Category: Game stories

As Loyola senior Julia Martinez made her way to the bench with 1 minute, 2 seconds to go in the fourth quarter Monday, the crowd at Evanston stood up and gave her a well-deserved round of applause. Her exit signaled the end of...

Loyola junior Luke Maurer finished first in all four races he swam in Saturday at the Niles North Sectional. Maurer won both the 100-yard freestyle (46.12 seconds) and 200-yard freestyle (1:39.86). He also contributed to wins in...

In the fog after capturing a Class 4A regional championship, Loyola senior Celia Satter couldn’t exactly remember what happened in the first quarter that sparked the Ramblers to the 58-35 win over Trinity at home Thursday. When...

The Ramblers still haven’t played a perfect game, according to Loyola head coach Tom Livatino, but they did enough Friday at Northwestern University’s Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston to earn a 56-46 win over St. Ignatius and hold...

Two Ramblers extended their seasons for another week Saturday at the Class 3A Fremd Regional. Seniors Aidan McKeag and Sam Schierloh both will wrestle at Barrington’s sectional for an opportunity to compete at the state...

There were many positive takeaways from Saturday’s MCAC meet at Fenwick, according to Loyola head coach Mike Hengelmann. For one, junior Luke Maurer finished first in two individual events, and the Ramblers took second place in...

Less than two minutes into Saturday’s game at DePaul Prep as part of the Steve Pappas Shootout, Loyola head coach Tom Livatino didn’t like what he saw from his team and called a timeout. The Ramblers received his message...

The Loyola girls basketball team lost its third close game of the season Friday, falling to St. Ignatius 40-35 at home. After winning 15 in a row in the Jesuit Cup series, the Ramblers (9-3, 0-2 GCAC Red) have lost two...

Loyola led more than 31 minutes Sunday, but the Ramblers couldn’t close it out in a 56-55 loss to Marist at home in a matchup of two highly regarded Class 4A clubs. It was Loyola’s first defeat of the season. After the RedHawks...

Sporting the No. 52 jersey, the same number his dad wore, junior Jake Holecek tried to give Loyola head coach John Holecek a Gatorade bath, but he found out his father still has some moves. Instead, the two settled for a hug on...

Loyola bounced back from its loss to New Trier by beating St. Ignatius 62-38 at home Saturday in the final game of the New Trier/Loyola tournament. The Ramblers (3-1) led 34-23 at intermission and ran away from the Wolfpack in...

Three players made 3-pointers during an 11-0 run in the fourth quarter Friday that lifted Loyola to a 46-37 win over New Trier on the road. The victory gave the Ramblers (5-0) the championship at New Trier’s tournament....