By Seth Tow, Editor-in-Chief Free agency in the NFL began on Tuesday, March 10th. Although it’s only been three days, this free agency period has already become the one of the wildest offseason periods in NFL history. Many major moves have been made over the first three days. The biggest and most shocking was a…
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John Wall is DC’s all-star
By Dylan Mitchell, Staff Writer John Wall was voted by the fans to start the 2015 All Star Game in New York City and will be the first Wizard to start in the game since Glibert Arenas did so in 2007. As a result of the growing fan base, Wall was able to get more…
2015 MLB Preview and Picks
By Seth Tow, Editor-in-Chief Spring Training has arrived, which means baseball is back for another season. 2015 is the first year under the leadership of new commissioner Rob Manfred. Manfred took over for Bud Selig in January 2015 following Selig’s retirement. The league is much more wide-open and harder to predict this year compared to…
Controversial Super Bowl Ending Leaves Seattle Fans Deflated, Sparks Debate
By Jay Bucci, Sports Editor Sports fans, and fans of the comical commercials, across the world tuned in on February 1st for the biggest sports event of the year, the Super Bowl. The New England Patriots, having received criticism from people from all corners of the Earth for the scandal regarding the deflated footballs,…
First-Ever College Football Playoff
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…
NFL Playoffs: Divisional Round Preview
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…
JV Basketball Update Through Three Games
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…
Varsity and JV Basketball Recaps – Wednesday 1/7
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…
Girls Soccer Completes ‘Threepeat’, Wins Third Consecutive 3A State Title
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….
New Faces, Same Expectations For Boys Basketball
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,”…