Chieftain Sports
Our Most Anticipated Season
Rice’s winter sports teams look to kick it into high gear
By Trevor Tosto
high school hockey has been smooth,”
Venos said. “Now or nothing.”
Chieftain Staff
Junior DJ Dixon said. “I have always
Next up is the SKI team, which seems
As the Fall sports season fades into
wanted to throw on the Rice logo while
to have grown dramatically since last
the rearview mirror, it’s now the chang- on the ice, which was a main reason for
year. Senior Captain Colin Condit says
ing of seasons, and quite possibly, the
my switch.”
that many Freshmen joined this year,
most anticipated sports of the year at
Looks like we’ll be taking some trips
and the team itself has improved.
Brother Rice.
“A lot of young talent this
First up, we got the BAS-
year,” Condit said. “The goal
KETBALL team looking silky
is to qualify for States.”
smooth with a new staff and
The WRESTLING team
some new recruits. Hoping to
seems to have grown, as well.
make an impact in the Catholic
The team grabbed a few Fresh-
League, our Varsity ballers are
men and is looking promis-
going all-in this season, says
ing for the future. One of the
new Head Coach, Mr. Palmer.
returning wrestlers is Senior
“The Catholic League Cen-
Max Ratton, who is very ex-
tral will be, hands down, the
cited about the program.
best league in the state this
“I walked onto the team
year,” he said, “If we can be
[three years ago] with one
competitive in our league on a
other person and now we have
With an infl ux of talent, Hockey is looking to get back on top
night-in-and-night-out basis,
north of 13 guys,” Ratton said.
I’m confident we can make a
“We are walking onto the mats
deep run in March.”
in great shape and with numbers. You
down to the Oak this season to see our
Next up we’ve got the HOCKEY
can’t ask for much more.”
Warriors triumph.
team, which is hyped up for this historic
Lastly, the status of the BOWLING
Moving on, the SWIMMING team
year. The team expects no less than a
team is unceratin, meaning there pos-
seems to be back in the mix after
State Title, and we love that out of them. finishing 3rd last year at States. They’ve
sibly could not be a team this year. The
The team picked up some boys from
team needs six players, fi ve of whom
lost some big names, but recent Cincin-
Triple-A who could be the difference-
nati commit Jonah Venos, a Senior, is
would bowl in each event. Depressed
makers in a run for that title.
fi red up about the upcoming season.
newcomer Austin Mowry worries, “The
“So far, the switch from Triple-A to
“Big season coming up, Senior year,”
dream is over.”
The Warriors will acquire
Kyle Korver before the trade
deadline.
-D Shaffer
The 76ers will win the NBA
Championship.
-Bobby Kunz
Kemba Walker (right) is
the NBA’s most underrated
player.
-Mr. Shaffer
Kemba Walker (right) will
get traded to the Pistons.
-AJ Harris
Derrick Rose (left) will win Most Improved Player. -Colin Watts
B ROTHE R R IC E H I G H S C H O O L C H I E F TA I N
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N O V E M B E R 2018