PREVIEW: Cheerleading looks to get back into the top ten
November 30, 2011 • Andrew Hanley, Staff Reporter
Cheerleading started out its season right, coming in first place in the Wilmington invite, defeating Oak Forest and Yorkville. They won wearing their new uniforms. This year’s cheer team has eight seniors which gives them an advantage over other teams with a lot of experience between all of them. The... Read more »
PREVIEW: Why do wrestlers wrestle?
November 30, 2011 • Jori Zobel, Staff Reporter
As winter approaches, so does a new season of wrestling. Wrestling is not a sport you hear much about. However, wrestling has big opportunities because wrestlers compete individually in weight classes. Instead of focusing as a team, you can focus more on yourself. One must wonder, why wrestle? Sophomore... Read more »
INTERACTIVE: Trip of a lifetime
November 30, 2011 • Katie Maxwell, Media Editor
We’re sitting in a window seat of an American Airlines jet. We look out our window as the clouds open and the sunshine reveals our first view of your destination. Far below, we see rolling hills and valleys covered in a patchwork of brown and green fields sewn together with clusters of forests and... Read more »
FIFA ’12 hits the spot now that soccer season has ended
November 29, 2011 • Jerry Losos, Staff Reporter
Though the Bulldogs Soccer season may be over, FIFA12 has just begun. After arriving on the shelves on September 30th at midnight, I was one of the first few to pick up my pre-ordered copy of the game. Ironically I was not in attendance the next day at school, and stayed home feeling suspiciously drowsy.... Read more »
Telethon raises over $19,000 for RBEF grants
November 29, 2011 • Jeffrey Krikie, Staff Reporter
On Saturday, November 12, 2011, the RBTV and the RBEF hosted the annual telethon in the auditorium at RBHS. It ran from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. The telethon started in 1987 and has been giving grants to schools since then. The telethon was broadcast on RBTV and they gave away gift certificates, graduation... Read more »
PREVIEW: Boys Basketball shoots for 11th straight title
November 28, 2011 • Cameron Kritikos, Sports Manager
Coming off of a 23-6 campaign and their second straight regional championship, the Boy’s varsity basketball team has extremely high expectations and is the odds on favorite to win their 11th straight Conference title. Tom McCloskey returns for his 16th season as the head coach of the boys’ varsity... Read more »
PREVIEW: Castle, Copp, Demuro and Lazzara headline for Boys Swimming
November 28, 2011 • Jori Zobel, Staff Reporter
The boys swim season has kicked off and Coach Todd Fridrych has high hopes. As the boys prepare for the season, they are trying to make up for the loss of last year’s swimmers. Fitz Robling and Kyle Miller led the team to big wins last year, almost always placing in the top 6th of their races. ... Read more »
PREVIEW: Till starts new era in Girls Basketball
November 28, 2011 • Jerry Losos, Staff Reporter
The girls varsity basketball season has started quickly under the direction of new coach, Dallas Till. “I am really excited to be the coach, and I feel a great deal of enjoyment to be practicing again,” said Till. This is Till’s first year taking over for girls basketball. He does have experience... Read more »
RECAP: Veon, Capone stand out in LT swimming sectional
November 22, 2011 • Ken Castle, Staff Reporter
The girls swim team wrapped up their season this past weekend at the Lyons Township Sectional meet. Each girl swam their hardest and tried to achieve a lifetime best time in their individual events. The LT Sectional had schools competing in this area. Though the girls unfortunately didn’t have anyone... Read more »
Q&A: Turk, Sisson represent RB as veterans
November 22, 2011 • Robby Filec, Staff Reporter
Instead of taking the day off, RB has made a tradition of hosting Veteran’s Day assembly each year. Many veterans come and are celebrated and thanked by students, teachers, and each other. Clarion interviewed Kevin Turk, a Western Civilization and Global Studies teacher here at RB, and William Sisson,... Read more »
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