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Brother Rice Rugby banquet 7/23/08 7:00 pm

2008-07-21 18:00:41    Coach Rowan and Judge Barry will host the first-ever Brother Rice High School rugby banquet at Palermo's on 95th Street (just west of Cicero) on Wednesday night, July 23rd, at 7:00 pm. Coach Rowan plans on presenting awards for the best forward of 2008, the best back of 2008, and the Player of the Year award as well. Call Judge Barry for further detail. See you Wednesday night.

Congrats to Brother Rice 7's team

2008-07-14 09:07:21    Brother Rice I's lost in a sudden death final to St. Charles in the Great Lakes 7's final on Sunday July 13th in what Nolan Day, the coach of the Illinois Tornado's said was one of the best 7's finals he had seen at any level. The Great Lakes 7's was the culmination of a summer of 7's play for Brother Rice, as we went 0-3 in our first CARFU tournament, 2-1 in the Milwaukee 7's and then made it into the final with a 2-1 record in the Great Lakes 7's. Thanks to all the Brother Rice players who made it out to practice and games this summer. It was our first attempt at 7's play, and we had a number of stand-out players participate including Eric McShane, Mike O'Grady, Matt Lyton, Matt Black, and Kevin McCarthy (St. Rita). The players stuck with the season after a less-than-stellar start in the Firehouse 7's and the last two games of the Great Lakes 7's displayed our best 7's play of the season. Joe and Pat Cimaglia, Marius Stalonis, Vinnie Vitek, Matt Black, Jim Lawler and Ryan Downes all played considerable games in one of the three tournaments and have a good start on 15's next Spring '09. Congrats to all players and if I missed a name or two along the way, my apologies. It was a good 7's season: all players should be commended for your hard work. Brian Gilmartin

Great Lakes 7's - Sunday, July 13th

2008-07-11 20:37:31    Be in Lemont at the Blaze Fields by 8:30 am Sunday morning, July 13th. For the competitive division, which starts at 9:00 am, we have Matt Lyton (captain), Mike O'Grady, Eric McShane, Marius, Vinnie, Kevin McCarthy, Pat and Joe Cimaglia, Ben Savory, Chris Franke, Joe Vitek and Brendan Coleman from St. Ignatius. If anybody can get a hold of Jim Lawler, and Ryan Downes, and get them out to Lemont on Sunday, we can play essentially the same side in the Open Division which starts at 1:00 pm. (If I forgot anyone, just show up on Sunday. You will play for sure.) If you have any questions give me a call at 312-715-0996 or cell is 312-810-3480. Bring PLENTY of oranges, bananas and water for Sunday, as well as nutrition bars for snacks. Part of the reason players gassed against Grafton was that we didn't hydrate and replenish between games. USA 7's coach Al Caravelli is giving a 7's clinic for all players (high school and above) at the Blaze fields in Lemont on Saturday July 12th at noon. Price is $40 per person. Brian Gilmartin

Last 7's practice Thursday night, July 10th

2008-07-10 16:39:54    Tonight is the last 7's practice for the last tournament of the summer on Sunday, July 13th in Lemont. Be there by 6:30 pm, warm-up a little and let's be ready to work for an hour. We have a numbers issue now for this weekend: the players we have are Matt Lyton, (Matt Black is now hurt and unavailable), Eric McShane, Marius, Ben Savory, Joe Cimaglia, Pat Cimaglia, Chris Franke, Kevin McCarthy from St. Rita and another player (possibly) from St. Ignatius. Vinnie and Joe Vitek, we need you both. Jim Lawler is needed as well. We need guys for the 2nd side. See you tonight at St.Walter's. I'll be there about 6:45 pm.

Practice Wednesday night 7/9/08 for 7's

2008-07-09 14:44:32    We will practice tonight at St. Walter's at 6:30 pm. Get there a few minutes early, warm-up and be ready to go. 8 guys showed up last night: hopefully that was because of what looked like lousy weather. We need at least 14 guys to practice effectively, and we will need 20 guys for the tournament this weekend. Vinny and Joe Vitek, Jim Lawler, Ryan Downes, Brendan and Pat Cimaglia, (Joe C. was out Tuesday night) John Flynn, and a few others need to be at practice Wednesday and Thursday night. This is our last tournament of the year: we will play our best rugby as a team, if we get guys out to practice. See you tonight.

