Category: Five minutes

Senior Jack Lynch was more than a talented distance runner at Loyola. That was evident May 25 at the school’s graduation ceremony at Northwestern University when he received the prestigious Graduate at Graduation Award. The...

Senior captain and three-year varsity lacrosse player Mick Burden is looking forward to the opportunity to defend the program’s state title when Loyola opens the postseason Monday. The Ramblers, who are the No. 1 seed at their...

Senior volleyball player Gavin Elliott took a road less traveled to Loyola. A Chicago resident who lives in the North Center neighborhood, he attended St. Clement and is the first in his family to attend Loyola. In Elliott’s...

Senior Mary Kate Lopez is one of many multiple-sport athletes at Loyola. But the two she plays are an unusual pair. While volleyball is her main sport and one she will play in college at Oregon State University, Lopez is in her...

Hockey is a family tradition for Loyola senior Eamon O’Brien. A Wilmette native and graduate of St. Francis Xavier, O’Brien was introduced to hockey by his father, Tim O’Brien (Class of 1984), a former Loyola player. Eamon is...

Loyola senior Ben Dukes is looking to qualify for the state swimming and diving meet for the second consecutive season Saturday at the Niles North Sectional. Dukes plans to swim the 50-yard freestyle, 500-yard freestyle and on...

Loyola senior Addison Bendery and the girls basketball team plays Trinity on Thursday in the Class 4A regional final at Loyola. The second seed at Evanston’s sectional, the Ramblers (23-7) are looking for their third regional...

A Chicago resident and graduate of St. Monica Academy, Sam Schierloh is enjoying a successful senior year. After starting at linebacker and earning all-Catholic Blue honors for Loyola’s Class 8A state championship football team,...

Loyola junior Everet Andrew comes from a family of talented Loyola swimmers. His father, Phil (Class of 1985), was a Division I swimmer and is in the school’s Hall of Fame. His sister, Olivia (Class of 2017), is a sophomore...

Jordan Moser is a senior forward on the girls basketball team. In her second varsity season, she entered this week averaging 4.9 points, 3.3 rebounds and shooting 62.2 percent from the field. A Wilmette resident and graduate of...

Senior Catherine Holecek is approaching the end of her swimming career at Loyola. A team captain, she competes Saturday at the Glenbrook North Sectional. The state meet is Nov. 16-17 at Evanston. At the MCAC meet, Holecek had a...

Loyola alumnus Joe Cook (Class of 1997) will be inducted into the school’s athletic Hall of Fame as a football player on Friday. A two-year varsity middle linebacker and the team’s captain as a senior, he helped the...