Posted on 14 April 2015 by wsimmons. Tags: Bishop Ireton tennis
Garrett Beauch, playing #3 singles scored a 10-5 to energize the comeback that led to a 3-2 win at St Anselm’s.
On a perfect spring afternoon on the grounds of St. Anselm’s Abbey School, Bishop Ireton’s tennis team broke through and won its first match of the season over the Panthers, 3-2.
Playing an PVAC tennis format on St. Anselm’s home courts, the Cardinals were edged at #1 and #2 singles. Matt Pham had a very close match at #1, losing 10-7 to a lefthander from St. Anselm’s. Alex Celis played the longest match of the warm day, finally dropping a 10-6 decision after an hour and a half of play.
The comeback began with Garrett Beauch winning at #3 singles 10-5. At #1 doubles, Dylan Louison and Peter Murhpy rolled over the Panthers #1 doubles team 10-1. Austin Baney and Nick Domahoski finished the uphill climb by winning at #2 doubles over their St. Anselm’s opponents 10-4. The win brought the Cardinals netters record up to 1-6 overall.
“We’ve been working hard, and it was nice to see our efforts pay off against a quality opponent,” said Coach Tom Noone. “It was a good win to get a busy week started.”
Next up for Bishop Ireton is a trip to Warrenton, Virginia, to tangle with Highland School on Friday afternoon.
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Posted on 13 April 2015 by wsimmons. Tags: bishop ireton lacrosse
Sophomore goalkeeper Amelia Cole stops Eagles on a free position opportunity in the Cardinals 14-4 setback Saturday.
The Cardinals went 1-1 over the weekend. The girls defeated Collegiate School of Richmond 19-7 at Fannon Field on Friday, April 10. They were beaten by perennial national #1 McDonogh School 14-4 in Owings Mills, MD, on Saturday, April 11, in a hard-fought contest.
Bishop Ireton dominated Collegiate from the start of the game to the final buzzer. The Cardinals led 7-3 at halftime and the girls tightened their grip on the final victory in the second half with a balanced scoring attack and a nearly impenetrable defense. Senior Charlotte Sofield led the scoring attack with 5 goals and two assists. Junior Kelly Larkin had 3 goals, 2 assists; senior Kelly Mathews got 3 goals, 1 assist; sophomore Kayla Duperrouzel notched 3 goals; senior Christine Macey got 2 goals, 1 assist; sophomore Kayla Marshall had 2 goals; senior Kaitlin Luzik notched 1 goal; freshmen Lexi Ledoyen and Madison Mote got 2 assists and 1 assist respectively. Sophomore goalie Amelia Cole recorded 10 saves and got 1 assist.
Ireton also dominated fielding against Collegiate by getting 15 ground balls and notching 7 caused turnovers.
McDonogh has not lost since April 2009 and carried a 122-game winning streak going into Saturday’s game versus Bishop Ireton’s program-record, 18-game winning streak dating back to April 2014. The Cardinals fought hard from beginning to end against a great team who dominated draw controls throughout the game and which has 20 NCAA Division I recruits on its roster. Unfortunately Ireton could also not solve a hard defensive effort by the Eagles and were down 9-2 at halftime. The Cardinals were handicapped late in the second half after getting their fourth yellow card of the game and being forced at that point to play one player down for the last 10 minutes of the game.
Cole worked hard in the crease and got a career-high 13Â saves despite facing a withering McDonogh attack which included no less than 7 free position shots.
Halfway through the regular season, the Cardinals are now 8-1 overall and 2-0 in the WCAC. Next up for Bishop Ireton is an away game against WCAC foe Elizabeth Seton in Bladensburg, MD, on Thursday, April 16, 4:00 p.m. Ireton flies to Georgia and plays two games on Saturday, April 18, during the prestigious Legacy Cup event outside of Atlanta versus powerhouse teams Mannheim Township (PA) and Milton (GA).
With a 13-7 margin on draw controls, McDonogh had frequent scoring opportunities, this one turned away in first half action.
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Posted on 10 April 2015 by wsimmons. Tags: Avery O'Connor, Bishop Ireton softball, Erin Rockwell
Outfielder Vivian Gray and the Cardinals had a great week in Myrtle Beach, going 4-1 in softball action against competition from across the East Coast.
Mornings are agreeing with Bishop Ireton’s softball Cardinals (8-7, 1-5). The team ended the week-long stay in Myrtle Beach with their third shutout of tourney, 9-0, over Trinity Christian Friday. And, for the third time in 5 games, the girls took the field at 8 am!
