Volleyball falls to Hannibal in districts
Tonight, Oct. 23, the RBHS volleyball team played in the district championship against longtime rival, Hannibal. Hannibal defeated RBHS 25-21, 25-13 and 25-21. After smashing Hickman High School yesterday in their first game of districts 25-17 and 25-3, Bruin girls looked forward to furthering their post season journey. Their intensity flared even before the match [...]
Volleyball triumphs over tough competition
It was a late night for the RBHS volleyball team tonight, Oct. 15, as they faced the Francis Howell Vikings. Both the JV and varsity teams played three sets as a result of tough competition from their opponents. JV started the night off on a high note, winning their first set by a large margin, [...]
Volleyball JV girls pull through, varsity falters
Jefferson City played host to the Bruin girls volleyball team this afternoon, Oct. 11, when the Bruins boarded a bus and headed south for a match against the Blair Oaks Falcons. Though they were away from home court, the girls predicted they would be bringing home another win for the Bruins. The JV team went [...]
Varsity volleyball defeats Hannibal
After a long and strenuous effort by the girls varsity volleyball team, they finally emerged victorious against the Hannibal Pirates tonight, winning two out of the three games played 27-25, 21-25 and 25-18. Fueled by shouts of encouragement from both teammates and stand dwellers, the Bruins refused to give up, as the games for the [...]
Helias brings tough competition for Bruins
Last night, Sept. 27, the girls varsity volleyball team suffered a loss on the home court to Helias, one of their toughest rivals. This came as a devastating blow after going undefeated in last weekend’s tournament, the Troy Invitational. During the first set of the match against the Helias Lady Crusaders, the Bruins fell behind [...]
Volleyball girls pull through tough competition, gaining another two successes
The girls JV and Varsity volleyball teams played Fatima at home tonight, Sept. 17th, bringing home another two wins for RBHS. These were no easy victories; the girls had to play hard in order to keep their leads. “I think we played really well as a team,” varsity player, senior Katelyn Race said. “Everyone was [...]
Volleyball beats Kewpies with landslide victory
The JV team finished its second match with a landslide victory, 25-10. “It was our first away game so in general we played pretty good,” junior Annah Webber said. “I think it was a great game, but also a great learning experience because we got to see how it is off of our home court.” Varsity [...]
Volleyball gets first win of the season
The RBHS varsity volleyball team walks away from the Sept. 6 match against Boonville with their first win of the season. By Patrick Smith
Volleyball faces tough loss to Jays
The girls volleyball team played at home tonight against the Jeff City Lady Jays. Though JV and varsity both lost their matches, their efforts proved a step in the right direction. The players “made a significant improvement in what was going on in the court over the Ozark match a few nights ago,” Head Coach Robin [...]
Volleyball girls work for spots on the team
After losing its matches against Ozark and Jefferson City, the JV volleyball team hit its stride going 10-2-1. The Bruins focused on maintaining their perfect record at home and finished out the season 12-4. “We’re making a lot of improvement from the first game; we have come a long way,” junior Erica Beck said mid-October. [...]
Girls’ volleyball season ends at districts
Bruin volleyball entered the districts tournament with a 25-6 record Oct. 25. The girls played against Troy Buchanan in the first game, barely edging them out, 25-23. “We felt like we needed to step it up for Hannibal,” senior Nici Thaler said. “But we were just really pumped for the next week.” They moved on to the [...]
Change in coaching facilitates ideas of intensity
The girls’ volleyball team’s 2011 season has been full of new situations. New coaches, new ways to practice and almost a whole new team underscore a year that has been all about intensity. “The coaches are brand new, and we have a lot of underclassmen on varsity,” junior Maddy Jones said. “The way things are [...]
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