Golden for life
Elizabeth Clark, Opinions Editor
April 20, 2017
Filed under Front page, Sports, Top Stories
Five seniors have the honor of receiving the Golden Mustang Award this year at the spring sports awards. The Golden Mustang Award is an award given to extremely dedicated athletes who committed to play a sport each season of their high school career. Those five seniors are Jonatan Banuelos, Zachary Miller,...
Varsity badminton practice
Lauren Magana, Staff Writer
April 20, 2017
Rolling Meadows High School varsity badminton practicting their drop shots.
The Road to Super Bowl 51: NFL Bracket Predictions
Sahil Shah, Copy Editor
January 11, 2017
Filed under Blogs, Shah on Sports, Sports
AFC Championship Picture Divisional Round: Texans at Patriots, January 14, 4:15 ET, CBS Sahil: I’m taking the Patriots here, no question. How could you not? Tom Brady is an MVP candidate, and with our without Rob Gronkowski, the Patriots are going to the Super Bowl. Brady has a hi...
The Pacer previews upcoming girls basketball season
Sahil Shah, Copy editor
January 9, 2017
Filed under Front page, Sports, Top Stories
The Rolling Meadows High School girls basketball team hasn’t exactly been flying under the radar since placing second at State for two consecutive years. In the two seasons since, the team has won a staggering 38 games, and just a few weeks ago, showed that they had the ability to march right back...
Shooting for state
Sahil Shah, Copy editor
January 9, 2017
Filed under Front page, Sports, Top Stories
With a record of 10-17, last year’s boys basketball season definitely didn’t go according to plan. Amid the struggles, individual success presented itself at various points throughout the winter season. As a team, the Mustangs couldn’t put it all together. The Mustangs are returning a lot of players ...
MLB teams file motion to suspend Chicago Cubs indefinitely
Sahil Shah, Copy Editor
December 13, 2016
Filed under Blogs, Shah on Sports, Sports
Early yesterday morning, representatives from 29 teams gathered together to sign a petition addressed to Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred, pleading for the indefinite suspension of the entire Chicago Cubs roster. This suspension, proposed to be “enacted immediately,” would disqualif...
Varsity swim excels with young group of freshmen
December 13, 2016
Filed under Sports
After an almost 13-week-long season, the Rolling Meadows High School Girls Swimming team finished their year at the IHSA Sectional Swim Meet at Stevenson High School last Saturday. The team entered in 28 individual and relay events, which all resulted in either season or lifetime bests for the girls; h...
The best in Meadows’ history
December 13, 2016
Filed under Sports
The Mustangs ended their playoff run last weekend with a quarterfinal loss against Benet Academy in the State Playoffs. Despite the defeat, this year’s team is still the only football team in Rolling Meadows history to go 9-0 in the regular season and advance to the quarterfinals in the State Play...
Girls cheerleading kicks off season
December 13, 2016
Filed under Sports
Girls cheerleading looks to defend their winning title heading into competition season, and the team has been training hard in preparation for the MSL championships and State. Last year, the girls cheerleading team had a rocky start at the MSL championships. But they came back strong at Sectionals and m...
Fall Sports Commitments
December 13, 2016
Filed under Sports
Each year, high school seniors around the nation commit to playing a sport in college. This issue, we congratulate three seniors who have excelled and displayed leadership in their respective sports. Playing for the school team or extracurricular club teams, these talented athletes have caught the eyes o...
Stampede holds pep assembly for undefeated football team
Brendan Brady, Entertainment Editor
November 14, 2016
Filed under Sports, Uncategorized
Last Friday, Nov. 11th, Rolling Meadows High School's Stampede student section held a half-hour pep assembly for the school's then undefeated football team. The assembly featured performances from RMHS' band and choirs as well as speeches from the team's captains. The team unfortunately lost that...
Week five postmortem: Top fantasy football waiver wire pickups
Sahil Shah, Copy Editor
October 11, 2016
Filed under Blogs, Shah on Sports, Sports
With almost one-third of the NFL season in the books (sad, I know), you’re probably aware of the direction your team is trending in by now. Either, like me, you’ve been absolutely decimated by injury (looking at you, Keenan Allen, Danny Woodhead, Adrian Peterson and Dez Bryant) or you’re...