Bishop Ireton High School | Archive | May, 2011

Bishop Ireton’s girls lacrosse team (12-8) and softball team (13-7) enter Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association (VISAA) playoffs Tuesday. Both squads finished the WCAC regular season in third place.  The softball team was bounced from the Conference tourney by eventual champion, Bishop O’Connell, while the lacrosse girls were given the gate by Holy Cross, the number 2 seed in the post season.  The softball team drew a 5 seed and the lax girls a #6 seed.

The lacrosse team, under new Coach Rick Sofield head to Richmond for a rematch with Collegiate School at 4:30pm.  The Cougars turned back Ireton in overtime in the first meeting in Richmond on April 26th.   Meanwhile,  the softball team under Terri Pearson returns to St Stephens for a 4:30pm start.  The Saints upended the Cardinals on St Stephens Road in April with a 7-5 win.

If the Cardinals advance Tuesday, they both will face a long road trip for the semifinals.  The softball team would head to Petersburg, Virginia, on Thursday for a likely match-up with O’Conell, while the lacrosse championships will be held at Old Dominion University in Norfolk on Friday and Saturday.

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Cardinals wrap up league championships, head to Philly's Stotesbury Regatta next

At this past weekend’s WMIRA League Championship the Bishop Ireton Rowing team continued a strong season with three Silver Medal finishes and one Bronze Medal finish. After an undefeated regular season the Girl’s Varsity boat finished second behind a dominant Walt Whitman High School to match their impressive finish from last year. Not to be outdone, the Girl’s Junior Varsity boat squeezed into the medals with a third place finish behind Whitman and Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School.

The Boys’ side also saw it’s share of success on the race course Saturday with a second place finish in the Boys’ Novice event – boding well for the coming years. Then, to finish off the day, the Boys’ Varsity boat came back after a disappointing defeat in the heats to win the Petite (second level) final by a wide margin.

“As the head coach I am very proud of every Ireton boat that competed today,” exclaimed Coach Eric Gehrke when asked about the results, “But we are far from our top goals for this program. We will take the brief moment to celebrate our immediate successes and then we will move forward understanding that progress is still needed. Although, it never hurts to have a medal around your neck to keep you going.”

The Cardinals will be closing out their season this upcoming weekend in Philadelphia, PA at the Stotesbury Cup Regatta where they will be able to not only face the boats they raced in the WMIRA Championships but also a majority of the fastest boats in the nation.

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Junior Maddy Zeigler (1) and Senior Sarah Rupp (2) joined Katherine Simmons as first team, All-WCAC selections for the 2011 campaign. 12 Cardinals earned honors in coaches' balloting.

The Washington Catholic Athletic Conference (WCAC) announced their 2011 all conference teams Friday and three Cardinals were among the 17 girls selected first team.  Seniors Sarah Rupp (UC, Davis) was selected for the second time in her high school career as a midfielder and Katherine Simmons (SDSU) was likewise tapped for a second season as a defender.  Junior attack Madeline Zeigler made her first all conference first team appearance in 2011.

Bishop Ireton, finishing third in the regular season and dumped from the playoffs in the semifinals by Holy Cross for a second straight year, landed five girls on the Conference’s second team, including juniors Eva Irwin, Margaret Nealon, Ellie Marrin, Ciana Puglise and sophomore Gabby Barowski.  Goalie Maggie Covert, Aubrey Gartlan, Olivia O’Sullivan, and Kathryn Gasper were honorable mentions on the WCAC listings.

Good Counsel, the overwhelming regular season and tournament champions, garnered the major awards league-wide.  In addition to 7 first team, all conference selections, the Falcons’  Caileigh Sindal, a defender bound for UNC, Chapel Hill, was selected the player-of-the-year and Good Counsel skipper, Mike Haight was honored as the coach-of-the-year.

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Sophomore Kathleen Walsh makes a running catch in the Cardinals' 9-3 win over PVI in first round WCAC playoff action Tuesday

Using timely batting, lights out pitching and solid defense Cardinal softball defeated Paul VI 9-3 in the opening round of the WCAC tournament advancing to the semifinal game for the first time in over  4 years.  Micki Crouch struck out 8 and allowed only 5 hits while freshman Susie Rhodes went 4 for 4 with 2 doubles and 3 RBI’s.   The win gives Ireton a 14-8 record overall.

