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Come join the Royal Irish Rugby team! We are currently fielding high school(boys) and youth 5-8 grades (boys, girls and co-ed) teams.

Come check us out at: www.royalirishrugby.com or register at www.royalirishrugby.com/register

About Royal Irish Rugby

The Royal Irish Rugby program is one of the most prestigious high school rugby programs nationwide, having won multiple national and state championships. We have alumni playing in college and several who have played at the Olympic level. Past players also have played for professional and recreational rugby teams all over the country.

Questions? Contact us via email at info@RoyalIrishRugby.com or contact Suzanne Sherby at ssherby@indy.rr.com org or 317-432-9386

Please contact us by March 1, 2022

Track and Field officially starts on Monday, February 14. If you want to join the 2022 team but are currently not training with them, please contact Coach McGinley at smcginley@bishopchatard.org for call-out and parent meeting information.

There is a mandatory snack fee of $50 for team members, which can be paid through the order form. Optional track hoodies, t-shirts, shorts can be ordered too.

Due to supply chain issues, orders for Track & Field items will be placed prior to the start of the season. Based on future inventory, we will place a later 2nd order.

OPEN ORDER FORM

The first order deadline is Feb. 6, 2022

Questions? Contact Coach McGinley at smcginley@bishopchatard.org

Read the article from WISH-TV about the amazing start to their 20-21 season. Congratulations team and coach!

Open Article here

All softball players, grades 1 – 8, are invited to the 2022 BCHS Winter Softball Camp. Come freshen up your softball skills while having fun with the Chatard Softball team. There is no better time to dust off your bat and glove than right now. Practice your throwing, hitting and fielding with both players and coaches form the high school team. (There will be no pitching/catching at this clinic due to time/space constraints.) Come have a great time and learn a few things along the way!

Coaches! Are you a youth, travel or grade school coach or are interested in learning more about the game? Come to the coaches clinic the last 45 minutes to learn some new hitting and pitching drills from our staff.

The camp will be held at BCHS on Saturday, February 26, 2022 in the auxiliary gym.

• 1st – 4th Graders: 10:00 a.m. – Noon
• 5th – 8th Graders: 12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
• Coaches Clinic: 2:45 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
• Cost: $20 per player; $10 for the Coaches Clinic

Register online

Camp details

• Please arrive 15 minutes early for checkin.
• Wear softball pants, leggings or sweats.
• Bring your glove, bat and bag, if you have one. No cleats; please wear athletic shoes.
• Questions? Contact Head Softball Coach Kerry Lynch at klynch@bishopchatard.org

Jamie O’Brien went to Bowling regionals in Kokomo on Saturday, January 15, 2022. He bowled a combined score of 448 for three games. Although he finished on the low side, he made the team and school proud by being selected to compete in the Kokomo Regionals.

Congratulations Jamie!

CYO Basketball players are invited to join the Bishop Chatard Trojans for CYO Night on February 3, 2022.

The team will play Roncalli with JV starting at 6 p.m. and Varsity to follow. Prior to the Varsity game, CYO basketball players are invited to the Trojan pregame talk with Coach Kenny Roseman. Players should meet outside the Auxiliary Gym at the 4th Quarter of the JV game. At Varsity halftime, the CYO players will be welcomed to the court and recognized.

Students are invited to wear their team jerseys or a Bishop Chatard or grade/middle school t-shirt and present their Future Trojan Pass. All grade and middle school students will be admitted to the game free of charge and the first 100 CYO kids to arrive and check in at the CYO table at the front entrance will receive a special trojan giveaway.

Come and join Bishop Chatard on to cheer on the Trojans!

RSVP Here

The BCHS Boys Volleyball team will hold its next open gym THIS SATURDAY (1/22/2022) from 10 a.m. to Noon in the Aux Gym. All BCHS boys are welcome to attend.

After Saturday, we’ll only have a few open gyms before we hold tryouts for the team – come in, shake off the rust, and get ready for tryouts! Please contact Coach Jim Joven at jjoven@bishopchatard.org if you have any questions.

BCHS wrestler, senior Eli Bustamante, 152LB class, is currently ranked #20 in the state and undefeated in the season, with a record of 24-0.

The wrestling team placed second in the city tourney on Dec. 18, 2021, with a score of 200.5. City Champions include Eli (152), John Rushenberg (160) and Tommy Hannon (182). Gabriel McNamee (113), Charlie Rushenberg (145) and Kade Rickard (170) were city runners-up.

The team has an overall record of 17-5 and were North Putnam Invitational Champions.

Congratulations BCHS Wrestlers!

Bring one, bring all to Chipotle to enjoy good food and support the boys basketball team! Bishop Chatard High School Boys Basketball Chipotle Fundraiser is Feb. 2, 2022 at Chipotle, 1002 Broad Ripple Ave, from 5:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.

Dine in or order online and pick-up your order between 5-9 p.m.

Make sure to show the fundraiser flyer (hard copy or from your phone) or tell the cashier at checkout that you are there for a fundraiser before you pay! If you don’t tell the cashier, Bishop Chatard Boys Basketball won’t get credit for the sale.

Open Flyer

The online ordering code is: JCLZFWF. If you have questions about how the online ordering process works, see the flyer above. Please note that fundraiser online ordering is only valid through pickup during your fundraiser’s scheduled date, time, and assigned restaurant. Ordering delivery for fundraisers is not permitted at this time.

