Boys Basketball Home Opener

After winning the Meath Park tournament Dec. 10-11, the undefeated RJC boys basketball team hosted Birch Hills this week in their home opener. The full house was treated to an exciting, closely contested affair that went right down to the wire. RJC led by 7 at half by pounding the paint and attacking the rim. However, Birch Hills closed the gap and took a one point lead late, due to their relentless fast-break offense. Unable to score on the final possession, RJC was forced to foul with 2 seconds on the clock and had to settle for a 2 point defeat. The team takes a 3-1 record into the Christmas break and is looking forward to putting in the hard work to continually improve in the new year.

Dan attacks the basket in the post

David Battles for Rebounding Position in the Paint

Evan Works Hard to Stop Perimter Ball Penetration

Joey Fan Running the Break for an Uncontested Lay-up

Jordan Takes it Hard to the Cup

Luke Skies for the Weak-side Board

Luke Scores a Quick-Hitter Behind the Birch Hills Defenders

Mike Surveys the Court

Parker Releases a Soft Floater in the Lane

RJC sets up their Big Defense

Girls Play Hockey too!

Girls play hockey too! Erin plays defense on the local Rosthern MsConducts Midget/Bantam team. This MsConducts include girls from the wider Valley area. The MsConducts hold the first place spot in their league. The league includes teams from Canwood all the way to Canora. Home games are played on Sunday afternoons at 4:15 at the Rosthern Jubilee Center if you ever want to check out the action!

Erin plays solid defense for the team.

Erin rushes the net.

Girls Basketball vs Langham

RJC ladies had their season opening basketball game at home against Langham on Dec 8. Our girls had a strong performance and won partly due to a dominating first half. This is a great start for our new team! We have one more game before the break: 4:00 on Tuesday Dec 14 at Saskatoon Christian School. Let's keep up the momentum!

Nicole

Hillary

Hailey

Alannah

Kayla

Kirsten

Emily

Tracy

Wheat Kings Hockey

The Rosthern Midget Wheat Kings continued their winning ways with convincing wins over both Langham and Hague.

Ryan carries the puck up his wing as centerman Michael turns to join him on the rush.

Sam pins the Langham forward against the boards.

Paul outhustles the Langham player to the puck .

Brendan clears the puck.

Jared looks to pass the puck to a teammate as he crosses the Langham blue line.

Luke keeps his body between the Langham forward and the puck as Sam looks on from in front of his own net.

Jamieson eyes the top corner as he is left alone in the Langham slot to shoot on net.

Michael cuts past the Langham defender with the puck.

Fall sports Windup

On December 1, we celebrated the accomplishments of our Fall sports teams here at RJC. Our small student body was able to compete in seven different fall sports! We fielded teams in 6 man football, boys and girls volleyball, boys and girls soccer, as well as golf, and cross country. This means that approximately 80% of RJC students took the opportunity to be part of a team and experience the benefits of a healthy, active, lifestyle with their peers. It must also be said that we did not just compete, but we excelled as well. Six of our teams represented RJC at their respective provincial championships, while the Seventh was 1 point away. Congratulations are in order for all the hard work and effort that our students put in throughout the fall to accomplish their goals as a team. Thanks to all our coaches as well who put in the countless hours necessary to ensure that our students had a great RJC sporting experience. We now turn our sights to the Winter sports season. Please see our calendar and come support our Basketball, Curling, and Community Hockey teams throughout the months to come.

The Longhorns football captains reminisce about their season.

The Girls Soccer Captains recall some humorous moments during their season.

What better way to celebrate excellence in Sport than by eating some tasty Donuts!

Rosthern Wheatkings vs Beardy's

The Rosthern Midget Wheat Kings continued their strong start by defeating the visiting Beardy's Blackhawks 8-1.

Paul eyes his opponent as he cuts off his path to the Rosthern goal.

Centerman Michael splits the defence and sets up for a great scoring opportunity.

Brendan looks to pass the puck to a team mate in the Beardy's corner as the Wheat kings control the play.

Tyler spots an open lane right down the middle of the ice and into the Beardy's zone.

Luke clears the puck up to his winger after beating his man to the puck behind the Rosthern net.

Sam makes a strong defensive play, stopping the Beardy's player in his tracks.

This Wheat King line controls the play as Jamieson carries the puck behind the net while linemates BJ and Jared wait for a pass.

Tyler carries the puck deep into the opposition end and looks to center the puck to Jamieson.

Luke looks up ice to move the puck quickly to teammate Ryan.

Ryan is sent in all alone on a breakaway!

Jared makes a good pass from the boards to Michael.

Ryan outmuscles the Beardy's player along the boards and gains control of the puck.

Boys Regional Volleyball Playoffs

On Nov. 19-20, the boys volleyball team travelled to Strasbourg and Govan to participate in the East Regional for the 3A category. The boys started off slowly, dropping their first match to Kelvington. The boys then went on a bacon fueled run, winning their next 3 matches to put them into the semifinals against eventual provincial champions, Wakaw. The boys fought valiantly, giving Wakaw their toughest test of the tournament, but lost in 2 sets to the Wakaw powerhouse. This put the boys in the bronze medal game against Kelvington, with a trip to provincials on the line. The boys split the first two hard fought games, and were up 24-22 in the final set, before Kelvington came back to defeat the boys 28-26, and end what was a very competitive season for the boys.

Jordan attacks the ball at the net.

Vichael and Alain showing off their blocking skills.

Parker admiring the roundness of the ball.

David swinging away while his hair flows in the breeze.

Mike goes after a net ball.

Matt showing off his new and improved serve.

A look of intense concentration.

Alain goes up for the kill.

Ryan with the stellar pass.

Luke takes off on the attack.