Posted on 23 February 2015 by wsimmons. Tags: Alex Stipano, Bishop Ireton basketball, CeCe Leone
CeCe Leone joined Stipano on the all conference team, Leone as a 3rd team honoree.
Alexandra Stipano, a four-year varsity starter, was the Cardinals’ first team, all WCAC Â selectee.
Senior guard Alexandra “Alex” Stipano, a four-year varsity player for Bishop Ireton was selected by WCAC coaches to the Conference’s elite first team. The Alexandria resident has led the Washington DC area in 3-point shooting the entire season and been among the area’s top free throw shooters. Forward classmate Cece Leone, another 4-year varsity player, joined Stipano on the league’s third team as a forward. It was the first time since the WCAC was formed that two Cardinals were honored on the top three squads.
The pair were instrumental in the rise of Bishop Ireton’s girls’ basketball program under Coach Jason Harris, in his first season at the helm of the Cardinals.
“It is a great accomplishment for Alex and Cece and a great way to close out their careers at Bishop Ireton. ” said coach Jason Harris. “Alex is certainly one of the best shooters in the history of our program and Cece has just been so good this year.”
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Posted on 22 December 2014 by wsimmons. Tags: Bishop Ireton soccer, Joey Faddoul, Lilly Weber, Nick Ducceschi, Preston Haugh, Washington Post allMet
Senior Nick Ducceschi (7) was one of 4 Cardinals recognized by the Washington Post. Nick, a first team selection, was joined by 2d team Joey Faddoul, HM Preston Haugh and the girls’ Lilly Weber.
The Washington Post has selected four Cardinals for post season soccer honors this past week, highlighted by a first team, allMet honor for senior Nick Ducceschi.  The Post also named junior Joey Fadddoul for the second teamwhile juniors Preston Haugh and the girls’ Lilly Weber were both tapped for honorable mention in soccer.
For the men’s program, the three players named were the most in more than 20 years. Coming off a 14-5-2 campaign, one that saw the Cardinals sitting as high as second in the WCAC in the final week of the season, Bishop Ireton began to gain the respect not seen since the 1970’s and 80’s, when Coach Jon Norem played for the Cardinals.
The Post lauded Ducceschi, who scored a team-high five game-winning goals of the 11 he tallied in 2014, and always drew the opponent’s most dangerous player for his defensive assignment.
For Faddoul, the Cardinals’ leading scorer with 28 goals and team-leading 16 assists, the selection suggests more good things in store for Ireton, as they look ahead to 2015 with junior Preston Haugh, an honorable mention selection also returning to the squad. Â Haugh, the squad’s play maker in the midfield, was perhaps Norem’s most versatile, reliable player; someone the coach could insert in a variety of positions and roles depending upon the opponent or situation.
Coming off another strong season with arguably their most challenging schedule, one that included McDonogh School, Archbishop Spalding, Visitation, as well as WCAC heavyweights Good Counsel and O’Connell, the record may not have suggested a banner season, but junior Lilly Weber anchored a balanced team of talented young players. Her 12 goals and 7 assists were team-high numbers for Coach Gino Leon.
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Posted on 28 August 2014 by owense.
Bishop Ireton is thrilled to have a student who has verbally committed!
Grace Fletcher is a junior and she has recently committed to Liberty University for lacrosse. She is now the eighth person on the BI Girls Lacrosse team to commit to a school. Grace is ecstatic to be part of Liberty’s team and is so far the only lax recruit to this school. Liberty is a Division 1 school and plays against schools like Navy, Elon, High Point, and Costal Carolina.
Although Grace is committed, she still has two years of high school left. In the fall, she plays varsity field hockey to stay conditioned for lacrosse. During the summer, fall, and winter, she does workout with her lacrosse team to get ready for the spring season. Grace also plays for Capital Lacrosse Club that runs from August through July. It was through Capital Lacrosse that Liberty noticed her. They came to some of the same lacrosse tournaments that Grace and her team did and Liberty was interested in her. Grace decided to go and see Liberty’s campus and from the moment she set foot there, she fell in love.”There are some main reason why I fell in love with Liberty,” explained Grace, “They have new facilities, a great community and athletic support, the lacrosse team is improving every day, and they have great coaches who I am looking forward to working with.” The head coach at Liberty is Kelly Nangle and the assistant coaches are Meghan Harkey and Annie McGinley. So far there is only one person there that she knows will be playing with her who will be a senior at the same time she is a freshman.
Grace would lastly like to thank some people for getting her here in her life and making her the person she is today. She would first like to thank her Capital Lacrosse Coach Christina, and then her high school lacrosse coach Rick Sofield. Lastly she would like to thank her parents who have supported her this whole way.
