IC Football The Immaculate Conception football team suffered a tough 30-29 loss at Winnebago in the opening round of the Class 3A state playoffs Oct. 29. The Knights (6-4), the No. 6 seed in their half of the bracket, led 21-7 in the first half and had pulled back in front 29-22 before No. 3 Winnebago (8-2) scored on a 2-yard run with 2 1/2 minutes left, went for the lead, and ran in the two-point conversion. IC’s ensuing drive ended with an interception about 30 seconds later. Under first-year head coach Chris VanDyke, IC made playoff appearances in consecutive seasons for the first time …
The Immaculate Conception girls volleyball team bounced back from a tough first set to outlast Lisle 24-26, 25-22, 25-21 in the Class 2A Westmont Regional semifinals Wednesday. But the Knights (26-11), lost its regional playoff game Thursday against top-seeded Timothy Christian High School by a score of 2-0. IC leaders in Wednesday’s victory included Delaney D'Amore (9 killls, 15 digs), Kimmie Martino (6 kills, 4 blocks, 5 assists), Juliette Ambrogi and Jen Clementi (5 kills, 6 blocks each), Kellyanne Remy (5 kills, 5 blocks) and Emily Hartnett (5 kills) and Liz Martino (14 assists). The …
Cross Country The Immaculate Conception boys and girls cross country teams competed at the Class 1A Aurora Christian Regional Saturday at Oakhurst Forest Preserve.
The Knights needed top-seven finishes in the respective 13-team fields to advance to the Lisle Sectional Oct. 29. The IC girls team qualified with a seventh-place finish. It's the first time in the history of girls cross country at IC that a team has qualified for the sectional meet. They were lead by sophomore Rachel Hill, who placed 24th with a time of 20:28.3. The best race of the day game from junior Kelly Kremske (28th 20:59…
The Immaculate Conception football team’s home game against St. Francis at 1 p.m. Saturday (Oct. 15) is the Comcast Game of the Week.The Knights will try to bounce back after a tough 35-28 Homecoming loss to Aurora Christian Friday (Oct. 7) with first place in the Suburban Christian Conference Gold Division at stake.IC (5-2, 3-1 in SCC Gold) led 14-13 after three quarters, but the Eagles (6-1, 4-0) outscored the Knights 22-14 in the fourth quarter, climaxing with a 36-yard touchdown pass with eight seconds left after IC regained the lead 28-27 on Dan Vatch’s 1-yard TD run and Adam Muellers’ …
The Immaculate Conception football team can clinch a state playoff berth by winning its key Homecoming game Friday night against Aurora Christian. Kickoff is at 7:30 p.m. at Lewis Stadium at Plunkett Park, West Avenue and Utley Road in Elmhurst. Here's a look at the pregame matchup from MaxPreps. On Sept. 30, the Knights improved to 5-1 and 3-0 in the Suburban Christian Conference Gold Division with a 49-0 victory at winless Chicago Christian. Aurora Christian also is 5-1 and 3-0.Quarterback Demetrius Carr passed for three touchdowns and Dan Vatch and Matt Mesnard each contributed to two TDs…