Practice Wednesday night 7/9/08 for 7's

2008-07-09 14:39:58   

Practice this week for Great Lakes 7's

2008-07-07 17:26:20    Our last 7's tournament is Sunday, July 13th in Lemont. The Great Lakes 7's has a competitive side (Rice I's) and an open side (Rice II's) so everybody will play and everybody will get at least two - three full games. Practice this week at St. Walter's from 6:30 to 8:00 pm, on Tuesday (July 8th), Wednesday (July 9th), Thursday (July 10th) nights. Get to St. Walter's early, warm-up, stretch and be ready to work. Our fitness cost us against a team we should have beaten in Milwaukee. We need 12 players for the competitive side and 12 players for the open side, and we will play as a team. The USA 7's coach is running a 7's clinic in Lemont, on Saturday, July 12th from noon to 5:00 pm. We can talk more about it if you are interested. If you have any questions, email me at brianglm@trinityasset.com or call me ar 312-751-0996.

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2008-07-07 16:00:06    I need two guys, with a car, to pass out 200 fliers around the neighborhood. These fliers need to be put on people's front doors - not down the sewer or in the garbage can - so Lydon or Barrett need not apply. I will pay you for your time. (773) 744-9377 ~Coach Rowan.

Great Lakes 7's - Sunday, July 13th

2008-07-02 19:59:38    I'd like to put two teams into the Great Lakes 7's for Brother Rice, however after talking to a couple of people, some don't think we can get 20 guys for Lemont on Sunday, July 13th. Send me an e-mail at brianglm@trinityasset.com or call me at 312-751-0996 and leave a message if you want to play. Neither side should be discouraged: the Rice I's were the best HIGH SCHOOL team at the Milwaukee 7's since the two teams above us had college players on their rosters. Rice II's were just getting their feet wet as did Rice I's at the CARFU tournament, so the Rice II team if it enters into the Great lake 7's will see improvement in their play. You guys came a LONG way in terms of the quality of your play and your general understanding of 7's in just the last 6 weeks. Let's put two teams into Lemont and finish the summer with a positive experience. Coach Gilly

Brother Rice plays well in Milwaukee: con't

2008-06-29 22:07:53    Brother Rice II's played well in Milwaukee as well, but a scheduling snafu forced Rice II's to combine with a local Wisconsin high school club. I have to apologize to the Rice II players: the day didn't go as I'd hoped. We tried to get that last game to play together as one single team, but weather cancelled the rest of the day. Eric McShane had 5 tries on the day, which shows that speed in 7's counts, and if weren't for less-than-stellar tackling in the Grafton game, and one defensive lap, as well as fitness Rice should have easily won that 3rd game versus Grafton. Rice I's played really well as team, but with a little improvement in a couple of areas, Rice I's can be very competitive. The last 7's tournament is in Lemont on Sunday, July 13th. Rice should enter the same two sides and be able to play well. We'll practice on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, July 8th, 9th and 10th at St. Walters. Call or e-mail me at 312-751-0996 or brianglm@trinityasset.com with questions or thoughts.

Brother Rice plays well in Milwaukee

2008-06-29 10:17:26    Brother Rice I's played well in Milwaukee this past Saturday, June 28th. After beating Marquette High and the Kimberley Chaos (two Wisconsin high school teams) we lost a close game to Grafton which we should have won (it was a fitness issue, nothing else) and earned a spot in the semi-finals against Naperville, which wasn't played as nasty thunderstorms swept across Milwaukee.

Milwaukee 7's June 28th - Rice has two teams enter

2008-06-27 11:01:48    We had good practices this week: we learned a lot on Wednesday night, and you can see play getting better across all levels. We need 20 guys for Milwaukee and it looks like we have them. Brendan and Pat Cimaglia, Chris Franke, Ryan Downes and Jim Lawler were not at practice Thursday but are expected to play on Saturday. (Joe Cimaglia is on vacation). Meet in the Brother Rice parking lot at 6:00 am Saturday morning, and leave by 6:15 am. Keep one car back for 10 minutes for latecomers. The first game should be around 8:40 am per the schedule. I'll be at the 7:30 am captain's meeting as Rice proxy. Selections for both sides will be made at 8:00 am or when Matt Lyton / Matt Black arrive at the fields. We have a good complement of both forwards and backs with Mike O'Grady playing this weekend. We have a little more back speed with Eric McShane and Dennis (St. Rita) playing this weekend to complement Vinnie and Marius. EVERYBODY WILL PLAY that gets to Milwaukee. The Irish internationals were very complimentary of Rice kids play on Wednesday night. See you in Milwaukee Saturday morning, bright and eraly. Call or e-mail me at brianglm@trinityasset.com or 312-810-3480 should you want to discuss anything.

