LOYOLA CAPTURES CIF STATE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DIV. I REGIONAL SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP
Undaunted by driving rain and the impressive skill of its opponent, Loyola won its third CIF State Southern California Division I Regional soccer championship on Saturday as junior AIDAN CUEVAS scored a golden goal in the first overtime period off a long throw-in by DIEGO AVILA to defeat San Clemente, 2-1, on the Tritons' home pitch. It was a tautly contested match from beginning to end. Avila scored the Cubs' first goal in the 25th minute, but San Clemente scored before halftime to draw even. The match remained tied through regulation before the dramatic game winning goal by Cuevas. It was Cuevas's  34th of his career, setting the school record for goals scored. Loyola proved it is one of the top teams not only in California, but in the nation as well. Undefeated in Mission league play, head coach CHRIS WALTERS' Cubs ended the season with an overall record of 25-3-6. Sixteen of the roster's 22 players will return for the 2018-2019 campaign.

Cub lacrosse defeats arch rival Palos Verdes in overtime
In a fiercely fought battle between lacrosse arch rivals Loyola and Palos Verdes on Saturday night on the soggy pitch at Bob Smith Field, Cub junior SPEED FRY buried a bounce shot for the dramatic game-winning goal in overtime - his third goal of the evening - to lead the Cubs to an 8-7 victory. Loyola had built what looked like a commanding 7-4 lead, but the Sea Kings came charging back to score three unanswered goals in the final minutes of regulation to knot the score at seven. Loyola was ranked first in the Los Angeles Region by U.S. Lacrosse entering the match, and PV was ranked second. Those rankings will remain unchanged. The match definitely lived up to the hype that preceded it. 

Loyola swim team finished third at prestigious Capistrano Valley Relays
In what is an annual preview of the CIF Southern Section Division I championship meet, Loyola finished third at the Capistrano Valley Relays on Saturday behind first place finisher Tesoro (224 points) and Aliso Niguel, which grabbed second-place with 216 points. The Cubs garnered 202 points, winning three of six events in a field which included the top aquatics programs in Southern California. Junior CONNOR LEE had 22.5 50 Fly lead off, a 20.9 50 Free lead off and a 44.7 100 Free anchor.Loyola will be in the thick of the race for the Division I title in May. Loyola's JV squad won the invitational and set three meet records in the process

Cub Volleyball wins pool, seeded second at Best of the West, but upset in Gold Division first round match
Loyola's varsity volleyball team won every match in its pool on Friday at the Best of the West Volleyball Tournament, and for its efforts was awarded the second seed in the elite Gold Division playoffs which got underway on Saturday morning. The Cubs were stunned by upstart La Jolla, 27-25, 27-25, in their first round match, but regrouped for consolation victories over Edison, 25-17, 25-19, and La Costa Canyon, 25-20, 25-23. Top seed Corona del Mar was upset by Cupertino Monta Vista, one of the teams Loyola vanquished in pool play, in the semifinals. Newport Harbor downed Monta Vista to win the tournament championship.