Photo by Aniyah Rogers '25: Robert Sweirbitowicz is ready for the season with his new custom sneakers. By Xa'riyah Mitchell '25 DHS has announced that Robert Sweirbitowicz has been named head varsity basketball coach for the 2023-2024 season. The team is excited to see where this season is headed with Sweirbitowicz by their side. Sweirbitowicz … Continue reading DHS Basketball team welcomes new coach
Photo by Jessica Yanes : Author gets ready to serve a birdie in the DHS gymnasium By Vincent Trinh '25 DHS has many competitive sports ranging from track and field to football. However, we have a lack of sports that don’t require as much time and dedication. Leisure sports, if you will. Last year we … Continue reading A badminton club would serve DHS an exciting evironment
Photo by Linda Gray: Volleyball sisters about to play. By Aeriana Smith '25 This year DHS welcomes the first official volleyball team to ever exist in the Derby region. The Derby Volleyball girls are coming in strong and determined for every play that comes their way this season, including their first win for JV against … Continue reading DHS Volleyball meets the excitement and challenges of a first year team
Photo by Madeline Zavala '24: Derby girl's soccer playing against Torrington High School. By Madeline Zavala '24 The Derby High School's girl's soccer team played their closest game this season against Torrington on Oct. 10 with a final score of 2-3. The team traveled to play against Torrington High School. On this night, Torrington recognized … Continue reading DHS Girl’s Soccer puts up tough fight on Torrington’s Senior Night
By Krystal Torres '25 The Raider Press recently had the chance to sit down with seven Derby High School fall athletes and discuss their season. Cheerleading, football, and boy's soccer athletes are highlighted below. *Statistics are as of 9/30/23 Photo by Sarah Damasceno '24: Anastasia Stanis at one of Derby's football games. Anastasia “Stash” Stanis … Continue reading Raider Press spotlights hardworking, determined athletes
Photo courtesy of Lifetouch: Varsity soccer takes a moment as a team before their game. By Ashe Clark '25 The Derby’s boy's soccer team suffered their first loss of the 2023 season against Oxford at the DeFilippo Field on Sept. 12. Despite the loss, the captains believe that their Oxford game was their best thus … Continue reading Boy’s soccer suffers loss against strong Oxford team
Photos by Anthony Mullin: The Derby football celebrating Bryan Mclean's '24 touchdowns. By Horatio Glover '26 Derby High School Football has gotten their first win in three years and nine months. This ‘’absolutely marks a new change’’, says assistant Coach Matthew Nicolari. Their last win came on November 15, 2019 against the Kennedy Eagles. On … Continue reading The losing ‘’drought’’ has finally ended for Derby football
Photo by Gianna Akter '25: Dan Perillo was celebrated and appreciated at his goodbye party. By Gianna Akter '25 Dan Perillo, who has been Derby High School’s athletic trainer for several years, unfortunately had his last day with the DHS family on September 27, 2023. Derby High School has a contractor for their athletic trainer … Continue reading Derby High School’s beloved athletic trainer of several years leaves
This year’s DHS baseball team has accomplished many of their goals set out at the beginning of the year and one of them is making states which hasn’t been done in 8 years. Enjoy the photos below, which include the highlights of the team’s season. Photo courtesy of DHS Baseball Instagram: Poster announcement of DHS … Continue reading DHS baseball makes it to states
Photo from Sportingnews: The playoff branch showing the teams in the playoffs. By Mekhi Wright '23 In this podcast, I comment on 7 key moments in the NBA playoffs. You'll find images of the moments highlighted in the podcast below. Segment #1: Lebron James gets a chase-down block on Desmond Bane. Segment #2: The Knicks … Continue reading The 2023 NBA playoffs Podcast Review
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