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Bishop Ireton Men’s Lacrosse SCOOP * Volume 7 * December 30, 2011 *

Scoop:

Notes from Coach Reed

Dear Bishop Ireton Families and Alumni,

As we prepare to begin the 2012 season, all players and coaches are excited to get started. Bishop Ireton has a tremendous pool of talent to draw from, as proven by the Cross Country team’s State Championship title and the success of our Football program. Since October, those student athletes not competing in fall sports have been working in the weight room to improve their strength and stamina.

This year we are focusing on the three F's - Faith, Fight, and Fortitude. Faith, believe in the system, your team, your coaches. Fight, never give up, until the buzzer sounds. Fortitude, sometimes things don't go our way and we might have a few bad games. Keep a positive mental attitude, because at the end of the day it's only a game.

Several BIMLaxers played in summer and fall lacrosse. BI Men’s lacrosse was well represented on the summer Alexandria Travel team, coached by Bill Russ (BI, ’89). Seven BIMLaxers played fall lacrosse on the team guided by Coach Reed, with outstanding results. The team finished 2nd at Laxtoberfest Champions of Fall Ball against a very strong EC Glass team, and 3rd in the MadLax Capital Classic. Their only loss came at the hands of St. Mary's Ryken, the eventual champions.

We conducted Fall conditioning from October through early December. We've had 30+ young men in the weight room on some nights and I'm proud of their commitment. We have shut down for the holidays. All student athletes received a workout packet to keep themselves in shape through the winter. Being physically fit is the key to any great lacrosse team.

We kicked off the inaugural Bishop Ireton Winter Lacrosse League on the 3rd of December. Eight local High School teams compete on Fannon Field. Games go every Saturday except the Christmas and New Years weekends, through January. Alumni laxers are encouraged to come to Fannon Field over the holidays and shoot/play before the 11:00 am game or after the 2:00 pm game. Freshmen and sophomores are also competing in the Young Guns league at Carl Sandburg Middle School every Sunday.

Save the date for a parents and players pre-season coordination meeting on Wednesday, January 18, 2012, from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm in the Cafeteria. We will finalize all roster contact information, review the tryout process, the Varsity and JV schedules and discuss volunteer requirements for the season.


The LAST BIMLax Spirit Pack order will be placed on January 7, 2012. Order forms and CHECKS must be mailed to Coach Reed at Bishop Ireton BEFORE January 6, 2012. He will also be near the weight room after school on January 6th to collect order forms and checks. Only complete spirit packs may be ordered. Checks should be made out to BIHS, with “BI Men’s Lax” on the memo line. All players MUST wear BI shirts/shorts/sweats and sweat pants. ONLY BI outerwear is authorized. BI gym shorts and shirts are more than acceptable.

We have decided not to hold a fund raiser this year. Instead, we are asking for direct donations to the BI Men’s Lacrosse program. The cost of equipment is an obstacle to some of our student athletes. Due to a very generous individual donation, we have purchased ten helmets for issue to players. This year I’d like to expand our gear issue to include gloves, arm pads, sticks and chest protectors. Please consider making a donation to the BI Men’s Lax program. Please make all checks payable to BIHS; on the memo line, add “BI Men’s Lax Donation.” Last year two first year players, using donated/loaned equipment, started for and contributed significantly to, our teams and program. With your help, we can expand the program and reap the rewards. Our student athletes only get one chance to play high school sports. Lacrosse can open doors for them. Thank you in advance for your generous support.

Notes from Coach Blaine

We currently have 76 student athletes in the Men’s lacrosse program. Our academic goal this year is to finish the season with a collective 3.3 or higher GPA for the entire Men’s Lacrosse program. Hit the books and do your part!

On November 19th, eleven Cardinal lacrosse and football players donated their time and effort to refurbish a playground for the Child and Family Network Center in Alexandria. They moved about 3 tons of mulch from a parking lot into the playground area to ensure the children had a safe place to play. Thank you. Well done gentlemen!


Many of our laxers participated in fall sports. Many more are participating in our Basketball, Hockey, Swimming and Diving and Wrestling programs this winter. Compete well gentlemen!

Due to the growth of the Men’s Lacrosse program at BI, we will limit JV participation to Freshmen and Sophomores. All grades will compete for spots on the Varsity. BIMLax is no longer a “no cut” sport. Try outs begin on February 20th; details will be provided during the January Parents and Players meeting. ALL players MUST have a 2012 Virginia Sports Physical, a signed Concussion form and a completed ImPACT test on file with our trainer BEFORE starting tryouts. In January, we will publish dates/time/locations for ImPACT testing (used to establish a brain base line in case of concussion).

