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LOYOLA ROUTS ST. FRANCIS, 41-14, IN ANGELUS LEAGUE OPENER Led by its fast, swarming defense, which scored two TDs early in its first Angelus League contest...

CUB FOOTBALL - CHANGE of player family pre-game meeting place

April 2, 2021

PRE-GAME PLAYER FAMILY GATHERING PLACE CHANGED TO BAR LOUIE IN DOWNEY The Loyola parent group has CHANGED the pre-game meeting place. The new location where...

CUB FOOTBALL - Saturday’s game first step in league title race - Game to be live-streamed

April 2, 2021

TOMORROW NIGHT’S ANGELUS LEAGUE GAME IS FIRST ANGELUS LEAGUE TILT Tomorrow night at 7:00 p.m. at Pius X-St. Matthias in Downey Loyola will host longtime...

CUB FOOTBALL - Loyola renews old rivalry on Saturday against St. Francis - tennis courts and Pittsburgh Steelers

March 29, 2021

LOYOLA PLAYS OLD RIVAL ST. FRANCIS AT PIUS X-ST. MATTHIAS ON SATURDAY The Cubs dropped five spots to number 25 in both the CalPreps and Max Preps California...

CUB FOOTBALL - Loyola wins season opener

March 27, 2021

LOYOLA USES DRAMATIC LATE DRIVE TO DOWN ST. BERNARD 28-24 IN A TURNOVER PLAGUED CONTEST Loyola’s ‘Wolfpack’ defense-in its best and most critical stand of...

CUB FOOTBALL - next Friday’s game on Saturday

March 25, 2021

LOYOLA WILL PLAY FIRST LEAGUE GAME NEXT SATURDAY The Cubs will open Angelus League play next Saturday, April 3, against former longtime rival La Canada St....

CUB FOOTBALL - Loyola slated to play first game on Friday

March 25, 2021

LOYOLA TRAVELS TO PLAYA DEL REY TO TAKE ON ST. BERNARD TOMORROW A positive COVID-19 test caused the cancellation of the Cubs’ first scheduled non-league game...

CUB FOOTBALL - Tonight’s game against Upland canceled

March 19, 2021

LOYOLA’S SEASON OPENER TONIGHT AGAINST UPLAND NOT GOING FORWARD BECAUSE OF POSITIVE COVID-19 TEST It was just announced that because of a positive COVID-19...

Cub Football - Loyola to make road trip to San Bernardino County tomorrow - THE VANGUARD NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT

March 18, 2021

Cubs travel to Upland Friday for rubber match Loyola will take to the road tomorrow for its first game of the delayed 2020 season to take on Upland, the...

Cub Football - Loyola looks impressive in scrimmage against Notre Dame

March 14, 2021

LOYOLA OPENS DELAYED FOOTBALL SEASON WITH 28-7 ROMP OVER NOTRE DAME IN SCRIMMAGE A season that was supposed to start six months ago finally got underway for...

CUB FOOTBALL

March 11, 2021

A LOOK BACK AT SOME GREAT PLAYS - COULD THERE BE MORE THIS SEASON? As a season like none other in Cub Football annals gets ready to kick off this Saturday at...

Cub Football - Loyola to showcase a talent-laden team

March 4, 2021

LOYOLA RETURNS TEN STARTERS FROM CIF DIVISION 4 FINALIST SQUAD, INCLUDING FOUR ALL-CIF STARS It was looking as though Loyola’s seniors might graduate without...

Cub Football - highly decorated seniors joined by group of outstanding juniors

February 26, 2021

LOYOLA PADS COME ON NEXT WEEK The Cubs advanced to the CIF Division 4 championship game in 2019. Before the pandemic threw a major wrench into life as we...

Cub Football -errata

February 25, 2021

The report just sent this morning erroneously referred to the delayed completion of the 2018 season. The correct years were 1918 and 1919.

Cub Football 2020 set to embark on an abbreviated schedule

February 25, 2021

LOYOLA TO RETURN TO GRIDIRON The California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section was formed in 1913, and only once before was the high school football...

Cub Football - Loyola senior Ceyair Wright to make college choice on NBC today

January 2, 2021

LOYOLA SENIOR FOOTBALL PLAYER CEYAIR WRIGHT TO ANNOUNCE COLLEGE DECISION ON TODAY’S ALL-AMERICAN BOWL BROADCAST ON NBC It is a high honor for a high school...

CUB FOOTBALL - Some of the Loyola grads who started on FBS teams

September 21, 2020

IMPRESSIVE LIST OF LOYOLA STARTERS ON MAJOR COLLEGE (Division I-A/FOOTBALL BOWL SUBDIVISION) FOOTBALL TEAMS OVER THE DECADES Hundreds of Loyola graduates...

