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Rensselaer School
Rensselaer is a small town in Northwestern Indiana, and is home to 6,096 loyal Bomber fans. This rural town is halfway between Indianapolis and Chicago. The local college, St. Joseph College, was once a place where the Chicago Bears held training camps. Rensselaer is one for the books; they have schools, farmlands, and sports. Rensselaer takes pride in their sports, which are numerous and varied.

Sports
Rensselaer has many things to offer at their school, besides traditional education. They offer nine sporting activities at the high school. They are Football, Baseball, Boys/Girls Basketball, Boys/Girls Soccer, Boys/Girls Tennis, Softball, Volleyball, Boys/Girls Swimming, Wrestling, Boys/Girls Cross Country and Boys/Girls Track. The school has plenty of sports options open when it comes to playing on high school the high school level. As the school succeeds, it has gone higher in division rankings. The baseball program started out 2A, For the 2006-2007 school year they were bumped to 3A. The reason why a school goes up in division is due to how many male, or female students attend the school. This does not happen with every sport, at Rensselaer, the football team is 2A, along with the Tennis, Swimming, Wrestling, Cross Country, and Track. Soccer, Baseball, Softball, Volleyball, and Basketball are all 3A sports. Rensselaer does not have numerous state championships, but they are known for there sportsmanship. Rensselaer excels in all of these events, especially the football and track programs.

Football
Rensselaer Central is known for many things, but mostly football. Rensselaer takes pride in their football program and tries to succeed regardless of the obstacles. In the past five years Rensselaer has won 5 sectional titles, and 2 regional titles. In 2009, Rensselaer Central went to semi-state, where they played valiantly against Fort Wayne Luers, but were ultimately defeated 21-52. In 2010, Rensselaer had gone undefeated all the way up to the semi-state game. Following the Regional, which was won 35-28, against the Bremen Lions. The Bremen Lions were 9-3 before they were beaten for their fourth loss, which ended there run for a state championship. This lead to Rensselaer advancing to the semi-state game against the Fort Wayne Luers again. Luers, a traditionally tough team, were 13-1, heading into semi-state, ranking number 2 in the state right behind the Rensselaer Bombers, who were ranked number one. This was a game that one could say to be clash of the titans; A number one team versus a number two team, two of the best teams in the state going head to head. The Fort Wayne Luers ended up beating the Rensselaer Bombers in this semi-state game 21-42.

Baseball
Rensselaer Baseball has had rough patches throughout the years, but continues to persevere. In recent years, they have concentrated on rebuilding their program. The team began to turn around in 2010, when Rensselaer had 11-12 season. Unfortunately, Rensselaer would end up losing to Griffith 7-3 in the first round of Sectionals. Rensselaer has hired a new head coach for the 2011-2012 season, Ed Schlueter, a St. Joseph's College Graduate, who also played baseball for the Saint Joe Pumas. Rensselaer's Baseball Team will open up their 2011-2012 season on March 31,2012, against rival school Kankakee Valley Kougars.

Saint Joseph's College
Saint Joseph's College has 1,033 students that attend its wonderful campus. Most of the students that attend Saint Joe are there for the fine athletic program. . Saint Joe has several sports; Baseball, Softball, Boys/Girls Track, Boys/Girls Tennis, Boys/Girls Golf, Boys/Girls Cross Country, Football, Volleyball, Boys/Girls Basketball, and Boys/Girls Soccer. Saint Joe is mostly known for their Baseball program, because of the coaching staff. They are in NCAA Division 2, and in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. Saint Joe offers 26 majors, 32 minors, 4 group majors, and 9 pre-professional programs; Saint Joe also has 2 master's programs.

Track & Field
Rensselaer's Track & Field is 2A, and is running towards another track season. Rensselaer's Boy's Track Team is coached by Daniel Yeager, who is also the Rensselaer Central Middle Schools Cross Country coach, and a Saint Joseph's College Graduate. Dan Yeager Graduated from Saint Joseph's with his teaching degree, and is currently teaching at Van Rensselaer Elementary School. The Girls Track coach is Linda Kaufman. Miss Kaufman is also the Girl's Varsity Volleyball coach and Middle School Physical Education Teacher. In 2010, Rensselaer had a senior graduate by the name of Braylon Gagnon. He is currently on the Indiana State University Track and Field Team. Braylon is a Discus Thrower for Indiana State, but did not compete in the 2011 season. In the 2010-2011 seasons the Rensselaer Girl's Track Team had Chelsea Meeks advance to the State Meet in Discus Throwing. She placed 5th at the state meet, and is only a junior for Rensselaer. She will be returning, and great things are expected for the upcoming season.

Cross Country
Rensselaers Cross Country teams won the Sectional tournament in 2011, and are bringing back some exceptional runners for the 2012 season. Veteran runners, John Urbano, and Sam Madson will be leading the boy’s team after Trent Nagel, a senior at Rensselaer, graduates in June. The Girl's Cross Country team is bringing back some other great runners. Standouts, Rachel Dobson, and Morgan Garrity. These four young people will be running for Coach Sid Dobson until graduation. Sid Dobson is the Varsity Boys/Girls Cross Country coach, and is Rensselaer Middle Schools 7th and 8th grade Wrestling coach.