Rapids Raptors Youth Football and Cheer

10/08/2026

📊 THE CISM $8 FAMILY CHALLENGE LEADERBOARD IS LIVE! 📊

We are 9 days away from our Charity Event on Saturday, October 17, and the race is officially ON!

Check out the chart below to see where your athlete's squad sits. Right now, we have a total of 10 out of 115 families participating across the whole program.

🦖 Which squad is going to hit 100% first?

Will it be our 3rd/4th grade Silver and Black squads, or our 5th/6th grade White, Maroon, and Silver teams? Don't let your team sit at the bottom of the board!

For just $8, your family directly funds local crisis care and stress management resources for our area heroes.

🟢 Secure your team's point right now from our website: https://wrraptors.org/CurrentCharity
🟢 Or hand cash/checks to your team parent or coach at practice tonight!

👇 Tag a fellow team parent in the comments who needs to get their donation in! Please SHARE this post to get the trash talk started! 😂👇

10/06/2026

The cheerleaders have been working hard learning 42 cheers, stunts, and a halftime routine! Check them out!

10/01/2026

🚨 RAPTORS NATION: THE $8 FAMILY CHALLENGE! 🚨

Mark your calendars for Saturday, October 17 for our CISM Charity Event supporting crisis care and mental health for our local first responders! 🚒🚑

🟢 The Good News:
Thanks to our amazing sponsors, the green game day football socks and cheerleading bows are 100% paid for and donated! Every single football player and cheerleader will receive their item.

💚 Our Goal: 100% Family Participation!
Because the gear is already covered, 100% of your donation goes directly to the charity.
We are asking every Raptors family to personally donate just $8 to sponsor their own athlete. While businesses got us the gear, this is our chance as families to stand together and make a real impact.
For less than the price of lunch, your family can fund local mental health resources. Let's make sure every household is represented!

💳 How to donate your $8:
👉 Turn in cash or checks to your team parent, coach or a board member
👉 Donate Online with our CISM Campaign: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/donate-to-critical-incident-stress-management-cism

👇 Drop a 💚 below to show your support!

09/21/2026

💚 CHARITY GAMES 💚

This year, the Rapids Raptors & Cheer are proud to support the Wood County Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) Team.

CISM provides peer support, crisis intervention, and stress debriefing for emergency service personnel, first responders, and support workers following traumatic incidents.

Show your support by purchasing a T-shirt or Sweatshirt!

👉 Shop here! Orders due by: Sept. 30.
https://www.customink.com/g/bnn0-00d3-pfx4

Thank you for supporting our Raptors community and those who support our first responders! 💚

I'm organizing our Custom Ink order. You can pay me online. Thanks!

09/21/2026

⏰️ Practice Time Reminder! ⏰️

This week:

Monday 09/21 – 5:00-6:30pm (Skills/Drills)
Tuesday 09/22 – 5:00-6:30pm (Team)
Thursday 09/24 – 5:00-6:30pm (Team)

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09/18/2026

Last night we had Katie Czys come and talk with Raptors about mental health and what CISM is. We learned that even the professionals can have bad days and that everyone needs help at times. Katie did a great job keeping everyone engaged and answering questions.
https://wrraptors.org/CurrentCharity

09/15/2026

Guardian Caps were donated to Raptors, earlier this year, by Mike Evans and Julianne Esser in memory of their son Conrad. We are incredibly thankful for their generosity and for helping keep our athletes just a little bit safer. Here are a couple game day pictures with our athletes putting them to use.

09/14/2026

Due to impending storms practice tonight (skills & drills) is cancelled.

09/14/2026

Let's kick off our 2026 charity with a bang. Join the Rapids Raptors Youth Football & Cheer Program as we come together to raise awareness for Mental Health and show our support for those who may be struggling.

🏈📣 Guest Speaker: Katie Czys - Clinical Supervisor & Coordinator @ CISM:
📍 Practice Field by the Trailer
📅 Thursday, September 17th @ 6:45pm
‼️ Practice will end early and athletes will come with their coaches to the trailer area. Parents please come early for pickup at the trailer.

Most importantly, let's use this kick-off to remind one another that asking for help is a sign of strength, not weakness. 🦋