By Patrick Mangin ‘24

The title of this article perfectly reflects my feelings on the end of senior year and is also the name of one of my favorite songs from this year.

Since the time I was born, I was destined to graduate from Brother Rice. My dad inspired me by showing me his old football jerseys and pictures from his time at Brother Rice. I vividly remember coming to football games as a kid watching the Crusader Crazies and hoping that I would be like them one day…and I was.

Senior year has by far been my favorite year at Brother Rice. […]

By Patrick Mangin ‘24

As the weather warms up for summer, countless people are flocking to local golf courses, including many Crusaders. However, both adults and teenagers alike face a similar challenge when they want to hit the links…golf is expensive.

A few Brother Rice seniors named Eddie Maloney, Seamus Hanley, and Joey Lombardo faced this dilemma and wanted to change it. In January, they founded a golf company called Budget Bogeys Golf, with the goal of making golf more affordable for everybody.

Their new brand focuses on two primary goals: maintaining low prices and refusing to compromise for low quality products.

Senior Eddie Maloney […]

By Patrick Mangin ‘24

Last Sunday marked the 45th anniversary of Chicago’s South Side Irish Parade, one of the biggest days of the year for those on the South Side. Thousands of people from the South Side and all of Chicago gather on Western Ave. to watch the parade of floats and listen to Irish music.

The parade started as the Southtown Parade on 79th Street, but in 1960 the parade moved downtown. This troubled locals George Hendry and Pat Coakley who eventually became the founders of the new South Side Parade in 1979.

The first parade in 1979 consisted of 17 children from […]

By Patrick Mangin ‘24

Last Thursday, the Bears overcame the Panthers on primetime Thursday Night Football with a 16-13 victory. The game was a matchup of two bottom of the barrel teams desperately searching  for a win, but the Bears wanted it more.

The game started off hot for the Panthers with a 79-yard punt return for a touchdown, leaving Bears fans disappointed per usual. Both offenses greatly struggled for the rest of the first half with no more touchdowns being scored. However, the kickers shined with Bears kicker Cairo Santos, draining three field goals and Panthers kicker Eddy Pineiro making one.

A boring […]

By Patrick Mangin ‘24

On Sunday, the Bears lost their week two matchup to the Buccaneers with a final score of 27-17. After a blowout loss in week one to the Packers, everyone was hoping for a bounce back win versus the Bucs, but we were all thoroughly disappointed.

The game started out in a great fashion for the Bears. Justin Fields and D.J. Moore connected on the first play of the game for a 33-yard gain, which eventually led to a Fields rushing touchdown to take a 7-3 lead. However, from that point on, we saw the same boring Bears offense from […]