s
PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth High School boys’ and girls’ swim teams both fell to the Providence Country Day/St. Raphael Academy teams during a meet at Roger Williams University … more
The Eagles’ Faith Van Ness goes in for a layup during the second half of Tuesday's game against Portsmouth.
Barrington girls win again after shut-down defensive effort
An impressive defensive effort paced the Barrington High School girls basketball team to a 16-point victory over Portsmouth on Tuesday night, Jan. 14.   The Eagles, who run a pressing … more
Portsmouth High School’s Sean Gray (far right) set a new PHS indoor track record in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 8:41.75 at the Yale High School Classic in New Haven, Conn. on Saturday.
Portsmouth boys’ indoor track team tie for first in division
PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth High School boys’ varsity indoor track team finished in a three-way tie for first place in the Dwyer Division after its regular season ended on Jan. 8. … more
Clara Bucher (Barrington) splits a pair of LaSalle opponents to advance the puck.
Eagles come up short against Rams in girls hockey
The East Bay Eagles Co-op girls ice hockey team slipped to 1-2 after losing to LaSalle on Friday night, Jan. 3.   The loss to LaSalle followed a lopsided win for the Eagles team, which … more
The Patriots’ Jack Casey sends a shot over a defender for St. Raphael Academy while competing in the boys’ East Bay Holiday Tournament Saturday at Barrington High School. PHS won in convincing fashion, 88-60.
Portsmouth boys win two in holiday tournament
PORTSMOUTH — The Patriots went 2-0 in the East Bay Holiday Tournament played over the weekend. more
Cora Powledge of Portsmouth recently won a Silver Medal in Boston tournament.
Portsmouth fencer qualifies for national competition in February
PORTSMOUTH — A local fencer is on her way to an elite, national competition in February. Cora Powledge represented the Rhode Island Fencing Academy & Club (RIFAC) at a weekend … more
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