Good luck to Grace in her upcoming school season. Bishop Ireton is looking forward to see her amazing goals and smart playing later this spring.
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Posted on 27 December 2013 by wsimmons. Tags: Bishop Ireton soccer
Sopoomore Preston Haugh (8) a second team all WCAC selectee, was invited to play on the Region I team in a national tournament in Florida recently.
Bishop Ireton’s Preston Haugh travelled to the US Soccer Interregionals at the prestigious IMG academy in Bradenton, Florida and was one of 18 players representing Region 1 (14 states of the east coast) playing against the other three U.S. Regions.
The competition was conducted December 20-22, 2013 for players in the 1998 birth year. Â The Ireton sophomore was one of the Cardinals’ top performers and a WCAC second team, all conference forward for the 2013 season.
Haugh played for the Arlington Soccer Association in the club leagues as well as one of the Cardinals’ top returning letter winners for 2014.
“Very impressive opportunity for Preston, one where he is well prepared to play exceptionally well. Â I am very proud of him and excited for one of ‘our guys’ to have the chance to play at that level. Â Great visibility and opportunity for him to be seen by college and national level coaches.” commented Ireton’s head coach, Jon Norem.
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Posted on 21 November 2013 by wsimmons. Tags: Bishop Ireton Crew, Fordham Women's Crew, Jessica Kammen
Senior Jessica Kammen (2d from the right) signs with the Fordham Rams as her family, (left to right) sister, Angela, father, David, and mother, Peggy look on. Also on hand was head coach Mary Jordan, Head of School, Dr. Tom Curry, Director of Instruction, Stephen Crooker, and athletic director Bill Simmons.
Jessica Kammen, a senior at Bishop Ireton, has inked a national letter of intent with Fordham University to row next fall. Kammen is a four-year veteran of the Cardinals’ rowing program. She is the daughter Mr. and Mrs. David Kammen of Alexandria, Virginia.
At Fordham, Kammen will row for veteran Coach Ted Bonnano, who has produced 17 national champion crews in his 25 years at the helm for the Rams. “We strive to recruit rowers that are both excellent students and athletes.” commented Coach Bonnano of the signing. “Jessica’s academic success and experience as a stroke and team captain at Bishop Ireton provides her with the background that will enhance her success at Fordham. We are thrilled to have her join our team.”
The Cardinals new head coach, Mary Jordan was excited about the news. “I am thrilled for Jessica and I know she will continue to excel as a student, an athlete, and a leader. Go Rams!”
The Ireton senior was excited for the big day as well. “I want to thank my parents, Bishop Ireton, my teachers, my teammates, and my coaches for helping get to where I am today.”
Kammen was the second Cardinal to sign an NCAA national letter of intent during this fall and her signing continues a string of Ireton rowers continuing on to compete at the highest levels of college competition. Nine Cardinals joined college programs this past fall with scholarships.
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Posted on 19 November 2013 by wsimmons. Tags: Bishop Irton lacrosse, Florida Gator lacrosse, wcac lacrosse
Olivia Cole (second from the right) is joined by (left to right) her sister, Amelia, father, Grant, Olivia, and mother, Susan. Head of School Dr. Thomas Curry, (back left) and head coach Rick Sofield (back, right) look on.
Senior Olivia Cole of Alexandria signed a national letter of intent to attend the University of Florida and play lacrosse for the Gators as a goalkeeper. “I am so excited for my future. I can’t wait to contribute to the success of the Gator program; but first I can’t wait to beat Good Counsel and help Ireton win a WCAC championship this spring!”
Cole, the daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Grant Cole, has been a two-year starter heading into her final campaign in 2014 for the Cardinals, who finished in the runner-up position in the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference last spring, falling to the Falcons after grabbing a halftime lead.
The Cardinal net minder has earned high school all-American honors, Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association all-state honors, and WCAC first-team, all conference honors in her first two years with Coach Rick Sofield’s squad.
“I am so very proud of Olivia. All of her dedication and hard work is paying off. I can’t think of a more deserving player.” commented Sofield at the signing ceremony at Bishop Ireton.   “This is more exciting news for our lacrosse program and our School. We are very proud of Olivia and her teammates.” said athletic director, Bill Simmons of the commitment to Florida. “Coach Rick Sofield and his staff of coaches are doing a great job, the kids work so hard, and their families are so supportive.”
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Posted on 19 July 2013 by wsimmons. Tags: Andre Robinson, Bishop Ireton football, Hudson Sullivan, Trey Lovisone
Coach Tony Verducci sees a bright football future for junior Andre Robinson (left) and sophomore Trey Lovisone (right) who recently attended a national level high school football camp in New England.
