Category: Richmond-Burton

  • Central, Wilmot, Badger share tennis crown

    By Dan Truttschel~Sports Correspondent A second-place finish by the slimmest of margins couldn’t keep the Wilmot boys tennis team from bringing home a share of this year’s Southern Lakes Conference title. Westosha Central won the SLC Tournament crown May 17 with 23.5 points, just ahead of the Panthers’ 23. Badger was third with 18.5. Central,…

  • Lady Rockets’ golf team makes first-evertrip to state

    By Todd Rohde~SPORTS CORRESPONDENT The Richmond-Burton girls’ golf team has plenty to be proud about, as they closed out a record-setting season by placing ninth overall out of 12 teams in their first-ever state appearance as a team. The Lady Rockets came in ninth with a two-day team score of 754 at the IHSA Class…

  • Centegra invites community to fourth annual Northwest Trail Run

    Centegra Health Bridge Fitness Center invites runners to join the fourth annual Northwest Trail Run Sunday, Nov. 10 at Veteran Acres Park in Crystal Lake. The 10-mile run will begin at 8:30 a.m. and the five-mile walk and run will start at 8:45 a.m. The event, which is presented by McHenry County Orthopaedics, Star 105.5,…

  • Rockets’ rally falls short in loss to North Boone

    By Todd Rohde~SPORTS CORRESPONDENT The Richmond-Burton football team has really come into their own and has played some of their best football of the season over the past month or so. Unfortunately though every good team is going to run into a speed bump now and then, and for the Rockets that occurred Oct. 18th.…

  • Rockets get defensive in win over the Royals

    By Todd Rohde-SPORTS CORRESPONDENT It’s quite obvious that a team must be able to put points on the board offensively if they are going to have a chance at coming away with a victory. But all the points in the world aren’t going to be enough to come out on top, unless your defense is…

  • Huge second quarter lifts Woodstock past Johnsburg

    By Todd Rohde SPORTS CORRESPONDENT Coming off of their first victory in 25 games a week ago, the Johnsburg football team was hoping that they could carry that momentum and intensity over into this week and make it two straight. But unfortunately their opponent in Woodstock had other plans of their own, as they were…

  • Huge second quarter lifts Woodstock past Johnsburg

    By Todd Rohde~SPORTS CORRESPONDENT Coming off of their first victory in 25 games a week ago, the Johnsburg football team was hoping that they could carry that momentum and intensity over into this week and make it two straight. But unfortunately their opponent in Woodstock had other plans of their own, as they were determined…

  • Rockets come up short in OT thriller

    By Todd Rohde SPORTS CORRESPONDENT Anyone in attendance at the Richmond-Burton and Genoa-Kingston football game Sept. 13th was treated to a real gem of a performance. That’s because the Rockets and Cogs squared off in a competitive and exciting showdown that kept the fans on the edge of their seats in a game that came…

  • Skyhawks rally back and give the Rams a scare

    By Todd Rohde SPORTS CORRESPONDENT The Johnsburg football team may not have scored a victory yet this season for their efforts out on the gridiron, but they are getting very close with each week that they take the field. With the above in mind, it could be said though that the Skyhawks are undefeated in…

  • Lady Sequoits have a new look on the court

      “I am incredibly optimistic for this season, as we have three to four players in each position who could start in any game making our depth on this team very impressive.” ~ Girls volleyball head coach Jamie Atkinson   By Todd Rohde~SPORTS CORRESPONDENT When the Antioch girls’ volleyball team begins the season, they will have…