Girls cross country eyes conference title

Cameron Kritikos, Sports Editor
September 10, 2012
Filed under Fall Sports, Sports, Sports Page Featured, Sports Season Previews

Led by many key returning contributors from last year’s squad, the girls cross country team is sprinting into the 2012 campaign with high expectations. Senior Elise Castelaz and Junior Clare Bollnow will be taking on leadership roles this year as they were named team captains early on in the season.... Read more »

Two losses tough for new coach Curtin to tackle

Matt Potts, Staff Reporter
September 7, 2012
Filed under Fall Sports, Sports, Sports Season Previews, Top Stories

The football season is underway for the royal blue and white as the Bulldogs hope to improve on last year's record of only two wins and seven losses. However, the first game of the season was one to forget as visiting St. Francis beat RB 57-12 and the second was not much better with a 42-0 loss to... Read more »

Youth, inexperience mark boys tennis team

Nick Schliep, Staff Reporter
April 27, 2012
Filed under Sports, Sports Season Previews, Spring Sports

The entire boys tennis team is abuzz with excitement and Spring spirit. This year's team is diverse, ranging from rookies to veteran tennis players. The balance of the team leads to what should be an interesting season. Assistant Coach Tom Fuller said, “The varsity team is very young. The lack... Read more »

Facing program cut, water polo teams try to stay afloat

Cameron Kritikos, Sports Manager
March 23, 2012
Filed under Sports, Sports Season Previews, Spring Sports

After a disappointing season last year, the Boy’s Water Polo team is looking to get on track this spring and make great strides. The team is led by 2nd year head coach Peter Murphy who is looking forward to working with this year’s team. “I’m really excited for the upcoming season, I definitely... Read more »

PREVIEW: Cheerleading looks to get back into the top ten

Andrew Hanley, Staff Reporter
November 30, 2011
Filed under Sports, Sports Season Previews, Winter Sports

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?

Jori Zobel, Staff Reporter
November 30, 2011
Filed under Sports, Sports Page Featured, Sports Season Previews, Top Stories, Winter Sports

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 »

PREVIEW: Boys Basketball shoots for 11th straight title

Cameron Kritikos, Sports Manager
November 28, 2011
Filed under Sports, Sports Page Featured, Sports Season Previews, Winter Sports

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

Jori Zobel, Staff Reporter
November 28, 2011
Filed under Sports, Sports Season Previews, Winter Sports

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

Jerry Losos, Staff Reporter
November 28, 2011
Filed under Sports, Sports Season Previews, Winter Sports

 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 »

SPORTS PREVIEW: Opening tournaments prep Boys soccer

Candice Shelbrack, Design Editor
September 22, 2011
Filed under Fall Sports, Featured Multimedia, Sports, Sports Season Previews

Starting the 23rd of August, Riverside Brookfield boys’ soccer season started with tournaments to get them warmed up. This year the Varsity is led by Head Coach Danny Makaric and Captains Jake Munoz, Jon Kingzette, and Ruben Chavez. Overall the first home game was a success. The varsity soccer... Read more »