After retiring visiting PVI in order during the first, Ireton jumped ahead to a 2-0 lead. Heather Pearson doubled to right and Debbie Ward drove her in with a booming triple to right center field. Susie  Rhodes then brought her home with her first double of the game.  Micki Crouch then struck out the PVI side in the second and the Ireton bats went back to work.  With two outs, Heather Pearson tripled and then stole home on a wild pitch.  After Ward drew a walk, Rhodes again doubled to center field to make the score 4-0.

In the third inning, Crouch again struck out the side and Ireton scored 2 more runs.  After being hit by a pitch, Megan Sullivan was moved up to second by a speedy Emily Quinn who beat out an infield hit down the third base line.  A Caroline Boddie sacrifice moved up the runners before Micki Crouch smacked a first pitch double to center field making the score 6-0.

With the top of the PVI order in the 4^th inning,  the Panthers staged their only rally of the game scoring 3 runs on 4 hits.  But, the Cardinals came right back with another 2 runs in their half of the inning.  Susie Rhodes singled and catcher Meghan Pearson walked setting the bases for Katie Kiesner who singled in Rhodes.  Maria Manzek, running for the catcher, scored on a fielder’s choice by pinch hitter Sarah Howell.   Ireton added its final run in the fifth when senior Caroline Boddie scored on a Rhodes single.

“We played our best game of the year today with great defense and good at bats up and down the lineup,” commented coach Terri Pearson.  “Hopefully, we can sustain this level of play throughout the WCAC and state tournaments.”

The Cardinals travel to Bishop O’connell on Thursday for the WCAC semifinals.

Batting

2B: M Crouch, H Pearson, S Rhodes 2

3B: H Pearson, D Ward

TB: M Crouch 2, H Pearson 5, D Ward 3, S Rhodes 6, M Pearson 2, K Kiesner, E Quinn, C Boddie

RBI: M Crouch 2, D Ward, S Rhodes 3, K Kiesner, S Howell

S: C Boddie

ROE: M Crouch, E Quinn

FC: K Kiesner, C Boddie, S Howell

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The Lady Cardinals erupted for 6 runs in the 7^th inning Friday, May 6th to end their regular season with an 8-6 come from behind win against Paul the VI.  With the win they head into the WCAC tournament tied for 3^rd place with a 10-6 conference record and 13-8 overall.

PVI got on the board first, scoring a run in each of the first two innings. Pitcher Micki Crouch then cruised through the 3^rd, 4^th and 5^th innings, retiring 9 straight Panther batters.  Ireton evened the score at 2  in the top of the 5^th on four consecutive hits from Caroline Boddie, Micki Crouch, Heather Pearson and Debbie Ward. In the sixth, PVI took the lead again when an 0-2 pitch was sent over the right field fence for a solo homerun making the score 3-2.

Going into the last inning behind by one, Caroline Boddie led off with her second hit of the day.  She was brought home to tie the score by a Crouch double.  Heather Pearson  reached on a single before Debbie Ward fired a line drive over the center field fence for a 3 run homer making the score 6-3.  But, the Cardinals weren’t done.  After 2 quick outs, Katie Kiesner singled and advanced to third on  a hard hit double to left field by Megan Sullivan.  In the next at bat, Emily Quinn put the ball in play to score Kiesner.  Caroline Boddie picked up where she left off and collected her third hit of the day to score Sullivan, making the score 8-3 heading into the last of the 7^th.

PVI mounted a furious comeback.  With one out, 5 consecutive batters got on the bases on 4 hits and a walk leading to 3 runs.  With runners on first and second with one out, Micki Crouch and the defense stiffened to collect the final two outs to seal the 8-6 victory.

“I’m so proud of the girls,” beamed Ireton Coach Terri Pearson.  “After 4  tough  games this week they came back twice today to get this important win.  Hopefully, we can ride this momentum into the tournament.”

Remarkably, the two teams meet again on Tuesday at Luckett field for the first round of the WCAC tournament.

Batting

2B: M Crouch, H Pearson, M Sullivan

HR: D Ward

TB: M Crouch 4, H Pearson 4, D Ward 5, K Kiesner, E Quinn, C Boddie 3, M Sullivan 2

RBI: M Crouch, H Pearson, D Ward 4, C Boddie, M Sullivan

ROE: S Rhodes, E Quinn

Pitching       IP H    R   ER  BB SO HR S%

M Crouch 7.0 11    6    6     1    4     0

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Cardinals' 4x400 relay team of Sam Ferrar(passing baton) BJ Townsley, Arthur Stier, and Mike Andersen won the 30th Annual Draper Relays final event Saturday at St Stephens.

