Athletic News

The East Suburban Catholic Conference (ESCC) 2023 Hall of Fame Inductees

Joliet Catholic Academy President/Principal Dr. Jeff Budz is proud to announce that Dave Douglas (’75), Samantha Quigley-Smith (’06), and the 2013 Hilltopper Baseball State Championship Team have been inducted into the ESCC 2023 Hall of Fame. The East Suburban Catholic Conference honored its 16th Hall of Fame Class on Thursday, April 20, 2023 at Abbington Banquet … Read More

Summer Camp Registration is NOW OPEN!

  Future Angels and Hilltoppers, Each summer Joliet Catholic Academy welcomes over 900 grade school students to the home of the Angels and Hilltoppers. JCA offers 20 different camps to accommodate campers’ individual interests via Academic, Athletic, Activity, and Fine Art Camps. Our accomplished teachers and coaches enjoy working with campers so they can have … Read More

2023 Hilltopper/Angel Banquet

The 2023 Hilltopper/Angel Banquet featuring Olympic Bronze medalist Kelly Murphy ’08 and WNBA Champion Allie Quigley ’04 is scheduled for Thursday, February 23rd in the JCA gym.   Hilltopper & Angel Banquet | Joliet Catholic Academy (jca-online.org) … Read More

Support the Dane Thayer Memorial Scholarship & WIN 4 Bears vs. Packers Tickets

The Dane Thayer Memorial Scholarship was created in memory of the late Dane Thayer (JCA ’05) by his family to benefit JCA students in financial need. Over $50,000 in scholarships has been raised for students in financial need at JCA over the past two years from the Dane Thayer Memorial Golf Outing. To encourage further … Read More

Support The Dane Thayer Memorial Scholarship & WIN 4 Bears vs. Packers Tickets

The Dane Thayer Memorial Scholarship was created in memory of the late Dane Thayer (JCA ’05) by his family to benefit JCA students in financial need. Over $50,000 in scholarships has been raised for students in financial need at JCA over the past two years from the Dane Thayer Memorial Golf Outing. To encourage further … Read More

HILLTOPPER FOOTBALL VS. CHICAGO PHILLIPS TICKET AND STREAMING INFORMATION

Our Hilltoppers take on Chicago Phillips this Friday at Joliet Memorial Stadium, Kickoff 7:00 p.m.   TICKETS – GoFan: https://gofan.co/app/events/749071?schoolId=IL86547 Ticket price set by the IHSA. All fans, including students must purchase a ticket. GoFan $5.00, Cash ticket $6.00   Livestream – NFHS Network: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/…/joliet…/gamde572fb638   #GoHill … Read More

𝐉𝐎𝐋𝐈𝐄𝐓 𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐋𝐈𝐂 𝐀𝐂𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐌𝐘 𝐇𝐎𝐍𝐎𝐑𝐒 𝐃𝐑. 𝐑𝐀𝐘𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐃 𝐌𝐄𝐘𝐄𝐑

Joliet Catholic Academy, along with Morris Hospital acknowledged, congratulated and thanked Joliet Catholic Alum, Dr. Raymond Meyer for his long-term work at the school with our athletes and at the hospital with a ceremonial Coin Flip at Friday’s football game. Dr. Meyer has been on the sidelines for 25 years helping with JCA athletes and … Read More

JCA to host Boys Basketball Player Development Camp on October 17

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A Letter From Our President/Principal, Dr. Jeffrey Budz

Dear JCA Community, It is with great excitement that I welcome you to another school year!   We welcome the Class of 2026, and we celebrate All of our students as we again have a strong enrollment hovering at 600 students.   It seems like our summers fly by faster and faster each year, but I hope … Read More

JCA announces 2022 Hall of Champions-Athletics Inductees

Joliet Catholic Academy inducted the eighth Hall of Champions class in a ceremony this afternoon in the Warning Innovation Research Center. This year’s honorees continue to highlight the depth of tradition and talent on and off the playing fields that the Angels and Hilltoppers have produced over the years. The previous classes made up a “Who’s … Read More


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