Cub Football and Loyola athletics news

Cub Football - Loyola places 14 on All-Angelus honor squad, including Defensive Player-of-the-Year

November 29, 2022

LOYOLA’S ZACH BOWLES NAMED 2022 ANGELUS LEAGUE DEFENSIVE PLAYER-OF-THE-YEAR - 14 CUBS EARN ALL-LEAGUE HONORS, INCLUDING FOUR JUNIORS, ONE SOPHOMORE AND ONE...

Cub Football - Loyola’s season ends in CIF Division 6 semifinals

November 18, 2022

CUBS FALL TO ORANGE, 38-35, IN DOWN-TO-THE-WIRE CIF DIVISION 6 PLAYOFF SEMIFINALS Loyola’s 2022 campaign came to a painful end on a chilly night at Fred...

Cub Football - Errata

November 17, 2022

THE 2003 SOPHOMORE HC AND D-COORDINATOR In the email sent a short time ago it was reported in error that the 2003 Sophomore head coach was George Paton. In...

Cub Football - A closer look at semifinal contest on Friday - More Loyola news and stat updates - Seven Cubs will be on the field at the Rose Bowl on Saturday when UCLA and USC battle for City and PAC-12 supremacy

November 17, 2022

A CLOSER LOOK AT LOYOLA’S SEMIFINAL OPPONENT As the Cubs (7-5) have completed their preparations to take on Orange Coast League champion Orange (10-2) in the...

Cub Football - Loyola makes 21st trip to CIF Southern Section semifinals Friday - Further look at some great Loyola Frosh teams

November 14, 2022

LOYOLA HAS OPPORTUNITY TO ADVANCE TO CIF TITLE GAME THIS FRIDAY AGAINST STRONG ORANGE PANTHERS ON THE ROAD Loyola has advanced to 20 CIF Southern Section...

Cub Football - Loyola rises up in second half to defeat Culver City in come-from-behind thriller

November 12, 2022

LOYOLA PULLS OUT 14-10 CIF PLAYOFF QUARTERFINAL VICTORY OVER CULVER CITY AFTER DISMAL FIRST HALF To say that things looked bleak for the Cubs as they left...

Cub Football - Loyola advances to second round of CIF playoffs for 38th time; a look at the rematch with Culver City

November 8, 2022

LOYOLA MAKES 38th TRIP TO CIF PLAYOFFS SECOND ROUND Loyola has competed in the CIF Southern Section football playoffs 47 times since private schools were...

Cub Football - Loyola’s defense leads the way in taut first round playoff victory

November 5, 2022

LOYOLA DEFENSE PLAYS BEST GAME OF SEASON IN 13-7 VICTORY OVER LAWNDALE Senior Cub cornerback JORDAN HEWITT’s interception-his fourth of the season-in the...

Cub Football - New season commences on Friday - A look at CIF playoff first round foe Lawndale

October 31, 2022

LOYOLA IN POSITION TO MAKE SUCCESSFUL PLAYOFF RUN The momentum generated from the Cubs’ dramatic 28-27 victory over long time rival St. Francis last Friday...

Cub Football - Loyola seeded fourth in Division 6 Southern Section playoffs - Will host Lawndale on Friday

October 30, 2022

LOYOLA MAKES 48th TRIP TO CIF SOUTHERN SECTION PLAYOFFS - WILL HOST LAWNDALE ON FRIDAY IN FIRST ROUND This morning Angelus League champion Loyola was...

Cub Football - BLUE EUPHORIA - Loyola holds off St. Francis to capture share of Angelus League title

October 28, 2022

LOYOLA DEFEATS ST. FRANCIS 28-27 IN DRAMATIC LEAGUE FINALE TO CAPTURE SHARE OF LEAGUE TITLE Before the largest Smith Field home crowd since 2019, Loyola...