The NCAA released its annual Graduation Success Rate (GSR) Report for Division 1 programs in October. Men’s lacrosse players had a GSR rate of 88%, tied with gymnastics for highest among sports, and had the 3rd highest federal graduation rate of 73% (December 2011 Lacrosse Magazine). If you want to increase your son’s chances of graduating from college, let them Lax!

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Academics

Seniors Helen Barber and Jacob Ramey have been named National Merit Semifinalists. They were selected from more than 1.5 million students who took the 2010 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Qualifying test.

Senior midfielder Matt Dubow was one of four BI students named Commended Students in the 2012 National Merit Scholarship Program. They are among the top 5% of seniors in the country.

Fifty-nine Bishop Ireton students have earned Advanced Placement Scholar Awards in recognition of their exceptional achievement on AP exams.

Carlos Daing (’12), Scott Rettig (’12), Daniel Burns (’12), and Allison Wuldd (’11) were honored by the George Mason Center for Economic Education for their outstanding efforts in the Virginia Council on Economic Education Stock Market game. Carlos and Scott finished in 1st place, Daniel and Allison in 2nd place of the 53 teams in the Northern Region of Virginia.

Athletics

The Cardinal Cross Country Team won the Catholic State Title for the 3rd year in a row! Senior Liam O’Connor won the Alexandria Cross Country Championship. He dedicated his run to Rob Segar (’05), former BIXC and track coach and the last BI runner to win the Alexandria championship. Liam also won the individual state championship. The BIXC team placed 3rd in the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference (WCAC) championships. BIMLax Cross Country runners include Jim Wiltsie (’12), Kevin Abbed (’14), and Stephen Gottlieb (’14).


The BI Men’s Soccer Team had a challenging season, but played a much better team game. Senior midfielder Nick Galdos was named to the 1st team, all WCAC. Nick also kicked for the football team. Eyobell Berhe earned second team honors. BIMLax Soccer players include: Alex Carpenter (’12), Perry Fabi (’12), Michael Gerlach (’12), Patrick Rouin (’12), Donovan Jimenez (’12), Shahin Azar (’14), Santi Gutierrez (’15), Peter Kaye (’13), Joe Ready, (’14), and Albert Schibani (’13).

The BI Football Team started the season 7-0, including a win over O’Connell. Led by 23 seniors, the team lost on the last play of the Virginia Independent State Football Association (VISFA) semi-final game. Senior midfielder Moses Webb earned 1st Team all VISFA honors. Varsity Head Coach Tony Verducci was named the VISFA Coach of the Year. BIMLax football players include: Jonathan Frischkorn (’12), Nick Galdos (’12), Mike Moseley (’12), Jack Beer (’13, #55 in the picture at right), Ethan Carpenter (’15), Cory Conway (’15), Justin Fees (’15), Dan Frasier (’13), Tommy Kelly (’13), Billy Marrin (’14), Owen McHugh (’14), Andrew O’Hern (’14), Cullen Pointon (’13), Tommy Putzu (’13), Nick Rinaldi (’14), Caleb Sims (’14), and Phillip Thomas (’14).

Our Lady Cardinals Soccer Team defeated Good Counsel in the WCAC semi final game, 2-0. Good Counsel was the #1 ranked team in the WCAC, was undefeated with 19 victories and was rated #1 in the country by ESPN. The Cardinals lost to St John’s in the WCAC Championship game, 1-0.

The Arts

Bishop Ireton is blessed with Salesian Spirituality as well as great academics, sports and music programs. Anyone who excelled in all four areas might be considered a Renaissance man, a person who is well educated or who excels in a wide variety of subjects or fields.[3] Leon Battista Alberti (1404–1472): believed that "a man can do all things if he will." Renaissance humanism considered humans empowered, limitless in their capacities for development, and led to the notion that people should embrace all knowledge and develop their capacities as fully as possible.

Several BIMLaxers are also accomplished musicians and might be considered Renaissance men. BIMLax Concert Band members include: Jack Beer, Max Perconti, Dylan Louison, Cliff Louison, Stephen Gerke, Joe Ready, Will Rodger and Michael Moseley. BIMLax Symphonic Wind Ensemble members include: Alex Carpenter (’12), Peter Kaye (’13), Doug Lorge (’12) and Ben Gerke (’12).

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Senior defenseman Ben Gerke also played the part of Lucentio, the 2nd male lead, in the BI fall production of William Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew. Will Rodger (’12) served as the Student Technical Director, also helping with sound, stage and special effects.

Cradle: Alumni Activities

Congratulations to the newest members of the Bishop Ireton Athletic Hall of Fame! This year’s inductees include: Coach Harry Sober (’71-’80), Swimming; Paul Gartlan (’77), basketball; Michael Sheppard (’78), basketball, football and tennis; Sam Imhof (’81), Cross Country and Track; Kerry Jozefczyk Lim (’98), Soccer and Basketball; and Joey Kesterman (’99), football, basketball and lacrosse. Joey is pictured, left, with Coach Scott Racek.

