Riker’s Block

  • Excerpt: A fight to the finish

    The following is the story of my county championship race my junior year, which also stands as my current 5K personal record and possibly the best tactical race of my career. Counties gave us a perfect opportunity to make a statement. We were total underdogs, as all of the media outlets covering our county as

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  • 2018-19 NBA Preview!!!

    2018-19 NBA Preview!!!

    Will the Warriors win their third consecutive NBA championship? Find out here!   Favorite Golden State Warriors– The Warriors are so far ahead of the competition that the season may not even be much of a contest, especially with the addition of the NBA’s best center, DeMarcus Cousins. But was last year’s seven-game Western Conference

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  • Varsity Letter: Post-race q’s give unique view

    The following was published in Wootton’s Common Sense newspaper as an installment of my Varsity Letter sports column. When not typing up a “Varsity Letter” sports column or making edits for Common Sense as an editor-in-chief, I am usually lacing up my Hoka running shoes and training with this school’s cross country and track teams.

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  • Rox rock Cubs in thrilling and lengthy NL Wild Card battle

    Around the 12th inning of last night’s (and morning’s) NL Wild Card game between the Chicago Cubs and the Colorado Rockies, I came upon the realization that for one team, the result of this marathon of a baseball game was going to absolutely stink. Of course, it didn’t cross my mind that the loser would

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  • From Inception to Incredibles 2, my thoughts on my summer movie list

    Is there a better way to spend your summer than watching movies? No, there’s not. Here are my thoughts on the films (and one TV show) that I had the pleasure of viewing the past few months. Incredibles 2 (2018)- The most-anticipated movie of my lifetime lived up to the hype with an engaging story,

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  • College Football Preview: Alabama, Clemson teams to beat

    The college football season officially kicks off this weekend and storylines abound across the CFB landscape. Alabama and Clemson are heavyweights that look primed for another championship bout, but teams such as Washington, Ohio State, Georgia, and Oklahoma have the potential to make things interesting. Dark horses like Penn State, Michigan, Miami, and Wisconsin are

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  • Montgomery County gearing up for thrilling XC season

    The 2018 cross country season promises to be one of the most exciting that Montgomery County has ever seen, and for one reason- every title, whether boy or girl, individual or team, is up for grabs. With the graduation of four of Walter Johnson’s varsity girls from last year, WJ’s reign atop the county may

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  • Romania: a Transformational Mission

    The following is a write-up    of my week-long service trip in Romania earlier this summer. I went on this  missions trip with my church youth group and worked through an organization called RCE.  Enjoy! Days 1 and 2- Friday and Saturday My first adventure outside the states commenced with an impossibly long, mind-twisting day of

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  • 2018 NFL Preview: Vikings, Rams lead excitement rankings

    Excitement is mounting for the 2018 NFL season, and in honor of all of this excitement, I’ve decided to rank the 32 teams in order of how compelling of a team that they project to be. Some teams, such as the Browns, would rank much lower on a list based on overall strength but provide

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  • Imagining a Moco Olympics

    The following is an unpublished  Varsity Letter column. It visualizes the concept of a high school Olympics in Montgomery County. Over the past two weeks, our school competed in the 2028 Montgomery County Olympics. Thanks to Herculean efforts from Patriot athletes, our school populated the podium and took home first place. The Olympic Games originated

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