Bishop Ireton High School | Archive | February, 2010

Swim and dive team captain, senior Angus MacDonald, will receive an appointment to attend the United States Air Force Academy next fall to swim for the Division I Falcon swim program, according to athletic officials at Air Force and Bishop Ireton. 

MacDonald, the son of Angus and Gail MacDonald of Woodbridge, Virginia, has set Ireton individual swim records in the freestyle and backstroke as well as swimming on a record-setting 200 meter freestyle relay team during the 2009-2010 campaign.  He won a gold and bronze medal at the recent Catholic National Championships in Philadelphia last month.  The Ireton speedster expects to swim the 50 meter freestyle and 100meter backstroke for Air Force next season and suggests a business major may be in his plans for Colorado Springs.

“It is a great opportunity for me, not only in athletics, but academically” said the lanky swimmer at a signing ceremony at the Alexandria school recently. “I look forward to the opportunities to lead after graduation.” The 3.5 GPA sported by MacDonald and his considerable involvement in community service earned him high praise from Ireton’s athletic director, Bill Simmons.

“You hear the expression, ‘if you want something done, get a busy person to do it.’ Well, Angus has not only been busy in the pool and classroom, he has been mentoring other boy scouts and earning the Eagle Scout badge himself. When swimmers wanted to get a water polo program started at Bishop Ireton, it was Angus that picked up the mantle and got it done, he literally organized everything, attended meetings, and established our School as a charter member of a water polo league now operating in the greater DC area. I can’t say enough about him or how proud we are of him in the pool and in the community. The Air Force is getting a fine young man.”

For now the Cardinals hope he continues his success in the pool with Virginia state championships, the Washington DC private school championships, and Metros all on the horizon for the talented swim and dive squad.  And, of course, the senior night clash with rival Bishop O’Connell upcoming Wednesday, Feb 10 at Holton-Arms School.

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The Bishop Ireton Ice Hockey team closed out January with a Friday night affair against Woodbridge/Osbourn Park at the Mount Vernon Rec. Center on January 29^th.  Once again the Ireton crowd was out in full force and they were not disappointed.  Despite missing the services of leading scorer Reid Yager, the Cardinal offense was once again in high gear, pumping 44 shots on the W/OP goalie en route to a 6-0 victory.

Led by Tom Cyrnak with 2 goals and 1 assist, Ireton scored twice in each period while limiting the W/OP offense to just 6 shots on goal.  Nick Tangora also had a 3 point night (1 goal, 2 assists), while single goals were chipped in by Dan Tangora, Jimmy Smith and Dillon Roach.  Single assists were credited to Smith, Roach, Tom Casey, Ben Gerke, Dave Souliotis and William Chastain.  Robert Chastain was again solid in net, notching his 3^rd shutout of the season.

The win boosts Ireton’s overall record to 11-0, and leaves the Cardinals tied atop the NVSHL standings with Robinson at 8-0.  Two league games remain on the schedule including this Friday night, February 5^th, against the Loudoun Valley/Heritage squad at Ashburn Ice House.  The Cardinals then wrap up their regular season schedule with a highly anticipated game against an undefeated Stonebridge team who lurks right behind at 7-0.  The game will also take place at the Ashburn Ice House at 7:30 PM on Sunday, February 7^th.

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The Cardinals stepped up to the WCAC’s best programs this winter and experienced a small dose of reality falling to DeMatha 49-18 and PVI 49-15, the Virginia Independent School’s number 2 ranked team January 26th in Fairfax.   Bishop Ireton rebounded on Wednesday with a 60-12 thrashing of St Mary Ryken in Leonardtown. The team dual record now stands at 22-8.

In the first match of the week against DeMatha, only four of Cardinals won their individual matches. Elliot Mondragon achieved the only pin of the match in :43. Both Ryan Delaney (12-0) and Andrew Lutterloh (16-1) won their matches with a major decision at 152lbs and 189lbs respectively and team captain Joe Vitale defeated his opponent with a score of 6-1.

Against PVI, Ireton managed but three victories their individual matches. Two of the three wins were by pin from team captain and senior Jacob Manley (:48) and the fastest pin from Elliot Mondragon (:43). The only other win against PVI was achieved by Ricky Baier with a score of 12-6.

In the Wednesday dual at Ryken, the outcome was quite different and worth the two-hour rush hour drive to St. Mary’s County in southern Maryland for the Cardinal faithful, as the Cardinals soundly defeated St. Mary Ryken. On this day, the Alexandria school won all but three matches. Eight of those victories were by pin from Andrew Georgeiff (4:19), Cory Phillips (3:47), Nick Womach (:18), Joe Vitale (2:35), Ryan Delaney (:33), Kevin Galloway (:09), Andrew Lutterloh (2:58), and Jacob Manley (:56). Additional wins were achieved by Elliot Mondragon, who teched his opponent with a score of 17-0, Darcy Gomez with a score of 8-7, and Ricky Baier, who received a major decision against his opponent with a score of 9-1. Team captain and senior Kevin Galloway achieved the fastest pin in an astounding :09, which represents his career fastest pin!

Ireton returns to action this week when they travel to Gonzaga (19 Eye St. NW., Washington, DC 20001) on Tuesday (2/2/2010) and return home to Father Godley Gym on Wednesday (2/3/2010) for senior night against Good Counsel. On Saturday, February 6, 2010, Bishop McNamara School will host the 2009-10 WCAC Tournament. The event will be held at their Fine Arts & Athletics Center (6800 Marlboro Pike, District Heights, MD 20747). The tournament is scheduled to begin at 9:00am with the championship bouts scheduled to begin at 5pm.  Admission to the WCAC tournament is $5 for an all-day pass.

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