• Shenanigans presents "Don't Go There" on 5/17 and 5/18. Tickets are $3.

  • After school, seniors and juniors receive their yearbooks on 5/16 and sophomores and freshmen on 5/17.

  • RBTV wins two Crystal Pillars Awards & three Honorable Mentions

  • Students showcase their artwork in the spring art show.

Football able to pull some positives out of a rough season

Although the Bulldogs had a rough season, with many returning starters and a strong coaching staff in place, the football program appears to be in good hands for the coming years.

Matt Potts, Staff Reporter
October 26, 2012
Filed under Fall Sports, Sports, Sports Season Recaps, Top Stories

Riverside Brookfield played their last game of the season this past Friday, losing a tough match up to the Fenton Bison 20-10. Fenton played a well rounded game overall, and the offensive attack had no problem putting points on the board. RB was hoping to win that game and tie for conference with the... Read more »

Homecoming Media Extravaganza: All the slideshows

Want to see all Clarion's shots of Homecoming week?  Take a look at our Media Extravaganza!

Various, Staff Reporters
October 16, 2012
Filed under News, Top Stories

Where were you during Homecoming 2012?  Clarion was all over the place.  Take a look below to see slideshow galleries for the assembly, game, dance, Spirit Week, Powderpuff game, and talent show.  Do you have your own pics you’d like to share?  Try our U Report button at the top of our homepage. Pep... Read more »

Featured Athlete: Richard Theus (Football)

Junior football player Richard Theus

Matt Potts, Staff Reporter
October 16, 2012
Filed under Fall Sports, Featured Athlete, Sports

The gridiron is where junior football player Richard Theus belongs. The game of football takes toughness, both mentally and physically, which Richard exhibits every time he steps foot on the field. He’s always looking to improve himself. The team, focusing on getting wins, needs hard working players... Read more »

Looking for a win, Bulldog football opens conference slate

RB's opening loss to St. Francis unfortunately set the stage for an 0-4 start.  Can the team rebound this week against conference opponent Ridgewood?

Steven Baer, Staff Reporter
September 21, 2012
Filed under Fall Sports, Sports, Sports Season Updates, Top Stories

Last week RB fell to 0-4, losing to Rich East 34-13, continuing their disappointing season. This week the Dogs take on the Ridgewood Rebels. Ridgewood is entering the game with a 1-3 record, coming off of a 42-28 loss to Elmwood Park.  The Bulldogs are searching for their first win of the season against... Read more »

Football now 0-4 after losing to Rich East, 34-13

Shown here practicing before their game against Rich East, RB's football squad hoped to get their first win of the season.  It was not to be, as the team lost 34-13.

Matt Potts, Staff Reporter
September 19, 2012
Filed under Fall Sports, Sports, Sports Season Updates

Off to a slow start, the Bulldog football team  hoped to gain momentum going into  Friday night’s game. The varsity players were 0-3 after the loss to Gary West(Indiana), and took on Rich East, looking to notch their first win of the season. Rich East  was a worthy opponent, and it... Read more »

New game modes shake up the Madden universe

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Madden 13

Our Rating: 9/10

Cameron Yarger, Staff Reporter
September 10, 2012
Filed under Featured A&E, Games, Reviews

Madden 13, of course, is a game all centered around football and anything NFL but making the jump from Madden 12 to Madden 13 might confuse or anger some people. Madden 13 similar in many respects to Madden 12, but one of the biggest changes in game is the way game modes are played. There are now only... Read more »

Two losses tough for new coach Curtin to tackle

Lewis Rogers walks alongside his teammates as they stare down a 57-12 loss to St. Francis in the team's home opener.  The team went on to lose 42-0 in their next game against Lemont.

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... Read more »

Scenes from RB vs. St. Francis home opener

The score wasn't what the Bulldogs would have liked, but the boys football team still came out and competed hard.

Hannah Pecis and Isabel Pena and September 7, 2012
Filed under Fall Sports, Slideshow, Sports

Despite being defeated, the Football team fought hard in their game against St. Franics.  If you didn’t happen to make the game, come along with Clarion and see some of the highlights and lowlights.

SPORTS UPDATE: No playoffs for football team

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Andrew Hanley, Staff Reporter
October 13, 2011
Filed under Fall Sports, Sports, Sports Season Updates

The Bulldogs surprised the RB football fans during the blackout game by wearing black jerseys. They warmed up in front of a crowd that was all wearing black in their normal jerseys and then went into the locker room and changed into the all black uniforms which made the RB crowd to go crazy.   Every... Read more »

SEASON PREVIEW: Football captains under the spotlight

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Lauren Kreiss and Mickaela Rivera, Staff Reporters
September 14, 2011
Filed under Fall Sports, Sports, Sports Season Previews, Top Stories

Clarion had a chance to sit down with the football captains and ask them questions about the beginning of their season. “I like tackling people,” said Varsity Captain Alex Huffhines. Before the season started, most of the players went to pre-season practices and camps. “I went to a lot of camps... Read more »