Riverhawk athlete gets All-American selection
Arianna Beers, Sports Editor
April 30, 2019
Filed under Sports
The National Junior College Athletic Association named an AACC Women’s Basketball player to its Division III All-American Third Team on April 8. Karley Haensler, who averaged 18 points and 5 rebounds per game this year, received the All-American Third Team nomination because of her play in the 2018-2019...
Student-athletes show outstanding statistics
Arianna Beers, Sports Editor
April 30, 2019
Filed under Sports
Riverhawks’ spring sports kicked off the 2019 season on Feb. 9 with a Men’s Lacrosse scrimmage against Army Prep. Since then, Women’s Lacrosse, Baseball, Softball and Golf began their seasons in the weeks following. As the season has progressed, AACC athletes have stepped up to the plate...
Playing two sports can benefit some athletes
Noah Reem, Reporter
April 30, 2019
Filed under Sports
Caden Cote excelled at hockey and lacrosse as a kid and had dreams of pursuing a career in hockey like his father, former Washington Capitals defenseman Sylvain Cote. Cote had played since he was 6 and made both teams at Old Mill High School. Now a first-year business administration student, Cote...
Teams, adviser plan meetings
Philip Van Slooten, Reporter
April 30, 2019
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A new Student-Athlete Advisory Council helped clean up the Earl S. Scott nature trail in April as its first community service project since the group started in February. The council’s members are seven athletes from Baseball, Softball, Men’s and Women’s Basketball and Men’s and Women’s...
Riverhawks to host Nationals
Arianna Beers, Sports Editor
April 30, 2019
Filed under Sports
The college will hold the NJCAA Division I Women’s Lacrosse National Tournament in Siegert Stadium on May 9 for the third time in 10 years. Last season, Women’s Lacrosse finished the regular season with a 13-5 record and made it to the Division I National Tournament at John L. DiMarco Field in...
Baseball, Softball look forward to playoff run
Arianna Beers, Sports Editor
April 30, 2019
Filed under Sports
AACC Softball and Baseball players are preparing for the second half of their spring season. Riverhawks Baseball has an 11-29 overall record and a 6-17 conference record as of April 24. Still, head Baseball coach Chris Jenkins said he remains optimistic for playoffs. “We’ve had an up and down...
Campus Current player of the week: Calvin Williams
Philip Van Slooten, Reporter
April 29, 2019
An Esports team member is Campus Current player of the week for his success in the video game Overwatch. The game is set on future Earth and focuses on team-based shooting challenges. “I play Overwatch for the school,” said Calvin Williams, a graduating cyber security student who plays the...
Campus Current player of the week: Noah Rafsky
Arianna Beers, Sports Editor
April 19, 2019
Filed under Front Page, Showcase, Sports
Noah Rafsky, a second-year cybersecurity student and centerfielder for AACC Baseball, hit three runs in the Riverhawks 9-8 victory over CCBC Catonsville last week. For this achievement, Rafsky is this week’s Campus Current player of the week. The Riverhawks, who have an overall record of 11-25...
Campus Current player of the week: Jordan Kopf
Philip Van Slooten, Reporter
April 11, 2019
Filed under Front Page, Showcase, Sports
Jordan Kopf, men’s lacrosse player, scored seven goals last week; five against Howard Community College and two against Hartford Community College. For this achievement, Kopf is this week’s Campus Current’s player of the week. “I try to score as much as I can,” the second-year transfer...
Campus Current Player of the Week:
Philip Van Slooten, Reporter
April 3, 2019
Filed under Sports
Alexis Heverly, first-year transfer studies student, scored three goals in two games last week while playing defense for the Riverhawks women’s lacrosse team. Heverly, who normally plays defense for AACC Women’s Lacrosse, scored three goals per game in both of the Riverhawks games last week against...
Past high school coach to lead Golf this spring
Luke Gabel, Reporter
April 1, 2019
Filed under Sports
The former leader of Chesapeake High School’s varsity golf team is AACC Golf’s new head coach. Kevin Lyons, who coached at Chesapeake for four years, replaced Joel Thorne, who left AACC at the end of last year’s season after seven years. Five student golfers also left the team after it...
Women’s bball travels to national tournament
Chance Iheoma and Arianna Beers, Photo Co-Editor and Sports Editor
April 1, 2019
Filed under Front Page, Showcase, Sports
AACC Women’s Basketball came in last place in the Division III National Tournament in March, yet the coach said he couldn’t be prouder of the team. “They got an experience of a lifetime,” coach Lionel Makell said. “[We’re] one of eight teams in the country at our level.” With just six players...