Cub Football - Some All-Decade Loyola players

March 17, 2020

SOME OF THE DECADE’S TOP LOYOLA FOOTBALL PLAYERS (2010-2019) Compiling a list of the best players who competed for Loyola on the gridiron during the second...

Cub Football - Loyola dominant in All-CIF selections - 2020 schedule challenging - New Vanguard President brings energy to Cub Football support group - Loyola well represented by National Football Foundation Scholar athletes

March 6, 2020

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT ONCE AGAIN TOPS CUB FOOTBALL STORYLINE Loyola senior inside linebacker STEVEN ARELLANO was named Loyola’s 2019 MVP for his superlative...

Cub Football - Review of 2019 Loyola’s CIF Finalist season

December 8, 2019

CIF SOUTHERN SECTION RUNNER-UP FINISH MARKS INCREDIBLE START TO CASANI ERA First year head coach DREW CASANI ‘91 took over the reins as head football coach...

Cub Football - Loyola’s remarkable playoff run falls short in CIF Southern Section championship game

November 30, 2019

LOYOLA FIGHTS BACK, BUT IS UNABLE TO CLOSE IN CIF SOUTHERN SECTION DIVISION 4 TITLE GAME The stage was set for an historic ending with the recovery of a...

Cub Football - Urgent update - No gate tickets for sale - About 100 left on line

November 30, 2019

ABOUT 100 TICKETS FOR TONIGHT’S CIF CHAMPIONSHIP GAME ARE AVAILABLE FOR IMMEDIATE PURCHASE Go to the Loyola athletics twitter site for link. The remaining...

Cub Football - Loyola’s keys to victory tonight - Ticket availability - Pre-game tailgate at Las 7 Regiones at 4:00 p.m.

November 30, 2019

LOYOLA PLAYS FOR SEVENTH CIF CHAMPIONSHIP TONIGHT Loyola will compete for it’s seventh CIF Southern Section football championship at 7:00 p.m. tonight at...

Cub Football - Loyola seeks seventh CIF football title on Saturday - Game preview

November 25, 2019

LOYOLA MAKES THIRTEENTH APPEARANCE IN CIF CHAMPIONSHIP GAME AT HOME ON SATURDAY - TITLE CONTEST OPPONENT PREVIEW In the most incredible turnaround season in...

Cub Football - Loyola on fire as Cubs head to championship game after dominant 31-14 win over number two seed Camarillo

November 23, 2019

LOYOLA WILL PLAY FOR SEVENTH CIF TITLE FOLLOWING EMPHATIC 31-14 SEMIFINAL VICTORY OVER NUMBER-TWO SEED CAMARILLO Loyola rolled to a decisive 31-14 victory...

Cub Football - Loyola will play in its 19ith CIF playoff semifinal game of all time this Friday

November 18, 2019

One more hurdle for Cubs - Loyola travels to Moopark College this Friday to take on number two seed Camarillo in CIF Southern Section Division 4 semifinals...

Cub Football - Loyola takes next step in 45-28 quarterfinal win - Cubs will play Camarillo in semifinals

November 15, 2019

LOYOLA TAKES DOWN VILLA PARK, 45-28, TO ADVANCE TO CIF PLAYOFF SEMIFINALS FOR FIRST TIME IN 14 YEARS Loyola’s run game was dominant in an exciting...

Cub Football - Cubs are hoping the home stands are overflowing on Friday night as they continue quest for CIF title

November 14, 2019

LOYOLA CIF PLAYOFF TRADITION HAS FANS EXCITED For many decades it was an annual tradition for Loyola's football team to be competing in the CIF Southern...

Cub Football - Loyola makes 35th appearance in quarterfinal round of CIF Southern Section playoffs this Friday. - A look at Villa Park

November 12, 2019

Loyola makes 35th appearance in CIF Southern Section football playoff quarterfinal round on Friday Loyola has played a prominent role in the CIF Southern...

Cub Football - Loyola defeats number three seed Palos Verdes in defensive masterpiece

November 9, 2019

LOYOLA STOPS PALOS VERDES COLD IN FIRST ROUND OF CIF DIVISION 4 PLAYOFFS The intensity exhibited by Loyola for a full 48 minutes at South Torrance High...

Cub Football - Loyola's rich tradition in CIF playoffs - Preview of Friday's first round game against Palos Verdes

November 5, 2019

Loyola has a rich history in CIF Southern Section playoffs - tradition returns this Friday Before private schools were allowed to compete in the California...

Cub Football - Loyola selected as Division 4 At-Large playoff team despite loss to Bishop Amat

November 3, 2019

LOYOLA HEADED TO CIF SOUTHERN SECTION PLAYOFFS FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 2015 Loyola will return to the CIF Southern Section football playoffs for the first time...

