Bishop Ireton High School | Archive | April, 2011

Bishop Ireton recognized 8 senior lacrosse players April 21st when the Cardinals hosted Cape Henry Collegiate School from Virginia Beach on Fannon Field.   It was the Dolphins, however, that celebrated a 17-6 win in Alexandria.

The home team got off on the right foot when sophomore Will Chastain buried a pass from classmate Albert Schibani to give Ireton a 1-0 advantage. Senior David Souliotis took  a great pass from junior Patrick Rouin to tie the Dolphins at 2-2.

Cape Henry reeled off 9 of the next 10 goals however to blow the game open during the second and third periods.   Joey Tarantino and Corey Marromattis did much of the damage for the Dolphins during the 9-1 run.

Ireton’s Alex Carpenter scored the lone goal during the visitor’s run, with an assist from Joe Darville.   Junior Max Becker added a tally for the Cards 4th score, Will Chastain garnered his second of the contest and Perry Fabi rounded out the Cardinals offensive output on the day.

The squad will host St Mary’s Ryken, a WCAC powerhouse, on Wednesday, April 27th at 5pm to round out the home regular season schedule before a short trip to Episcopal to challenge the Maroon on Saturday at 1:30pm in the Hummel Bowl.  The Cardinals will host Bishop McNamara on Fannon Field Monday, May 2d as the 2011 WCAC Boys’ Lacrosse Championship tournament gets underway.  The winner of the Ireton-McNamara contest will move on to face top-seeded Gonzaga on the road Tuesday.

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Robert Chastain, flanked by his parents, Jerry and Jen, and Coach Jon Reed (back, left) and principal Tim Hamer (back, right) at the signing ceremony at Bishop Ireton. The long stick middie will play for Division II powerhouse, Limestone College next season.

Senior Robert Chastain signed a national letter of intent to play Division II lacrosse for Limestone College in Gaffney, South Carolina during a ceremony on Tuesday afternoon. The Saints of the Deep South Conference are currently 14-0 among all NCAA Division II programs and are the 2000 and 2002 National Champions.

Chastain, the son of Colonel (Retired) and Mrs. Jerry Chastain, USA, of Alexandria, Virginia, was a three-year letterman for the Cardinals and an Honorable Mention All-WCAC selection in 2009 and 2010 as a defenseman. Robert captained the Bishop Ireton lacrosse team both his junior and senior years, as well as being selected the 2010 most valuable player in defense. He also played LSM/Defense for FuZe Blue Club Team in Loudoun County and was awarded MVP for Rising Juniors in 2009 as well as playing in Ft. Hunt Youth Lacrosse his middle school years. In addition to lacrosse, he was a two-year letterman in football and a four-year letterman in ice hockey, receiving the Alexandria Sportsman Club Athlete of the Month Award in February 2011. He also played goalie eight years for the Northern Virginia Ice Dogs.

At his letter signing ceremony, Robert thanked a number of people. “I’d like to thank my family, my teammates, my teachers, and all the current and former coaches for helping me to develop into the player and person I am today.  I look forward to being a Limestone Saint.”

A 3.2 GPA student, Robert looks forward to majoring in Criminal Justice at Limestone College.

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Senior Anthony Rivers (center) signs with the Wagner Seahawks for football with his family, AD Bill Simmons (back right)principal Tim Hamer (back, center) and Coach Tony Verducci (back, left)

Senior Anthony Rivers signed to play football for Wagner Seahawks Thursday at a ceremony attended by family and wellwishers at Bishop Ireton.  The 5’8″, 185 pound speedster was one of the Cardinals most versatile players, but heads to Staten Island, NY to compete for a cornerback position with Wagner.

“The coaching staff and I are proud of Anthony Rivers and thrilled that he will continue his football playing career at Wagner University.  Anthony was an impact player on and off the field for the Cardinals; respected for his work ethic, football instincts, and joy for the game.” said Bishop Ireton’s head coach, Tony Verducci.

Rivers was a team captain, a three-year varsity player who played offense, defense, and special teams.  He had 4 rushes for 30 yards and a touchdown, 32 pass receptions for 455 yards and three touchdowns.  He was a ferocious tackler with 93 for the year,  including a sack.  He returned kicks for Ireton, 12 times fielding the ball for 385 return yards.

