The Ridge Review

The Student News Site of Mountain Ridge High School | Glendale, Arizona

The Student News Site of Mountain Ridge High School | Glendale, Arizona

The Ridge Review

The Student News Site of Mountain Ridge High School | Glendale, Arizona

The Ridge Review

Sports

Play Ball! Here’s the Latest News Regarding Mountain Ridge Sports *Whistle Blow*

First Football Game of the Year

First Football Game of the Year

Taylor Adair, Journalist September 22, 2023

Friday, Aug 25th was the start up of the long awaited 23-24 football season, and with a filled student section, Ridge was ready to go! Per usual the stands were ready to riot and brought the heat to support the team as they faced Highland. This...

Varsity Girls Basketball VS Pinnacle

Varsity Girls Basketball VS Pinnacle

Lauren Loper, Journalist February 8, 2023

The Mountain Ridge girls basketball team dropped to 9-6 in conference and 11-6 overall after a tough 48-62 loss against Pinnacle on Friday, February 3rd.   Junior, Angelina Santiago said, “I think if we hustled better on defense and covered...

Girls Basketball Change in Rankings Post Pinnacle

Girls Basketball Change in Rankings Post Pinnacle

Lauren Loper, Journalist February 7, 2023

The Mountain Ridge girls basketball team dropped to 9-6 in conference and 11-6 overall after a tough 48-62 loss against Pinnacle on Friday, February 3rd.   Junior Angelina Santiago said, “I think if we hustled better on defense and covered...

Girls Soccer Senior Night

Girls Soccer Senior Night

Bella Montoya, Journalist February 7, 2023

Last Thursday, the Mountain Ridge’s girls soccer team faced off with the number two team in the state! Before the game, the team recognized Kendall Niva, Kristen Miller, and Makayla Bast, and celebrated their Senior Night. This game had so many fans...

Varsity Boys Soccer VS Boulder Creek

Varsity Boys Soccer VS Boulder Creek

Alexa McClain, Journalist February 6, 2023

MRHS varsity boys soccer team brought in another win on Thursday against Boulder Creek, giving them 6 wins so far this season.    Knowing that this very well may have been the last game of the season, Coach Fechner says that, “the boys played...

Varsity Boys Basketball Final Loss Against Pinnacle

Varsity Boys Basketball Final Loss Against Pinnacle

Sophia Villalovos, Contributing Journalist February 6, 2023

The boys varsity basketball team fought hard but lost 35-70 in their last game on Friday, February 3rd to Pinnacle.   “I felt we played well in the early part of the game. Pinnacle got a lead and we couldn't answer it,” said Coach Marcus...

Girls Soccer Loss Versus Pinnacle

Girls Soccer Loss Versus Pinnacle

Bhavana Vinodh, Contributing Journalist February 2, 2023

The girls’ varsity soccer team took on Pinnacle High School though loss with the final score of 2-8.    “Pinnacle is a very good team. It took us a while to start playing our game, but unfortunately, by that time, it was too late,” Head...

Boys Basketball Loss Versus Sunnyslope

Boys Basketball Loss Versus Sunnyslope

Kirsten Swieca, Contributing Journalist February 2, 2023

Boys Basketball lost against the Sunnyslope Vikings on January 31st, leaving their record stand at 1-16.   Head Coach Marcus is always going into games telling the boys to, “fight until the very end.”  Marcus said, “the boys didn’t...

Varsity Boys Soccer Losses to Pinnacle

Varsity Boys Soccer Losses to Pinnacle

Ben Jensen, Journalist February 2, 2023

The varsity boys soccer team lost their recent match with Pinnacle last tuesday, with a score of 1-6. This loss has tied up their overall record with 5 wins and 5 losses (with one tie).    With this loss, the head coach, Coach Fechner, states...

Varsity Girls Basketball Ranked Third in State

Varsity Girls Basketball Ranked Third in State

Leah Velasquez, Contributing Journalist February 1, 2023

Varsity girls basketball played away at Sunnyslope on Tuesday with a score of 57-60 bringing the Lady Lions to an overall 11-5 and third in state. Mountain Ridge kept the score throughout the game fairly close by going into overtime with a score of 55-55.   “We...

Boys Soccer Against OC

Boys Soccer Against OC

Ashlyn Keefner, Contributing Journalist January 31, 2023

The Mountain Ridge Boys soccer team moved up to a 4-4-1 overall score after beating O’Conner on our home turf Thursday night.    “Last night's win was a big one for us. The boys played outstanding, and definitely good to be a rival. It...

Girls Varsity Soccer Loss Against Rival

Girls Varsity Soccer Loss Against Rival

Jadyn Schuff, Contributing Journalist January 31, 2023

The Mountain Ridge girls varsity soccer team played against our rival school, Sandra Day O’Connor, on January 26th, and lost.    Recently, our girls varsity team has been putting up a good fight, in hopes to reclaim their victory streak...