Athletics

For the past 39 years, more than 20 Graham family members have religiously served on the chain crew, commonly known as the chain gang, managing the signal poles on the sidelines during Corsair home football games.

On the merits of their 1st-place finish at the IHSA Sectional event at South Elgin High School on January 21, the Carmel Catholic Varsity Dance Team has earned a second-consecutive trip to the IHSA State Finals, set for Friday, January 27 (preliminary round) and Saturday, January 28 (top-12 qualifiers) in Bloomington, Illinois.

Five Corsairs were inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame during the homecoming game on September 30, 2022. Pictured left to right are: Sean McGrath ‘06, Athlete; Andrew Bitto ‘81, Athlete, Coach, Partner; James Nolan, Coach; Ryan Williams ‘08, Athlete; (not pictured) Larry Boller ‘68, Partner.

MUNDELEIN (Ill.) — The Carmel Catholic High School Girls Basketball program began its defense of the team's 2022 IHSA Class 3A State Championship with a familiar finish, relying on a clutch free throw from junior Ashley Schlabowske to break a 32-32 tie and down the visitors from Hersey High School by a 32-31 margin on Tuesday night in the Patrick Salvi Arena.

PEORIA (Ill.) — Sophomore Isabella Bing crossed the finish line with a time of 18:53.09 to claim 23rd place in Saturday morning's IHSA Class 2A Girls Cross Country State Finals, held under monsoon-like conditions at Peoria's Detweiller Park.

LIBERTYVILLE (Ill.) — Carmel Catholic High School, under the direction of coordinator Peggy Halloran, qualified six swimmers for the IHSA Girls Swimming & Diving Sectional event, held on Saturday afternoon at Libertyville High School.

VERNON HILLS (Ill.) — Tommy Steiner was perfect between the pipes for the the Carmel Catholic Hockey Team, which used the sophomore netminder's 30 saves to shutout the visiting Dukes from York High School on Sunday evening at the Glacier Ice Arena.

LAKE VILLA (Ill.) — The Carmel Catholic High School Boys and Girls Cross Country teams each qualified a pair of runners for the second round of the IHSA Class 2A State Series, with the girls registering the top-two individual qualifiers from the Lakes High School Regional and the boys fielding the number one and three individual competitors.

CHICAGO HEIGHTS (Ill.) — The Carmel Catholic High School Football Program punched its ticket to the postseason with a 38-17 come-from-behind victory over East Suburban Catholic Conference rival Marian Catholic on Friday evening in the South suburbs.

VERNON HILLS (Ill.) — Carmel Catholic Senior Brad Schaefer (89) emerged victorious from a three-way playoff that featured fellow Corsair Joe Sorrentino (89) in Wednesday's IHSA Boys Golf Class 2A Regional Championship, hosted by Vernon Hills High School at nearby White Deer Run Golf Club.