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In search of goal, Fenwick, St. Ignatius find none

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CHICAGO — To say that Fenwick and Saint Ignatius have quite the rivalry might be an understatement. Since the 2016 season, the teams have either tied or been involved in one-goal affairs and records can be thrown out the window when the two meet.

St. Ignatius’ Jack Regan looks to keep the ball away from Fenwick’s Will Jancewicz Sept. 28 in Chicago. Photos by Michael Wojtychiw

Coming into Tuesday’s Chicago Catholic League Blue Division matchup at Fornelli Field, the recent stretch of both teams’ play wasn’t bound to play a role in the match’s result — another classic seemed to be on deck on the Wolfpack’s Senior Night Sept. 28.

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Offensive onslaught powers Joliet Catholic past Saint Ignatius

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Joliet Catholic’s Brynn Higgins (left) and St. Ignatius’ Lauren Tiemann eye the ball in a Class AA semifinal at Fremd. Photos by Michael Wojtychiw

By Michael Wojtychiw

PALATINE – Many soccer players dream of scoring a hat-trick at the state finals, but very few ever get the opportunity to fulfill that dream.

Count Joliet Catholic’s Morgan Furmaniak as someone who saw that wish come true Friday in the first Class AA state semifinal at Fremd.

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Loyola seniors pave way past St. Ignatius

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By Michael Wojtychiw

GLENVIEW – The Loyola senior class of 2021 has been vital for the Ramblers program. It’s helped lay the foundation for the team’s success in 2019, this season and for campaigns to come.

Three seniors — Tommy Zipprich, Oscar Blazer and Michael Sullivan — have been key parts of the program since their freshman seasons and reasons for the program’s rise.

On Thursday, April 15, St. Ignatius walked into a hornets’ nest.

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Fresh Fenwick finds win over St. Ignatius

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By Michael Wojtychiw

RIVER FOREST – It’d been 10 days since Fenwick played someone not dressed in Friars gear.

After playing their first game on the year on March 13, Fenwick had its next game, a Chicago Catholic League Blue Division matchup with Mount Carmel, canceled due to COVID-19 complications within the Caravan program.

So, the team knew right away that its conference opener March 23rd against rival St. Ignatius would be a tougher game than normal. It’d have to shake off some rust and contend with pouring rain of the first half.

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New Trier Makes History with Win

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Coming off of a heartbreaking 13-12 overtime semifinal loss to Stevenson in the morning, New Trier team knew it had to put the loss in the back of its mind before its third-place match with St. Ignatius on Saturday, May 21, at Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire. Continue reading →

St. Laurence Ruins St. Ignatius’ Special Night

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For years St. Ignatius played its home football games at the University of Chicago and other stadiums across the city. Continue reading →

Luwane Pipkins on fire in weekend win

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Coming off of wins over Simeon and Morgan Park earlier in the week, it would have been easy for Bogan to overlook St. Ignatius at the MLK Dream Classic Sunday at Young. Continue reading →

St. Ignatius dominance continues

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For eight years in a row, St. Ignatius has won its own sectional with ease, only having to hold off challenges from Latin. Continue reading →

Young rallies past St. Ignatius

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Young did not possess the intensity it needed in the first set of its showdown with rival St. Ignatius on Friday. The Dolphins, however, were able to rally behind Tom Wesolowski’s match-high 20 kills and earn a 17-25, 25-15, 25-16 victory over the visiting Wolfpack. Continue reading →

Fenwick completes miraculous comeback

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They say there’s a first for everything. That first happened for Meredith Boardman and Fenwick Thursday night. Boardman hit a turnaround jumper at the buzzer to propel the Friars into the sectional semifinal, defeating host St. Ignatius 70-69 in a Class 4A regional. Continue reading →