Basketball ‘left it all out there’ in last game of districts
Last night, the Bruins battled the Hickman High School Kewpies for the District nine championship title and a chance to move on through post-season. Despite putting up a valiant fight, the Bruins came up four points short in a heartbreaking game, 62-66. Going into the championship game, the RBHS boys had played the Kewpies two [...]
Bruins dominate home game against Bulldogs
The boys basketball team could not have asked for a better ending to their game against Central High School-Springfield Feb. 4 after defeating the Bulldogs 93-39. Stepping onto home court with the crowd cheering them on, the boys began the first quarter with ease and after several minutes of play, stood poised to take not [...]
Bruins defeat neighboring Jefferson City Jays
On Jan. 29, the RBHS Bruins played the Jefferson City Jays on home court. The Bru Crew-deemed “White trash” night provided an interesting crowd for the Bruins, with people dressed in wife beaters, tight jeans, boots and more. In the tough atmosphere, the RBHS boys were able to come through with a 70-46 win against [...]
Bruins aim for redemption at shootout
Tonight, Jan. 27, the boys basketball team played the Washington Blue Jays at Mizzou Arena in the annual MFA Oil-Break Time Shootout, where they defeated the Blue Jays 76-51. This shootout was a fundraiser for the Show-Me State Games and brought together 10 of Missouri’s top high school basketball teams to play under one roof. [...]
Boys basketball to join MFA Oil-Breaktime Shootout
This Sunday, Jan. 27, 12 of Missouri’s top high school basketball teams will come together at Mizzou Arena for the annual MFA Oil-Break Time Shootout. This event is a fundraiser for the Show-Me State Games and celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, making it the longest-standing fundraiser for the Games. This event was originally held [...]
Bruins fall short in third overtime to Kewpies
On Tuesday, Jan. 22, the RBHS Bruins played the Hickman High School Kewpies for the second time this year. After losing the first game 48-55 to the Kewpies, the Bruins lost the second game with a heartbreaking score of 74-78. This cross-town rivalry has been going on for many years, and last night, the rivalry [...]
Basketball teams face rival, host supper
After losing their first match-up against their biggest rival, the RBHS boys basketball team will play Hickman High School tonight at 7:00 p.m. at home. Though the game could have a slight effect on district seeding when it comes time for the district playoffs, athletics director Jen Mast said the game is important mainly because [...]
Boys Basketball Week 8 (7-5)
Boys Basketball Week 8 (7-5) Smith-Cotton Tournament: RBHS v. East Kansas City High School, 76-52 RBHS v. Branson High School, 68-54 RBHS v. Parkview High School, 58-55 Games for the Bruins’ culminated at the end of the week in the Smith-Cotton Tournament, held at Smith-Cotton High School. Beginning the tournament on Thursday was the boys’ [...]
Boys basketball suffers loss in first round of tournament, guaranteed fifth
Hoping for a late Christmas present, the Bruin’s boys basketball team tried to battle their way to the championship of the 2012 Joe Machens Great Eight Classic earlier this afternoon, Dec. 27. At the start of the tournament, the Bruins wished to repeat as Great Eight Champions, previously beating Arlington, Ohio 46-39 in the championship [...]
Diets give teams health standards
A fancy breakfast of pancakes with syrup and powdered sugar is the furthest thing from ideal for junior basketball player Jackson Dubinksi. For his first meal instead, he blends up a protein shake and sits it next to his balanced meal of cereal, oatmeal and fruit every morning. These choices may not sound too satisfying [...]
Shared season poses challenges, new gym offers solution
As the girls’ basketball team begins its season with the title of state champions, it is no question the girls have high hopes. While the season gets under way, the girls prepare to have another memorable schedule, as the boys’ team has its eye on making history as well. “What the girls did last year [...]
Bruins smash through with win
The RBHS boys basketball team played at home tonight against the Southwest High School Indians. With a record of 1-1, the boys were motivated to push through for their third match-up and win again. The JV team set the tone for the night by bringing in their sixth consecutive victory, which was incentive for varsity [...]
Boys basketball suffers first loss
After beginning the season strong with a 58-44 victory over East High School at the Jack Bush Tip Off Classic in Kansas City on Friday, the RBHS varsity boys basketball team traveled across town to Columbia College to compete in the Norm Stewart Classic against Christian Brothers College. Hoping to further their winning streak, the [...]
Boys basketball pulls away with win in opener
On Friday, Nov. 30, the RBHS boys basketball team traveled to Kansas City to play in its first tournament of the year, with its first game of the season against East Kansas City. The Bruins came out firing in the first half, showing the Bears what the Bruins were made of early, but as the [...]
Go East, young man: Bruin basketball player to switch schools
Next winter the boys basketball team will be missing one of their starters. A key player on the team, junior Travis Jorgensen has decided to transfer to the New Hampton School, a private secondary day and boarding school in New Hampton, N.H. Earlier last fall, Jorgenson has made an oral commitment to play for the University of Missouri [...]
Boys basketball falls to Nixa by four points
A palpable sense of urgency enveloped the gym as the Bruins (24-4) prepared for their quarterfinal game against Nixa High School (28-1) in Springfield on Saturday, March 3, hoping to take after the Lady Bruins and bring home a win. Playing after the Bruins girls’ win, the boys had the energy going into the game, [...]
Boys basketball defeats Rolla, moves on to quarterfinals
Just like the game last Friday night against Hickman, the boys basketball team stepped onto the court for the sectional game only minutes after their fellow Bruin girls basketball team’s victory in Rolla. Both teams dominated sectionals, with the Bruin boys (24-4) beating Rolla (19-8) 72-47, also winning the sectional title. Although the boys ended with a [...]
Bruins continue in postseason action Wednesday
Coming off of a district championship, defeating Hickman 70-49, this past Friday, the boys basketball team prepares for its sectional game at 7:45 p.m. tomorrow against Rolla (19-9) on the Bulldogs’ stomping grounds. The Bruins hope to control the momentum of the game as they did during their had a successful district tournament run, where [...]
Boys’ basketball beats Hickman, moves to regionals
This season, the boys’ basketball team (22-4) met its cross-town rivals, Hickman High School (15-10) for the first time Dec. 15, and the Bruins beat the Kewpies, 46-26. On Jan. 24, the Bruins and Kewpies faced each other for a second time, and again, Bruins dominated the game, winning 64-50. Exactly one month later, on [...]
Boys basketball clobbers Smith-Cotton, advances to district championship
After a first-round bye in the district tournament, the top-seeded RBHS boys basketball team (21-4) crushed host Smith-Cotton (9-17) yesterday in the district semifinal game by a score of 63-17. “We had already beat [Smith-Cotton] once this season, so we didn’t expect to lose,” senior point guard Corey Haith said. “But we still had to [...]
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