The Draper Relays always brings out the best Ireton track and field performances of the season.  Led by Senior Shannon Gordon and Junior BJ Townley, the 2011 team did not disappoint as the boys (5th) and girls (6th) had their highest team finishes in recent years.  The boys4x400 meter relay team Seniors Sam Ferrara, Arthur Stier, and Michael Andersen teamed with junior BJ Townley to end the drought of meet champions with a win the event at 3:31.86.

It was a thrilling victory to put a cap on the day, as Ferrara staked the Cardinals to a slim lead on the first lap over Georgetown Day and Gonzaga.  The two teams nugged the redbirds into third place as Andersen grabbed the baton for the final lap at Sleepy Thompson Stadium.   The lanky senior found a gear the other runners didn’t have on that anchor leg as he caught the GDS runner out of the first turn and snared the Gonzaga anchorman in the back stretch.   Andersen was in overdrive pulling away to the finish to give Ireton the gold medal.

The 400 and 3200 meter relay teams also scored big points placing 6th and 7th.  Individual boys medalist included:  Townley (4th – 110 hurdles; 5th – Triple Jump; 4th-400 meter dash); Ferrara (6th-400 meter dash); Andersen (7th-800 meter run); Moses Webb (4th- 100 meter dash)Ironically, these athletes produced scored the remaining.

Shannon Gordon lowered her own 300 meter hurdle record to 47.10 finishing 4th.  Not to be out done, Anna Wissler followed her in the very next event setting a new school record in the girls 800 meter run (2:27.0) while finishing 4th.  Gordon went on to medal in the 100 meter hurdles (3rd), high jump (8th), and led the

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Freshman Heather Pearson and mates host Paul VI in semifinal softball action Tuesday, May 10. The Cardinals fell to the 4 seed after tiebreaker considerations gave Bishop McNamara a 3 seed.

The end of the WCAC regular season saw Bishop Ireton tied with Bishop McNamara for third, behind regular season winner, Bishop O’Connell and number two, Elizabeth Seton.  With the season head-to-head split at 1-1, the tiebreaker rules take over determining the third seed.

The Mustangs earned a 1-3 regular season mark against the higher seeded Seton and O’Connell, while the Cardinals were 0-4.  That difference sent Ireton to the 4th seed and a rematch of Friday’s opponent, fifth-seeded Paul VI at Luckett Field, tentatively set for Tuesday at 4pm, pending Alexandria City approval.

The winner of this 4 versus 5 match up will likely face top-seeded Bishop O’Connell as the Knights host the winner of the Ryken/St Johns play in game.  In the other match ups, second seeded Seton will host 7th seed, Good Counsel, while the Mustangs at number 3 will entertain Holy Cross, the 6 seed.  Semifinals are set for Thursday, championship will be at 1pm on Saturday, at the University of Maryland.

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Cardinal softball got back on the winning track on Wednesday with a 4-0 blanking of a much improved Good Counsel squad.  Pitcher Micki Crouch, with 10 strikeouts and allowing just four  hits,  was backed up by error free fielding to shut down the Good Counsel offense.  With the win, the Cardinals stretch their record to 12-7 on the year. 

Ireton started the game strong in the first inning with a single from freshman Heather Pearson who was moved up by Debbie Ward.  A Susie Rhodes double then drove Pearson home with the first run of the game.  The 1-0 lead would stand through much of the game as neither team could mount a rally.  Of note, Emily Quinn got 2 hits in 2 at bats and together with Caroline Boddie executed perfect bunts.  Debbie Ward smacked a triple.  In the final inning, Junior Jessie Taylor led off with a walk which was followed with a single by Micki Couch.  Heather Pearson then hit a double, clearing the bases to make the score 3-0.  Susie Rhodes then delivered another RBI as she brought Pearson in from second.   Ireton’s  defense played another tight bottom half of the 7^th to end the game.

Ireton has two regular season games remaining before they start WCAC tournament play next week.

Bishop Ireton

Batting

2B: H Pearson, S Rhodes

3B: D Ward

TB: M Crouch, H Pearson 3, D Ward 3, S Rhodes 2, E Quinn 2, C Boddie

RBI: H Pearson 2, S Rhodes 2

Bishop Ireton

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Crouch racing for the plate during third inning home run.