Cub Football - Loyola’s freshman team demolished St. Francis, 61-8, to win Angelus League title and complete first undefeated campaign in 44 years

October 27, 2022

LOYOLA FRESHMEN COMPLETE HISTORIC SEASON - 61-8 ROUT OF ST. FRANCIS CAPS FIRST UNDEFEATED CUB FRESHMAN CAMPAIGN SINCE 1978 Magical is a word to describe the...

Cub Football - Share of Angelus League championship on the line on Friday - Loyola freshmen have shot at undefeated season

October 24, 2022

DESPITE DEFLATING LOSS TO CATHEDRAL, LOYOLA WILL BE PLAYING FOR A SHARE OF THE ANGELUS LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP AT HOME ON FRIDAY For Loyola, this is not the time...

Cub Football - Loyola falls to Cathedral, 21-3 - Will face St. Francis next Friday in final league contest

October 21, 2022

LOYOLA’S OFFENSE SHUT DOWN BY PHANTOMS, DEFENSE KEPT CUBS IN GAME Before the largest home crowd of the season, Loyola could not muster any offense against...

Cub Football - Loyola freshmen romp over Cathedral JV team - Cub varsity looking forward to Friday battle against the Phantoms

October 19, 2022

LOYOLA FRESHMEN CRUSH CATHEDRAL JV TEAM IN 41-8 ROAD WIN There have been some great Loyola freshmen football teams in the long, storied championship history...

Cub Football - Loyola continues quest for league title - Undefeated freshmen play Cathedral JVs on road on Wednesday

October 17, 2022

CUBS ENTER STRETCH DRIVE IN LEAGUE TITLE RACE Loyola is in position to win a third consecutive Angelus League championship, but it has two giant hurdles to...

Cub Football - Loyola takes care of business against Paraclete - Everything remains on the table

October 15, 2022

LOYOLA TOOK STEP IT NEEDED AGAINST PARACLETE, CUBS ARE 3-0 IN LEAGUE The Loyola team that took the field against Lancaster Paraclete on Friday night at...

Cub Football - Varsity pre-game on Friday -,Freshmen remain undefeated with 45- 0 demolition of Paraclete

October 13, 2022

CUB SUPPORTERS WILL PRE-GAME IN LANCASTER ON FRIDAY Loyola supporters will be meeting at Shooners Patio Grille, located at 2797 W. Avenue L, Lancaster, CA...

Cub Football - Loyola begins stretch drive as three league games remain - A look at Paraclete

October 10, 2022

DO IMPROVING CUBS HAVE THE WILL TO MAKE A RUN? Loyola is undefeated in Angelus League play after its dominant 49-0 win over woeful, winless Crespi Carmelite....

Cub Football - Loyola routs Crespi for second league win - Loyola sophs and frosh notch victories

October 6, 2022

CUBS CRUSH CRESPI 49-0 TO SECURE SECOND LEAGUE WIN Loyola had an opportunity to improve in its second Angelus League contest against winless Crespi at Smith...

Cub Football - Assessing Loyola’s prospects after first league victory - Crespi Carmelite up next

October 2, 2022

COULD LOYOLA PLAY TEN MORE GAMES THIS SEASON? After defeating St. Paul, 24-14, in its Angelus League opener, what are the prospects for a Cub team that is...

Cub Football - Loyola wins Angelus League opener against St. Paul

October 1, 2022

LOYOLA TAKES DOWN ST. PAUL 24-14 IN FIRST LEAGUE GAME Loyola travelled to Santa Fe Springs on Friday night to play longtime rival St. Paul in the Angelus...

Cub Football - NEWSWORTHY performance by outstanding Loyola freshman team, which destroyed undefeated St. Paul Frosh team 70-8

September 29, 2022

LOYOLA FRESHMEN DOMINATE - ROUT ST. PAUL 70-8 The old adage that defense wins championships may end up proving true for what may ultimately be a generational...

Cub Football - “New season, new opportunities - Angelus League campaign gets underway Friday

September 25, 2022

LOYOLA HAS BIG OPPORTUNITIES AS LEAGUE PLAY COMMENCES THIS WEEK The Cubs commence Angelus League competition this Friday when they travel to Santa Fe Springs...

