Cub Football and Loyola athletics news

Cub Football - Big Blue suffers beatdown in San Diego

September 7, 2019

LOYOLA OVERPOWERED BY ST. AUGUSTINE IN SAN DIEGO In its second non-league contest of the season Loyola ran into a proverbial buzz saw, as St. Augustine, the...

CUB FOOTBALL - A look at this week’s opponent and catching up with grads in college

September 4, 2019

LOYOLA’S SCHEDULE RATCHETS UP STARTING FRIDAY IN SAN DIEGO Loyola cruised to a 38-0 opening game victory over an inferior opponent in Playa del Rey St....

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September 1, 2019

LOYOLA SHOWS POSITIVE SIGNS IN 38-0 SEASON-OPENING VICTORY OVER ST. BERNARD Loyola kicked off the Drew Casani coaching era with a dominating 38-0 demolition...

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August 26, 2019

The Media picks Loyola to finish last in league - Cubs have different ideas The Los Angeles Times' rankings published Sunday included four of Loyola's...

CUB FOOTBALL

August 11, 2019

IS THIS THE YEAR THE TIDE TURNS FOR CUB FOOTBALL? A NEW COACHING STAFF, VETERAN LEADERS COMBINED WITH YOUTHFUL TALENT COULD CHANGE TRAJECTORY OF PROGRAM The...

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May 12, 2019

2019 Loyola Spring Football Preview Could the buzz surrounding Loyola football this spring be a harbinger of a dramatic upward trend for a program that has...

Cub Football - More information on May 23 barbeque and the Loyola Gridiron Vanguard

May 8, 2019

SUPPORT LOYOLA FOOTBALL - VANGUARD MEMBERSHIP AND MAY 23 BARBECUE INFORMATION Below is an invitation from John Winnek '87, the Loyola Gridiron Vanguard's...

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May 7, 2019

Loyola spring practice underway - Loyola Gridiron Vanguard to host Barbecue on May 23 First year Loyola varsity head football coach Drew Casani welcomed a...

My favorite Loyola football player of all time

April 29, 2019

My favorite Loyola football player of all time . . . he wrote a book! I have been supporting Loyola football since 1965 and have seen and written about many...

Cub Football - New varsity head coach Drew Casani makes four great staff hires

March 21, 2019

LOYOLA’S FIRST YEAR VARSITY HEAD COACH MAKES TREMENDOUS ASSISTANT COACH HIRES A legendary player in the hallowed annals of Cub Football, 1990 CIF Div. I...

Loyola athletics - Cub lacrosse opens with big win over number-two ranked team in Orange County

February 25, 2019

This is an article from a guest contributor CUBS’ LACROSSE DEFEATS FOOTHILL IN SEASON OPENER Loyola won 8-5 in its season opener against Foothill High...

Loyola athletics - Lacrosse looks for a fourth consecutive Southern Section championship as season gets underway tomorrow

February 22, 2019

This report was provided by a guest contributor Lacrosse begins its quest for a fourth consecutive title The Lacrosse season opens for Loyola tomorrow,...

Cub Football - Loyola hires Drew Casani '91 as its Varsity Head Football Coach

January 8, 2019

Loyola hires legendary former Cub star Drew Casani to lead its football program Shortly after Loyola won the 1990 CIF Southern Section Division I...

Cub Football - A lot new in New Year

January 2, 2019

CUB FOOTBALL WILL HAVE NEW LEADER IN 2019 Shortly before the Christmas break Loyola varsity head football coach Rick Pedroarias ‘84 announced that he would...

Cub Football - Loyola loses final 2018 contest, but there was no shame in the game for hard fighting Cubs

October 27, 2018

LOYOLA FIGHTS TO END IN CLOSE LOSS TO SERRA IN SEASON FINALE THAT FELT MORE LIKE A BEGINNING THAN AN END Loyola’s varsity football team concluded a season...

Cub Football - Swan song or redemption? Loyola's final game of 2018 campaign at Serra tonight - Loyola Open House on Sunday - Cubs in College Football Update

October 26, 2018

Loyola plays final game of season tonight at Garden Serra - Will it be redemption or swan song for Cubs? Loyola's varsity football team will travel to...

Cub Football - Loyola bombed by Amat, has shot to end campaign on high note

October 20, 2018

CUBS DRUBBED BY BISHOP AMAT ON SENIOR NIGHT, BUT HAVE CHANCE TO END SEASON ON HIGH NOTE As rivalry games typically go-where you throw out the records and...