Bishop Ireton once again won the Dioceses of Arlington Alumni Giving contest between O’Connell & Paul VI. Thank you Alumni!

The following BI Classes will be celebrating reunions: 1971, 1976, 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001 and 2006. We would like to contact all BI Men’s Lacrosse players and their coaches, from these classes.

We have recently regained contact with the following BI Men’s Laxers: Louis Albuerne (’82); Eric Fernandes (’87); Bill Russ (’89); Jason Gildea (’91); Kevin Quaid (’91); Bill Ready (’00); Timothy Blaszkow (’06); Michael Krauss (’07); Capt Greg McSween USMC (’07); and Kevin O'Leary (’09). If you are in contact with any of your former BI Men’s Lax teammates, please forward them a copy of the BI SCOOP and encourage them to reconnect with our program.

For Alumni home on Christmas break, the BI Winter Lax League goes every Saturday except the Christmas & New Years Day weekends. Games start @ 11:00 am, 12:00 pm, 1:00 pm and 2:00 pm. You may shoot and play before and after the regularly scheduled games. Hope to see many of you on Fannon Field over the holidays.


We would like to contact ALL BI Men’s Lax alumni. We only have contact with 109 of 210 known Lax alumni. If you are, or know of, a BIMLax alumni or former coach, please contact Coach Blaine at [email protected]. Alumni Class Notes:

Andrew Rodriguez (’08), was named the 2011 William V. Campbell Trophy winner at the 54th National Football Foundation Annual Awards Dinner in New York City. The Campbell Trophy is one of college football's most sought after and competitive awards, recognizing an individual as the absolute best in the country for his combined academic success, football performance and exemplary community leadership. The award comes with a 24-inch, 25-pound bronze trophy and a $25,000 postgraduate scholarship. Andrew is the first Army player to win the Campbell Trophy. In the classroom, he boasts a 4.14 grade-point average as a mechanical engineering major, and

is third in a class of 1,052 cadets. He has been on the West Point dean's list five times. Andrew is an Army Football team tri-captain. As a sophomore in 2009, he was selected as the Army-Navy football game Most Valuable Player. He missed the entire 2010 season due to two back surgeries. Andrew served as a BI JV Assistant Lacrosse coach during the 2011 season while recovering. Andrew was named a NFF National High School Scholar-Athlete in 2008,

representing the NFF National Capital (VA) Chapter. He is just the fifth NFF National High School Scholar-Athlete to also be selected as an NFF National Scholar-Athlete, and joins Ohio State's Bobby Hoying as the only former NFF National High School Scholar-Athletes to win the William V. Campbell Trophy. He joins 1990 Campbell Trophy winner Chris Howard (Air Force) as the only winners representing a service academy.

Casey Shannon ('08) is preparing for his fourth and final season as a member of the Seton Hill University (SHU) varsity lacrosse team. SHU is a member of the East Coast Conference (ECC), an NCAA Divsion II conference. SHU was ranked 13th in the country during the 2010 and 2011 seasons. Seton Hill is a Catholic university located in Greensburg, PA, 35 miles from Pittsburgh. Casey started every game as a sophomore and split time as a junior as a

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defenseman. During his senior season, Casey is looking forward to playing more defense and some long stick midfield. Casey focused his academics in the arts, planning to receive his BFA in the Spring. After graduation, he plans to pursue a career in graphic design.

Ben Wenger (’09) has played middie on the Virginia Tech Club lacrosse team for the past two years. He is pictured, left, playing against the University of Maryland Club team during the championship game of the first annual "Southern Showdown Tournament", which VT won by a score of 8-5. He will Red Shirt this Spring due to an ACL/Meniscus tear. He had his second ACL reconstruction this summer at Ft. Belvoir. Ben still loves LAX and plans to play next Spring.

Matt Verducci (’09) is in his second year at the US Naval Academy, and plays attack for the Navy Lax Club. The USNA Lax Club won all three of its games in October, including one over the University of Virginia. Matt was the leading scorer for the club.

Scott Martin (’10), pictured left, has been promoted to Lance Corporal in the United States Marine Corps Reserve. Scott is a sophomore at Lynchburg and is a member of the 4th Combat Engineer Battalion.

Ryan Delaney (’10) has enlisted in the Marine Corps and will enter Boot Camp at Parris Island Marine Corps Recruit Depot in South Carolina in March.

Michael Larrabee (’10), pictured right with sister Katie and fellow BI alumni Tommy Kestermann (’10), is a Plebe at the US Military Academy. Michael earned a spot on the Army Varsity Lacrosse team and participated in the “Play for Parkinson’s” fund raiser at Episcopal High School in October.

Dom Puglise ( ‘10) will be starting his second season with the Seton Hill University (SHU) Griffins lacrosse team.