The Alexandria Sportsman’s Club named him their “athlete-of-the-month” in the fall of 2010,  he was selected as the squad’s most valuable player at their year end banquet in November.  The Virginia Independent Schools Football Association selected him as a first team all state defensive back on the strength of his top 5 top ranking in tackles.  He also was among the top 10 in the state for receptions, yards, and kickoff return yards.

“Thank you to all of the Bishop Ireton faculty and staff for providing an academic and supportive environment that allowed me to get to this moment.” commented the beaming senior. “Thanks to Coach Verducci, and the coaching staff for the opportunity to showcase my talents and grow as a football player.  I only wish we could have brought home a title for BI.  I ‘m going to miss playing as a Cardinal!”

The future Seahawk is the son of Mr Eddie Rivers and Mrs Annette Rivers and is from Ft Belvoir, Virginia.

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BJ Townley is one of Ireton's most versatile track athletes, shown here in the long jump.

The varsity track team sent a very small squad down to Fredericksburg this past Saturday for Riverbend High’s first invitational.  The girls nonetheless raced to a 4th place finish while the boys were 10th.

When McLean High School rescheduled their meet to Monday to avoid the forecasted thunderstorms and that threatening weather made it seem to most of the team that no track meets could possibly take place this past weekend.   With some quick work by coaches however, the Riverbend High School’s meet became a Friday afternoon option, after many runners had made other plans.

That didn’t stop Nicole Bond, Shannon Gordon, Ricca Graham, Illeanna Gutierrez, BJ Townley, Sam Ferrara, Arthur Stiers, and Andrew Baehre from  competing and winning a number of medals at the meet.  Nicole Bond continued to show why she is the athlete to beat in the upcoming Catholic and independent schools state championships with wins in both the 100 and 200.  

Shannon Gordon was 3rd in the 100 m hurdles and the high jump.   Ricca Graham and Illeana ( Illy) Guetierrez continue to improve in the sprints, and will be very strong competitors as sophomores.

BJ Townley took 4th in the 300m hurdles after showing real character in the 110 meter highs.   BJ had come into the meet with the number one seed and was all set to validate the ranking  when he fell to the rain slicked track after establishing  a clear lead.  Instead of quitting he got up to finish the race and the junior took it all in stride.  Sam Ferrara finished 5th in the 400.  Arthur Stier finished 5th in the 800 while  Andrew Baehre continues to improve his times in the 100 and 200.
The entire time travels to Bishop McNamara this Saturday afternoon for one final chance to get “relays ready” for the Penn Relays at famous Franklin Field on the campus of the University of Pennsylvannia in Philadelphia.

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Cardinals dug a 7 run hole they could not climb out in a 7-5 setback to VISAA's 5th ranked Saints at St Stephens.

The  Cardinals lost a tough game against cross town rivals St. Stephens and St. Agnes 7-5 on Thursday afternoon.  After falling behind 7-0, a furious sixth inning comeback fell just short as Ireton dropped to 8-4 on the year.

St Stephens scored 6 of their 7 runs in the 4^th inning on just 3 hits as they took advantage of 4 Ireton fielding errors.  Junior pitcher Micki Crouch struck out 10 batters and allowed just 4 hits.

Ireton rallied in the 6^th with back to back singles by Crouch and Heather Pearson. A walk to Meghan Pearson loaded the bases for Katie Kiesner, whose fly ball to center field was dropped, scoring two runs.  Emily Quinn and Megan Sullivan continued the rally with consecutive singles making the score 7-5.   The Cardinals pressed again in the 7^th with a triple by Crouch and a line shot off the bat of Heather Pearson which somehow found the right fielder’s glove.

“We faced a tough pitcher today and suffered through one bad inning,” said coach Terri Pearson.  “Am pleased the girls battled back after getting down.”

The Cardinals have a double header on Monday against Mount Vernon and Edison High schools.

Batting

3B: M Crouch

TB: H Pearson, M Crouch 4, M Sullivan, E Quinn

RBI: K Kiesner 2, E Quinn

ROE: K Kiesner

HBP: M Sullivan

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Head Coach Jon Reed lends a hand with equipment at the Archbishop Carroll game won by the Cardinals 10-1

The Bishop Ireton Men’s lacrosse team welcomed the Good Counsel  Falcons  on Tuesday, April 12, at Fannon Field.  Although the Cardinals battled back in the 4^th quarter, the Falcons prevailed 12-6. In the 1^st quarter, the Cardinal defense of Ricky Baier, Robert Chastain, Theo Daubresse, Jonathan Frishkorn, and Albert Schibani held Good Counsel to four goals.

