Relay team trying to make history

May 26, 2011 • Charlie Morrissey, Sports Manager  

Prom was Friday night and most kids spent the afternoon preparing for the dance. But the boy’s track team was preparing for their most important meet of the year up to that point. The sectional meet was held at Glenbard South with the top runners advancing to the state meet in Charleston on Thursday,... Read more »

Senior Goodbye: Charlie Morrissey

May 17, 2011 • Charlie Morrissey  

I have been on the Clarion staff for three years, but I wasn’t even sure that I would join Clarion at all. My brother was on staff, so I knew about the Clarion because of him, but I didn’t really give it serious thought when I had to set up my schedule. But then my Freshman English teacher Mrs. Cabaj,... Read more »

Bulls playoff run Heats up

May 13, 2011 • Charlie Morrissey, Sports Manager  

This is a photo collage of the Chicago Bulls playoff run through the first two rounds of the NBA playoffs. It contains links to videos and articles in the collage as well.  Read More →

Blackhawks take three straight to force game seven

April 26, 2011 • Charlie Morrissey, Sports Manager  

When the 2010-2011 NHL season began, it seemed to be a given that the defending champion Blackhawks would definitely contend for the Stanley Cup for the third year in a row. They were just coming off a championship season, and though role players like Dustin Byfuglien and Kris Versteeg were gone, the... Read more »

Relay team leads boys’ track in early going

April 13, 2011 • Charlie Morrissey, Sports Manager  

Last year, the boys track team had a very successful with several runners going down state. In particular, the 4 x 800 relay was one of the best in RB track’s history. The relay team consisted of Alex Amaya, Keegan Buttimer, Peter Lyson, and Mark McDonagh and finished tenth in state. It would be easy... Read more »

Poker team added as IHSA sport

March 25, 2011 • Charlie Morrissey, Sports Manager  

APRIL FOOL’S DISCLAIMER: The story below is intended as humor only and is not intended to be accurate.  All RB community participants in the story provided written permission for their names to appear. After several long discussions, a few tears shed, and plenty of controversy, a new sport has... Read more »

Spring sports seasons officially underway

March 2, 2011 • Charlie Morrissey, Sports Manager  

Though February 28th is still considered winter, this is the date that most spring sports at RB begin. Excluding boys volleyball (which holds tryouts on March 7th), every spring sport will hold their first practice or tryout on February 28. Most spring sports are non-cut sports. These include boys’... Read more »

Welcome home? Not quite

February 14, 2011 • Charlie Morrissey, Sports Manager  

When the Bulls were scheduled to play the Utah Jazz on February 9th, the storyline was already set: Carlos Boozer returning to Utah for the first time since his departure last summer. Boozer gave the Jazz six seasons of solid production. For the last four years in Utah, he averaged a double-double, including... Read more »

Don’t call it another Rocky

The Fighter

Can Micky Ward overcome an obsessive family to win a boxing title?

Our Rating: 8.5 out of 10

February 3, 2011 • Charlie Morrissey, Sports Manager  

When most movie fans think of boxing movies, they immediately think of the Rocky films. Since the first Rocky was released in 1976, no boxing movie has come close to making as big of an impact. Though The Fighter is a different type of boxing movie because it is based on a true story, it is making a... Read more »

Wellness center open for community

January 20, 2011 • Charlie Morrissey, Sports manager  

Every New Year, millions of people make their new year’s resolutions for the upcoming year. Many of these for adults are about getting in shape and heading to the gym several times a week. In the local area, many people head to the YMCA in Lagrange, Cardinal Fitness in LaGrange, or the recently opened... Read more »

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