MRHS 2025-26 Sports Recap
Nibha Patil As the MRHS 2025-26 year comes to an end and spring sports wrap up, MRHS recognizes the tremendous accomplishments made by its student-athletes across every team. From nail-biting victories on the field to personal bests on the track, students have shown dedication, teamwork, and school spirit all year long. Each game, meet, and…
Dear Basketball
By: Brody Jackson With the Marriotts Ridge campus blanketed in snow and the low motivation from the dreaded long third quarter starting to set in, there is one shining light that students rally around: the Marriotts Ridge boys basketball team. After pulling off an exhilarating come-from-behind win against Oakland Mills High School on February 25th,…
Marriotts Ridge Gymnast is Going International
By: Hannah Ahn While most high school students spend their afternoons juggling homework or work shifts after school, senior Aubrie Cunningham is juggling something quite different– her teammates in midair. The high school senior recently landed a coveted spot on Team USA’s Senior Women’s Group national team for the 2026 FIG Acrobatic Gymnastics World Cup…
Battle for the Gold Medal: Winter Olympics 2026
By: Matthew Ivie and Sam Burleigh One of the biggest sporting events has concluded. On February 6th, the Winter Olympics had officially kicked off, courtesy of the opening ceremony, bringing athletes from all around the world to compete. On Sunday, February 22nd, the event came to an end, as the games closed. The Winter Olympics…
Who the Ravens Should Hire as Their Next Head Coach
By: Sam Burleigh On Tuesday, January 6, the Ravens fired longtime Head Coach John Harbaugh after eighteen seasons. This came two days after the Ravens’ 24-26 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, which eliminated them from playoff contention. Harbaugh became the third head coach in franchise history when he was hired in 2008. Now, the Ravens…
More Than Sports: Why Exercise Matters to Students
By: Timothy Moon Walking through the school hallways, many MRHS students foster contrasting relationships with exercise. Some play sports with a team, fighting to get the ball into the net or across the field, while others care only about how they can maximize how much weight they can bench and intake a whole chicken for…
College vs Pro Sports: Where Does the Real Excitement Lie?
By: Sid Raghunath and Mason Machiran In the season of professional and collegiate sports, students at MRHS argue that one is better than the other. Some prefer collegiate sports over professional, and some prefer professional sports over collegiate. Depending on the sport, answers vary, especially with the more popular sports — football, baseball, and basketball…
What’s New With Winter Sports?
By: Nibha Patil and Artem Dolgushev As the days get shorter, the weather gets colder, decorations get put up, and fall sports come to an end, Marriotts Ridge is bustling with athletes getting ready for the winter season. With great results from last year’s season and even greater anticipationfor this year, Mustangs are working hard…
Rowdy Ridge’s Friday Nights Under the Lights
By: JP Yeich Every fall at Mustang Stadium, Marriotts Ridge hosts varsity football games on some Friday nights. Inside the vast crowd, the student section is where Marriotts Ridge students congregate to support the football team and show their school spirit by yelling supporting chants and following a unique dress code specific to that game.…
Football Focus
By: Artem Dolgushev and Tyler Solomon Football on Friday nights. It’s more than just a game under the lights. It’s what keeps the school alive. The loud cheering from the student section combines with eating fresh fried Oreos, the delicious Chick-fil-A chicken sandwich, and warm nachos, as students laugh, socialize, and cheer together. Students are…
Charging into Fall: Mustangs Take the Field
By: Sid Raghunath With a new school year underway, fall sports are returning to MRHS, bringing revamped energy, an excited student section, and eager athletes full of determination for a season of victory and fun. Athletes and teams are not the only ones hyped for the season, as the student section is thrilled to attend…
Champions Once Again: Marriotts Ridge Lacrosse
By: Spencer Grams As the final seconds ticked away on the scoreboard, the dream was finally complete: the Marriotts Ridge Mustangs Girls’ Lacrosse team defeated the Severna Park Falcons in an 11-10 thriller for the Maryland girls’ lacrosse 3A state championship. Emotions ran high as the girls swarmed the field in celebration with joyful parents,…
2025 NBA Playoffs: Victory, Upset, and Regret
By: Nicholas Riggs Since its tipoff in mid-April, the NBA postseason has been home to thrilling matches, shocking endings and amazing victories. Throughout their favorite stars’ journey, students have been heartbroken, surprised and baffled by the results. The postseason officially started on April 15th, with the NBA Play-In Tournament to decide the 7th and…
Ridge Sports Rolling into Playoffs
As the season peaks, the perseverance and dedication of Marriotts Ridge athletes has started to pay off. The rigorous training over the off-season has helped these student athletes to hone their skills and master their game. With the playoffs just around the corner, these athletes are bracing themselves to demonstrate their tenacity and resilience and…
MLB Opening Day 2024
The 2024 Major League Baseball (MLB) season is here and fans are excited to see their favorite teams play this year. Opening day was on March 28, where all thirty clubs played their first game of the season. Last season, the Texas Rangers won the World Series and were the champions of the MLB. The…