7's tournament - Rice has entered 2nd team

2008-06-26 12:05:56    Practice tonight (Thursday, June 26th) at St. Walter's at 6:45 pm. Get there early and warm-up on your own. We will work quickly through some of the drills we learned last night around the tackle, work on scrums and line-outs, and then have a game or two. Milwaukee Summerfest 7's has allowed Brother Rice to enter a 2nd team in Saturday's tournament for free: tell the Rita and Carmel kids (or anyone else for that matter) that if they want a 7's game, they will play. We will need to carpool to Milwaukee. Let's arrange for everyone to meet in Rice parking lot at 6:00 am Saturday morning. The first games start promptly at 8:00 am, but even if we don't kick off until 8:40 or 9:00 am, we can get there early and watch the men's qualifiers. I'll have directions tonight. Call me at 312-810-3480 (cell) or e-mail me at brianglm@trinityasset.com if you have questions. Brian Gilmartin

Practice tonight (6/25) at Blaze fields

2008-06-25 14:18:38    Remember, be at the Blaze fields tonight by 6:30 pm (or earlier) and be prepared to work. Be sure and send Coach Rowan an e-mail at rowanrugby2@yahoo.com and thank him for setting this up for you. We will work for 60 - 90 minutes with two Irish internationals on 7's fundamentals tonight. Practice will be at St. Walter's tomorrow (Thursday, 6/26/08) at 6:45 pm. The games are Saturday in Milwaukee. We will need to carpool to Milwaukee, so 4 - 5 cars are needed Coach Rowan says Rice bus is not avialable, which I don't really want to drive anyway), so be prepared to chip in for gas money. Games start right at 8:00 am Saturday morning, with the captain's meeting promptly at 7:30 am. Call me at 312-810-3480 if you have questions or issues. Brian

Irish international's to run Rice 7's practice at

2008-06-24 14:58:58    Coach Rowan was called by a Milwaukee rugby contact about a 7's camp two Irish interntional's will be holding at the Blaze pitch on Wednesday and Thursday, June 25th and 26th. If you are interested please attend, BUT, we have also arranged a private tutorial on 7's fundamentals by the Irish internationals for just the Rice players Wednesday night, at 6:30 pm at the same Blaze fields. Rice players are welcome to attend the day session, but the evening session on Wednesday night will be for Brother Rice players ONLY ! This is a good chance to get out and learn basic, 7's fundamentals from a couple of experienced, high level, rugby players. Spread the word for Wednesday night. Get guys out who haven't been out like Colin Sheppard, Conor Healy, Mike lynch, not to mention all the guys that have been regular attendees at practice. This camp is being put on by the same two players is Wednesday and Thursday at the Blaze pitch in Lemont. Sessions start at 1:00 pm and go till 3:30 pm. Go Wednesday or Thursday or both, but PLEASE be there Wednesday night by 6:30 pm for a 1-hour private session. If you have any questions call Brian Gilmartin at 312-751-0996, or e-mail me at brianglm@trinityasset.com. Practice on Tuesday night will now be at St. Walter's. The Blue Island fields are not cut yet per Coach Rowan. Be at St. Walter's at 6:45 pm tonight (Tuesday, 6/24) and get players out !!!

7's practice for Milwaukee 7's

2008-06-24 09:33:36    There are currently 7 high school teams entered (including Brother Rice) for the Milwaukee 7's this coming Saturday, June 28th. Rice can put another team in if we can get another 10 guys to practice. We have to be in Milwaukee by 8:00 am Saturday morning. Traffic should be light on I-94 up to Milwaukee but there is construction. I'll have directions for those playing later in the week. Practice will be Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at the Blue Island Fields, where Rice played our home games this year. If we have a problem there, we will take practice over to St. Walter's. Get to practice by 6:30 pm - 6:45 pm and warm up on your own and then we'll work from 7:00 to 8:00 pm. There are a couple of Irish 7's players that are holding a mini-camp at the Blaze Field for 7's players. I'm trying to find the dates. Unfortunately it is during the day, as from 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm. I'm trying to get more info. We need bodies at practice. We need to practice 7-on-7 and we need to work on scrums and lineouts.

