Welcome to the Soccer - Boys home page. For additional information on the Soccer - Boys program please contact our coach - Mr. Jim Luzzi at james.luzzi@ignatius.org.

IHSA Elite Eight
1998

IHSA Sweet Sixteen
1998, 2006

IHSA Sectional Champions
1998, 2006

IHSA Regional Champions
1981, 1988, 1989, 1998, 2005, 2006, 2007

Chicago Catholic League Champions
1985, 1998, 2006 (Co-Champs), 2012 (Co-Champs)

Introduction

The Saint Ignatius Wolfpack soccer program will instill the needed qualities of faith, discipline, determination and commitment in each individual and focus those qualities into a philosophy of selflessness and giving to the school community and team in order to achieve excellence and build a foundation for lifelong success.

The Team

Saint Ignatius soccer is a Class 4A program that competes in the Chicago Catholic League Blue Division.

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Coaching Staff

Varsity head coach, Jim Luzzi, begins his 42nd season with the Wolfpack. Luzzi is the founder of the Saint Ignatius boys soccer program and has amassed an overall record of 465-404-92 to go along with a 186-137-32 Chicago Catholic League record. Assisting at the varsity level is John Chandler who enters his 37th season overall and 11th at the varsity level. Also assisting at the varsity level is Ryan Kearns. Rob Stassen will be the Sophomore Head Coach and will be assisted by Kevin Rigney. Matt Sparapani heads the freshmen team assisted by Jacob Longo.

Last Season Recap

The 2012 varsity soccer season was one for the record books. With a Chicago Catholic League record of 6-1-0 and a season record of 20-4-1, the Wolfpack earned its fourth CCL championship and set a school record for victories, besting the 18 wins set by the 1982 team. The team won two tournaments during the season. Travelling to Quincy to play in the Quincy Senior Blue Devil Classic, they defeated the host team 2-1 in the tournament final, a win that ended the home team's 40 home game undefeated streak. Playing closer to home in the Lincoln Way Tournament, going 3-0 in pool play set up a semi-final against previously undefeated Reavis which the Wolfpack defeated 1-0. In the tournament final, the Wolfpack defeated highly regarded Sandburg 2-0. The rest of the season saw victories against highly regarded Oak Park-River Forest (4-1), CCL rivals Br. Rice (2-0), Mt. Carmel (3-2) and Loyola Academy (5-1). Entering the IHSA Regional Tournament with a 19-3-1 record, the Wolfpack defeated neighborhood rival Whitney Young by a score of 5-0. The season ended with a Regional Final loss to Hinsdale Central 3-2 in overtime.

The Junior Varsity won its own tournament, going 2-0 in pool to put it the championship game against Maine South. The championship game ended in a 2-2 tie. The tournament championship was decided on penalty kicks with the Wolfpack scoring a 6-5 victory. The sophomore team started the season 2-4-0 only to go 11-1-3 the rest of the way to finish 13-5-3 with a CCL record of 7-0-2 to earn 2nd place in the league. The freshman team went 9-11-1 with a CCL record of 4-2- 0.