From ‘Neverkusen’ to Champions: Bayer Leverkusen’s Historic Transformation Under Xabi Alonso
Bayer Leverkusen has completed the impossible. They are one of the most unluckiest clubs in football history. In one hundred twenty years of existence, including forty five consecutive Bundesliga (German football league) appearances, Bayer Leverkusen has never managed to win a league title. Five second place wins in the Bundesliga, three league cup finals that…
March Madness
March Madness, The NCAA College Basketball Tournament, is right around the corner, and many fans are looking forward to it. March Madness is known for the exciting atmosphere from the crowds and the exciting moments that take place on the court. There have been many memorable moments from March Madness in recent years, and this…
The Sport of Indoor Skydiving
The little known sport of indoor skydiving is on a constant rise and fall in interest. Despite this constant flux of popularity, there is a seemingly endless supply of individuals who come to experience the sensation of flight. While few of these flyers stay to practice the activity regurily, many of iFLY’s customers are satisfied…
The Road to Glory: Unraveling the Champions League Journey
The Champions League, headed by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), has a competition every season where the best teams from each European country compete for European football domination. The competition, started in 1955, has amassed large viewerships around the world, even in the United States. Plenty of students here at Marriotts Ridge have…
MRHS Sweeps into Spring Sports
The spring season is nearly here, and although the vice of winter still is lingering on, its seasonal sports are preparing to begin their season regardless of the freezing weather. With tryouts for sports like outdoor track and field, lacrosse, baseball and tennis beginning March 1st, the next few months are shaping up to be…
NBA All Star Weekend 2024: Recap
NBA All-Star Weekend is here, and the halfway point of the NBA season has been reached. NBA All-Star Weekend is anticipated by many fans, as their favorite players take part in events. There are six events during All-Star Weekend, including the NBA Celebrity All-Star game, the Rising Stars game, Skills Challenge, Three Point Contest, Dunk…
Roid Rampage
Some Howard County students have been faced with an unexpected temptation this school year; steroids. With steroids being more accessible than ever and students being more interested in the gym, steroids have become a topic many students talk about and consider taking. Steroids offer gym goers the opportunity to artificially enhance their physique by increasing…
Stupendous Snowy Season
Students at Marriotts Ridge have been hitting the slopes this year, with it being one of the snowiest winters in recent memory. Every seven years, El Niño occurs. Which is an environmental phenomena that results in a massive increase in precipitation across the Northeast of the United States. Mustangs have traveled far and wide to…
Hoops and Hurdles: Marriotts Ridge Mustangs Charge Towards Basketball Glory
The 2023-2024 boys’ basketball season is in full swing this time of year, and the fans are excited. With results from the past matches and the upcoming games, fans are anticipating what’s to come next from the team. As per any sport, most pressure is on the players to produce good results for the team.…
College Football Playoff Recap
The College Football season has finally come to an end with the University of Michigan being crowned champions, in a game against the University of Washington. Michigan dominated, capping off their undefeated season in a national championship victory in Houston at NRG Stadium. This year the College Football playoff included four teams: Alabama, Michigan, Texas,…
Kayaking Kraze
Splashing its way into the Marriotts Ridge High School community, kayaking is an exciting way to experience nature while getting an aerobic workout. With winter coming to a peak, and many activities shut down, MRHS students are taking the opportunity to try new sports and join the kayaking community. “Winter kayaking is especially fun because…
Cool Outing: Winter Hiking
With Winter upon us, many activities that students typically enjoy are out of season. While many think to look indoors for warm options, several Marriotts Ridge students have looked outdoors to winter hiking. In areas like Henryton and Patapsco State Park, students have found excellent spots to go outside with friends and enjoy nature. While…
Breaking Into Winter Sports
With the advent of the winter season, so too are winter sports now underway, with the Marriotts Ridge wrestling, hockey, basketball, and indoor track team breaking into their official playing seasons with a bang after much dedicated practice in the off-season. The wrestling team, coached by Coach Muscato and Coach Lee, had their season officially…
NBA In-Season Tournament Explained
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is back, but this season a twist was added to the league. On July 8, 2023, the commissioner of the NBA, Adam Silver, announced that an In-Season Tournament would be played. This was a move that the league has been discussing for years. Not unlike a model that soccer leagues…
Cricket World Cup 2023: Group Stage
The thirteenth edition of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Cricket World Cup is underway in India, and billions of fans across the globe are tuning into the tournament. The ICC World Cup occurs every four years, the last one during the summer of 2019, in England. Every World Cup ten total teams compete to become…
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