Category: Sports

by Gabe Kamins  Current co-Editor-in-Chief After a shortened 2020 season that saw the Orioles finish with a 25-35 record, the club turned its attention back to rebuilding. The following offseason, Baltimore shipped away star shortstop Jose Iglesias to the Angels, and parted ways with two of their most consistent hitters in second baseman Hanser Alberto and first…

by Daniel Maiorana Current staff writer Spring is near and that means the spring athletes are suiting up for a long-awaited 2021 season. When the pandemic struck last March, spring athletes were only able to get tryouts and a few practices in before the world shut down. This year, Howard County has rewarded the athletes with a…

By Sarah Burnett Time to dust off those caps and goggles! After almost two years, the River Hill High School club swim team is finally getting ready to compete at the annual Howard County Invitational swim meet.  Columbia Aquatics Association (CAA) usually hosts a yearly swim meet for the athletes of Howard county. HCPSS does…

By Daniel Maiorana Howard County will be enforcing all spring sport athletes and coaches to keep their masks on during practices and games. Judging by all the COVID-19 outbreaks there were during the fall sports season, Howard County wants to make sure there won’t be any more in the spring. Yes, lacrosse is a contact…

  By: Gabe Kamins, Co-Editor-in-Chief   With the Hawks up 16-0 early in the second half, the Marriotts Ridge Mustangs were searching for any glimmer of hope. They faced improbable odds in the second half last year against River Hill too, and were able to come up big. With the ball near midfield on 4th…

By Daniel Maiorana The regular season for the boys varsity soccer team has ended, and there are a lot of positives to take away from the season. Ending the season 6-2, and losing two games by only a 1 goal margin, the Hawks have lots of confidence going into the playoffs. The Hawks’ fast paced…

It was quite the two-game stretch for junior WR/CB Devron Johnson (above). He scored a key touchdown against Atholton and then followed it up with a three-interception performance against Mt. Hebron. (Handout)   By: Gabe Kamins, Co-Editor-in-Chief   The Hawks didn’t play their best football these past two weeks, struggling offensively with turnovers and too…

Daniel Fahmy (above) continued his emergence as one of the county’s top linebackers on Friday night. He helped the Hawks shut out their second consecutive opponent. (Handout) By: Gabe Kamins, Co-Editor-in-Chief   A light outage during the fourth quarter of Friday’s football game between Hammond and River Hill caused quite a bit of confusion and tension…

By: Daniel Maiorana   The JV football Hawks’ season is underway, so look to see a determined athletic squad take the field with loads of talent. Their first week of practice has come to an end, and the team has already seen what they needed to see in order to make improvements. Their scrimmage last…