Three Bishop Ireton football players spent a part of their summer vacation getting ready for the 2013 campaign and impressing a good number of college coaches in the process.
Junior Andre Robinson and sophomore Trey Lovisone wrapped up weeklong camps with USA Football in Dartmouth, MA.  Senior Hudson Sullivan took part in the National Camp in Austin, Texas, earlier this month.  Coach Tony Verducci nominated them for these camps and they were selected after a demanding screening process.  Said Verducci, “I expect all of them to be team leaders and key contributors this year!”
The Ireton skipper elaborated on his comments about the players, “Andre Robinson and Trey Lovisone have benefitted from the great example that Hudson set for our student-athletes. Â Bishop Ireton football players who welcome as significant a challenge on the football field as they do in our classrooms are finding the USA football provides a great individual learning experience.”
For the rising senior, the experience undoubtedly helped Sullivan in the process of potentially playing college football according to Verducci, “Hudson Sullivan is an outstanding student-athlete who has really opened the eyes of college football coaches by his performance in the classroom, on the football field, and in his workouts. Â We are proud of the fact that Ivy League schools and other outstanding academic institutions agree that Hudson is well-prepared to shine academically and athletically as a college football player.”
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Posted on 07 June 2013 by wsimmons. Tags: Bishop Ireton softball, WCAC softball
Junior Heather Pearson (above) led Ireton in hitting in 2013, both for average and power.
Junior Heather Pearson switched from duties as the varsity catcher to the infield and the new surroundings seemed to be much to her liking as the slick fielding, hard hitting Pearson was named to the Washington Post’s all Met honorably mentioned list on Friday, June 7th.
Pearson led the Cardinals in nearly every offensive category and was nearly water tight on defense. Hitting well above .500, she could also hit for power, evidence her game-winning, walk off grand slam home run against Bishop McNamara. The WCAC noticed and selected her to the first team, all conference listing.
Ireton looks for the Alexandria native, daughter of Mr & Mrs. David Pearson, to be an anchor of the 2014 Cardinals as they look for another winning campaign.
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Posted on 22 May 2013 by wsimmons. Tags: Bishop Ireton Crew
Ireton qualified 3 boats for semifinals, most in program history at Stotesbury.
Bishop Ireton sent a program record three boats to the semifinals of the Stotesbury Regatta, held this past weekend on the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, PA. This is the largest junior rowing event in the country with as many as eighty boats competing in a single event.Â
The girls freshman 8, the women’s senior 8, and the men’s senior 8 all advanced through the time trials and into the match race format of the semifinals. The woman’s junior eight missed by 0.39 seconds to be the fourth Bishop Ireton boat moving ahead.
The girls’ freshman 8, the current Washington Metropolitan Interscholastic Rowing Association (WMIRA) freshman champions, represented the first freshman boat from BI to advance, the seeds for continuing success for our women’s program.
The season will be ending for the rowing program and the men’s senior eight, a women’s varsity 4 and the freshman eight compete next weekend at the Scholastic Rowing Association of America (SRAA) national championships on the Cooper River in Cherry Hill, NJ.
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Posted on 22 April 2013 by wsimmons. Tags: Bishop Ireton baseball, Bishop Ireton hockey
Nick Tangora (left) with his father at the hockey national championships
Many Cardinal athletes are multi-sport competitors and many have drama, music, jobs, and loads of homework. Normally, a senior preparing for graduation has an extra full “plate” trying to negotiate their final year, including the dreaded anotated bibliography. So, when someone heads to graduation with a grade point average in the clouds, plays a varsity sport every season, THEN finds time for more outside of Bishop Ireton, you look twice.
Bishop Ireton’s Nick Tangora, a first baseman/pitcher on the Cardinals baseball team was also a two-time all star for the Ireton ice hockey team. He added membership on the U19 Ashburn travel ice hockey team to his resume and a national championship!
Nick went with the Ireton baseball team to Charleston on Easter Sunday to play in the High School tournament. He pitched Monday and then got on a plane and headed north to Hartford CT for the USA Hockey National Tournament to play for the Ashburn Xtreme.   Tangora, the Bishop Ireton Hockey captain, participated first in getting to the Finals and then winning yesterday scoring a key goal in the 5-1 victory over the Florida Junior Panthers. Playing over five days against teams from Florida, California and Connecticut they went undefeated. This is the first time that the Club has ever gotten to the finals after 16 attempts and a First for a Northern Virginia team to ever win the U18AA USA Hockey National Championship.Â
Tangora was also recognized earlier in the school year by the Alexandria Sportsman’s Club as their athlete of the month for ice hockey.
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