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Ireton pulls out a close one

Ireton pulls out a close one

The Bishop Ireton Cardinals eked out a narrow, 51-50 win against Wilson Tuesday, their first victory since falling to No. 2 ranked Paul VI Catholic a week prior. The two squads were neck-and-neck early on, Ireton [...]

Panthers snap Ireton’s win streak

Panthers snap Ireton’s win streak

After stringing together a series of impressive wins, the Bishop Ireton Cardinals came up short Tuesday night against Paul VI Catholic, the region’s No. 3 ranked team. The Cardinals kept the game tight, even breaking out [...]

Ireton senior shines at tournament

Ireton senior shines at tournament

Competing against a field of 32 area schools in the annual Northern Region wrestling tournament, the Bishop Ireton Cardinals celebrated an eighth place finish last weekend. Senior Andrew Lutterloh proved to be the turning point for [...]

Wiley, Ireton dismantle St. Stephen’s

Wiley, Ireton dismantle St. Stephen’s

After taking a strong lead early against crosstown rival St. Stephen’s and St. Agnes, the Bishop Ireton Cardinals didn’t let up in a 58-36 rout Monday night. Junior Da’von Wiley led the Cambridge Road school in [...]

Cardinals slip against Knights

Cardinals slip against Knights

The Bishop Ireton Cardinals saw the Bishop O’Connell Knights snatch victory out of their hands Friday despite a valiant effort at a comeback victory. Down by three goals before the end of the first period, the [...]

Smooth sailing for Cardinals

Smooth sailing for Cardinals

Bishop Ireton’s swim and dive teams opened up the 2011-12 season on a high note, beating Paul VI in separate meets earlier this month. The Cardinals boys dive team upended the Panthers 113-57. Their peers on [...]

Ireton senior makes VISAA all-state team

Ireton senior makes VISAA all-state team

The Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association named undefeated Bishop Ireton senior Monica Zakaria to its Division I, all-state first team in November. Zakaria went 8-0 in singles play throughout the regular season, earning the top seed [...]

Cardinals bounced from playoffs in high-scoring thriller

Cardinals bounced from playoffs in high-scoring thriller

With St. Christopher’s bottled up on their one-yard line, down by four points and less than two minutes left in the fourth quarter, Bishop Ireton looked poised to win the opening round of the state playoffs [...]

Cardinals can’t nab WCAC title

Despite a heady run as underdogs in the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference, the Bishop Ireton Cardinals fell back to earth against St. John’s in the championship game Sunday night. Ireton’s defense, which had held strong in [...]

Bishop Ireton eyes championship title

Bishop Ireton eyes championship title

When the Bishop Ireton Cardinals take the field Saturday against St. Christopher’s, they’ll be taking part in something no member of the 8-2 squad ever has: a Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association playoff game. The Cardinals [...]