Crusader Golf Team tryouts August 7th and 8th.

Tryouts for the 2017 Brother Rice golf team will be held on August 7th & 8th at Ravisloe C.C. Tryouts for all levels begin at 4:00.

Golfers will be grouped into foursomes for a 9-hole round. Varsity will tee off first followed by Frosh/Soph. Expect the round to last two-and-a-half hours from the time of tee off. Participants should bring $20 to cover the cost of greens fees. Participants should bring $5 to cover the cost of range balls.

Please if you have any questions contact coach Mark Krizic with any questions. We look forward to seeing you on the course.

Please click here to confirm that you will be trying out for this year’s team.

Cross Country Team announces first practice

The first day of Cross Country practice will be Wednesday August 9th at 8pm. The team will kick off the season with a ‘Twilight 2 mile’ under the lights at 9pm.

Also, Saturday August 12th is the 34th Annual Br. Rice Cross Country Alumni Race & BBQ. Start time for race is 10am at the track followed by the bbq.

Clean Sweep for Rugby in Canada

The Brother Rice rugby team made a clean 4-0 sweep on their tour of Toronto, Canada. Tour highlights include a walking tour of Kennington Market, a visit to the Hockey Hall of Fame, going to the top of CN Tower, and a boat tour to Niagara Falls.

Standout performances came from two-time man of the match John Podlasek, captains Brian Gannon, Conor Desmond, and Brendan Alison, newcomers Jack Keane and Mike Foreman, Dan “D.C.” Connors, Kyle “Doc” Mehok-Doherty, Jack “Chelly” Chellberg, Ryan Smith, and Tim O’Shea, and stellar leadership from Vince Carlson.

All the boys represented Brother Rice well on the field, but more importantly conducted themselves manfully in a foreign country. The coaches received countless compliments on how respectful the boys were.

All are invited to the Friday, April 21, game at Marist in the first ever Rice vs. Marist rugby game.

Water Polo Wins the Rice Tournament

In Water Polo this weekend the Crusaders won the Rice Tournament by defeating Hinsdale Central, St. Rita and De La Salle to make it to the championship game. Here the Crusaders prevailed 8-7 over a tough Lockport Township team. Top scorers for Rice in the title game were Quinn Russell with 4 goals and Pat Murphy with 3.

Track & Field Competes at Charger Invite

On Saturday the Track & Field team competed in the Charger Invite at Stagg. The team placed 4th in the fifteen team field. The top performer on the day was Jim Baker who won both the long jump & triple jump setting personal bests in both. Josh Boulanger had a pair of second place finishes in the long jump and as part of the 4×200 relay team along with Rob Groyon, Leo Staudacher and Ty McCoy. The other second place finish came from the Distance Medley team of Dan Spellman, McCoy, Harrison Morg, and Tommy Gleeson. Justin Palmer was also a medalist taking third place in the 300 meter hurdles with a personal best. Another highlight on the day included a freshmen school record in the 4×400 by the team of Morg, Giacomo Iraci, Caleb Snoddy, and Ronan Dolan. This Thursday the team will travel to Oak Lawn to compete in the Spartan Classic.

Beverly Review: Brother Rice Soccer Player Chasing Dreams

Making the Olympic Developmental Program (ODP) soccer regional team for a second straight year, Jack Finnegan wanted to make the best of his second go-around.

Just making the team was an accomplishment, but the Br. Rice High School freshman wanted to do more.

Competing with the Region II team in Casa Grande, Ariz., in late November, Finnegan scored a goal and dished out an assist during the three games.

Finnegan competing at the national soccer regional is the Beverly Review Sportsfile Story of the Year.

“Just the experience itself, it was great. It’s the best thing I’ve ever done soccer-wise,” Finnegan said. “I had a tough time last year because I got down on myself. I had more confidence this year, and that helped me push through.”

Playing on the Region II Midwest team, Finnegan departed on Thanksgiving and trained for two days with his teammates before playing three games on a five-day whirlwind trip.

Bowling Takes Two from Marist

Brother Rice Bowling In bowling action, both the varsity and JV bowling teams defeated the Redhawks of Marist on Wednesday, December 14, 2016. The varsity won the series and two out of three games 2597-2482. Cade Ruggierio led with a series of 553 and Anthony Butler with a 554 series and a 215 high game.

The JV swept Marist 2045-1580. Eddie McGunn led the Crusaders with a 179 high game.

Crusader Wrestling Takes Down Marist

Congratulations to the Varsity Wrestling Team for knocking off state ranked Marist High School on Saturday. Outstanding performances were made by Rahman Johnson, Jake Hutchinson, Paul Gliva, Dominic Murphy, Austin Brennan and a whole host of Crusader Matmen. Also, congratulations to Tom Doyle and Caleb Snooty for placing in this past weekend’s Frosh/Soph Tournament at Richards High School.

Smalling, Valladay, Borrelli, Lacy and Houston Named to All-Area Team

Congratulations to these Crusaders who were named to the Daily Southtown All-Area team.

1st Team

Ricky Smalling

Xazavian Valladay

Aarion Lacy

Dino Borrelli

Honorable Mention

Branden Houston

Daily Southtown: Ricky Smalling the Daily Southtown 2016 Football Player of Year

Bother Rice senior Ricky Smalling always wanted to be the best.

A 6-foot-2, 195-pound frame gave Smalling a good foundation to achieve that ambition. So did running a 4.69 in the 40-yard dash.

But Smalling also realized it takes more than physical ability to ascend to elite status as a wide receiver. He needed to critique his opponents, finding cracks in defenses that allowed him to turn the ordinary into the extraordinary.

“I studied a lot of film,” said Smalling, a Homewood resident. “That helped me get open a lot. By watching film, once the ball was in my hands, I knew what to do after the catch.”