by: Donavin Neugebauer and Zach Renville Last night’s battle for the top girls’ basketball team in Rapid City ended as a heartbreak for the Cobbler girls. The Raiders came out on top, making a big impact on the Central fans. The Central Cobblers (9-11) hosted the Stevens Raiders (9-9) at Naaz gymnasium, and while Stevens… [Read more…]
by: Zachary Renville and Donivan Neugebauer Friday’s basketball game was a good one. Rapid City Central High School hosted Brandon Valley. The Cobblers looked to get a win, and they meant it. Cody Harris, starting forward for the Cobblers, looked to start the game early, scoring the Cobblers’ first 8 points. With that the game… [Read more…]
by: Wyatt Garlick Mr. Talley says he will be joining another intramural basketball team this January and has made some confident predictions: “I took a year off last year but will be back playing this winter for the staff team. With my return and the addition of some other staff ‘All-Stars’ we are guaranteed to… [Read more…]
by: Alex Connor Football is one of most popular sports in the United States of America. At the head of each football team is a quarterback, and I’m going to tell who I believe the top ten quarterbacks in the National Football League are. 10. Cam Newton (CAR)- Cam Newton has played very well as… [Read more…]
The Central Cobblers football team wrapped up its season with a 41-14 drubbing of the cross-town rival Stevens Raiders. The win earns the Cobblers a ninth seed for the upcoming playoffs, and the boys will travel to Brookings Tuesday to play the first round. There will be a fan bus that will depart Central High… [Read more…]
by: Jordan Carff Jack3d and No Xplode are currently the two top selling pre-workout supplements. Well coming from a personal experience of trying both I have some opinionated conclusions about both products. Comparisons between both will include with the determination to work out, the price, the taste, and some common side effects. Quantity & Price… [Read more…]
by: Wyatt Garlick With the NBA playoffs coming and the NCAA tournament finished, The Pine Needle brings you freshman Wyatt Garlick’s choice of the top ten dunks available for viewing online. The videos, unfortunately for you, will only be visible outside of school, but they’re worth coming back for. Trust us. #10 – Do the… [Read more…]
While most classes at Central were not able to watch the entire television broadcast of the Cobbler girls’ state AA basketball tournament game against Sioux Falls Washington, almost everyone saw the ending. With a few minutes left in third block, Washington spurted against the Cobbler girls, and students privileged to be watching packed up their… [Read more…]
by: Kera Redleaf Who were the 2009 – 2010 CHL champions? That’s right; the Rapid City Rush took home the Ray Miron President’s Cup on May 5, 2010. On their home ice, the Rush beat the Allen Americans in double overtime. Scott Wray shot and scored the winning goal that set cow bell-ringing fans into… [Read more…]
by: Dylon Wilson It’s been quite an adventure for Lauren Tadlock and Alek Dallman in the last four years; they have both played their sports for four years and have now both been captains of their teams. Tadlock has a bittersweet feeling on the season and she isn’t satisfied with her team’s 2nd place finish… [Read more…]
Photos continue to come in to The Pine Needle featuring the fun students have been doing this fall. Today we share with you some snapshots of the costume day before Halloween, taken by Lacy Payne, the girls’ tennis team, taken by Madison Hamm, and shots of the homecoming festivities before the football game, taken by… [Read more…]
Update: With their victory over Sturgis, the Cobbler girls set up another match against the rival Raiders. This one will be on Tuesday at Stevens at 7:00pm. As with the first round, tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for students. Go Cobblers! — Don’t forget the volleyball team attempts to duplicate last year’s playoff… [Read more…]
by: Lisa Petersen Despite a long and trying season for the Central Boys soccer team, they made a great appearance Oct 7-8th in the state tournament. Going into the tournament they had a record of 1-9-1. Even though their record doesn’t reflect their play, they had a great season for being a young team –… [Read more…]
by: Regan E. & Courtney M. The Cobblers’ cross country team hit the road this weekend, heading to Huron for the state meet, where the girls broke new ground, Tony Smorgiewicz took care of business, and the boys beat their cross-town rivals with a nice finish. Girls The girls went into the race as underdogs.… [Read more…]
Thursday night’s football game against Stevens leaves the Cobblers with good news and bad news. We’ll start with the bad news. The bad news Stevens beat Central 35-7 in the annual regular season football match-up, snapping the Cobblers’ five year winning streak. The Stevens cheerleaders won the cheerleader relay (“They were all track runners!” pointed… [Read more…]
With the cancellation of the Cobbler/Raider sophomore football game, Central’s coaches chose to begin a new tradition to end the season for the underclassmen: a freshmen vs. sophomore football game called The Cobbler Clash. In anticipation of the event, The Pine Needle asked each team for its predictions (and taunts), all in the name of… [Read more…]
February 22, 2012 by Mr. Sheehy
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