By: Lauren Mitchell, Co-Editor-in-Chief River Hill senior Caroline Kral recently fulfilled her lifelong dreams of committing to a college for Field Hockey. Washington College, a competitive school in Chestertown, Maryland, asked Caroline the awe-inspiring question, “Will you be on my 2019 recruiting roster?” With tear-filled eyes, Caroline accepted this commitment, stating that she is “so…
Category: Sports
Back To School, Back To Sports
By: Danny Tow: Sports Editor School is back! (I know, less exciting than it sounds.) With the return of school comes the return of school sports, and River Hill was one of the top schools in the county last year. The Hawks won county championships in 5 out of the 11 fall sports last year,…
Girl’s Outdoor Track Preview
by Nicole Wesche, Opinions Editor After winning the county, regional, and state championship, the River Hill Girls’ Track team has high hopes for the outdoor season. The indoor team won the state championship by a margin of 15 points, over runner-up South Carroll. Many of their athletes are returning for the outdoor season, so this…
Softball Szn is Here: Road to States?
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…
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…