By Connor Hawthorne, Sports Editor After the victory against Atholton a few weeks ago at an away game, the River Hill team was back again Friday night and ready to defend their home court against the Atholton team once again. As fans piled into the stands, the energy in the air was palpable. In accordance…
Tag: basketball
Girls Basketball Team
By Ema Bojaxhi, Staff Writer Now that the winter season is here, the girl’s basketball team takes to the court with a display of skill and teamwork. The athletes take their practice seriously, and, led by their talented coaches, this team combines their individual talents into always pushing themselves. With each practice and game they…
River Hill Basketball Sneak Peek: A Podcast
By Connor Hawthorne, Sports Editor, and Nahome Bruk, Staff Writer
The Madness of Basketball in March
By Daniel Carr, Staff Writer The results of march madness are in and they are not what you would expect them to be. The UConn Huskies came out on top and are the NCAA Champions. Through many ups and downs with top seeds losing early, there were no perfect brackets left after the 3rd day. …
Is LeBron The G.O.A.T.?
By Daniel Carr, Staff Writer The one NBA record that fans never thought would be broken was held by Kareem Abdul-Jabar. Then the unimaginable happened: LeBron James broke the record. The record when it was held by Kareem tallied up to 38,387 total points throughout his career. This record was never close to being touched…
NBA Opening Week
By Joey Pickus, staff writer From a possible game of the year candidate to an early case for the MVP to impressive performances from rookies, the first week of the NBA did not disappoint. On October 19th, the Milwaukee Bucks opened the season off against the Brooklyn Nets which is a possible preview of the…
IR; Type 1 Diabetes
By: Tess Redman, independent research student (sophomore) What if someone told you that the next time you went to the doctor’s for a routine checkup, you would be shipped off to the hospital with a diagnosis of an incurable disease? Four years ago, I would probably tell that someone that they’re crazy. Until it actually…
Cougar Day a Roaring Success
By: Danny Tow, Staff Writer River Hill High School hosted Clarksville Elementary’s annual Cougar Day pep rally on Friday, May 4. It was a day filled with laughs, cheers, and an overall good time for everyone involved. I was curious to see what people really thought of this exciting event. Sophomore Azariah Seblu played the…
NBA Fantasy is Underway
by Aaron Hirsch, staff writer The NBA season started on October 17th this year, with an aim to elongate the regular season and reduce injuries. With the start of the season comes fantasy basketball, so it’s important to be prepared for those who are playing this year. For the inexperienced, fantasy sports are this, in…
2015-2016 NCAA Basketball Preview
By Marc Desimone, Staff Writer This year’s NCAA basketball teams are looking amazing as usual. As some teams fall in the rankings because of their loss of seniors, other teams rise because of veteran leadership and incoming recruiting class. Ranked first in the country are the North Carolina Tar Heels. They return veteran point guard…