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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*

The four Mountain Ridge coaches

Behind the Whistle

Meet the Masterminds Behind our School Volleyball Success
Karina Kunz, Journalist October 26, 2023

Volleyball was established in 1895 by William G. Morgan in Holyoke, Massachusetts, and was extracted from the sport of badminton. Volleyball can be played as an indoor and outdoor sport. Here at Mountain Ridge, there is a court and sand volleyball team....

Man runs near a lake

Ridge Varsity Cross Country Brings the Heat at Nike Twilight Races

Tristan W. Johnson, Journalist October 26, 2023

On Friday, Sept. 29, the Mountain Ridge boys and girls cross country teams participated in the Nike Twilight races, continuing their streak of strong showings to kick off the season. Racing for 5 kilometers each, the varsity girls' team placed 2nd out...

Ridge athlete swims at meet

The Vestiges of an Ever-Changing Team

Rishi Suresh, Journalist October 26, 2023

Dynamic. Our Swim & Dive team had their first home meet against Paradise Honors and Valley Vista a little past halfway through their season on September 28, 2023. As someone who has been with the team since my freshman year, this was a rather unconventional...

Basketball in the net

How is the Boys Freshmen Basketball Team Preparing?

Gracie Winchester, Journalist October 26, 2023

The basketball season starts in winter, but what are the freshman boys doing now to prepare? There has been a camp for the boys who are going to be on the freshman basketball team, and they have been practicing before the season starts. I interviewed...

Talia Nelson, Mountain Ridge Star!

Talia Nelson, Mountain Ridge Star!

Lorelai Atwell, Journalist October 11, 2023

Talia Nelson gives a striking performance at a Mountain Ridge Girls flag football game on Sept. 27th, 2023. Girls flag football has won four out of five games and last night they won with a score of 16-0! Their opponent was Boulder Creek High School. When...

Photo by Vienna Reyes on Unsplash

A Rollercoaster of a World Cup

Lucille Christensen, Journalist September 22, 2023

Whether you call it soccer or fútbol, the 2023 Women’s World Cup, held in Australia and New Zealand, was full of twists and turns. Six games into this year’s competition, the US Women's National Team faced up against Vietnam, a match that resulted...

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...