Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Nancy Lupton, an administrative assistant in the athletic department for 14 years, is retiring at the age of 54. She crafted a blueprint for running the JCA athletic department and served as a second mom to the Hilltoppers' athletes.
Joliet Catholic Academy is losing a member of its championship team. Nancy Lupton, who has worked as an administrative assistant under football coach and athletic director Dan Sharp for the last 14 years, is retiring at the age of 54. Lupton’s last day is May 30. She plans to spend time with her mother, Delores, an Alzheimer’s patient at the Willow Falls Senior Living Community in Crest Hill, and her two grandchildren, Ryne, 3, and Grant 1, as well as devoting more time to one of her favorite activities. Gardening. Her replacement, Debbie Dispenza, will move over from JCA’s admissions office at the start of the next school year. She will sow the seeds Lupton planted in developing a blueprint for a job she learned on the fly. She joined …
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Saturday, November 17, 2012
Montini 40, JCA 37: Joe Borsellino scored three second-half touchdowns as the Broncos rallied to overtake the Hilltoppers Saturday at Memorial Stadium in Joliet.
Breaking It Down: Joe Borsellino didn’t have Ty Isaac-like numbers. Borsellino did have the one thing Isaac wanted most—the ‘W’ that went with Montini’s scintillating 40-37 victory over Joliet Catholic Academy in the Class 5A football semifinals Saturday at Memorial Stadium in Joliet. Borsellino scored three second-half touchdowns as the Broncos overcame deficits of 21-7 and 31-14. He converted on a fourth-and-2 play from the JCA 17 with 55 seconds left in the fourth quarter. Two plays later, he scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 1-yard lunge with 30.8 remaining. JCA took over and moved the ball to the Montini 43 before its last-ditch drive stalled following three straight incompletions. One of Craig Slowik's passes during the series was …
Saturday, November 3, 2012
Joliet Catholic Academy 42, Tinley Park 21: Michael Ivlow was one of two backs to eclipse the 100-yard rushing barrier as the Hilltoppers knocked out the Titans Saturday at Memorial Stadium in Joliet.
Breaking It Down: Michael Ivlow watched his father’s team drop an emotional decision in an IHSA football playoff game on Friday night. He was determined not to let the family suffer through an 0-for-2 weekend. Ivlow showed his determination by rushing for 103 yards on 12 carries and scoring the final touchdown in Joliet Catholic Academy’s 42-21 victory over Tinley Park on Saturday afternoon in the second round of the Class 5A playoffs at Joliet’s Memorial Stadium. His performance followed on the heels of Bolingbrook’s 44-33 loss to Neuqua Valley in a Class 8A thriller on Friday night. Bolingbrook is coached by his father John. Michael was one of two backs to eclipse the 100-yard rushing barrier as JCA showed off all of its weapons for the …
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Friday, October 5, 2012
Joliet Catholic Academy 31, Carmel 24 (OT): Ty Isaac rushed for 229 yards and scored three touchdowns, including the game-winner, as the Hilltoppers stopped the Corsairs on Friday night at ATI Field.
Breaking It Down: Ty Isaac, running at three-quarters speed, is still better than most backs running full-steam ahead. Isaac, the USC recruit who has been plagued by injuries, rushed for a game-high 229 yards and scored three touchdowns in Joliet Catholic Academy’s 31-24 victory over Carmel at ATI Field Friday night in Joliet. Included was a 5-yard TD run in overtime that snapped a 24-24 deadlock. The Hilltoppers then turned to their defense to come up with a stop and Zack Jackovich delivered. He intercepted a fourth-and-24 pass thrown by the Corsairs’ Nick Grandolfo at the goal line. Grandolfo’s 1-yard scoring run with 30.6 seconds left in regulation sent the game into overtime. The interception was Jackovich’s fifth of the year and …
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