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Bishop Ireton retains vaunted Bishop’s Cup

Bishop Ireton retains vaunted Bishop’s Cup

Bishop Ireton’s crew team will keep the Bishop’s Cup in Alexandria for another year after narrowly out-rowing Bishop O’Connell on Saturday at the Cindy Cole Cup regatta. Not content to just win the annual duel with [...]

Good Counsel, St. John’s whip Ireton

Good Counsel, St. John’s whip Ireton

After dismantling the Potomac School on March 29, the Bishop Ireton Cardinals had the tables turned on them in consecutive matchups against Good Counsel and St. John’s. Good Counsel (6-1) blew out the Cardinals, 10-0, on [...]

Saints overpower Cardinals for first win

Saints overpower Cardinals for first win

Coming off their fifth consecutive state title, the St. Stephen’s and St. Agnes Saints girls lacrosse team opened the 2012 campaign with a win against Bishop Ireton. Junior Carly Reed, who committed to the University of [...]

Cardinals fall from grace

Cardinals fall from grace

Bishop Ireton’s strong season start ended nearly as quickly as it began. After clinching the first citywide baseball tournament — beating T.C. Williams and St. Stephen’s and St. Agnes along the way — the Cardinals fell [...]

2012 High School Baseball Preview

2012 High School Baseball Preview

Robbed of the usual string of friendly scrimmages by weather, the skippers of Alexandria’s high school baseball teams have only the age and varsity experience of their ballplayers as an indication of how the season will [...]

Bishop Ireton trumps Carroll, McNamara

Bishop Ireton trumps Carroll, McNamara

Heading into their final regular season matchup, the Bishop Ireton Cardinals have strung together a pair of impressive wins against Carroll and McNamara. Sophomore forward Ty Quarles and junior guard Da’von Wiley teamed up to push [...]

Cadets rally to finish off Cardinals

Cadets rally to finish off Cardinals

A bitter loss to St. John’s on Tuesday extended Bishop Ireton’s losing streak to five games heading into the final stretch of the regular season. The Cardinals led the Cadets through the first half, heading into [...]

Ireton falters against ranked squads

Ireton falters against ranked squads

Bishop Ireton’s troubles continued this week, with road losses to  regionally ranked Paul VI Catholic and Gonzaga teams. The Cardinals faced down a No. 4-ranked Paul VI squad Saturday only to see the Panthers emerge with [...]

Ireton grapplers take silver

Ireton grapplers take silver

Bishop Ireton’s wrestlers celebrated a second-place effort at the Capital Duals hosted by St. John’s over the Martin Luther King Jr. weekend. Fast on the heels of a silver medal finish at the Alexandria City Tournament, [...]

Ireton’s season becoming a rollercoaster

Ireton’s season becoming a rollercoaster

The Bishop Ireton Cardinals have hit a rough spot, winning two of their previous five games and just three since the start of the new year. After beating St. Mary’s Ryken in overtime January 6, the [...]