Churchill Cup June 21st at Toyota Park

2008-06-19 11:46:30    Be sure and get out to Toyota Park this Saturday, June 21st to watch quality, international, 15-a-side rugby here in Chicago for the first time. Not only watch the games, but watch those players that are playing your position, and follow them around the field. Watch what they do offensively and defensively. The first match, Argentina v. Ireland is at 11:30 am, and then England plays Scotland at 2:00 pm, and then the USA squares off against Canada at 4:30 pm. Brother Rice will be supplying 6 ball boys for the USA v. Canada game. 7's practice will be next Tuesday, June 24th at 6:45 pm at Blue Island, our old game field, for which we still have a permit. We are going to try and get the grass cut this weekend. Brother Rice will have a team in the Milwaukee 7's tournament on Saturday, June 28th.

Ball Boy Info!!!

2008-06-19 11:03:06    Attention Matt Lydon, I need you to coordinate this for me. All ball boys need to be at Toyota park by 10am no exceptions. Need the names of 2 drivers. The following message is from the president of CARFU and has the schedule for the day (he means Rice when he says Rita) ----- Okay, here are the directions and other relative information. Time: 10.30 amWhere: GATE E Toyota ParkT-shirts will be provided. Seating area to watch the games for those not involved in the game will be provided. NOW!!!! The latest information. USARugby has been told to provide 8 ball boys per game. Except they do not have enough t-shirts. So 1 player will be seconded to the active group from the non active groups to cover. So the game assignments area as follows Game 1: Argentina Vs Ireland : Dan Wiseheart and the Ducks, plus 1 player from St Rita and Morton.Game 2: England Vs Scotland: Aaron Sweeney and the Mustangs, plus one player from St Rita and the Ducks.Game 3: USA v Canada: Brian Rowan and St Rita, plus one player from Morton and the Ducks. Parking: We need the names of the drivers of the two vehicles from each club who will be bringing in the ball boys and yourselves. (You do know that you will the chaperone's of the your perspective crews and get to go on the side lines etc). Aaron, as the person who did this last year I will direct questions from the other guys to you on the do's and don'ts. Comments questions??? Hope you and your lads enjoy the moment.Thanks

Milwaukee 7's on June 28th

2008-06-15 23:15:43    The Firehouse 7's on Saturday, 6/14/08 wasn't the best showing for Brother Rice rugby talent, as the 7's team went 0-3 against some pretty good teams. The one consolation is that we were never out of any game, as each game was fairly close in final score. The team wants to go to Milwaukee on June 28th for the Milwaukee Summerfest 7's which is the premier summer 7's tournament in the Midwest each year. Matt Lyton and Matt Black played well, as did Jordan and Ryan Downes in the forwards. All the backs played well too, but 7's is a team effort to be sure, and although each individual played well, with several notable scoring opportunities throughout the day, we couldn't put the last pass together to put a guy in the try zone. This will come with playing time and confidence. For 6 of the 7 starters on Saturday, this was their first rugby game, and all-in-all I thought it was decent day. Team play and continuity got better in every game. There was a noticeable improvement between the first and last game. We need at least 14 - 15 players at practice, which will be at Blue Island fields on Wednesday, June 18th at 6:45 pm. We'll practice once this week, and see how the turnout is. We need to work on one-on-one tackling, scrums, and moving the ball away from breakdowns quickly. There is an old saying in rugby: "you will become a better 15's player, playing 7's, than you will become a better 7's player, playing 15's." The nature of 7's is that you get to work on individual skills: running, passing, tackling, and finding space/opportunities to slip through defense. Matt Lyton was going to talk to a couple of the Rita and Mt. Carmel players to see if they wanted to play in Milwaukee. Everyone is welcome and everyone that practices will get a game.

Brother Rice Lucky Seven's

2008-06-13 12:19:01    Good luck tomorrow boys! The team looked good last night. Play fast and hard! I will be there for the first few games. ~ Coach Rowan

Get To Practice!!!

2008-06-13 12:18:47    There are quite a few guys that have not been at rugby practice that need to be. We have finished in 3rd place the last two years! I don't know about you guys, but that makes me angry. Every other team in the league is practicing this summer. We need to pick up our game. The only excuse for a player not participating in summer 7's is football. But if football hasn't started - then you need to get your butts to practice. Think about how much it hurt to lose to St. Charles in the semi-finals! The future leaders of this team need to step it up and lead by example. Specifically - Pat Sullivan, Connor Yanz, Mike Van Boldrick, Luke Geary, Colin Sheppard, Colin Heffernan, Alvaro Garibay, Chuck Buskin, Connor Healy and Jason & Josh Venckus. The goal every year to finish the season undefeated and as state champions. It is time to put in the work to achieve those goals - step it up gentlemen! ~ Coach Rowan

Firehouse 7's game schedule

2008-06-12 15:23:29    Our First game Saturday, June 14th at the Blaze Firehouse 7's is at 9:40 am against the Barbarian's, followed by a game at 11:00 am and then 12:20, with playoff barckets to follow. Brother Rice is in Bracket B with the Renegades, Glen Ellyn Ducks and Barbarians (unsure where they are from). be sure and bring water and fruit to munch on between games, although I'll try and have both for players at the game. Teams need to check in between 8:00 am - 8:30 am to register and enter as a group. Call or e-mail me with questions at 312-751-0996 or brianglm@trinityasset.com

Ball Boys Needed!

2008-06-10 16:37:43    USA Rugby is looking for 6 ballboys for the upcoming match between the Eagles and Ireland here in Chicago. The first 6 players that get in touch with me - and that played a FULL season this past spring - are in. 773-744-9377.

Firehouse 7's June 14th and practice this week

2008-06-09 11:56:37    Saturday June 14th is the Chicago Blaze Firehouse 7's in Lemont. There are currently 6 high school teams entered, and I told the Chicago Blaze that Brother Rice would have at least one team, possibly two, in the tournament. With the talent out to practice last week, Rice could easily win the U-19 bracket of this tournament. This week, let's practice Tuesday (6/10), Wednesday (6/11), and Thursday night(6/12), at St. Walter's at 118th and Oakley for one hour each night. We'll get in and get out to keep sessions interesting. Try and get there by 6:45 pm and warm up on your own, and be ready to go right at 7:00 pm. Each night we'll do an offensive drill, a defensive drill and work line-outs and scrums and then play some touch 7's. We need cones and more balls for practice: Someone please stop by Judge Barry's house to collect some additional rugby balls and cones to mark the field, so Judge doesn't have to make a trip out to St. Walters. Call Conor Healy, Pat Sullivan, Conor Yanz, Michael Lynch, Murph, Nick, and anyone else that you might think interested and get them out to at least one practice this week. Selection preference for the Saturday games should be given to guys who have shown up and practiced TOGETHER. We have a good team - you can see it already - but we should have at least 14 players at each practice to do it right. Call Coach Gilmartin at 312-751-0996 or e-mail me at brianglm@trinityasset.com if you have any questions.

7's practice - Saturday 6/7/08 @ noon at St. Walte

2008-06-06 12:21:07    7's is a great way to work on ball-handling, one-on-one tackling, and running skills. It is a great way for back's to improve on basic skills, and for forwards to get a chance to handle and run with the ball more often than a 15's game. Let's meet at St. Walter's on Saturday, June 7th for a one-hour practice at noon. Someone please call Michael Lynch, Murph and Dempster and Conor Healy to come out either on Saturday or next week's practices. 7's is a great game: I don't know of one player that enjoyed 15-a-side rugby, that didn't enjoy playing 7's more given the wide-open fields and the ability for every player to touch the ball much more frequently than 15's. Coach Gilly (312-751-0996) brainglm@trinityasset.com

7's practice Saturday

2008-06-05 16:19:34    We had a good turnout last night at St. Walters at 118th & Oakley for practice: in no particular order Ben Savory, Marius, Matt Lyton, Matt Black, Mike O'Grady, Jim Lawler, Ryan Downes, and Vinny & Joe Vitek played some touch 7's with three guys from the Irish. Rosters can be filled with 12 players. To get an effectice practice going we need at least two teams or 14 guys. Call some other players to see if they are interested. Shoot me an e-mail (or call me at 312-751-0996) at brianglm@trinityasset.com if you can make practice Saturday. We really need 15 guys to run touch 7's and do some short ballhandling and defensive drills. The first tournament is June 14th at the Blaze: the Firehouse 7's. Thanks...

Brother Rice - 7's practice starts Wednesday night

2008-06-03 12:19:11    If you are interested in playing 7's this summer, practice for the June 14th, Firehouse 7's in Lemont will start Wednesday night, June 4th at St. Walter's at 7:00 pm. We will be practicing with the South Side Irish. 7's is a GREAT game and great way to develop running, passing and one-on-one tackling skills, not to mention the cardio benefits from playing on a regulation field with half the players. Players handle the ball a lot more than in 15's particularly forwards, so if you want to work on the basic skills of the game, and have a lot of fun as well, come on out. We are tentively scheduled for two tournaments this summer: the Firehouse 7's in Lemont on June 14th and MilwaukeeFest which (i think) is the last weekend in June, but it depends on the turn-out. Shoot me an e-mail at brianglm@trinityasset.com if you want to play this summer. (Coach Gilly)

Great Job This Year

2008-05-29 16:48:05    Congrats to everyone on a successful season. I will be posting information about the Awards Picnic and the Summer 7's schedule soon. Have a great summer everyone!

Game Time and Directions

2008-05-25 22:14:44    Tomorrow's game will kick off at 11am, all players must be at the field by 9:30 - don't be late! All starters and subs must bring a photo ID!!! They will be checking your ID against our CIPP list. We are playing at the Chicago Blaze's field in Lemont - same place as last year. Directions - Take 127th street West to Archer Road (rt 171), Turn Left on Archer, Take Archer back to 127th street and turn right, take 127th street to Smith Road and turn left (Smith is past I-355), turn Left on Smith - Field is on the left. If anyone gets lost call me at (773) 744-9377.

Great Season Boys... It's Not Over Yet

2008-05-22 10:58:13    It was a tough pill to swallow yesterday. We fought hard but unfortunately came up a bit short. The silver lining is that we have a chance to end this season with a victory. We will be playing in the third place match this Monday at 11am. We will practice this Friday at 5:30. It will be a fun practice - make sure that everyone is present.

Biggest Game of the Year Today!!!

2008-05-21 10:19:36    Br. Rice vs St. Charles! It is the match that we have been waiting for! Bus will be leaving Rice at about 3:15. Make sure everyone is on it! Here are directions for the parents: From the south: Take I-88 to Aurora Exit at Orchard Road, heading north Follow Orchard around to Randall Road Turn left onto Randall Road (also heading north) Continue north on Randall through North Aurora and Batavia Turn left, heading west, on Rt 38 in Geneva (Meijers on corner) Turn right, heading north, onto Peck Road Campton Hills Park is on your left

Practice Monday...

2008-05-19 14:03:29    ... starts at 5:30. We play St. Charles on Wednesday - A and B sides. Let's have a great week of practice and get to the state final. Jack McGann needs to skip work today!

Freshman Sophmore Tournament

2008-05-17 17:05:35    All freshmen and sophmores must be at Br. Rice at 8am on Sunday morning. The bus will leave at 8:15. There are directions in the previous post. All parents are welcome and encouraged to come. Our first game is at 10am, and the championship will be at 2pm. Bring food, warm clothes, dry clothes to change into. See you tomorrow.

Directions to Freshman/Sophmore Tournament

2008-05-15 17:05:51    Our first game will kickoff at 10am. From the south: 294 North Take I-88 W to Aurora Exit at Orchard Road, heading north Follow Orchard around to Randall Road Turn left onto Randall Road (also heading north) Continue north on Randall through North Aurora and Batavia Turn left, heading west, on Rt 38 in Geneva (Meijers on corner) Turn right, heading north, onto Peck Road Campton Hills Park is on your left

Practice today at 5 for Frosh/Soph team

2008-05-15 17:03:16    Blue Island.

Playoff game today!

2008-05-14 14:43:10    Rice vs Plainfield today at 5pm at the Blue Island fields. B-side game to follow.

Tuesday walk through

2008-05-13 10:41:52    5pm. Blue Island fields. It is mandatory for Jack McGann to be there.

Monday Practice

2008-05-12 16:47:51    5:30 - Blue Island - manditory.

Location Change for Saturday's Game

2008-05-08 15:35:05    This Saturday's Tier II game against Montini will be played at Gaelic Park (147th and Ridgeland), not Blue Island. Kickoff will be at 11am. All players must be there at 10am. There will only be one game. Also, Brother Rice is entered in the annual St. Charles Frosh/Soph tournament on May 18th. All freshmen and sophmores will play!

Tuesday Practice @ 5:30

2008-05-06 13:58:47    Blue Island Fields.

Time to get back to work!

2008-05-05 10:43:53    Today's practice - Monday, May 5th - will be at 5:30 pm at the Blue Island field. Tier II has two games this week. The first is Wednesday against St. Rita, and the second is Saturday against Montini. Both games will be played in Blue Island. Tier I will be conditioning hard all week to prepare for the playoffs. Be ready to work!

Monday Practice is on --- for now!

2008-04-28 15:21:47    Monday's practice is on for now. If it is raining really hard we will try to make arrangements, but for now be at the Blus Island fields at 5pm. -coach

Monday Practice is on --- for now!

2008-04-28 15:20:13   

Kickoff at 11am on Sunday.

2008-04-19 13:28:45    All A-Side players must be at the field by 9:45am.

SUNDAY'S GAME AGAINST MT. CARMEL!!!!

2008-04-18 09:59:36    Sunday's game against MC will kick off at 11am. We will play a B-game afterwards, so everyone should be prepared to play. The game will be played at the Blue Island fields on 119th and Division.

Monday Practice is On!

2008-04-14 10:46:10    5pm at the Blue Island fields.

Monday

2008-04-14 10:44:25   

Practice today at 5pm

2008-04-11 12:58:32    Weightroom and gym. If it is still nice we can go outside.

Indoor Practice

2008-04-10 14:17:09    Practice today at 5pm at Brother Rice!

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT!!!

2008-04-07 10:28:33    OUR TIER I GAME THIS WEEK AGAINST PLAINFIELD IS ON WEDNESDAY - 4/9 - NOT THURSDAY!!! TIER II WILL ALSO BE PLAYING ON WEDNESDAY AT THE BLUE ISLAND FIELD AGAINST WABONSEE VALLEY! THAT MEANS WE HAVE FOUR GAMES THIS WEDNESDAY - WE NEED EVERYONE TO PLAY. WE ARE PRACTICING TODAY - MONDAY - AT 5PM AT THE BLUE ISLAND FIELDS. EVERYONE MUST BE THERE!!!

BIG GAME TONIGHT AGAINST ST. RITA!!!

2008-04-03 13:28:30    AT 6PM BROTHER RICE WILL FACE ST. RITA. THE GAME WILL BE PLAYED AT ST. RITA IN THE FOOTBALL STADIUM!!!

Practice today @ 5pm

2008-04-01 12:36:35    Practice today at 5pm. Forwards need to go over lineouts and wildcats, backs need to go over plays. Thursday's game against St.Rita will be at 6pm under the lights, Saturday's game against St. Ignatius will be at 10:00 am at Gaelic Park.

PRACTICE THIS SATURDAY - 3/29

2008-03-28 11:47:40    SPRING BREAK IS OFFICIALLY OVER!!! PRACTICE WILL BE HELD THIS SATURDAY AT THE BLUE ISLAND FIELDS! THE BACKS MUST BE THERE AT 8:45AM, AND EVERYONE ELSE MUST BE THERE BY 9:15AM. ATTENDANCE IS MANDITORY!!! ANYONE EXPECTING TO PLAY ON THE TIER 1 SIDE MUST MAKE EVERY PRACTICE LEADING UP TO OUR REGULAR SEASON OPENER VS ST. IGNATIUS NEXT SATURDAY!!! THE TIER 2 SIDE OPENS THIS THURSDAY AGAINST ST. RITA - THE POSTED SCHEDULE IS INCORRECT. POTENTIAL STARTERS THAT HAVE HAD POOR ATTENDENCE INCLUDE: McGANN, O'GRADY, HORNING, SHEPPARD, McSHANE, BARRETT, BLACK, ROGER, JOSH, JIM, LUKE, TONY AND LYDON! WE HAVE BEEN WORKING SINCE DECEMBER TO ACHIEVE OUR GOAL OF A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP - NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO SLACK OFF. LIKE I SAID BEFORE - SPRING BREAK IS OVER!!! GET TO PRACTICE!!!

Practice tonight, indoors at Brother Rice !

2008-03-27 12:52:04    Practice is on for tonight, Thursday, March 27th, and it will be held indoors at Brother Rice beginning at 5:30 pm. Be there...

Wednesday Practice is on!

2008-03-26 17:33:21    Blue Island Fields - 5:30!

Practice today - 3/25

2008-03-25 13:41:29    Practice is on for today, Tuesday 3/25, at 5:30.

No Practice on Wednesday

2008-03-19 14:13:18    No practice today. Next practice tomorrow, Thursday, at 5:30pm @ the Blue Island fields.

Tuesday practice at new time!!!

2008-03-18 10:43:03    Practice will now be at 5:30!!! Practice will be held at the Blue Island fields. Bring a change of clothes it is going to be wet! See you there.

Br. Rice vs. St Charles

2008-03-14 10:24:15    The season kicks off this Saturday against the defending State Champions - St. Charles. The A-Side game kicks off at 11am with the B-Side and Frosh/Soph to follow. Anyone that is playing in the first game must be there at 10am. All other players must be there by 10:45am. The game is being played at the Blue Island fields - directions can be found in the previous post. Get to bed early tonight and be ready for our first test of the season ~ Coach.

Practice in Blue Island

2008-03-13 12:24:25    Practice today at 6pm at the Blue Island Field - 119th and Division. Directions - Drive East on 119th, once you get east of Vincennes(stop light) it is the next right that you can take. It is a stone access road leading to a few businesses - Fredrick Bros, a concrete company. The field is about a quarter mile south of 119th on the right side. See you there! Big game against St. Charles on Saturday!!! A-Side kicks off at 11am with B-Side and the Frosh/Soph to follow.

Practice location changed!!!

2008-03-12 13:09:20    Practice today at 6pm @ Munroe Park located at 105th and Talman.

Tuesday Practice at Beverly Park

2008-03-11 10:36:56    6pm. 103rd and Campbell.

Thursday Practice

2008-03-06 11:43:17    Beverly Park, 6pm.

Wednesday Practice at BEVERLY PARK!!!

2008-03-05 11:29:28    Practice will be outside tonight at Beverly Park - 103rd and Campbell. This weekend's game against New Trier is on!

No Practice Tuesday

2008-03-03 18:21:32    The Basketball Team has a playoff game on Tuesday - all of you should go and have fun. Practice Wednesday at 6pm @ Rice.

Sunday Practice!!!!!!

2008-03-01 19:43:20    11am at Beverly Park. Be prepared to scrimmage!

Thursday Practice at Brother Rice

2008-02-28 15:09:35    Thursday 6pm at Brother Rice.

Practice Wednesday night, 2/27/08 !

2008-02-27 17:49:02    See you at Rice at 6:00 pm, tonight ! Be prepared for cardio, some team work (backs and forwards) and maybe a little classroom.

TUESDAY PRACTICE CANCELLED

2008-02-26 11:48:56    Due to the snow and indoor baseball tryouts, there will be no practice today. Check the message board and listen to morning announcements for details on Wednesday's practice. Be sure to workout today! ~Coach

Sunday Practice

2008-02-22 13:18:38    11am at Beverly Park. Dress warm!

WEDNESDAY PRACTICE CANCELLED

2008-02-20 10:53:13    THERE IS A BASKETBALL GAME AT RICE TONIGHT, AND IT IS STILL TOO COLD TO GO OUTSIDE. HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT - 6 SETS OF 25 PUSH-UPS, 6 SETS OF 30 SIT-UPS, 3 SETS AT 45 SECONDS OF EACH CORE EXERCISE. OFF-SEASON WORK WINS CHAMPIONSHIPS! NEXT PRACTICE IS THURSDAY AT 6PM @ RICE.

Tuesday Practice

2008-02-19 14:17:51    6pm at Rice.

MONDAY PRACTICE AT BROTHER RICE

2008-02-17 17:34:48    11AM. BRING CLOTHES TO RUN BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE.

Sunday Back Practice Is On!

2008-02-17 10:13:12    Back Practice is on for Sunday at 10am at St. Walters - 118th and Oakley.

Thursday Practice

2008-02-14 11:27:59    6pm at Brother Rice.

TOO COLD FOR SUNDAY PRACTICE!

2008-02-10 13:08:37    THE SNOW IS FROZEN AND THE TEMP IS ZERO. WE WILL NOT HAVE PRACTICE TODAY. I APOLOGIZE FOR ONLY ONE PRACTICE THIS WEEK, BUT THE WEATHER HAS BEEN A PROBLEM. WE WILL TRAIN ON TUESDAY AT 6PM AT BROTHER RICE. BE PREPARED TO RUN!

Sunday Practice now at 1:30PM!!!

2008-02-08 10:56:47    Hopefully everyone is going to the Mother/Son Mass at 10am. Practice will be 1:30pm so everyone can make the mass. Beverly Park, 103rd and Campbell.

WEDNESDAY PRACTICE CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER!!!

2008-02-06 12:23:26    Practice today will be cancelled due to the weather. Homework assignment - 5 sets of 20 push-ups and 5 sets of 30 sit-ups. Lets get ready for our big game against Penn on March 15th!

Practice Tuesday CANCELLED!

2008-02-04 15:59:46    There is a varsity B-Ball game on Tuesday, practice will be held on Wednesday and Thursday.

No Practice This Weekend - 2/2 or 2/3

2008-01-31 21:59:36    Next Practice on Tuesday 2/5 at 6pm at Brother Rice.

Thursday Practice is on!

2008-01-31 17:00:38   

Practice Tonight at 6pm at Brother Rice!!!

2008-01-31 16:59:51   

Practice Tuesday @ 6pm at Brother Rice

2008-01-29 17:23:27    We will condition and then watch films tonight at practice!

Practice Tuesday @ 6pm at Brother Rice

2008-01-29 17:23:23    We will condition and then watch films tonight at practice!