Category: Game stories

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....

Loyola trailed New Trier until the closing minutes of Wednesday’s game, but the Ramblers couldn’t complete the comeback in a 55-52 loss at home. It was Loyola’s second loss in a row to the rival Trevians, who beat the...

Connor Barrett was a major player for Loyola last season. But he knows it’s different now that he’s a senior and one of the team’s captains. Barrett got off to a good start Monday by making his first shot of the season — a...

Sophomore Summer Parker-Hall came off the bench to score a team-best 12 points Tuesday in the Ramblers’ 71-35 season-opening win over Bogan at home. After a 25-6 campaign that ended in the Class 4A sectional final, Loyola jumped...

As good as the Ramblers looked on defense in the first half Saturday in Park Ridge, they needed to get something going on the other side of the ball. Loyola’s offense responded by taking the kickoff to start the third quarter...

The day before the Ramblers beat Fremd to capture the Class 4A sectional championship at Loyola, the players dressed up in Halloween costumes for practice. At a weight-lifting session in advance of the postseason, the Ramblers...

More than 15 minutes after Monday’s match ended, Loyola senior Julia Martinez still was catching her breath. That’s understandable, considering the Ramblers had completed an improbable comeback to beat Hersey 19-25, 26-24, 25-18...