Saturday Seacoast Roundup: Portsmouth sophomore sets two school records in meet
Portsmouth High School sophomore Leaina Cory set school records in the 100 and 400 meters at the Bobcat Invitational on May 16, 2026. She placed second in both events behind athletes from Bedford. Portsmouth also had victories in relay and individual events on the boys' side.
- ▪Leaina Cory broke a 40-year-old school record in the 100 meters with a time of 12.3 seconds.
- ▪Cory also broke her own school record in the 400 meters with a time of 57.83 seconds.
- ▪Portsmouth's 4x400-meter relay team won with a time of 4:17.23, and sophomore Nicky Beidleman won the boys' 800-meter race.
- ▪In baseball, Exeter defeated Memorial 9-0 behind strong pitching from Ray Plante.
- ▪Marshwood's John Bakker recorded two hits in a 8-1 baseball loss to Gorham.
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