by Lauren Mitchell, Features Editor After losing in the second round of playoffs last season to Glenelg high school, the River Hill varsity softball team is back at it, and ready to win. Head Coach Ms. Rosenbaum says that the team has an advantage this season prior to others, as there are many “upperclassmen who…
Category: Sports
Boy’s Outdoor Track Preview
by Elijah Taylor, staff writer The River Hill athletics department has always been talented and their boys track team is no exception, having one of the top performing boys outdoor track teams in the county, with a competitive meet schedule and a promising 2018 spring season in store. Many of last year’s fastest runners are…
Boy’s Lacrosse Preview
by Megan Kinner, sports editor It has been 4 years since the River Hill boys’ lacrosse team played in the State Championship and fell to Kent Island, so they are hungry to get back and finish it this time. The team comes into this season knowing what they will need to do to get back…
River Hill’s Boys Baseball
by Devary Bennett, staff writer Spring is here, which means the River Hill Baseball team is back and ready to take home a state championship trophy. The Hawks had an impressive year last year, as they had a 12-4 record in county and 17-6 overall. Their season came to an end in the regional playoff…
Girl’s Indoor Track Makes River Hill History
by Shannon McCarthy, staff writer For the first time in nine years, the River Hill girls indoor track team took home the County championship title. They improved tremendously from last season’s fourth-place finish in the county. Entering the season, River Hill were the underdogs, but they exceeded the county’s expectations. The Hawks have worked extremely…
Boy’s Basketball Lookin’ Good
By Megan Kinner, sports editor After an immensely successful season for River Hill fall sports, the pressure now lays on the defending boys’ basketball county champions to have another great season, and continue River Hill’s success into the winter. No one expected River Hill to be as successful as 9 – 2 in the county…
Heidi Li: Outstanding Hawk
by Shannon McCarthy, staff writer Varsity volleyball captain, Senior Heidi Li, has been recruited by MIT. Li plans to attend the college this upcoming school year and major in bioengineering. She has been a tremendous role model this high school season to her under classmates and will continue to grow as she moves up to…
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…
Racing to States
by Devin Hendrick, sports editor Anish Nanjappa, a sophomore cross country runner, has been running on varsity since the summer of his eighth-grade year. Though it has only been about two years, Anish has improved his times significantly and has even broken some course records. Anish first began running in the fall season of his…
Lady Hawks soar to the top of the standings
By: Dawson Wolfe, Staff Writer After a disappointing season last year, River Hill’s girls varsity volleyball team started off great in the 2017-2018 season. With an in-county record of 4-1 and a record of 7-1 overall, the hawks positioned themselves to make a run for the county title. We will find out how great this…