In a season shortened by the Covid-19 pandemic, Rio Americano is cramming in all the wins that they can, riding a 12-game winning streak to an 18-1 record (10-0, Capital Athletic League) and a spot in...

Being one of the first sports to start up again after a year of quarantine, the girls varsity tennis team had a successful season.   The team had a record of 9-1, almost undefeated and losing only...

Before every match, regardless of the opponent, girls varsity golf coach Steve Kronick gathers his team in a circle, reminding each player to play her game instead of getting bogged down in the stress...

“Coaching at Rio means the world to me,” says head cross country coach Anton Escay, and after just three years leading the program, anyone on the team can speak to his unmatched Raider pride. A...

Grabbing her racing flats out of her never-been-used track bag, sophomore Olivia Schlieman picks at her shoelaces, trying to get the year-old knot out from her most recent cross country race, which was...

Times can be hard when you are home all day due to the pandemic when you are sitting in your room in your thoughts. In November, I was going through a hard time. I had no motivation to get out of bed or...

Nolan Barry, a senior, is a catcher on the varsity baseball team hoping to play at a D1 or D2 college. When athletic activities were put on pause due to the pandemic, Barry, like other athletes, found...

Elijah Rogalski, also a senior on the varsity baseball team, has modified his approach to getting recruited in hopes of taking his game to the next level. Rogalski, who is a pitcher and shortstop, has...

With the coronavirus pandemic shutting down in-person recruiting for many states, modified NCAA protocols are leaving high school athletes with limited recruitment opportunities.  In October of 2020,...