Category: Game previews

Through three games, Loyola has as many losses as it did all of last season.  But results aren’t that important right now, according to head coach Shannon Hartinger. In her first season, she’s more concerned with creating the...

Seniors Eamon O’Brien and Cooper Prawdzik have said Loyola Gold wouldn’t be where it is without senior goalie Matt Choate. Same goes for the team’s goalie coach, Stu Gould.   Since stepping in for injured senior Andrew Shearson...

Loyola lost most of its starters — including its two top pitchers and several of its best hitters — from last season’s club that captured a Class 4A sectional championship.  Yet, head coach Nick Bridich isn’t talking about...

When the Ramblers face off against Providence Catholic tonight at The Edge in Bensenville in the semifinals of the state tournament, Loyola Gold head coach Blake Sorensen said he expects to see a different Celtics team than the...

Loyola and Maine South each ended the regular season in much different ways.  The Ramblers lost six of their last nine games, while the Hawks entered the state tournament on a nine-game winning streak.  A mitigating factor for...

Loyola head coach Mike Hengelmann considered Saturday’s sectional meet at Niles North a success. Headlined by junior Luke Maurer, who won two individual events, five Ramblers advanced in seven events. “We had a really, really...

It’s no coincidence the Ramblers captured Class 4A regional championships each of the last two seasons after winning consecutive holiday tournament titles in Naples, Florida, according to Loyola head coach Tom Livatino. For the...

After swimming at his first state meet last season, junior Everet Andrew is looking to take the next step, according to Loyola head coach Mike Hengelmann. As a sophomore, Andrew qualified in the 500-yard freestyle and on both...

Senior Aidan McKeag is fully embracing his fourth and final varsity season, according to Loyola head coach Joe Haney. Not only is McKeag looking to leave the program as one of its most successful wrestlers, but he’s assumed a...