LA 4, Niles North 1

Three assists from Dylan Remick led the Ramblers to a 4-1 victory over Niles North. Goals by Aleks Urosevic, Ernie Pumarejo (see image to right), Tommy Belton and Alex Panici.

Fenwick 1, LA 0

The Fenwick Friars withstood a 2nd half assault by Loyola and were able to make their early 1st half goal stand up in this Catholic League contest.

Br. Rice 2, LA 1 (2 OT)

The Crusaders of Brother Rice edged Loyola 2-1 in double overtime. Coming back from a 1-0 halftime deficit, Aleks Urosevic knotted the score with an assist from Dylan Remick. The Ramblers, playing the last few minutes a man down, were unable to match Brother Rice's OT goal and fall to 6-7-1.

Pairings for IHSA tournament announced

On Wednesday, October 18th, Loyola will face Highland Park at 7:00 pm at Glenbrook North in the GBN Regional. The next contest would be on Friday, 10/20, 6:00 pm, against the winner of the GBN/Northside Prep game. Below are the seeds for the New Trier Sectional:

1. New Trier........7. Loyola.........13. Ridgewood
2. Glenbrook North..8. Niles North....14. Northside
3. Glenbrook South..9. Highland Park..15. Notre Dame
4. Evanston........10. Mather.........16. Von Steuben
5. Niles West......11. Amundsen.......17. Senn
6. Deerfield.......12. Taft...........18. Sullivan
......................................19. Roosevelt

Within this group, Loyola is 3-1-1 with wins over #8 Niles North, #11 Amundsen and #17 Senn, a rain-soaked loss to #3 Glenbrook South, and a tie with #6 Deerfield.
(Entry revised 10/13/06)

DeSmet Jesuit 2, LA 0

DeSmet Jesuit High School, ranked #3 in the state of Missouri, scored with less than a minute left in each half to beat Loyola, 2-0. Although controlling much of the game, DeSmet was held in check by an aggressive Rambler defense and great goalkeeping by Jonathon McCoy and Harry Sullivan. DeSmet's record improves to 9-1, while LA falls to 6-6-1. Photo by Terry Belton.

St. Ignatius 1, LA 0

Despite an outstanding game by keeper Jonathon McCoy, the Ramblers fell to the Wolfpack by the score of 1-0. Photo by Annamarie Hendrickx.

Providence 2, LA 1

The Ramblers' record falls to 6-4-1.

LA 2, Deerfield 2

The Ramblers came back from a second half 2-1 deficit to tie Deerfield at 2 goals apiece. The momentum seemed to swing a few times; LA dominated in the first and fourth quarters, and Deerfield was able to move the ball consistently right before and right after halftime. Aleks Urosevic scored on a first half PK and Alex Panici knocked one in later in the match.
This was another hard fought game, with strong physical play by Pat Kasten, Dave Cushwa, Tim Durso and Matt Placek.

Mt. Carmel 2, LA 0

Mt. Carmel's two first half goals stood up to a 2nd half assault as the Caravan shut out the Ramblers. Loyola's record falls to 6-3.

LA 4, Riverside-Brookfield 1

The Ramblers won the Niles West Zeedyk Invitational Tournament by beating RBHS 4-1 for their 6th consecutive win.
The RBHS Bulldogs started off the scoring after a corner kick, only to have Tommy Belton knot up the score after a long solo run. Loyola got things rolling with the wind at their backs when Spencer Remick put one into the far corner of the goal after a slick pass from Alex Panici to take the lead. Belton tallied again on a pass served up by Paul Aquino before half.
The Ramblers turned the ship into the wind for the 2nd half but were able to keep the offensive pressure on. John Manganaro's feed to a streaking Dylan Remick for a score was the highlight of the final stanza. Manganaro did a fine job filling in for an injured Peter Bolton at sweeper.

LA 4, Horlick 1

Loyola advanced to the finals of the Niles West Tourney by beating Horlick HS of Racine, Wisconsin, by a score of 4-1 .
Tommy Belton scored Loyola's only goal in the first half to tie the score at one.
Belton scored again after stripping the ball from the Horlick sweeper to start the 2nd half. Dylan Remick's header off of a long Dave Cushwa throw-in accounted for the third goal and Matt Placek's 40 yard run ended when he flicked the ball by a charging goalkeeper to complete the scoring.

LA 3, Amundsen 1

With another last minute opponent change due to the late arrival of our intended opponent Racine Horlick, Loyola took on Amundsen High School of Chicago.
A strong second half propelled the Ramblers to another come from behind victory. A Dave Cushwa header off a Pat Kasten free kick started the scoring. Dylan Remick then knocked in a Spencer Remick corner kick, and a few minutes later Dylan knocked a PK into the lower right corner of the goal after being taken down from behind in the box.
Saturday's 10 a.m. game will be against Horlick, who lost today to Clemente, 4-2, and lost Wednesday to Amundsen, 3-1 .
In the other bracket, Riverside-Brookfield is in control, although if St. Ignatius beats them Saturday, there could be a 3-way tie with Niles West.

LA 4, Clemente 0

Loyola beat Clemente in the first game of the Niles West Invitational Tournament 4-0. The pairings were adjusted so that LA won't face Catholic League foe St. Ignatius until the championship.
The first half was highlighted by a great save in the goal mouth by midfielder Dylan Remick, and the lone goal at the other end also by Dylan Remick.
The Rambler offense came alive in the second half once again, with goals by Aleks Urosevic, Tommy Belton and Spencer Remick.
The defense was strong throughout, trapping Clemente off-sides numerous times. An impressive goal line stand withstood six consecutive corner kicks at one point. The combined shutout adds to the resumes of keepers Jonathon McCoy and Harry Sullivan.

LA 2, Leyden 1

The Ramblers climbed back up to the .500 mark with a victory today over Leyden, 2-1. Two second half goals by sophomore Dylan Remick brought the Ramblers back from a 1-0 halftime deficit in the final game of the GBS Invite. All pictures courtesy of Annamarie Hendrickx.