The Standard: Crusader Footballs Rocky Start

2026-09-04T16:44:55-05:00

By Matthew Murzyn ‘27

On Friday, August 21, the Brother Rice football team traveled on the road to Frankfort for their season opener. The 2025-26 Crusader football team finished 13-1 and snagged the 2025 IHSA Class 7A Illinois State Football Championship. This year, the team strives to write their own story.

Brother Rice was set to play the highly-ranked and dominant Lincoln-Way East Griffins in front of hundreds of excited fans. Senior offensive tackle Ethan Posey said, “ The guys spent a lot of this time this offseason working…Throughout summer camp and throughout the lifting cycle.”

The quarterback position was split between up-and-coming freshman […]

The Standard: Crusader Footballs Rocky Start2026-09-04T16:44:55-05:00

The Standard: VINI, VIDI, VICI

2026-05-15T07:22:06-05:00

By Landon Gilbert ‘26

I still remember my first day walking into Brother Rice. Honestly, it wasn’t as nerve wracking as I thought it would be because I knew a lot of my people from growing up in Evergreen Park. Just seeing guys that I know from forever just made everything feel more normal straight away. Back then, I just saw Brother Rice as the school I was going to for the next four years. I did not realize how attached I would get to the place just a little bit later.

The biggest thing I felt […]

The Standard: VINI, VIDI, VICI2026-05-15T07:22:06-05:00

The Standard: The Finale

2026-05-14T07:47:08-05:00

By Emeir White ‘26

I am very relieved to know that I have finally made it to my last days of my senior year. Many people don’t realize how good life is until you are way past it, but I realized that this year was one of the greatest highs I’ve ever experienced. From the state championship game to late night study sessions I knew that everything I do this year should be cherished.

Let’s start off from the first day of the 2025-2026 school year. On Aug. 18, you could just tell that everyone in the […]

The Standard: The Finale2026-05-14T07:47:08-05:00

The Standard: Everything Must Come to An End

2026-05-13T07:31:49-05:00

By CJ Gray ’26

My senior year was filled with memorable experiences and fun that I will never forget. The year began for me in June 2025 summer workouts, well before the start of the school year. That time training alongside my teammates kicked off one of the most memorable years of my life.

This season meant so much to me because of how we finished last year. I put in so much work and time so that we could achieve our only goal – winning a state championship, and that we did!

It was a […]

The Standard: Everything Must Come to An End2026-05-13T07:31:49-05:00

The Standard: Glory Days

2026-05-12T11:43:20-05:00

By Michael Fitzgerald ‘26

On Aug. 18, 2025, I started the first day of my senior year. It was a warm day, and I was excited for what was to come. Our first football game was 11 days away, and I felt a mix of emotions. I was excited to be a senior in my final year of high school, but I also felt sentimental. I couldn’t believe the past three years had flown by in the blink of an eye.

The fall of my senior year started off great. We were doing well in football, I […]

The Standard: Glory Days2026-05-12T11:43:20-05:00

The Standard: One More Bell

2026-05-12T11:44:28-05:00

By Joe Siegler ’26

The final bell rings. I do not know how I am going to feel when I hear that noise. I am going to have a mixture of emotions. I will feel sad, excited, and anxious for the future.

I have attended this school for four short years, and I have learned some of the best lessons and have made some amazing friends along the way.  This senior year has wrapped up my time here perfectly. 

This year I got to be a part of probably the best football team ever at Brother […]

The Standard: One More Bell2026-05-12T11:44:28-05:00

The Standard: Ring Them

2026-03-20T13:52:25-05:00

By CJ Gray ’26 

On Thursday, March 12, the football team earned something they worked incredibly hard for. We received our rings for the 2025 7A state championship. Something that we all were looking forward to.

These rings wouldn’t be possible without the CAAC Sean Jacob Foundation, who helped fund and design these rings. We are very grateful for Mr. Jacobs, his family, and especially the memory and legacy Sean Jacob has left for us.

“I couldn’t wait to get my ring. I really looked forward to it,” said senior Patrick Noonan. 

[…]

The Standard: Ring Them2026-03-20T13:52:25-05:00

The Standard: The Farewell

2026-01-22T13:31:04-06:00

By CJ Gray ’26

The last event of the football season, the award ceremony and banquet for the Class 7a State Champions, just wrapped up this past week last Sunday. This event brought the team and families together one last time to recap the season.

As a senior, I cherished this year’s banquet more, mostly because I knew it was my last one. Many other seniors felt the same way about their last banquet.

Senior Colin Goggin said, “It was a little more emotional than last year, knowing I wouldn’t play with these guys again.’’ There were a lot of memorable moments throughout the […]

The Standard: The Farewell2026-01-22T13:31:04-06:00

The Standard: State Stories – From Headsets to History

2025-12-12T10:25:02-06:00

By Nolan Leonard ’26

Last week, history was made as the Brother Rice Crusader varsity football team culminated a dominant playoff run by defeating our rivals on 79th and Western 16-0 in the IHSA 7A state championship game. Throughout the season, fans tuned in to follow this exciting team and got to know the players and their stories. Fans heard so much about these players, but now I want them to hear about this legendary season from a different perspective.

In addition to being the editor-in-chief of The Standard, I also have been the voice of the Crusaders for the last two […]

The Standard: State Stories – From Headsets to History2025-12-12T10:25:02-06:00

The Standard: State Stories – Musings from Ms. P. while “watching” the state championship game…

2025-12-12T10:32:55-06:00

We watched you lead a brother, when he needed a guiding hand.

We watched you carry a brother, when his burden was too much to bear.

We watched you welcome a brother, when he looked for a place to call home.

We watched you comfort a brother, when his grief came much too soon.

We watched you give it everything you had, to make it to state … and dominate.

We watched you grow into a man of Edmund, a man of dignity, compassion, and love for his brothers.

We watched you, and […]

The Standard: State Stories – Musings from Ms. P. while “watching” the state championship game…2025-12-12T10:32:55-06:00

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