The Lady Cardinals lost an extra innings thriller Monday afternoon May 2d, losing to Bishop McNamara 8-7 in 10 innings.   McNamara overcame a 2 run deficit in the top of the 7^th inning to tie the score and then manufactured another run in the 10^th to go ahead.  With the loss, Ireton drops to an 11-7 record overall.

The Cards got on the board in the first inning when the Mustangs tried to pick off Freshman Maria Manzek at first base.  The throw was bobbled allowing Heather Pearson to sprint home from third base. McNamara answered in the third inning with three consecutive hits and a pair of fielding errors to go up 4-1.  Junior Micki Crouch led off the Ireton third with a home run.  Heather Pearson reached first on an error, was advanced to second and then third by Debbie Ward and a Susie Rhodes’ single before stealing home.   Meghan Pearson singled, but Susie Rhodes was thrown out at the plate while trying to score from second base.  To finish the third, Junior Katie Keisner singled, driving in the tying run.

After another McNamara run in the 4^th inning, Pitcher Micki Crouch and solid defense shut down McNamara in the 5^th inning. After two quick outs in the Ireton 5^th , Susie Rhodes drew a  walk followed by singles by Meghan Pearson and Katie Kiesner.  With the bases loaded, freshman Megan Sullivan then slammed a fly ball double to center field plating all three base runners to put the home team up 7-5.  Junior Debbie Ward also continued to swing the hot bat with 4 hits on the day. McNamara combined a couple of hits in the 6^th inning and again in the 7^th to score a run in each frame and force the game into extra innings. 

Ireton put runners into scoring position in the bottom of the 7^th and again in the 8^th innings and  furiously tried to get the winning run home.  But, McNamara’s solid pitching and flawless infield defense were able to get the runners at the plate.  The Mustangs pressed again in the 10th inning. The lead off runner reached on a single and worked her way around the bases before being  stopped at the plate with a sweep tag applied by the Ireton catcher.  But, a subsequent hit brought in the eventual game winner before Ireton ‘s batters were retired in order in the bottom of the 10^th.

“It was a great softball game,” commented Ireton Coach Terri Pearson. “Our girls put everything they had into it and things just did not break our way today.” 

Ireton’s final week of conference play continues Wednesday at Good Counsel and then the Cardinals host Seton for Senior Day on Thursday at Luckett Field.

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Freshman Susie Rhodes has been part of a great class of freshmen contributors to the 2011 varsity squad currently tied for second in the WCAC heading into the final week of play.

Cardinal softball returned from spring break to defeat an undermanned Saint Mary’s Ryken team 23-0 in 5 innings on Saturday morning to improve to 11-6 overall and 7-4 in the WCAC.  Junior Katie Kiesner hit 2 home runs including a grand slam driving in 7 runs on the day.  Freshman Megan Sullivan also homered for the Cardinals.  Pitchers Micki Crouch and Susie Rhodes combined for a no hit performance and recorded 10 strikeouts.

The bats got started early for the Cardinals as they sent 11 batters to the plate in the first inning, scoring 8 runs.  Micki Crouch struck out the side in the second and the Ireton bats picked up where they left off with 7 more runs.  The Ryken squad, missing many of the varsity players to spring break, did not have an answer for Ireton’s strong pitching.

“It was a good game to shake off the rust after the break,” said Cardinal coach Terri Pearson.  “We have a huge week ahead as we finish up the regular conference schedule.  How well we do will determine our seeding in the WCAC tournament.”

Monday, the Mustangs of McNamara visit Luckett field, Wednesday the team travels to Good Counsel.  Senior Day is Thursday versus Elizabeth Seton and the squad finishes the regular season Friday afternoon at Paul the VI.

Bishop Ireton

Batting

2B: D Ward, S Rhodes, E Quinn, J Taylor

3B: H Pearson, S Rhodes

HR: K Kiesner 2, M Sullivan

Grand Slam: K Kiesner

TB: M Crouch 2, H Pearson 6, D Ward 3, S Rhodes 5, M Pearson, K Kiesner 9, M Sullivan 4, E Quinn 3, J Taylor 2

RBI: H Pearson 3, D Ward 3, S Rhodes, M Pearson, K Kiesner 7, M Sullivan 4, E Quinn 2

FC: E Quinn, J Taylor

HBP: M Sullivan 2

SB: D Ward, E Quinn, J Taylor

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR S%

M Crouch 4.0 0 0 0 1 9 0 –

S Rhodes 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0

— Totals 5.0 0 0 0 2 10 0 —

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