Division II
EXETER - Charlotte Marston knew she had to move when she saw Mia Edwards go deeper into the circle. And when Edwards sent a reverse shot toward the goal, Martson was in just the right spot to tip it in. The junior did just that with 2:34 left in overtime and the No. 2 Portsmouth High School field ho
Division I
DOVER - Many times Friday it felt like the wind was sucked right out of the Portsmouth-Oyster River High School football team's sails. Moments of brilliance were followed by others the ClipperCats would simply want to forget, which made it a flip of the coin on whether the team would stand victoriou
Division I
PORTSMOUTH - The Bedford High School football team had seen both sides of the coin through its first two games of the 2021 season. A disappointing opener followed by a runaway victory left the Bulldogs seeking to settle on an identity, for better or worse, on Friday night. It was a grind at times, b
Division II
When practice started this spring, Mike Durkin looked around at the Portsmouth High School boys lacrosse team and wondered what exactly he and his teammates would be in for in 2021. Having lost quite a few talented players to graduation and prep school since the last time the Clippers were on the f
Division II
It will say on paper that the Portsmouth High School girls lacrosse team won its fourth straight Division II title in 2021 after beating Hollis Brookline 8-7 in the final.
Division II
BEDFORD - It was a moment that Chad Vischer was waiting for all his life, but the Portsmouth High School boys lacrosse coach didn't feel the way he thought he would. Instead of excitement, the immediate feeling Vischer felt was relief. After knocking on the door of a championship for some time, the
Division II
PORTSMOUTH - It all finally came together for the Portsmouth High School boys lacrosse team. After losing to Derryfield in the Division II final in 2017 and 2018, the Clippers finally crested the mountain and defeated the Cougars 6-4 on a sweltering afternoon to advance to Saturday’s title game agai
Division II
BEDFORD - The Portsmouth High School girls lacrosse team found itself in a position Wednesday night that it hadn't experienced in almost six weeks. Down two goals and a player with a little more than five minutes to play in the Division II championship game, it looked like the Clippers might come up
Division II
MERRIMACK - If there was ever a game for the Portsmouth High School boys lacrosse team to win by any means necessary, it was Saturday against Merrimack. On one of the hottest afternoons of the year, on an unfamiliar grass field, against a physical team, with six regulars missing, including four who
Division II
MANCHESTER - Chad Vischer thought that if the Portsmouth High School boys lacrosse team could get a two-goal lead against the Derryfield School, the Clippers might be able to maintain it throughout Saturday night's game. Portsmouth got that lead late in the second quarter, but by the time the teams
Spring Sports
There aren't many days that go by where McKinley Sbordone doesn't communicate with her younger sister, JoJo Curro. Whether its a text or a phone call, Sbordone and Curro are usually in touch about the day-to-day things that are going on in their lives, most recently about being first-time high schoo
Division II
PLAISTOW - When the season started, Chad Vischer wasn't sure what kind of squad the Portsmouth High School boys lacrosse team would be. Turns out, the Clippers are a group that isn't afraid to do all the little gritty things that help a team win. Portsmouth did all those things on both ends of the f