Cub Football - MISSION LEAGUE CHAMPIONS - Loyola freshmen pummel Bishop Amat, win 2018 Mission League Championship

October 19, 2018

LOYOLA FRESHMEN ROUT BISHOP AMAT, CUBS WIN MISSION LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP On a hot afternoon that morphed into a warm early evening Thursday at Smith Field on...

Cub Football - Keeping up with Cubs in College Football - preview of Friday’s tilt - Loyola frosh play for title Thursday

October 17, 2018

Loyola alum David Long '16 leads Power-5 Conference Cornerbacks in fewest yards allowed The University of Michigan is ranked sixth in the latest Associated...

Cub Football - No quit in Cubs as they fight to finish against Chaminade - Freshmen play for league title on Thursday

October 15, 2018

Loyola defense fights to the end, but Cubs do not generate enough offense to pull out win against Chaminade On Friday in a Mission League tilt against...

Cub Football - Loyola probably has to win out to make the playoffs

October 8, 2018

Loyola probably needs to win each of its three remaining games to make the CIF Div. 2 playoffs There was a hue and cry by Loyola alumni and supporters when,...

Cub Football - Offensive futility continues in loss to Notre Dame

October 6, 2018

LOYOLA FAILS TO MUSTER NEEDED OFFENSE IN SECOND DISHEARTENG MISSION LEAGUE DEFEAT Loyola dropped its second Mission League game on Friday night, falling to...

Cub Football - Loyola freshmen continue to roll - Cub sophs tie undefeated Notre Dame

October 5, 2018

LOYOLA FROSH PUMMEL NOTRE DAME 49-6 The Cub freshman football team routed Notre Dame’s frosh squad, 49-6, on Thursday at Smith Field to improve its record to...

Cub Football - Important game on tap this week - All-alumni Sophomore staff imbuing Cub ethos

October 3, 2018

Loyola has big game on Friday Coming off a one-sided loss to Alemany last Friday, the Cubs' are in desperate need of wins to keep their playoff hopes alive....

Cub Football - Second half of league opening loss shows promise - Loyola freshman win thriller

September 29, 2018

LOYOLA ROUTED BY ALEMANY, BUT SECOND HALF EFFORT COULD SIGNAL IMPROVEMENT AHEAD High school football teams play four twelve minute quarters in a game. Since...

Cub Football - Old Dominion reminds that anything is possible as "new" season begins

September 24, 2018

Loyola's "new" season starts Friday - anything is possible in wide open Mission League The Washington Post headline in Sunday’s Sports Section read, "From...

Cub Football - Time to wipe the slate clean

September 22, 2018

LOYOLA DEFENSE STOUT AGAIN, OFFENSE STRUGGLES IN LOSS TO VISTA MURRIETA In its final non-league contest of the season, the Cubs traveled to Murrieta on...

Cub Football - Cub freshmen suffer first loss with significant aid from officials

September 21, 2018

Loyola freshman team loses heart breaker to Vista Murrieta with shocking help from officiating crew Going into Thursday's road game against Vista Murrieta...

Cub Football - tough schedule ahead for Loyola

September 18, 2018

EVERY TEAM REMAINING ON LOYOLA’S SCHEDULE IS STATE-RANKED, CUBS HAVE TOUGH ROW TO HOE Loyola’s varsity football team is in search of an elixir for what has...

Cub Football - Struggles continue for Loyola in loss to Valencia, rough road ahead

September 15, 2018

OFFENSIVE WOES CONTINUE FOR CUBS IN LOSS TO VALENCIA Cub senior NICHOLAS BARR-MIRA’s second quarter punt soared so far into the night sky it seemed to be...

Cub Football- Freshman team continues to dominate, demolishes Valencia, 56-13 - Vanguard tailgate before Varsity game tonight - Former Cub was leading FBS in rushing

September 14, 2018

Loyola freshman team rolls to 56-13 rout of Valencia Loyola's freshman team keeps believing it will be challenged, but the results-namely Big Blue...

Cub Football - Loyola takes on high scoring Valencia on Friday, adjustments in the works - Undefeated Cub freshmen play at home today - Keeping tabs on Cub grads in Pro and College football

September 13, 2018

Loyola seeks to rebound against Valencia Friday at Smith Field After two consecutive defeats by a combined total of 41 points, it was not exactly back to the...

Cub Football - Loyola suffers another tough loss, looks to rebound against Valencia, Cub freshmen continue to roll

September 9, 2018

LOYOLA SUFFERS SECOND CONSECUTIVE “UGLY” LOSS The cliche “ugly win” is often used to describe a team’s less than picture perfect victory. But a win is a win...

