SCHOOL PROFILE
The Irish will compete in the Gateway City Classic this season, and won't come in as a dark horse.
Photo by Mark Guthrel
JJ Slomba
Photo by Mark Guthrel
State classification: IHSA 2A
Enrollment: 802
Athletic director: Matt Blackford
2012 finish: 22-2-2 (IHSA 2A champion, No. 6 national rank in MaxPreps Computer Rankings and No. 7 NSCAA national ranking)
Head coach: Mike Bare
Years at school: 7
Career record: 113-19-6
Notable team achievements: Four IHSA state titles (2004, 08, 10, 12) and two NSCAA national Top 25 finishes (fourth in 2010, seventh in 2012). Thirteen state tournament appearances and 18 consecutive Mid-State 6 Conference titles.
Notable non-soccer facts about school: New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi is an alum, as is U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood.