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Bulldogs’ Eggers breaks 39-year school record for 400

2 days ago | rblandmark.com | Bill Stone

Riverside Brookfield High School senior Jorie Eggers needed a break from the 400-meter run during her 2024 girls track and field season. “I struggled with my confidence in running the 400 so I switched over to 300 (low) hurdles towards the end of the season,” Eggers responded. Eggers has returned to the 400 with a run for the ages May 1. Her second-place 59.95 seconds at the Oak Forest Invitational broke a 39-year school record.
Second chance for LTHS gymnasts with state berth

2 days ago | rblandmark.com | Bill Stone

Lyons Township High School junior TJ Carr and senior Jack Michaelson received the text from boys gymnastics coach Sam Zeman on Thursday morning still somewhat in disbelief. In roughly 14 hours, the Lions went from being the highest-scoring sectional team not to make the 10-team Illinois High School Gymnastics Coaches Association state meet to then the last team to advance for Saturday’s competition at Hoffman Estates. “It was a roller coaster,” Carr said. “(Michaelson and I) were sitting in class.
Graziano, Brown, Shell leave mark on LTHS badminton team

2 days ago | rblandmark.com | Bill Stone

Despite attending different schools for eighth grade, Lyons Township High School seniors Simone Brown, Mia Graziano and Audrey Shell still became acquainted just before entering high school. “The funny thing is we had a (world history) summer school class together before our freshman year,” Brown said.
Freshmen fit right into RBHS softball’s winning ways

1 week ago | rblandmark.com | Bill Stone

Riverside Brookfield High School’s Amelia Pytel impressively handles the challenges of being a freshman pitcher on varsity. Her 16 strikeouts in the Bulldogs’ 3-2 victory at rival Lyons Township, Friday, marks already her fourth outing with double-digit strikeouts. “I think it’s more of a mental game than anything. You have to trust your defense and things will go good,” Pytel said. “I’m happy for us as a team.
Energy, fun a winning combo for RB girls lacrosse seniors

2 weeks ago | rblandmark.com | Bill Stone

Senior Samantha Gibbs currently can count the Riverside Brookfield High School girls lacrosse team victories over four varsity seasons on one hand. What she and a huge senior class continues to receive from each other, however, is priceless. “We’ve always had fun playing lacrosse. It’s never been about the winning for us,” Gibbs said. “We’ve always had fun during practice and that carries on to the games.
Nazareth grad West drafted by San Francisco 49ers

2 weeks ago | rblandmark.com | Bill Stone

Nazareth Academy head football coach Tim Racki gladly attended another special NFL draft party this past weekend. Chaddrian “CJ” West, a 2020 Nazareth graduate, was selected in the fourth round by the San Francisco 49ers with the 113th overall pick Saturday. The 49ers were 6-11 in 2024 after losing to the Chiefs in Super Bowl LVIII the previous season. West, a 6-foot-1, 316-pound defensive tackle, is coming off an outstanding season for Indiana University.
Hauser STEAM teacher heading to Smithsonian

2 weeks ago | rblandmark.com | Gregg Voss

David Hanke is already more than empowered to teach his STEAM classes at Riverside’s Hauser Junior High. STEAM, by the way, stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics. That’s thanks to 12 years working at the Field Museum in Chicago. But he’ll be a changed man come this fall, changed for the betterment of his students, and himself.
Hall of Fame honor worth the wait for Zubor

2 weeks ago | rblandmark.com | Bill Stone

Because of misdirected mail, Mark Zubor waited extra weeks to find out he had been inducted into the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) Hall of Fame. Considering it’s been nearly 60 years since Zubor last played competitively, the former longtime Riverside resident was ecstatic to finally receive the much-deserved honor. “Absolutely. It’s almost more surprising the older you are, something like this happening,” Zubor said.
RBHS boys lacrosse building toward the postseason

3 weeks ago | rblandmark.com | Bill Stone

Ben Lupfer is among many seniors who has seen the Riverside Brookfield High School boys lacrosse program come a long way. With the Bulldogs in their fourth varsity season, He has lived the program’s growing pains and progress since day one as a freshman. “It’s grown a lot. [RBHS coach Joe Urbanski] has done everything he can to bring this program up,” Lupfer said. “We’ve brought a lot of guys up and this year our team’s looking really good. We’ve got all of our guys coming back from last year.
Fed cuts target Brookfield Zoo

4 weeks ago | rblandmark.com | Gregg Voss

The federal Department of Government Efficiency has notified Brookfield Zoo that $78,000 in funding for a bio-diversity and animal welfare program has been cut, POLITICO’s Illinois Playbook reported April 15. The POLITICO story noted that much of the funding for that program has already been delivered to the zoo.