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By Seth Tow, Editor-in-Chief The final polls are in, and the four team bracket for the first ever College Football Playoff (CFP) is set. On New Years Day 2015, the #1 Alabama Crimson Tide will square off against the #4 Ohio State Buckeyes in the Sugar Bowl, and the #2 Oregon Ducks will face the…
By Seth Tow, Editor-in-Chief Baltimore Ravens @ New England Patriots: These two teams are very familiar with each other in the postseason. Their most recent meeting was in the 2013 AFC Championship Game, which saw Baltimore win 28-13 to advance to Super Bowl XLVII. However, both teams are drastically different now than they were back…
By Dylan Mitchell, Staff Writer Through three games, the JV basketball Hawks have accumulated a record of 2-1, and are looking bright to the future. Head coach Kerry Martin says “We still have a lot of room for improvement. We are shooting 35.6% from inside the arc, and 25% from three, and 45% from the…
By Dylan Mitchell, Staff Writer Wednesday was an emphatic win for the Boys Varsity Basketball team as it blew out Marriotts Ridge (4-5) 64-32 to keep its five game winning streak alive. After starting the season 1-4, the Hawks have now improved to 6-4 and look to continue the streak on Friday at home against…
By Carol Bello, Features Editor River Hill hosted a Skype conference with the author of this year’s community read, American Born Chinese. On Friday, December 12th, graphic novelist and comic enthusiast Gene Yang was traveling during the scheduled meet, but still found time to engage in a virtual conference with approximately 60 English students from…
By Shereen Ashai, News Editor Early in November, students walking the halls may have stumbled across a large black wall in the front lobby obstructing their paths to their next class. This large barrier, assembled from cardboard boxes, was River Hill’s reconstruction of the Berlin Wall to honor the 25th anniversary of its demolition. For…
By Jay Bucci, Sports Editor The River Hill Varsity Girls’ soccer team won its third straight 3A state championship on Thursday, November 13 in a decisive 2-1 win over Linganore. Despite arriving to the Loyola stadium only thirty minutes before the start of the game, the girls came out with an overwhelming spirit and calm….
By Ryan Romano and Clark Demaree, Staff Writers When the buzzer sounded on the River Hill basketball team’s 2013-14 season, they knew they’d do better when they received another chance. Now, as the Hawks prepare for the 2014-15 season, they can tell that their optimism was justified. “I think we’re going to go pretty far,”…
By Dylan Mitchell Staff Writer Friday night, River Hill boys basketball beat Wilde Lake 52-46 that was tight throughout the whole time. Lead by the 25 points from Charles Thomas IV and the 14 points from Gary Sandler, the Hawks were able to pull away late and seal the opening night victory. The next game…
Editor-in-chief Seth Tow sat down with Baltimore Orioles catcher Matt Wieters after the injured all star spoke to the students about the dangers of texting while driving. Have a listen to the complete interview. Podcast: Play in new window | Download