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Portrait of Andrea Porter, Class of 1987, Old Rochester Regional Athletic Hall of Fame
2011

Andrea Porter

Field Hockey, Track & Field, Basketball
Induction Year
2011
Category
Athlete
Class of
1987

Hall of Fame Plaque Biography

As Lady Bulldog Athletics surged into area prominence, one of the leaders was Andrea Porter, earning 11 varsity letters, 4 in field hockey and track and 3 in basketball. She earned SCC All Star honors in both field hockey and track and was named to the Standard Times Track Super Team in 1987. On the basketball court she had a stellar career, breaking 12 ORR records, including game, season and career rebounding, season scoring and blocked shots. She earned SCC All Star honors as a junior and senior, was named a member of the “Best 80s Team” and was a Boston Globe All Scholastic as a senior. After graduating from ORR, she attended Salem State, leading Salem to 4 MASCAC basketball championships and a trip to the National Semifinals.

Original Hall of Fame Plaque

Andrea Porter’s 2011 Old Rochester Regional Athletic Hall of Fame plaque

THE COMPLETE STORY

Expanded Historical Profile

Andrea Porter was one of the leaders of Old Rochester Regional’s rise in girls’ athletics. Across field hockey, track and field, and basketball, she earned 11 varsity letters—four in field hockey, four in track and three in basketball. She received South Coast Conference All-Star recognition in both field hockey and track and was selected to the Standard-Times Track Super Team in 1987.

Porter made her greatest statistical impact on the basketball court. During her ORR career, she broke 12 school records, including marks for game, season and career rebounding, season scoring and blocked shots. She was an SCC All-Star as both a junior and senior, earned a place on the “Best 80s Team,” and was named a Boston Globe All-Scholastic during her senior year.

After graduating from Old Rochester in 1987, Porter continued her basketball career at Salem State. She helped lead Salem State to four MASCAC championships and an appearance in the national semifinals, extending a collegiate career built on the versatility, competitiveness and leadership she displayed as a Lady Bulldog.

ARCHIVAL MEDIA

Photo Gallery

Historical photographs, action images, team photographs and later-life images will be assembled here as verified source material becomes available.

Andrea Porter’s complete 2011 Old Rochester Regional Athletic Hall of Fame display with portrait and plaque
Andrea Porter’s complete 2011 Hall of Fame display.
Andrea Porter, at left, pictured with a fellow Old Rochester Regional basketball player and coach
Andrea Porter, at left, pictured with a fellow ORR basketball player and coach.
Andrea Porter, standing third from left, with the Old Rochester Regional girls basketball team and Coach Bob Hohne
Andrea Porter, standing third from left, with the ORR girls basketball team and Coach Bob Hohne.
Old Rochester Regional field hockey team during Andrea Porter’s varsity career
The Old Rochester Regional field hockey team during Andrea Porter’s varsity career.

INDUCTION CEREMONY

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Timestamp taken from the Vimeo description for the 2011 ORRAHOF Induction Banquet.

SOURCES & HISTORICAL NOTES

Documenting the record

Transcription reconciled word for word with the original 2011 physical plaque photograph IMG_1802.HEIC, supplied by ORRAHOF, on October 10, 2026. Original wording and punctuation are preserved.

Verified against the original 2011 Hall of Fame plaque photograph and ORR yearbook photographs supplied by ORRAHOF. Public display images received only non-generative cropping, grayscale conversion, restrained tonal correction, and modest sharpening; archival originals were preserved separately. The field hockey photograph is captioned conservatively because the visible source does not identify Andrea Porter’s exact position.

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