Sectionals the end of the road for cheerleading, Puppettes

Oscar Valdovinos, Staff Reporter
February 7, 2013
Filed under Sports, Sports Season Updates, Top Stories, Video, Winter Sports

The Varsity cheerleading season came to an end at the IHSA Sectionals, which took place at RB on January 28.  The top five finishers at Sections qualify for State.  RB did not place in the top five, though actual finish has not yet been released. It was a tough way to end a successful season, as the... Read more »

Botched call drops cheerleaders from State

Ethan Gallegos, Design Editor
February 14, 2012
Filed under Sports, Sports Season Recaps, Winter Sports

Cheerleading finished its competitive season with a disappointing loss at sectionals. They placed 6th, just one place short from advancing to state. This is not a feeling the cheerleaders are used to feeling, but they still looked at the positive.  Senior and Co-captain Rachel Konopacz said, “We’re... Read more »

Cheer, Poms in a steady State of consistency

Ethan Gallegos, Design Editor
January 19, 2012
Filed under Sports, Sports Page Featured, Sports Season Updates, Winter Sports

Cheerleaders hungry to return to form of two years ago With the season in progress, the cheerleaders are hard at work. They have taken place in a few competitions and have a first place finish at Wilmington under their belt. With their successes have also come some disappointments. They came in 8th at... Read more »

During-game entertainment brightens RB basketball

Alleigh VandeMerkt - Madison Powers, Editor-In-Chief - Web Editor
January 13, 2012
Filed under Slideshow, Sports, Sports Page Featured, Top Stories, Winter Sports

The boy’s basketball season is underway, but the boys are not all that  people come out to see on Friday nights. The Poms team, the Cheerleaders and the Hip Hop Dance team are all part of the entertainment.  Free gif maker

Cheerleaders one shy of advancing to Day Two at State

Ethan Gallegos, Layout Manager
February 22, 2011
Filed under Sports

Seasons come and go, but the heart and dedication put in will last forever. This year our varsity cheerleaders finished 11th out of 88 possible teams at the state competition.  Even though they didn’t reach their final goal, they did come first in sectionals. This is the first time cheerleading has... Read more »

Cheerleading: beyond the sideline

Ethan Gallegos, Layout Manager
January 24, 2011
Filed under Sports, Top Stories

Sideline cheers and half time performances are what most people see from the RB cheerleaders.  But what most people don’t know is the hard dedicated work they put in every day for their competitions. They practice five days a week for two hours as they strive for perfection. Their motto is to focus... Read more »

J.V. Cheerleading qualifies for State

Alleigh VandeMerkt, Staff Reporter
January 13, 2011
Filed under Sports

On Sunday December 12, the J.V. Cheerleaders competed in their first competition of the season in Bolingbrook.   They took second place which qualified them for the State Competition. The State competition will take place on February 13th.  “We are super excited to be going down State,” Said Sophomore... Read more »

Competitive cheerleading gets ready to hit the mats

November 20, 2010
Filed under Sports, Uncategorized

On December 5th, the competitive Cheerleading season will officially be in progress. After receiving second place last year at the state competition, the girls have high expectations. “We are finishing up learning our routine and we are super excited to start our season.” Said Junior Rachel Konopaz.... Read more »

Football about more than just the game

Alleigh VandeMerkt, Staff Reporter
September 12, 2010
Filed under News

On Friday, August 27th, Shuey Stadium was packed full of fans not only to support the football team but also to see the Poms, Cheerleaders, and Marching Band. The marching band performed before the game and at half time. Before the game they played the school fight song and at half time they played “You... Read more »

Is cheerleading a sport?

Hrvoje Zolo, Staff Reporter
September 10, 2010
Filed under Opinion, Sports

Is cheerleading a sport? This topic has been controversial for quite some time now. There are different opinions from everyone, but the most important opinion was the judge’s when U.S District Judge Stephan Underhill confirmed that cheerleading was not a sport in federal court. According to Fox News,... Read more »