By Robbie Rutledge ‘24

Entering the beginning of senior year, all I could think about was graduating and going off to college. I wish I slowed down sometimes and enjoyed the time I had spent here at Brother Rice, a little bit more.

Summer going into senior year was a bit tough. I was recovering from a torn ACL, and I was told I was going to miss my entire senior year of football. I was so distraught at the fact that I wasn’t able to play, that I really missed out on enjoying my time with my teammates throughout the year.

After the […]

By Robbie Rutledge ‘24

On April 26, a host of Crusaders traveled down to the Drake Hotel with the Mighty Macs to have a great night at the Mother McAuley prom.

The day began with pictures at the Beverly Country Club, who offered us a room due to the poor and rainy weather.

Senior Jimmy Lyons said, “Although it was nasty outside, I didn’t think we were going to allow this poor weather to ruin our great night.”

After the pictures, the Macs and their dates traveled back to Mother McAuley to load up the buses. As they arrived at the Drake Hotel, the excitement […]

By Robbie Rutledge ‘24

On March 22, the Brother Rice Crusaders took down the Caravans in a thriller B-side, ten’s match.

In a ten-aside match, there are five forwards and five backs on the field, rather than the usual eight forwards and seven backs in a 15-aside match.

Early in the match, the rucking Crusaders went down 10-0 in the first three minutes, letting up two quick tries to Mt. Carmel. After the first ten-minute quarter flew by, the Crusaders were hungry to get back in it.

As the second quarter began, junior Cian Desmond scored a try in the first minutes to cut the […]

By Robbie Rutledge ‘24

On Sunday, March 3, Brother Rice and Mother McAuley loaded the buses and traveled down to Lake Michigan to take on the Polar Plunge in support of the Special Olympics.

Sophomore Nolan Leonard said, “Raising money for the Mount Sion project and the Special Olympics has a spot in our hearts here at Brother Rice, and we are happy that it was such a huge success.”

The fundraising by Brother Rice and Mother McAuley raised over 16,000 dollars, and the total earnings overall reached up to 2 million dollars. Around 70 Mighty Macs and Crusaders participated in this plunge.

Mother McAuley […]