Academy Aces Athletics
Our student athletes compete with integrity.
Whether it is basketball or wrestling, the Ida Crown Jewish Academy Aces are known locally and nationally as formidable competitors. And at national sports tournaments, parents, teachers and students travel far distances to support our men and women athletes. In 2012, two varsity athletic teams, the wrestlers and the varsity girls’ basketball team, became Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Regional Champions in the same week. This is the first time in the school’s history that any team won the regional championship game and likely the first time that any Jewish day school took that title twice in the same season. Later in that same year, the wrestlers won the YU Henry Wittenberg Wrestling Invitational for the 8th time, scoring more points than any team had ever scored in tournament history.
We currently offer many interscholastic athletic teams, including: boys’ and girls’ cross country, girls’ soccer, boys’ baseball, wrestling, girls’ and boys’ junior varsity and varsity basketball teams, boys’ fencing. For more information contact Brittany Peters, athletic director at bpeters@icja.org
In order to participate, you will need to complete the following forms. No student/athlete may participate in an open gym, tryout, or practice in any sport until the athletic office is in receipt of the completed Permit Card, the signed IHSA sports medicine consent, the participation form and the registration form.
Athletic Manual When it becomes available, please read and check the acknowledgment boxes below.
Athletic Manual Confirmation Form
IHSA New Sports Medicine Consent and Acknowledgement
ICJA Athletic Registration Form
Boys’ Coach: David Shyovitz, davidshy@gmail.com
Girls’ Coach: Dana Hunter, dana.n.hunter@gmail.com
Try-Out Dates: No tryouts
Schedule: TBD
Boy’s Varsity Coach: Lee Gruen, lee@chaiathletics.com
Boy’s Varsity Assistant Coach: Robert Duling, srduling@hotmail.com
Sophomore Coach: William Boatright, will238756@yahoo.com
Boy’s Sophomore Assistant Coach:
Try-Out Dates: TBD
Schedule: TBD
Girls’ Varsity Coach: Brittany Peters, bpeters@icja.org
Girls’ Jr Varsity Coach: Zach Appel, ziappel@gmail.com
Try-Out Dates: TBD
Schedule: TBD
Coach: Doug Klein, jdouglasklein@yahoo.com
Assistant Coach: Ellie Saltzman, leieio77@gmail.com
Assistant Coach: Bill Porter, bporter@mortongroveil.org
Try-Out Dates: TBD
Schedule: TBD
Coach Steve Greenberg, steven@chicagotailgators.com
Assistant Coach Dr. Preston Wolin, pw@athleticmed.com
Try-Out Dates: TBD
Schedule: TBD