Bearing News

Players reflect on combating injuries

Ji-Sung Lee • March 30, 2018

Players work to recover from injuries as well as keeping up with their sport.

Concussion policy keeps players safe

Ben Kimchi • January 4, 2018

With between 1.6 and 3.8 million athletic concussions a year, the Centers for Disease Control categorizes them at an epidemic level, with an estimated 300,000 of those concussions sustained by high school athletes.

Second Chances

Caylea Ray • April 27, 2015

[dropcap style="flat" size="5" class="A"]L[/dropcap]ast fall, 21 million students entered American colleges and universities as freshmen, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Of the...

Varsity cheerleaders place second at state competition

Anna Wright • September 16, 2013

The varisty cheerleaders placed second at the state competition last weekend, Sept. 14 and 15, at the Hearnes Center. The 25 girls who competed, coached by Jessica Kendrick, had been practicing their...

Athletes train during off-season to better performance

Blake Becker • February 14, 2013

It was a frigid winter morning as senior David Plain walked onto the RBHS baseball field with the rest of the baseball team. For the players, the chill and fewer hours of sleep are an essential...

Wrestling faces setback in recent competition

Kaitlyn Marsh • January 29, 2013

Simply saying that the wrestling team has been through a lot this season is an understatement. This past week in competition, the Bruins came in last at the Francis Howell North tournament as a team....

Cheerleaders risk injury, continue season

Julia Schaller • December 21, 2012

At almost every football game, soccer game, basketball game and assembly, cheerleaders perform stunts most people wouldn’t dare attempt in their dizziest daydreams. The cheerleaders that are hoisted...