Attorneys in the lacrosse community are welcome to join the US Lacrosse Council of Counselors, an assembly of dedicated lawyers passionate about the game. Visit http://uslacrosse.org/councilofcounselors for more information.

We hope to see ALL BI Men’s Lacrosse alumni at our NEXT Alumni game, which is TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED on Saturday, May 19th, 2012. A tailgate will follow. After the Alumni game, we will host the BI Men’s Lax Day for Rising Freshmen.

All Bishop Ireton and St. Mary’s Academy alumni are encouraged to join the Ireton Business Network. For more information, go to http://www.iretonbiznet.com.

Any alumni who wish to donate lacrosse equipment should contact Coach Reed @ [email protected]. This extra equipment will be used during off season open fields to introduce new players to lacrosse.

Upcoming Alumni Events in 2012

The mission of the Bishop Ireton Alumni Association is to strengthen our commitment to our school, renew and foster the bonds of friendship and promote continued involvement of graduates of Bishop Ireton and St. Mary’s Academy in the Salesian spirit of the Oblates of Saint Francis de Sales.

For those alumni in the New York City area, we have planned the following activity:

March 6th: NYC Alumni Event; Dinner & Big East Men’s basketball

Doubleheader in Madison Square Garden. Dinner at 5:30 pm, games at 7:00 & 9:00 pm.

Please contact Ryan Fannon at [email protected] for details.

Pass: Upcoming Events

January 3rd: Classes resume.

January 6th: Last day to order a BIMLax Spirit Pack.

January 7th: BIWLL: BI vs. West Potomac @ 12:00 pm on Fannon Field.

High School Placement Test, Cafeteria, 8:30 am – 12:00 pm.

January 14th: BIWLL: BI vs. Mt. Vernon @ 1:00 pm on Fannon Field.

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January 18th: BIMLax Parent and Student Athlete pre-season meeting, 6:30-7:30 pm in the Cafeteria.

January 21st: BIWLL: BI vs. Yorktown @ 2:00 pm on Fannon Field.

January 24th: Feast of St. Francis De Sales.

January 28th: BIWLL: BI vs. NOVA @ 11:00 am on Fannon Field.

February 20th: BIMLax try outs begin.

TBD: BIMLax Mass, BI Chapel.

February 9th-11th , 16th-17th: Spring Musical: You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown!

February 24th: BI Combined Concert at 7:30 pm, Whaley Auditorium.

April 21st: BI Auction.

April 30th: 25th Anniversary Bishop Ireton Golf Classic.

Mount Vernon Country Club, Alexandria; 11:00 am Shotgun start.

For Foursome and Sponsorship Information, please contact Ryan Fannon, Director of Alumni Relations, at [email protected] or call (703) 212-5178.

May 8th: BI Wind Ensemble and Concert Band Spring Concert, 7:00 pm, Whaley Auditorium.

May 19th: BI Varsity vs. Alumni Lacrosse game, Fannon Field, ~11:00 am. Tailgate to follow.

BI Lax Day for Rising Freshmen, Fannon Field, ~12:00 pm.

May 20th: Men’s and Women’s Choir Spring Concert.

June 5th: Graduation.



***** TENTATIVE 2012 BI Men’s Lacrosse Schedule *****

March 3, 2012 Fort Hunt Cup Scrimmages @ BI

March 13, 2012 V & JV games @ BI, 4:00 and 5:15 pm

March 15, 2012 Maret @ BI, 4:15 pm

March 19, 2012 Mary Institute-Country Day School @ BI, 4:00 pm

March 23, 2012 PVI @ BI, 4:00 and 5:15 pm

March 27, 2012 BI @ O’Connell, 4:00 and 5:30 pm

March 30, 2012 St John’s @ BI, 4:00 and 5:15 pm

April 2-4, 2012 BI @ Marshall Spring Boys Lax Tournament

April 10, 2012 BI @ Good Counsel, 4:00 and 5:30 pm

April 17, 2012 BI @ Carroll, 4:00 and 5:30 pm

April 20, 2012 BI @ JPG, 4:00 and 5:30 pm

April 21, 2012 Gonzaga @ BI, 11:00 am and 1:00 pm

April 24, 2012 BI @ St Mary’s Ryken, 5:45 and 7:30 pm

April 27, 2012 McNamara @ BI, 4:00 and 5:30 pm

May 1, 2012 BI @ DeMatha, 4:00 and 5:30 pm

This is the 7th issue of the BI Scoop. It is intended to keep future and current students, alumni and their parents aware of the activities of the BI Men’s Lax program and Bishop Ireton High School. If you liked it, let us know. If you did not like it, tell us why. If you have information you’d like to share with the Men’s Lax family, send it. If you’d like to be added to the distribution list, please email Mike Blaine at [email protected].


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