Senior Signs with College
March 2, 2010 • Michael Johnson
Filed under Sports, Sports Center
The score is tied. With the game on the line he drives the ball down-field. Heart pumping with adrenaline as he shakes past a defender. Now the only obstacle in his way of the game winning goal is wearing a long sleeve shirt, a different jersey than his teammates, and a pair of gloves. He takes the shot.... Read more »
Boys soccer undefeated and uncontested in district play
February 23, 2010 • Byron Dowling
Filed under Sports, Sports Center, Top Stories, Uncategorized
The Rider Raiders Boys soccer team is undefeated as they’ve kicked off district play possessing a record of (9-0-1). The Raiders most recent game came against the Decatur Eagles in district play, their second game in as many days as the Raiders were looking to stay unbeaten. Josh Findlay scored... Read more »
Sophomore Earns National Champ Title
February 12, 2010 • Leslie Trejo
Filed under Sports, Top Stories
His heart pounds as he rushes through the hallway, palms sweating, knees trembling, feeling the sudden lack of air. All he can think about is the colossal number of kids he has competed with and prevailed. This is what he’s been preparing for in the last three years, and in one short game all his practice... Read more »
Editor’s Playoff Predictions for NFL Wild Card Week
January 8, 2010 • Michael Johnson
Filed under Opinion, Sports, Top Stories
Here we are. 12 teams remain. Eight play this week. I’ll tell who will win and why, and my “clutch” player predictions for each game. AFC New York Jets @ Cincinnati Bengals First of all the Jets shouldn’t even be in the playoffs. Their last two games were against teams who already had a clinched... Read more »
Boys Basketball Underway
December 14, 2009
Filed under Sports
The Rider Raider basketball team has kicked off the 2009-2010 campaign with some highs and lows possessing a 3-3 record this year. “Our goal this year is to play competitive championship basketball,” coach Mark Richardson said. The team opened up the season against the visiting Frisco Liberty Red-Hawks... Read more »
Livin’ on the edge
December 14, 2009
Filed under Feature, Sports
In the 2008 Olympics the world watched as new replace old. Arguably the best opening ceremony took place, Phelps brought home a record eight gold medals in a single Olympics, Usain Bolt lived up to his name and became the fastest man on earth, and nine new events joined the Olympics. Of these, one quenched... Read more »
Girls Basketball off to Successful Start
December 11, 2009 • Brittany Robinson
Filed under Sports, Top Stories
Kicking off the season with a great start, the Lady Raider varsity basketball team stands with a record of 10-2. With a solid starting lineup the Lady Raiders are going to be a threat this year. After defeating 5A Justin Northwest by a margin of 19 points, it is clear Rider will have a target on their... Read more »
Swim Team Setting Records
December 3, 2009 • Monica Mathieu
Filed under Sports, Sports Center
The WFISD swim team faced a crisis very early in the season. Star swimmer, Lindsay O’Donnell, had to sit out of several meets because of a combination of H1N1 and being diagnosed with Graves Syndrome. To date, the team has participated in four meets, with another one scheduled for December 8th. So... Read more »
Coaching on Own Time
December 1, 2009 • Branden Robinson
Filed under Sports
Last year Coach Radtke and Coach Davison trained state champion James Chambers on their own time in discus and shot-put, helping him achieve two gold medals at state. “I currently coach soccer in the spring, so when we started this it was after soccer practice one day and he was getting ready for... Read more »
Season Comes To Close
December 1, 2009 • Michael Johnson
Filed under Sports, Top Stories
As Denton-Guyer, Denton-Ryan and Lake Dallas still have high hopes for football in December, Rider remains silent, looking back at a rebuilding season with hopes of improvement. “It’s been a learning experience for everyone involved from the coaches to the trainers and to the players,” coach James... Read more »
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