![The Phoenix varsity volleyball team lines up for the national anthem. “We were more communicative [with each other] during this game, and I feel like we kept our energy up, especially after the first set,” senior Jessica Valdov said.](https://theblazerrhs.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/DSC_0202-1200x800.jpg)
What do you do when you’re no longer extraordinary at your best skill? I’m still trying to figure that out, even when I'm about to graduate. All...
Bethesda is a soccer club based in Bethesda, Md. This year, the U13 MLS Next team went to Salou, Spain, and played in the Mare Nostrum Cup. They...
As the school year winds down, state testing has circulated back once again, sparking controversy about whether the state of Virginia should...
Failing a class can be discouraging for students, but now students at Rock Ridge High School have the choice to make up their missing credits...
The Rock Ridge Phoenix Boys Tennis team scored another win this season in their game against Dominion High School, with a final score of 8-1...
![Junior Alex Alkhal pitches the ball. “[I] just let it go and keep practicing so we can focus on our goal for the next game to get better as a team,” Alkhal said.](https://theblazerrhs.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/DSC_0013-1-1200x929.jpg)
Ken Carson’s fourth studio album, “More Chaos," feels like walking through a collapsing building while listening to the same alarm on loop. Released...
Truthfully, I am not sure I feel sad about waving goodbye to Rock Ridge or even The Blaze… yet. I feel sad about leaving the people who helped...
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Sometimes life will show you so many light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnels, it becomes an overwhelming and blinding light. All you have to do is figure out which path you want to take, and follow that light til’ the end.
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MLS Next player Alexander Boyer dribbling his way through the field and getting closer to the goal.
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Bethesda second team player Elijah Hudson dribbling and going through two players getting closer towards the goal.
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MLS Next player Luciano Azari fighting hard with the opponent team player for the ball.
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MLS Next player Camilo Rodriguez lining up to shoot the ball and scoring his first goal of the tournament.
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MLS Next guest player and Bethesda second team player Carlos Romero lining up for his shot and scoring the opening goal of the tournament.
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The Bethesda players line up after their game to take a picture
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MLS Next player Joaquin Rodriguez stays strong and uses his arms and body to protect the ball so that the opposing defender doesn’t get it.
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The Bethesda players line up after their game to take a picture