Cub Football - Another tough loss ends non-league trek - Undefeated Loyola freshmen continue to impress

September 23, 2022

MULTIPLE PENALTIES, THREE TURNOVERS PLAGUE CUBS IN 34-7 LOSS TO OAKS CHRISTIAN In its final non-league game at Westlake Village Oaks Christian Friday night...

Cub Football - Looking at the positives - A look at Oaks Christian

September 18, 2022

LOYOLA HAS SHOWN ‘WANT IT’ - SIX GAMES REMAIN TO PROVE CUBS’ METTLE Loyola’s 2022 varsity football team was expected to take a step back with a large...

Cub Football - Chaminade throws knockout punch in 48-10 rout of Loyola

September 17, 2022

LOYOLA ROLLED BY CHAMINADE 48-10 Loyola bobbed and weaved for a half on Friday night at Smith Field against Chaminade, the Southland’s seventh ranked team by...

Cub Football - Pre-Game at Papa Cristo’s tonight -Loyola freshmen rout Chaminade

September 16, 2022

LOYOLA SUPPORTERS PRE-GAME AT PAPA CRISTO’S BEFORE CHAMINADE GAME Join Cub Football and Vanguard families at Papa Cristo’s tonight for a Loyola football pre-...

Cub Football - Loyola has tough games ahead but has shown progress - Chaminade preview

September 12, 2022

LOYOLA SHOWS IMPROVEMENT AS SEVEN GAMES REMAIN The Cubs (1-2) have shown improvement in each of their last two non-league contests, the most recent being a...

Cub Football - Loyola can’t hold on, loses to Pasadena 15-14

September 10, 2022

MISSED OPPORTUNITIES SINK THE CUBS AT PASADENA Loyola traveled to Pasadena High School Friday night to take on the third-ranked team in the San Gabriel...

Cub Football - Loyola embarks on toughest portion of schedule starting Friday

September 7, 2022

LOYOLA BEGINS TREK THROUGH TOUGH THREE-GAME STRETCH The Cubs improved to 1-1 with a 24-19 win over Culver City last Friday, but the sledding is about to get...

Cub Football - Loyola downs Culver City - Cub freshmen continue to impress

September 2, 2022

LOYOLA SHOWS IMPROVEMENT IN WIN OVER CULVER CITY The old adage is that football teams improve the most between their first and second games, and it proved...

Cub Football - Loyola leads state with former players on NFL teams - A look at Friday’s opponent

September 1, 2022

LOYOLA LEADS STATE WITH FOUR NFL Four former Cub football players are on NFL active rosters following the final cuts by the league’s professional teams this...

Cub Football - Damien dominates Loyola in opener - Cub freshman team looks strong

August 26, 2022

DAMIEN BLASTS LOYOLA 34-7 IN HOME OPENER A large crowd turned out for Loyola’s season opener against La Verne Damien on Friday night at Smith Field, but it...

Cub Football - 2022 campaign kicks off against La Verne Damien at Smith Field on Friday - Loyola freshmen looking like winners

August 21, 2022

LOYOLA PREPARES FOR SEASON OPENER AGAINST DAMIEN ON FRIDAY AT SMITH FIELD On Saturday all three Loyola squads participated in intrasquad scrimmages on Smith...

Cub Football - Review of Loyola coaching records over the last 90 years - How a Johnny Mercer composition was a hit for the Cubs - An All-CIF tailback’s allergy to grass - Countdown to season opener

August 16, 2022

THE BEST COACHING RECORDS IN LOYOLA HISTORY As we have been recently reviewing Loyola’s storied championship gridiron history, here’s a look at the records...

Cub Football - A look back at each decade of Loyola football - Join the Loyola Gridiron Vanguard

August 10, 2022

A DECADE-BY-DECADE LOOK AT CUB FOOTBALL’S STORIED CHAMPIONSHIP LEGACY The Loyola football game-by-game record book only go back to 1924, but the program has...

