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Spring Sports Briefs

February 28, 2019June 23, 2021 - by Ella Whithaus - Leave a Comment

Women’s Lacrosse The women’s lacrosse team expects extreme improvement this year. “Our goal is to place in third this year,” said Alexa Marshall, who returns for her third season as …

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Kicking Off With Jacob Bowers

January 16, 2019 - by Lance Gard - Leave a Comment

He pitches, he kicks, and he works hard as well in the classroom.

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Opinion / Sports

Who are the most exciting NBA Rookies and Sophomores?

November 21, 2018December 8, 2018 - by Joe Laird - Leave a Comment

10. Marvin Bagley III Bagley was the second overall pick, and it looks like the Kings may have made a mistake. Doncic and Jackson Jr. are both looking like better NBA …

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Three Wins, Nine Days

November 19, 2018November 19, 2018 - by Joe Laird - Leave a Comment

Riverside Football barrels through the competition to claim the Tri-6 Conference Championship The 2018 Riverside varsity football team won the Tri-6 Conference Championship last Friday night, November 9th, marking their …

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Robert Duncan gives Riverside Athletics a facelift

November 14, 2018 - by Kaitlyn Busch - Leave a Comment

When they returned to school this fall, Riverside students and staff noticed the fresh mulch under the trees and the new advertisements hanging around the football field. Many students now follow …

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Sports / Uncategorized

Sacrificing or Cashing In?

October 15, 2018February 28, 2019 - by Joe Laird - Leave a Comment

Nike’s ‘Just Do It’ campaign created controversy, but spiked sales in the process. Just months before their record-breaking “Just Do It” campaign released, Nike nearly dropped Colin Kaepernick. The risky …

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Opinion / Sports / Uncategorized

The Great Weiner Debate

October 11, 2018November 26, 2018 - by Ariel Fabito - Leave a Comment

Bread, meat, and condiments. These are the ingredients of an age old question. Here is  the answer. A hot dog is categorically a sandwich. According to the Merriam Webster Dictionary, …

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Sports Brief October Edition

October 9, 2018October 11, 2018 - by Fabian hernandez - Leave a Comment

The Pirates’ Hook is experimenting with new ways to cover Pirate Sports this year. All stats in this infographic were compiled on October 9, 2018. 

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Sports

The Healing Bell

September 24, 2018 - by Ben Patton - Leave a Comment

Anyone who has ever played a sport at Riverside knows athletic trainer Sarah Bell. For years she has managed and evaluated hundreds of athletic physicals for every sport. If an …

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Sports

Mike Whitfield helps students in school and cars

June 20, 2018June 6, 2018 - by argaming3 - Leave a Comment

Mike Whitfield is a teacher, a mentor, and a coach at Riverside High School. Whitfield has been teaching at Riverside since 1997. Whitfield’s past experiences with his teachers have inspired …

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Seniors squash faculty

June 7, 2018September 12, 2018 - by The Pirates Hook - Leave a Comment

Students erase halftime deficit, beat teachers 50-45

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Opinion / Sports

The Playoffs have begun

April 25, 2018May 4, 2018 - by The Pirates Hook - Leave a Comment

Six teams ready to surprise 1.Philadelphia 76ers Ben simmons, Joel Embiid, Dario Saric, the 76ers are young but they are ready right now. With a team full of rookies and …

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March Madness wrap up

April 25, 2018May 4, 2018 - by The Pirates Hook - Leave a Comment

The winner of this year’s Riverside March Madness winner was Junko Takahashi. It was very shocking that she won, because her champion was the Virginia Cavaliers, who got upset in …

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Women’s Soccer Update

April 18, 2018June 6, 2018 - by chris allen - Leave a Comment

The Lady Pirates still control their own destiny, but will need several big wins to make the playoffs.

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Sports

March Madness Update II

March 28, 2018March 28, 2018 - by The Pirates Hook - Leave a Comment

By Chris Allen This week’s NCAA men’s basketball game was yet again filled with madness. History was made when Loyola Chicago became the fourth ever 11-seed to ever make it …

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Sports

March Madness Update

March 23, 2018May 4, 2018 - by The Pirates Hook - Leave a Comment

By Chris Allen This year’s March Madness tournament had a crazy first week, with a record number of upsets. This was the first year a 16 seed (UMBC) has ever …

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As more athletes “specialize,” teams struggle to fill rosters

March 16, 2018October 11, 2018 - by The Pirates Hook - Leave a Comment

Student athletes are playing only one sport, and sports teams are feeling the crunch

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News / Sports

The Winter Olympics: what happened?

March 16, 2018March 16, 2018 - by The Pirates Hook - Leave a Comment

The scandals, firsts, and domination of the 2018 Winter Olympics

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Spirit Week at Riverside

October 23, 2017February 27, 2018 - by The Pirates Hook - Leave a Comment

The River is Rising.

Emblazoned on the back of our shirts, in hashtags on Instagram and Twitter, and yelled from the stands, it’s finally coming true.

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Q&A with volleyball coach Michael Hodge

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The Plyler v. Doe case gives me hope for the future - Editorial: Fear on the rise

[…] has an accent. In late 2025 immigration agents came to Charlotte and the Triangle. During that week many Hispanic…

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