Football Starts Season
September 3, 2010 • Byron Dowling
Filed under Sports, Sports Center, Top Stories
With an emotional off-season finally behind them and a new head coach on their hands, the 2010 football team was ready to come out fighting in their season opener against the Cougars of 5A Abilene Cooper. Tevin Aldridge took Rider’s first offensive play of the year 83 yards for a touchdown, and... Read more »
Softball in regional quarterfinals
May 14, 2010 • Byron Dowling
Filed under Sports, Sports Center, Top Stories
The Rider Lady Raiders started their best of three series against Mansfield Legacy with a heart crushing defeat in extra innings. The Lady Broncos advanced to the region 1-4A quarterfinals with a sweep of the Denton Ryan Lady Raiders, a team that swept the Rider girls twice this year. The Lady Raiders... Read more »
Baseball Ready To Roll
May 13, 2010 • Monica Mathieu
Filed under Sports, Sports Center, Top Stories
With a record of 29-5 the baseball team finds itself state ranked in 10th place and in the regional play-offs under direction of head coach Scot Green. “I feel the guys have done extremely well (this year),” Coach Green said. “They have put in a lot of time and effort in the off-season and it... Read more »
“One Day Without Shoes” Not Possible for Rider Students
April 7, 2010 • Logan Nevonen
Filed under News, Top Stories
On April 8, TOMS Shoes is asking everyone to participate in the annual “One Day Without Shoes” event to raise awareness for the foot disease, Podoconosis, which effects 10 countries in tropical Africa, Central America and Northern India. Although TOMS shoes is hosting the event in order to... Read more »
Rider Students Promise to Serve
March 4, 2010 • Brittany Wood
Filed under Feature, Top Stories
“I____, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same: and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the... Read more »
Carrigan Career Center: Life Training
March 3, 2010 • Monica Mathieu
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A select group of Carrigan students competed in a state wide competition on Friday, Feb. 26. Of the students who competed, the three-man welding team of Bailey Tressler, Kyle Cain, and Trent Shoffit earned 1st place. Kenton Bosworth earned 1st place in individual welding, Alex Hammett placed 1st in... Read more »
Across the Border: Immigrants Share Stories
March 2, 2010 • Leslie Trejo
Filed under Feature, Top Stories
Children fight to survive in the blistering heat, desperately needing water. They don’t realize that children on the other side of the world—a world they’re trying to get to—live in what they would consider luxury, rarely struggling to survive. On the other side, children go to school. They... Read more »
Local Ties Seen in Nation Caught off Guard
March 2, 2010 • Michael Johnson
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40% of Haiti had clean drinking water before the massive earthquake hit. Freshman Mosley Pape knows all about the old Haiti, now he’s learning the nightmare of post-earthquake Haiti. “My sisters are all right, but they are the only ones I know about right now,” Pape said. “I am still unsure about... 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 »
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