Sophomore Erin Rockwell started in the circle for the Cardinals and belted a 2-run home run early in the contest. Freshman Avery O’Connor came on in relief and tossed 5 scoreless innings recording 6 strikeouts.
Lots of offense in the tournament finale, second consecutive game of air tight defense; Bishop Ireton returns to Alexandria Friday night tired but much improved with the week of good weather and a focus on softball.
They return to WCAC action Tuesday when they host Elizabeth Seton. Ireton edged the Roadrunners, 1-0 prior to departing to South Carolina.
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Posted on 09 April 2015 by wsimmons. Tags: Bishop Ireton softball
Cardinals improved to 3-1 at Grand Strand softball tourney in Myrtle Beach, SC with 5-4 10-inning win over Bamberg-Ehrhardt HS.
Bishop Ireton wins marathon 10-inning game by score of 5-4. Pitcher Erin Rockwell goes the distance, gets 14 strikeouts.
The Cardinals led 1-0 until the bottom of the seventh when Bamberg tied it.  Ireton  went ahead 2-1 in the 9th, only to see the South Carolinans back again to tie 2-2.
The redbirds scored 3 in the top of the 10th,  but the Red Raiders answered with 2 in the bottom of the inning before the Cardinals closed the door on the marathon 2 hour 20 minute game.
Ireton defense once again played tough all game. Another team win. Cardinals posts 3-1 record in Myrtle Beach with Trinity Christian in the tourney finale on Friday, another sunrise 8am start.
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Posted on 09 April 2015 by wsimmons. Tags: Angela Kammen, Bishop Ireton softball, Clara Boggs, Emma Klein, Erin Rockwell, Grand Strand Tournament, Molly Jeffers, Sawyer Warren
Bishop Ireton’s girls’ lacrosse team was “in the house” for softball action in Myrtle Beach, racking up those Cardinal Cup team points!
Cardinals improved to 2-1 at Grand Strand softball tourney in Myrtle Beach, SC with 5-0 win over John Carroll.
The Bishop Ireton Cardinals get back to their winning ways on a beautiful day in Myrtle Beach with another shutout. This time the Lady Birds bounced the John Carroll High School Patriots by a score of 5-0.
The Cards made it happen with good defense, timely hitting, and excellent pitching. The Pats could do little at the plate as Erin Rockwell went the distance and held the Patriots to 3 hits (two of them coming in the seventh inning). Rockwell struck out 6 and issued a single walk in the seven inning game.
Molly Jeffers led the Redbirds on offense with 2 hits. Emma Klein and Clara Boggs each delivered 2 RBI’s. Angela Kammen and Sawyer Warren also logged hits for the Birds.
The stands were filled with supporters as the Ireton LAX team showed up for the game to cheer their school mates on!
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Posted on 06 April 2015 by wsimmons. Tags: Bishop Ireton softball
Happy Cardinals mug for tourney picture before heading for fun in the sun on Myrtle Beach Monday.
Sophomore Erin Rockwell tossed a shutout at Westside High School of Clear Fork, West Virginia, Monday in a 6-0 win at the Grand Strand Softball Tournament in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
The young hurler helped her own cause with a 4 for 4 afternoon, hitting for the cycle in the tournament’s opening contest.
Ireton celebrated with a late afternoon trip to the beach, but won’t get a chance to “stay up late” as the team squares off with Auburn High School Tuesday at 8am.
The win improved the Cardinals to 4-7 on the year.
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Posted on 31 March 2015 by wsimmons. Tags: Bishop Ireton baseball
Mike Comeree, seen here against PVI, blasted a double to dead center driving in the winning run against Gonzaga.
One by product of the early spring weather is a severe lack of practice time for area ball clubs. Â That lack of preparation is particularly hard on young teams, none more so than the 2015 edition of Cardinal baseball. Â After a hard won victory over Gonzaga last week, the redbirds have struggled at the plate recently and paid for it with a pair of lopsided losses, 14-0 with O’Connell and 11-1 with talented St Johns.
On the heels of a shutout to a powerhouse Paul VI club, Coach Rex Thomas looked for a rebound in the Bishop O’Connell game. “We bounced back after a tough loss and played very well in the Gonzaga game. Â I was thinking we could see that again with O’Connell, but it didn’t happen.”
St Johns, along with the Panthers, are preseason favorites in the always tough WCAC. Â They looked the part when the visited Bishop Ireton’s Frank Mann Field, scoring three times in the first and methodically building on the lead enroute to the win.
