World Series: New York Beats the Defending Champs

     By Sean Axon     The New York Yankees captured their 27th World Series title defeating last year’s Champs, the  Philadelphia Phillies.      New York won game two, three, four, and finally game six to send the Phillies back to Philadelphia without the trophy and the label of 2009 World... [Read more]

C-Squad Teams: Cuts Being Mended

  By Caity Wilson C-Squad teams are back on for RAL. Last year, pending district employees said that an budget cutting option would be to eliminate C-squads. To solve that problem, certain changes have been made.  “We weren’t going to have C-squad teams because the budget cuts took away too much... [Read more]

Equestrian Team: Riders Hope to Trot Their Way to State Champions Once Again

BY Jane Forman For those interested in business, there’s DECA, for those who like giving back to their community, there’s Key Club, and for those who enjoy being outside, there’s FFA. Just to name a few. And for those who ride horses, there’s Equestrian Club.  The Castle Rock Equestrian Club... [Read more]

Wrap up Tennis, Soccer. VB, Golf, and Swim: End of Fall Season Sports

By Sullivan Carter  2009 fall sports were a turn around point for RAL sports. Four out of the seven teams had players who went to state for the jacks; football, volleyball, tennis, and cross country. Girls swimming advanced to districts and boy’s golf and girl’s soccer did not advance to any post... [Read more]

Winter Sports: Jacks Hold High Hopes for All Teams

  By Sullivan Carter Returning seniors will be a big part of this years winter sports. Last year, our winter teams consisted of many juniors and sophomores but, this year, we are more educated and have much more veterans. In wrestling, there will be four returning state veterans: William Yordy 12 at... [Read more]

Honoring Our Athletes: Fall Sports Banquet

By Kendra Shine The fall sports season has wrapped up and athletes have been honored for their athletic excellence by their teammates and coaches. The Fall Sports Banquet was held Nov 9 at RAL.  Athletes met with their teammates, parents, and coaches in different rooms around the school. Volleyball... [Read more]

Girls Bowling: Start of the New Year A Success

By Jossie Ingram Girls bowling is off to a good start this year. The RAL Girls’ bowling team are two year district champs, followed by state both years. They placed fourth in state all four years that they have been a team. Ms. Slechta has been the RAL girls bowling coach for five years. “There is... [Read more]

Football Makes State Playoffs: Jacks Make History

By Alyssa Ball      RAL students stormed the field on Friday the 6th after our football team won the playoff game, sending us to state for the first time in RAL history. It was a close win 16 to 14, but the Jacks gave it their all and it definitely paid off.       “This was one of the best... [Read more]

Set, Bump, Smash: Volleyball to State

  By Caity Wilson “I’ve got it!” Jump up, smash the ball, and the crowd goes wild. The Jills proved themselves worthy of getting to state. “We were looked at as the underdogs at state and we proved that we deserved to be there and could compete with the other teams,” said Jennifer Godinho,... [Read more]

On to State!: The Girls XC Report

By Allison Zoe Schneider In 1975, RAL’s Bruce Green was the first to cross the finish line at the State Cross Country Championships. In 1981, RAL’s Lisa Impola broke the finish tape at the District 4 Cross Country Championships. And now, in 2009, RAL’s Dani Eggleston 10 claimed the District title... [Read more]

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