Cub Football - Looking back at seasons ending in deuces

July 31, 2022

LOYOLA SEASONS ENDING IN THE NUMBER 2 CalHi Sports just updated its list of California high schools with the most all-time wins, and Loyola placed sixth on...

Cub Football - Month away from season home opener, looking at Loyola strengths, opponent rankings

July 27, 2022

LOYOLA SEASON OPENER AROUND THE CORNER, ASSESSING TEAM STRENGTHS Loyola head coach DREW CASANI ‘91 took his first team to the CIF Southern Section Division 4...

Cub Football - Loyola grads in college football and collegiate coaching

June 14, 2022

MULTIPLE ALUMS REPRESENTING LOYOLA ON COLLEGE FOOTBALL ROSTERS As colleges and universities begin unofficial organized team activities in football, many...

Cub Football - Spring Practice in the books - Loyola wins tenth CIF Commissioner’s Cup - Keith Ramsey tabbed as new varsity baseball skipper

May 30, 2022

LOYOLA ENDS SPRING PRACTICE WITH OPTIMISM, WINS MARANATHA 7-ON-7 TOURNAMENT The Loyola varsity football team lost a large chunk of its offensive production...

Cub Football - A look at the 2022 Loyola football schedule

April 16, 2022

LOYOLA HAS TWO NEW LEAGUE MEMBERS - 2022 SCHEDULE RELEASED Only 141 days remain before the Loyola football 2022 season opener. Anticipation for the fall...

Cub basketball - Loyola records a win for the ages in second round of CIF Division I playoffs

February 16, 2022

LOYOLA STUNS STATE POWER ETIWANDA AT LEAVEY, 51-42 A suffocating defensive effort by surging Loyola at Leavey Gymnasium before a large, raucous crowd on...

Cub Football - Loyola grad David Long, Jr. first Super Bowl starter and champion

February 14, 2022

FORMER CUB ALL-AMERICAN STARTS IN SECONDARY FOR SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONS DAVID LONG, JR, ‘16 who was named a first team All-American, earned All-State first unit...

Cub Football - Update on Cubs in Super Bowls

February 9, 2022

LOYOLA ALL-AMERICAN MATT WARE WAS FIRST CUB TO PLAY IN SUPER BOWLS The Cubs lost an overtime heartbreaker to L. B. Poly in the 2000 CIF Southern Section...

Cub Football - Two Cubs in Super Bowl - Loyola O-lineman Sam Yoon first team All-State

February 7, 2022

TWO LOYOLA GRADS ON SUPER BOWL RAMS TEAM CalHi Sports first team All-State and All-American corner DAVID LONG, JR. ‘16 helped lead Loyola to a 17th place...

Cub Football - Team Banquet Awards and other Loyola football news

January 14, 2022

LOYOLA RUNNING BACK TAHJ OWENS NAMED TEAM MVP AT CUB FOOTBALL BANQUET The 2021 Loyola varsity football team held its football awards banquet on January 13 on...

Cub Football - All-Angelus honorees - Loyola alumni starring in NFL - Cub college football selections

December 22, 2021

TWO LOYOLA PLAYERS EARN ANGELUS LEAGUE MVP HONORS Loyola senior running back TAHJ OWENS was named the 2021 Angelus League’s Most Valuable Player, and his...

Cub Football - Loyola comeback bid falls short in CIF playoff quarterfinals against Etiwanda

November 14, 2021

LOYOLA’S SEASON COMES TO END IN 28-21 LOSS TO ETIWANDA With 24.6 seconds remaining in a CIF Southern Section Division 3 quarterfinal at Smith Field on Friday...

Cub Football - A new chapter in Loyola’s impressive CIF playoff history journal - Pre-game tailgate

November 11, 2021

LOYOLA MAKES 37th CIF SOUTHERN SECTION SECOND ROUND PLAYOFF APPEARANCE AS CUBS WAKE UP ECHOES OF PAST PLAYOFF GLORY The 2021 Angelus League champion Loyola...