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Chicago (St. Rita) (25-14)


School Information

Name: St. Rita High School
City: Chicago
County: Cook
Enrollment: 1420(B) M
Nickname: Mustangs
Colors: Red/Blue
Conference: Chicago Catholic
Superintendent: Rev. Thomas R. McCarthy, O.S.A.
Principal: Brendan Conroy
Athletic Director: Mike Zunica
Head Coach: Ryan Biros
Assistant Coaches: Emily McGinnis, Kevin Nolan
Athletic Trainer: Zach Blazack
Captains: John Johnson, Tommy Stark, Thomas McDermott
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West), 25-21, 17-25, 25-20, in State Quarterfinal.

Roster

  
No. Name Pos. Ht. Age Yr.
1 *Dan O'Keefe RS 6-1 16 Jr.
3 *Kevin Banky OH 5-10 16 Jr.
4 *John Johnson OH 5-10 17 Sr.
6 *Thomas McDermott S 6-0 16 Jr.
7 *Billy White OH-MB 6-2 17 Jr.
8 Eric Smith DS 5-9 18 Sr.
9 Walter Moran OH 5-10 18 Sr.
10 Andrew Bartasius DS 5-8 17 Sr.
15 Brad Dorng DS 5-4 17 Sr.
24 Bobby Raehl MB 6-0 18 Sr.
34 Erik Landstrom MB 6-6 17 Jr.
97 *Tommy Stark MB 6-4 18 Sr.

Statistics

  
  Season Totals Single-Match High
Name Kill Blk Ace Ast Dig Kill Blk Ace Ast Dig
Kevin Banky 165 22 17 10 100 8 4 3 2 8
Andrew Bartasius 0 0 0 8 249 0 0 0 2 15
Brad Dorng 0 0 0 1 9 0 0 0 1 3
John Johnson 365 24 17 13 155 21 5 2 2 8
Erik Landstrom 16 15 0 0 4 5 5 0 0 1
Thomas McDermott 22 43 19 829 143 4 5 3 42 10
Walter Moran 12 2 0 0 11 2 2 0 0 3
Dan O'Keefe 205 30 47 45 150 12 4 9 5 14
Bobby Raehl 6 3 0 0 2 5 3 0 0 2
Eric Smith 1 0 0 0 18 1 0 0 0 8
Tommy Stark 166 67 20 21 41 8 10 4 4 4
Billy White 153 68 19 2 45 7 7 4 1 3

Scores

Date Opponent W/L 1st 2nd 3rd
3/20 New Lenox (Lincoln-Way Central) L 29-27 16-25 21-25
Chicago (Marist) Redhawk Invitational
*3/23 Lockport (Twp.) W 29-27 25-22  
*3/23 Joliet (Catholic Academy) W 25-22 25-20  
*3/24 New Lenox (Lincoln-Way Central) W 23-25 25-22 15-12
*3/24 Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East) L 12-25 19-25  
*3/24 New Lenox (Providence Catholic) W 20-25 25-18 15-9
Wheaton (W. Warrenville South) Tournament
*3/30 Wheaton (W. Warrenville South) L 13-25 12-25  
*3/30 Palos Hills (Stagg) W 25-18 23-25 25-21
*3/31 Naperville (Central) W 24-26 25-17 25-19
*3/31 New Lenox (Lincoln-Way Central) L 21-25 25-20 20-25
*3/31 Winnetka (New Trier) L 19-25 25-21 17-25
4/2 Wilmette (Loyola Academy) W 25-22 25-19  
4/4 Chicago (Brother Rice) L 22-25 22-25  
4/5 Chicago (Marist) W 26-24 25-22  
4/10 Palos Hills (Stagg) W 25-19 25-13  
4/17 New Lenox (Providence Catholic) L 25-21 25-27 20-25
4/19 Chicago (Mt. Carmel) W 25-15 25-19  
Chicago (Brother Rice) Smack Attack
*4/20 Chicago (Marist) L 19-25 27-25 18-25
*4/20 Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) L 19-25 24-26  
*4/21 Northbrook (Glenbrook North) JV W 25-13 25-18  
*4/21 Chicago (St. Ignatius College Prep) W 25-15 25-21  
*4/21 Wheaton (St. Francis) W 27-25 25-17  
4/24 Chicago (St. Ignatius College Prep) W 25-22 25-17  
4/25 LaGrange (Lyons) W 25-12 25-20  
4/26 Wilmette (Loyola Academy) W 25-20 25-17  
4/30 Chicago (Brother Rice) L 27-25 15-25 23-25
5/2 New Lenox (Providence Catholic) W 25-20 25-18  
5/3 Oak Park (Fenwick) W 25-23 25-22  
5/8 Chicago (Mt. Carmel) W 25-23 25-18  
5/10 Chicago (St. Ignatius College Prep) W 25-19 25-22  
Oak Lawn (Richards) Tournament
*5/11 Burbank (Reavis) W 25-14 25-20  
*5/11 Chicago (Brother Rice) L 20-25 15-25  
*5/12 Gurnee (Warren) L 23-25 26-28  
*5/12 LaGrange (Lyons) L 22-25 19-25  
*5/12 Downers Grove (South) L 20-25 25-22 18-25
Riverside (R.-Brookfield) Regional
*5/22 Maywood (Proviso East) W 25-13 25-4  
*5/23 Riverside (R.-Brookfield) W 25-19 25-18  
Chicago (De La Salle) Sectional
*5/25 Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) W 23-25 25-20 25-20
*5/29 Chicago (Mt. Carmel) W 23-25 25-16 26-24

Head Coach Ryan Biros

  
Year W-L-T
Chicago (St. Rita)
2012 25-14

Tournament History

2000              0-1 (25-10)    DNP  Jim Palilonis
L  9-15, 6-15           Lincolnshire (Stevenson)
2001              0-1 (26-14)    DNP  Jim Palilonis
L  6-15, 9-15           Chicago (Mt. Carmel)
2002              3-0 (29-13)    4th  Stan Kastelic
W  15-13, 17-15         Evanston (Twp.)
L  12-15, 11-15         Chicago (Marist)
L  13-15, 8-15          LaGrange (Lyons)
2003              0-1 (25-15)    DNP  Stan Kastelic
L  4-15, 10-15          Arlington Heights (Hersey)
2011              0-1 (22-18)    DNP  Kathleen Mixan
L  21-25, 25-17, 20-25  Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West)