In the 2d quarter, William Chastain scored BI’s first goal of the day with 3:41 remaining in the 2d quarter assisted by Brandon Attiliis.  At halftime Good Counsel was winning 7-1. The sophomore duo of Will Chastain and Jack Beer, continued to score 5 more goals throughout the 3^rd and 4^th quarter, but it wasn’t enough on this day:  2 more goals for Will Chastain with one assisted by Attiliis, and 3 goals for Jack Beer with 2 assisted by Attiliis and 1 assisted by Frishkorn. 

Brandon Attiliis led the team with 4 assists, Robert Chastain had 4 forced turnovers, Albert Schibani had 3 groundballs, and Jonathan Frishkorn had 2 forced turnovers and 1 assist.  Corey Cosgrove was in goal with 12 saves.

Bishop Ireton claimed its first win of the season against Archbishop Carroll on Friday, April 15, in Washington, DC, dominating the game 10-1. In the 1^st quarter, the Cardinals were leading 6-1 with Brandon Attiliis credited with 2 goals and Moses Webb, William Chastain, Dave Souliotis, and Robert Chastain each credited with 1 goal each.  In the 2d quarter, Nick Gaietto, Jake Fannon, and Robert Chastain each had 1 goal. Unassisted, Theo Daubresse had the final goal of the game.  Joe Darville led the game with 4 assists, Tom Cyrnak had 2 assists, and Max Becker and Brandon Attiliis each were credited with 1 assist. Ryan Baier was in goal.

Heavy downpours and wind could not keep lacrosse away from Fannon Field on Saturday, April 16 when the BI Cardinals welcomed TC Williams.  TC Williams won 12-6. The first goal of the game was scored by Peter Kaye, and by halftime TC was winning  8-1. In the 2d half, the BI Cardinals came alive and scored 5 goals:  Brandon Attiliis earned a “hat trick” scoring 3 goals, while Max Becker, Theo Daubresse, and Nick Gaietto each scored 1 goal. One assist each was credited to Max Becker, Joe Darville, Patrick Rouin, and Peter Kaye.  Eddie Busch, the 5^th player in goal this season and normally a faceoff specialist, was the goalie for the day with 10 saves.

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Katherine Simmons (center) signs her national letter of intent to play lacrosse while parents Bill and Maureen Simmons, principal Tim Hamer (back left) and head coach Rick Sofield (back right) look on.

Bishop Ireton senior Katherine Simmons became the second girls’ lacrosse player to sign a  national letter of intent (NLI) this year to play NCAA Division I lacrosse when she committed to  play for San Diego State next year during a ceremony on Wednesday afternoon.   She joins Sarah Rupp who will head to UC, Davis to play college lacrosse next year.

Simmons, a four-year varsity player, current team co-captain, and a returning first-team all WCAC defender last spring, is one of more than 20 players nationally who were signed by first-year Aztec coach, Kylee White.  The former Canadian national player will debut the SDSU program next year  when the Aztecs will square off in their first game ever against Coach White’s alma mater, Ohio State,  in a February 2012 gathering of teams at Stanford.

Like Rupp, Simmons played two summers for the elite Capital Blue 2011 club team under the direction of former Ireton assistant coach Katie McLaughlin. The two also played for St Stephens/St Agnes coach, Kathy Jenkins, in 2009 at the Prague Cup as part of the World Cup girls lacrosse festivities that summer in the Czech Republic.   She played youth lacrosse in the Fort Hunt program in Alexandria, Virginia.

A 3.5 gpa student at Bishop Ireton, she is the daughter of Bill and Maureen Simmons of Alexandria.

“I am so excited about this opportunity.   I really liked Coach White, San Diego State, and the opportunity to play in a new program, helping develop the traditions and things that hopefully will be part of a great program.”  said the Cardinal senior of her selection of the Aztecs.  “I received so much support from my coaches, my family and friends, I will always appreciate that.   Going to San Diego is going to be great!”

The signing marks the 4th consecutive year where two or more players graduated from the Cardinals’ program to play college lacrosse, including 7 from the class of 2009.

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Sophomore Nicole Bond continues to lead a talented group of girls runners in the current track and field season.

On a cloudy, but dry Saturday the Cardinal track team traveled down to Mountain View High School for the Wildcat Invitational and for a third consecutive week experienced strong success against tremendous public and private school squads.  Our Lady Cardinals placed 7^th out of 19 strong AAA and AA Virginia teams.

Paced by our relay teams, the Ireton 4x800m relay team of Marin Nolan, Madeline Thomas, Anna Wissler and Joanna Faletti placed 5^th in a fast heat that saw the winning team earn a qualifying time for nationals.  The Ireton 4x400m relay team of Nolan, Nicole Bond, Ricca Graham and Shannon Gordon placed 3^rd in the meet ending relay to a season-best time of 4:17.  Gordon had a big individual meet as well earning silver medals in both the 100m and 300m hurdles, while finishing in the top 10 in all jumping events.  Bond earned 5^th place in the 200m final, while Thomas finished a strong 6^th in the tough eight-lap 3200m race.

The boys squad saw considerable success as well with junior BJ Townley leading the way with three medals in the triple jump (4^th), 110m hurdles (3^rd) and 300 hurdles (8^th).  Season-leading times were also earned by Mike Andersen in the 800m (2:00) and Liam O’Connor in the 3200m (10:19).  Coming off such solid performances amidst national-caliber competition, the Cardinals are looking forward to the future with the Penn Relays, Draper Relays,  and WCAC/VISAA championship meets looming a month away.

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103 lbs Elliot Mondragon is 2011 Wash Post first team all Met selection in wrestling

The Washington Post’s winter all Met selections were released April 8th and senior Elliot Mondragon was named the metropolitan area’s top wrestler in the 103 pound weight class, while classmates Elizabeth Collins, a swimmer, and hockey forward, Reid Yager were honorably mentioned by the Post’s season ending awards.

“This is well deserved recognition for Elliot” commented head coach Don Dight. “He is the first all Met wrestler in my tenure as a head coach. He has had a wonderful career at Bishop Ireton and this is a perfect way to end his high school wrestling career.”

The lanky grappler ended his four-year career with a Northern Region and WCAC championship, an Ireton and St Stephens tourney championship, a second at Virginia state championships, and a third at the prestigious National Prep tournament at Lehigh University.

Liz Collins capped her swim career at Ireton with a school record (1:06.58)  in the 100 meter breaststroke and finished 17th in the Junior National championships in Orlando, Florida recently. She captained the Cardinal swim team, was named their most valuable swimmer and will continue competitive swimming for the Tribe of William and Mary next year as a collegiate swimmer.

Reid Yager also captained the Cardinals as a “do it all”  skater for the hockey team, leading them to a second place divisional finish in the Northern Virginia Scholastic Hockey League. He represented Bishop Ireton in the League’s all star game as well as demonstrating his well rounded high school career representing the School on the highly acclaimed Model UN team.

Mondragon, as a first team selection, will be recognized at the Washington Post’s annual luncheon gala downtown in June.

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The WCAC continues to produce the most balanced, competitive baseball conferences in the area.  The Cardinals are finding that out as they move through the 2011 campaign.

First the Cadets of St Johns visited Frank Mann Field. A preseason favorite for the conference title, the experienced Washingtonians looked every bit as good as advertised as they dismantled the Cardinals 19-5 in a 6 inning tilt shortened by the 10-run rule.

The Cadets scored in every inning, 3, then 2, then a 5, 3 more in the fourth, a run in the fifth and the knockout was five more in the top of the sixth. The Cardinals never quit, however, and as the score it 15-0, Ireton staged its own rally and hung a 5 on the scoreboard in the home half of the sixth. St Johns, however, continued hitting and “turned out the lights” with their sixth inning production.

Rain complicated the redbirds next contests on Friday and Saturday.  Sidwell Friends was washed out on Friday and details remain on whether that non conference match up will be rescheduled. The Mustangs of Bishop McNamara were headed to Alexandria until the precipatation pushed the game to Sunday and changed the venue to PG County’s Boys and Girls Club fields.

The two clubs battled for 10 innings before the Mustangs found the winning run for a thrilling 2-1 WCAC win for the Forestville team.

Ireton looks to Monday and the Knights of St Mary’s Ryken headed to Frank Mann Field. First pitch is set for 5:30pm.

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