Cub Football - Big Blue has taken steps in right direction, faces huge obstacle on Friday

October 28, 2019

LOYOLA IS BACK ON THE RADAR First year head coach DREW CASANI ‘91 and his staff have gotten the Cub Football program back to a place where opponents know...

Cub Football - Mistakes, formidable Chaminade running game dooms Cubs on Senior Night

October 26, 2019

LOYOLA FALLS TO CHAMINADE, 21-10, IN FINAL REGULAR SEASON HOME GAME Loyola hosted West Hills Chaminade on Friday in the penultimate Mission League contest...

Cub Football - Huge game against Chaminade on Friday could go a long way in determining Loyola's playoff fate

October 23, 2019

LOYOLA FACES BEST 3-4 TEAM IN STATE ON FRIDAY - A WIN WOULD ENHANCE PLAYOFF PROSPECTS Loyola hosts Mission League foe West Hills Chaminade at Smith Field on...

Cub Football - Special update, news on Alemany game cancellation

October 20, 2019

ALL BETS IN PLAY FOR LOYOLA FOOTBALL On Saturday Mission League athletic directors met to decide how the cancellation of Loyola’s game against Alemany would...

Cub Football - Loyola comes up short against Notre Dame

October 19, 2019

LOYOLA’S BID FOR COME-FROM-BEHIND VICTORY AGAINST NOTRE DAME FALTERS The Los Angeles Times covered the Cubs’ game against Notre Dame in Sherman Oaks on...

Cub Football - The quest continues on Friday in Sherman Oaks

October 15, 2019

LOYOLA IN POSITION TO ACHIEVE GOALS Loyola was looking forward to a showdown with favored Mission Hills Alemany last Friday before Santa Ana winds arrived...

Cub Football - Tonight’s game against Alemany cancelled

October 11, 2019

BECAUSE ALEMANY CANCELLED ALL CLASSES TODAY DUE TO THE WILDFIRES, TONIGHT’S GAME HAS BEEN CANCELLED Loyola’s Mission League home game against Alemany has...

Cub Football - Do not read this if the truth is a problem for you

October 9, 2019

AN OPEN LETTER TO THE TEAM A parent who is regular reader of these emails, which are received by hundreds of Loyola football alumni, parents and supporters,...

Cub Football - Loyola faces huge challenge against high-scoring Alemany after signature win over Serra

October 7, 2019

CUB FOOTBALL FACES HUGE CHALLENGE ON FRIDAY AGAINST ALEMANY Coming off a huge 24-7 league opening win over then state number 11-ranked Gardena Serra last...

Cub Football - Big Blue crescendo in Loyola’s decisive 24-7 victory over Serra in league opener

October 4, 2019

LOYOLA ROLLS SERRA 24-7 IN MISSION LEAGUE OPENER The outcome of Friday night’s Mission League opener which pitted Loyola against Gardena Serra, the 13th...

Cub Football - Decision time for Loyola as Mission League battles loom

October 1, 2019

LOYOLA MUST STEP UP AGAINST SERRA THIS FRIDAY After a dismal ending to Loyola's non-league campaign last Friday against Vista Murrieta, in which the Cubs...

Cub Football - Final score of 37-21 loss does not tell real story as Loyola pulls U-turn

September 27, 2019

LOYOLA DOMINATED BY VISTA MURRIETA IN FINAL NON-LEAGUE GAME When the toughest player on the field-at least on this night-was the opposing team’s quarterback,...

Cub Football - A look at the 20 teams in CIF Division 4 - Preview of Friday’s home game

September 23, 2019

LOYOLA PREPARES FOR ITS FINAL NON-LEAGUE GAME - A LOOK AT THE 20 DIVISION 4 TEAMS THAT ARE VYING FOR 16 PLAYOFF BERTHS ”Playoffs? Don’t talk about playoffs....

Cub Football - Cubs make statement in emphatic 29-14 win over Valencia

September 21, 2019

LOYOLA TURNS CORNER IN 29-14 WIN OVER 19th RANKED TEAM IN SOUTHLAND All at once demons were exorcised and a program took an evolutionary turn on Friday night...

Cub Football - Tough schedule continues, Mission League opponents boast impressive cumulative record to date

September 17, 2019

Loyola to face another ranked team on the road Friday The Cubs (1-2) will take the road up to the Santa Clarita Valley this Friday to play Valencia (2-1),...

Cub Football - Progress made but Loyola falls to Cathedral

September 13, 2019

LOYOLA SQUANDERS OPPORTUNITIES IN LOSS TO PHANTOMS The Cathedral defensive backs worked over and over on a tip drill in pre-game warmups before their battle...

Cub Football - Challenging slate continues for Loyola

September 11, 2019

LOYOLA LOOKS FOR REBOUND ON FRIDAY AGAINST ANOTHER FORMIDABLE FOE ”Never again” should be the mantra for the Cubs as they move forward from last week’s 42-5...