Saturday’s visit to DeMatha was postponed because of field conditions, so the Cardinals have some time to regroup before renewing the season Tuesday when Good Counsel visits Bishop Ireton. First pitch is set for 5:30pm.
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Posted on 31 March 2015 by wsimmons. Tags: Bishop Ireton tennis
The Cardinal netters swung into a busy week by visiting their neighbors at Episcopal on Tuesday, March 24. The Maroon, traditional powers from the IAC, swept the Varsity 7-0, and beat the JV team in their first match of the year 6-1. Aidan Scannel and Alex Rostron took their #1 doubles match 8-5 for Bishop Ireton.
On Thursday the Cardinals varsity returned to WCAC action with a home match against St. John’s. Ireton got off to a flying start with Senior Matthew Pham winning at #1 Singles 8-2, and Senior Alex Celis rolling over his Cadet opponent at #2 singles 8-4.
Singles matches from numbers three to six were won by St. John’s in close matches. Garrett Beauch lost at #3 8-3, while Dylan Louison dropped a 8-3 decision at #4 singles. Junior Austin Baney lost a tight match at #5 singles 8-4, and Freshman Peter Murphy dropped a 8-4 decision at #6 singles.
Beauch and Murphy pushed their St. Johns opponents to the limit at #2 doubles, losing their match 9-8 and by a score of 7-5 in the tie-breaker. The Cadets headed back to Military Road with a closer- than- the-score indicates 7-2 win.
The loss dropped the Cardinals to 0-4 overall, 0-3 in WCAC play. Â Â Bishop Ireton continues WCAC play with an away match against O’Connell on Friday, March 27.
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Posted on 31 March 2015 by wsimmons. Tags: Bishop Ireton softball
Coach Terri Pearson’s Cardinals overcame cold, rainy weather in Richmond Saturday to thump host St Catherine’s 9-2 in the annual North – South Challenge. Â The first game of the tourney was washed out as maintenance crews worked the fields for much of the morning to save some of the tournament’s games.
The Cardinals scored early and often against St Catherine’s in the win. Â Molly Jeffers led the Cardinals, getting on base each of her five trips to the plate. Sophomore hurler Erin Rockwell got the win for Ireton. Â Jeffers joined Rockwell and Angela Kammen on the all tournament team representing Bishop Ireton.
The Cardinals returned to WCAC play on Monday, hosting Good Counsel at Luckett Field. Â The home team played “small ball” with bunts and heads up base running to build a 2-0 lead into the third. Rockwell wiggled out of jam in 4th when Good Counsel plated a run, but stranded a pair.
Ireton could not capitalize on a bases loaded, two-out situation in the bottom half of the inning and the Cardinals nursed a 2-1 lead into the 4th.
From there, the floodgates opened. Timely hitting by the Falcons, some costly errors and the game suddenly got away from the home squad and Good Counsel had a 9-2 lead on their way to a one-sided 14-2 final.
No time to dwell on the game as the Cardinals return to action Tuesday, this time traveling to Oakton and call on Flint Hill School. First pitch is set for 4:15.
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Posted on 30 March 2015 by wsimmons. Tags: bishop ireton lacrosse
The BI JV Men’s lacrosse team played gritty, team lacrosse for four quarters to earn a come from behind, WCAC victory over the visiting St Mary’s Ryken on Fannon Field yesterday.
Freshman Max Hanson scored the 1st Cardinal goal at 4:49 in the first quarter, when he dodged down the crease to give the Cardinals the lead. The Cardinal defense limited SMR to 4 shots in the quarter.
Sophomore attackman Harry Bass extended that lead to 2-0 at 5:43 in the 2nd quarter when he received a pass from Soph Defenseman Declan Sofield & buried a low left handed shot in goal. The defense, led by Soph goalie Liam McHugh, held the Saints scoreless in the 1st half.
Cardinal turnovers allowed SMR to claim the lead with 3 unanswered goals in the 3rd quarter. Ten seconds remained in the quarter when Soph middie Antony Simuro scored with an assist from Soph attack Harry Bass to tie the game.
At 7:09 in the final quarter, Simuro fed Bass cutting through the crease for the go ahead score. The Defense secured the victory by causing multiple SMR turnovers, winning ground balls and effectively clearing the ball.
The Cardinals host Flint Hill on Fannon Field on Easter Monday, 6 Apr 2015.
Varsity game begins at 4 PM; JV game to follow approximately 5:30 PM.
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