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Author: Jaden Butler

Sports

Softball swings back into state playoffs

May 9, 2023May 9, 2023 - by Jaden Butler - Leave a Comment

As the Pirates take on Southern Alamance in the first round tonight, the team has already won more games than the last nine seasons combined. Where did this burst of success …

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Sports

Alabama’s Madness

March 24, 2023June 2, 2023 - by Jaden Butler - Leave a Comment

No one in college basketball has seen more madness this March than Alabama freshman Brandon Miller.  The 6’ 9” 20-year-old from Cane Ridge High School in Tennessee is  projected right …

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$18 Million Grant / Opinion

The $18 million solution: Install turf athletic fields

February 19, 2023February 18, 2023 - by Jaden Butler - Leave a Comment

Durham Public Schools, as we all know by now, received a generous, $18 million grant from billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. The gift is primarily intended to promote equal opportunities and …

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Sports

Eagles vs. Chiefs… Super Bowl LVII Preview

February 12, 2023February 12, 2023 - by Jaden Butler - Leave a Comment

The 2022 NFL season concludes with Super Bowl LVII. The 14-3 Kansas City Chiefs will represent the AFC, and the 14-3 Philadelphia Eagles will represent the NFC. As we all …

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Opinion / Sports

When charged with a crime, why do some athletes continue to play on Sundays while others face clear consequences?

October 21, 2022 - by Jaden Butler - Leave a Comment

Since January 2, twenty-one different NFL players have been arrested or charged with crimes. Four of them were released immediately and the rest received little more than a slap on …

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Sports

Why doesn’t Riverside have a turf field?

October 7, 2022October 7, 2022 - by Jaden Butler - Leave a Comment

It’s a muddy Friday afternoon in October. Riverside’s 2021 homecoming weekend is supposed to begin with a football game against Northern, but the conditions outside are nearly unplayable. No one …

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News

Battle of the books takes second place

April 5, 2022April 7, 2022 - by Jaden Butler - Leave a Comment

Riverside’s Battle of the Books (BoB) team finished second in the annual Durham County competition.  The event normally takes place in person, but due to the pandemic students competed virtually …

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Opinion / Sports

Miss the Super Bowl? Here’s how it went down

February 18, 2022 - by Jaden Butler - Leave a Comment

The Superstars descended on So-fi Stadium on Sunday to watch the Los Angeles Rams take on the Cincinnati Bengals in the Superbowl. Celebrities such as Jay-Z, Chris Tucker, LeBron James, …

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Opinion / Sports

The upstarts vs. the established

February 13, 2022May 14, 2022 - by Jaden Butler - Leave a Comment

Bengals, Rams followed different paths to Super Bowl LVI The time differences between the two teams returning to the Super Bowl is incredible. The Rams had a quick restart. It …

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Sports

Will this be Deja-vu?

January 30, 2022May 10, 2022 - by Jaden Butler - 1 Comment

One of the most enjoyable games in NFL history the Super Bowl XXIII  The game was close throughout, but the Bengals managed to take a 16-13 lead over the electrifying …

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Sports

More females are tackling male sports than ever before

January 25, 2022 - by Jaden Butler - 2 Comments.

Brooklyn Harker has broken down previously unthinkable barriers. The Chapel Hill High School junior plays wide receiver, free safety and special teams positions. She is also the first female to …

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Sports / Uncategorized

Athletes, coaches adapt to changing mask rules

September 27, 2021September 28, 2021 - by Jaden Butler - Leave a Comment

Sports are difficult enough on their own, but adding a pandemic to the mix has made them feel bizarre for many athletes, too. And if playing sports during a pandemic …

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Incase you missed them in our senior print edition, all of The Hook senior columns are now on our website: The Senior Issue is finally out 👀 Class of 2023 Print Edition is out now! Find senior superlatives, destinations, wills, spotlights and MORE! Pick up your copy today in room 148! (Part 2): More photos from the staff’s victory over the students in their game last week. See the full photo gallery on thepirateshook.com (Part 1): Photos from the staff’s 65-50 victory in the student vs. staff basketball game last week. Elizabeth Wagner is one of Riverside’s World Languages teachers. She teaches Spanish I and II at the standard level and is always accompanied by her best friend and service animal Claude. The men's volleyball team took a 20-18, 20-17 victory at lunch over the women's team in the @pirateathleticsmedia Spring Games volleyball team showdown! “If you are able to walk or bike to school at any age, it is better for the health of the kid, feelings of learned independence, students come to school better ready to learn because they’ve been moving their bodies, and getting their blood flowing,” said Bike Durham’s director, John Tallmadge. OPINION | Guest Column: You don’t get to be disgusted by my culture. Read this Riverside student’s perspective on disgust and how people view her food and culture:
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