Boy Golfers ⛳️ : Interested in playing this Spring?!?! Please contact Coach Joe Ford at jford@bishopchatard.org for information on the upcoming Spring season.

• 1st Place and City Champions are:
  • Medley Relay (Maddie Loiselle, Mia Todd, Hanna Ross, Jackie Figura); PR in the event of 2:02.38.
  • Hanna Ross: 100 free with a 58.57.
  • Girls 200 Free Relay (Jackie Figura, Mia Todd, Gabriella Herner, Hanna Ross) with a 1:49.92.
  • Gabriella Herner: 500 with a 5:53.23.
  • Maddie Loiselle: 100 back with a 1:05.52.
  • 400 Free Relay (Gabriella Herner, Maddie Loiselle, Mary-Claire McCarthy-Young, Hanna Ross) with a 4:06.75.
• Maddie Loiselle: second in the 200 IM with a 2:30.14. Mary-Claire McCarthy-Young took third with 2:45.19.
• Jackie Figura: second in the 50 free with a 28.10. Peyton Bean rounded out the top 8 with a 29.99.
• Marguerite Bourgeois: second in the 100 breaststroke with a 1:21.55. Mia Todd was close behind with a 1:21.93 to take third.
• Avery Nagel: third in the 200 Free with a 2:29.30.

Boys Swimming/Diving Team takes Second Place

• First Place City Champions are:
  • Boys Medley Champions (Jack Steadham, Max Bourgeois, Aaron Loiselle, Patrick Countryman) with the time of 1:42.77. This also beat the BCHS record of 1:42.81. WOW!
  • Aaron Loiselle: first in 200 IM with a 2:07.53.
  • Boys 200 Free Relay (Patrick Countryman, Jack Steadham, Aaron Loiselle, Max Bourgeois) rocked a first-place finish with a time of 1:33.26.
  • Max Bourgeois: first in the 100 breaststroke with a 1:05.64.
  • Max Bourgeois: first in the 500 with a 5:10.80.
• Jack Steadham broke his own PR in the 50 with a new time of 22.06 with Patrick Countryman right behind him third with 23.53.
• Aaron Loiselle placed second in the 100 fly with a 56.84.
• Patrick Countryman took second in 100 free with a 52.66 with Alex Paz rounding out top 8 with a 59.08.
• Jack Steadham broke another personal record in the 100 back with a 55.32.
• Danny O’Gara: third in the 100 breaststroke with a 1:09.05.

Congratulations to BCHS junior Lily Cridge, as she finished second in the Garmin Running Lane national meet in Huntsville, AL, on Dec. 4, 2021. She ran the 5000m course in 16 minutes, 22.81 seconds.

The previous girls Indiana record was 16:52.25, set by Mishawaka’s Anna Rohrer in 2015.

Lily’s previous best was 17:04.6 at the Shelbyville Semistate on Oct. 23. Lily won the 2021 state cross country title on Oct. 30, 2021, at Terre Haute, winning by 31 seconds in a time of 17:32.7 on a slow, rain-soaked course.

The winner of the national race, Natalie Cook from Flower Mound, TX, won the event with a time of 16:03.93. The top twenty in the nationals all ran under 17 minutes.

Milesplit Indiana Female Runner of the 2021

Read the story of her accomplishments on in.milesplit.com

Bishop Chatard was pleased to welcome back over 60 girls basketball alumnae and coaches at their Alumni Girls Basketball Recognition Night on November 24, 2021.

They enjoyed the evening of reminiscing, socializing, and recognition. They were introduced to the sell-out crowd between the JV and Varsity girls basketball games vs Cathedral that evening.

Read about the alumni, what they are doing now, what sports they followed after graduation, in the program for the evening.

Open the Girls Alumni Program

Thank you to Coach Wagner and staff for making this happen!

Interested in being around medicine, helping with rehab, and learning from trainers? The new BCHS Sports Medicine Club will provide an opportunity for students to be exposed to medicine. This club will replace the “student trainer” role. Members will use the title “Sports Medicine Aide (SMA)”. The Sports Medicine Club is not limited to only the fall season or to only one sport; it is open to new members all school year.

Read about the role of a SMA

Questions? Contact BCHS Athletic Trainer MJ Barnes at mbarnes@bishopchatard.org. Watch for our callout meeting early in the school year.

By becoming a member, you help our teams to succeed & keep down additional expenses for the department, athletes and their families. Join now to receive your all-season pass and membership gift.

Membership benefits can include:

• Season pass(es) for all non-tournament home athletic contests (What a deal!)
• Club level gift and decal
• Recognition in 3 seasonal athletic programs and on the Athletic Booster Club website
• Best of all, your support directly funds all our athletic programs and keeps expenses down

Sign up and pay online

Sponsorships are also available, either corporate or individual.

Become A Sponsor

Windbreakers .. sweatshirts .. shorts .. polos .. tees .. accessories: You’ll love our expanded merchandise selection – new items coming in weekly! Did you forget to order your sport specific t-shirt? We have one for every sport, year-round!

The BCHS Spirit Shoppe will be open from 11:30 – 1:30 p.m., Tuesday through Friday.

The online store is open 24/7!

Enter the BCHS ONLINE SPIRIT SHOPPE

Questions? Contact Dawn Koers at spiritshop@bishopchatard.org.