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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*

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...

Boys Soccer Win Against Ceaser Chavez

Boys Soccer Win Against Ceaser Chavez

Ashlyn Keefner, Contributing Journalist January 31, 2023

The Mountain Ridge Boys soccer team won again against Ceaser Chavez, bringing their overall rankings and scores to 5-4-1 Friday night. They now have a two win streak.    “We played as a team, like we knew how to,” said Scotty Sherwood,...

Boulder Creek and Liberty Girls Basketball Game

Boulder Creek and Liberty Girls Basketball Game

Sedona Price, Contributing Journalist January 30, 2023

On January 26th and 27th the Girl’s Basketball team, the Lady Lions, played against Boulder Creek High School and Liberty High School.   After their loss against Boulder Creek, Gigi Santiego said this about their win against Liberty, “We...

Wrestling Versus Boulder and Horizon

Wrestling Versus Boulder and Horizon

Nisha Patel, Contributing Journalist January 30, 2023

The Mountain Ridge varsity wrestling team competed against Boulder Creek and Horizon on Wednesday January 25th.   The team lost to both Boulder Creek and Horizon. Head Coach Corey Whitten says they were “tough fought matches”.   There...

Lady Lions Win vs. Pinnacle

Lady Lions Win vs. Pinnacle

Pushkar Pushkar, Contributing Journalist January 26, 2023

The Lady Lions played Pinnacle Peak High School at home yesterday where they handed Pinnacle the loss, winning 63-60.   Senior point guard, Hannah Uhlenhop, noted they secured the win because “we played as a team, because when we played O’Connor,...

Boys Basketball Loss Against Pinnacle

Boys Basketball Loss Against Pinnacle

Addison Joura, Contributing Journalist January 25, 2023

The Mountain Ridge Boys Basketball Team fell 3-19 after losing to Pinnacle on Tuesday night.    The team is still remaining positive with Head Coach Marcus claiming, “We can compete with anybody, even the top teams in the state.”    The...

Ridge Varsity Girls Soccer Against Liberty

Ridge Varsity Girls Soccer Against Liberty

Ava Padelford, Co-Editor January 24, 2023

The girl's varsity soccer team went against Liberty in an away game and lost. Coach Ryne Jackobos said that the best way to regroup after their loss is to have more intense practices with more teamwork.  “I look at the entire team from top to...

Varsity Girls Soccer Tie After Loss

Varsity Girls Soccer Tie After Loss

Victoria Guevara, Contributing Journalist January 24, 2023

The MRHS Girls soccer team played a home game against the Maryvale Panthers on Friday night, tying 1-1. This tie puts the team at 5-1-2 overall.    As of last Friday, the Mountain Lion’s varsity team had been on a winning streak, but recently...

Boys Basketball Against OC

Boys Basketball Against OC

Madison Hsu, Contributing Journalist January 23, 2023

The Mountain Ridge Varsity Boys Basketball team was against Sandra Day O’ Conner on January 21st. Mountain Ridge lost by 13 points with a score of 57-70.   Varsity Boys Basketball Coach Marcus said, “Andy Saeva and Dallin Smith stood out. They...

Boys Soccer Dub Against Liberty

Boys Soccer Dub Against Liberty

Micaela Downing, Contributing Journalist January 23, 2023

The Mountain Ridge Varsity Boys Soccer team won 2-0 against Liberty on Wednesday night.   This was a great win, since the seniors have never beat Liberty before. It was also the first region game of the year.   “Junior Jake Brooks did...