Cub Football - Loyola hosts undefeated Cathedral at Smith Field Friday

September 6, 2018

Full house expected for Friday's showdown with Cathedral Two years ago two long time Los Angeles Catholic school rivals, Loyola and Cathedral, met at Smith...

Cub Football - Loyola takes step back against St. Augustine

September 3, 2018

CUBS HAVE FORGETTABLE PERFORMANCE AGAINST ST. AUGUSTINE Maybe it was false confidence after their season-opening 51-7 victory over outmanned Fairfax. Maybe...

Cub Football - Loyola prepares for physical St. Augustine squad this Friday - Cub grad rushes for over 200 yards at Wyoming

August 28, 2018

Competition ratchets up exponentially for Loyola on Friday Loyola renewed an old rivalry against San Diego St. Augustine in 2014 in the first varsity...

Cub Football - Loyola routs Fairfax, 51-7, in opener

August 25, 2018

LOYOLA TRONCES FAIRFAX IN OPENER Loyola opened the 2018 football season on Friday with a one sided, 51-7, victory over mistake prone Fairfax at the...

Cub Football - Loyola opens at Fairfax on Friday, Cub Freshmen and Sophomores play Thursday

August 22, 2018

Loyola opens at Fairfax Friday A Look at the Lions Loyola kicks off the 2018 football season at Fairfax on Friday at 7:00 p.m. in a non-league game against...

Cub Football - 37 former Cubs playing collegiate football

August 20, 2018

Thirty-seven Loyola graduates are currently playing college football Loyola may have more former football players competing in the collegiate ranks than any...

Cub Football - Loyola Blue-White scrimmage prepares Cubs for season opener Friday

August 20, 2018

Loyola Blue-White scrimmage serves as final tuneup for Friday's road opener against Fairfax Loyola's final day of fall camp culminated with the annual Blue-...

Cub Football - Hooyah - Captains named - Loyola ranked 25th

August 13, 2018

Navy SEALs put Cubs through the ropes The unified cry of Hooyah, the United States Naval expression designed to build morale and acknowledgment was heard...

Cub Football - 2018 Schedule

June 27, 2018

2018 Loyola Varsity Football Schedule August 24 @ Fairfax August 31 vs. St. Augustine September 7 vs. Cathedral September 14 vs. Valencia September 21 @...

Loyola athletics - Three Cubs named U.S. Lacrosse All-Americans, Collin Flintoft will play football for UCLA, Thomas Welsh drafted by NBA

June 25, 2018

Former Loyola All-American Thomas Welsh drafted by NBA's Denver Nuggets Thomas Welsh '14, a MacDonald's All-American center at Loyola, went on to start for...

Loyola athletics - corrected version of 2017-2018 success in athletics

June 20, 2018

Loyola completes another banner year (2017-2018) in athletics The book closed on Loyola's 2017-2018 school year when the Cubs' 4 X 800 Relay team set a...

Loyola athletics - 2017-2018 school year sees Cubs win seven league titles in twelve varsity sports

June 20, 2018

Loyola completes another banner year (2017-2018) in athletics The book closed on Loyola's 2017-2018 school year when the Cubs' 4 X 800 Relay team set a...

Cub Football - Loyola finishes with flurry in first seven-on-seven passing competition of summer

June 15, 2018

Loyola hosts first seven-on-seven passing competition of summer, defeats Chaminade in final game Loyola hosted its first of five seven-on-seven passing...

Cub Football - Further explanation on comparative equity playoff groupings

June 6, 2018

Loyola's placement in Division II CIF Southern Section playoff grouping based on new system implemented in 2016 Some of the correspondence received by this...

Cub Football - Loyola football will compete in Division II under CIF's competitive equity standards for playoff divisions

June 5, 2018

Loyola football placed in CIF Southern Section Division II playoff grouping This writer's phone has been ringing off the hook and multiple emails and text...

Loyola athletics - Cub 800m runner runs third fastest time in school history at State Championship Track Meet - Two former Loyola baseball players earn All-Ivy League honors including Player-of-the-Year - Two former Cubs qualify for U.S. Senior Open

June 4, 2018

Cub 800 meter runner blazes at State Meet, records third fastest time in Loyola annals Junior MILAN RATKOVICH was one of only two junior runners in...

Cub Football - Blue-White scrimmage gives early peek at promising season

June 2, 2018

LOYOLA FOOTBALL SPRING SCRIMMAGE SHOWS PROMISE FOR 2018 CAMPAIGN Loyola head football coach, Dr. Ricardo Pedroarias, noted at the conclusion of the spirited...