MacArthur @ Rochester varsity football on 9/3 canceled due to covid protocol in Mac program.
Rockets will play at 8A Loyola Academy in Wilmette at 3 pm on Saturday.
Last night's girls soccer sectional win over Mahomet-Seymour was Coach Kutscher's 200th win with the girls soccer program. He now has 501 career victories between coaching Rocket boys and girls soccer.
The Rockets 4 x 800 team (Nichols, B. Zeibert, A. Zeibert, C. Zeibert) are state champions! Colleen Zeibert closed a 40 meter gap on the anchor leg to bring home the title for the Rockets.
Hannah Tinder and Jenna Dorman competed in the 3 point showdown at sectionals. Hannah made 7 to finish in 4th out of 16 shooters. Jenna made 9, good for 2nd place and a trip to the state finals next Saturday at ISU!
Colleen Zeibert finishes 2nd in state in the 800, setting a new PR and RHS school record of 2:13.83. Brooke Zeibert finishes 9th with a time of 2:22.00. Congrats to the Zeibert sisters!
Rocket girls cross country finishes in 5th place in state as a team, and Colleen Zeibert finishes 15th individually. The girls also won the IHSA sportsmanship award. Congratulations ladies and coaches!
Four Rocket football players sign their NLIs today to play college football next fall:
B Buckles (IC)
A Huet (IC)
I Lichtenberger (McKendree)
G Wisecup (Aurora)
Rocket baseball wins the regional championship! Eli Carlson pitches a three hit complete game shut out for the Rockets. Play in the Lincoln Sectional on Wednesday at 4:30 pm.
Colleen Zeibert sets the RHS school record in the 3200 meter run tonight at the girls track meet in Pana, running it in 11:10. Congratulations, Colleen!
Boys basketball defeats Civic Memorial in OT, 51-38. They end the regular season with a 17-14 record, securing their first winning season since 2007-2008!
Rocket girls basketball wins their 7th regional title in the last 8 post seasons with a 31-23 victory over Southeast. They will play in the Lincoln Sectional on Tuesday night at 7:30.
Final score: Loyola Academy 56, Rockets 7. Super proud of Coach Leonard, staff, and players for stepping up to a challenge that very few other teams/coaches would've accepted.
Boys basketball loses by 2 in the regional to Springfield, 46-44. Thank you, players and coaches, for an exciting season. Looking forward to building on this effort next year!
Logan Wilson and Canon Bruce competed in the sectional 3 point showdown in Danville. Logan made 13 to win the sectional and advance to state next weekend in Champaign!
Girls track has two CS8 champions: Brooke Zeibert in the 800 (2:23) and Colleen Zeibert in the 1600 (5:02.8). Colleen's time is a new RHS and CS8 conference meet record.
Girls basketball defeats Pleasant Plains 40-38. Emma Dixon putback basket with 2.5 seconds remaining gives the Rockets the win to move to 7-5 overall on the season.
Boys basketball defeats Southeast 59-48 in their CS8 opener at the BOS Center. It's the Rockets' first win over Southeast in boys bball since joining the CS8 in 2010.
Five RHS athletes signed their NLIs today: S. Reynolds - Greenville, J. Anderson - SEMO, T. Heineman - SW Baptist, D. Henrikson - Taylor U., T. Bartucu - UIS
Rocket baseball alum Tyler Fitzgerald starting at second base tonight for the Giants vs the Brewers in their spring training game. Can be seen now on . No subscription required.
Girls soccer overcomes a 1-0 halftime deficit and defeats Springfield 2-1 to win the regional championship. They'll play Tuesday at 4:30 in the Glenwood Sectional.
Three Rochester Senior athletes will be signing today at 2 pm in the RHS media center:
Hank Beatty - Illinois
Lauren Bloom - Culver-Stockton
Tori Taylor - Wash U
Huge day for Rocket spring sports:
Softball and girls soccer both win regional titles over Springfield High, C. Zeibert qualifies for state in 800 and 1600 (sectional champ) and P. Garland-Sutter qualifies for state in boys tennis!