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Girls Soccer: New Trier ends Loyola’s unbeaten season, advances to supersectional

This time a year ago, New Trier’s season ended in the sectional final with a loss to Loyola. The Trevians came into Friday’s championship at …

May 26, 2012

Girls Soccer: Unbeaten Loyola topples Young, moves into sectional

Loyola has been exceptional on corner kicks this season, even though its opponents know exactly what to expect. Young coach Spero Mandakas diagramed Loyola’s sole …

May 26, 2012

Girls Soccer: Margaret Walker’s goal sends Loyola to Pepsi Showdown final

It was as swift as it was stunning. Just seconds into the first Pepsi Showdown semifinal Saturday, Loyola senior forward Meeghan Smith took a through …

May 4, 2012

Girls Soccer: Loyola wins showdown with New Trier

Loyola needed to regroup. Colleen McShane delivered the goods. The senior blasted in a ball from about 22 yards out two minutes into the start …

Apr 27, 2012

Girls Soccer: Meeghan Smith fuels Loyola past Hersey at Pepsi Showdown

Meeghan Smith made her return not only valuable but necessary. Playing in her second game after a series of injuries caused her to miss five …

Apr 24, 2012

Girls Soccer: Top 10 teams, top 50 players

Top 10 teams • 1. Naperville North: First-year coach Steve Goletz returns seven starters from last year’s Class 3A state runner-up, keyed by junior forward …

Apr 5, 2012

Loaded all-area team tough to beat

Headlined by five players who helped their teams to undefeated regular seasons, the 2011 Sun-Times All-Area squad features seven players who will play Division I …

Jun 4, 2011

Conant pulls upset against Loyola

Courtney Raetzman figured if Conant scored first, her and the Cougars could beat Loyola. Sammie Van de Linde did just that in the 17th minute …

Jun 3, 2011

Loyola tops New Trier, reaches first super

Despite everything they had done this year, Loyola midfield Meeghan Smith said the Ramblers still had a mental-block when it came to archrival New Trier. …

May 31, 2011

Loyola teammates eye happy ending

The two Loyola girls live so close to one another in Glenview they probably could trade kicks without leaving home. They’ve shared a lifetime of …

May 24, 2011

Loyola’s Stevens holding the defense down

Carly Stevens hates giving up goals so much that doing so puts her in a bad mood for days. The Loyola senior has worn a …

May 3, 2011

Loyola earns trip to Pepsi finals

Loyola's girls soccer team likes its Pepsi cold. Make that ice cold. The Ramblers fought against high winds, cold temperatures, pouring rain, snow and a …

Apr 17, 2011

Gardner's early goal gives Loyola title

Laura Gardner immediately understood the implications. "It was early in the game and I knew we weren't going to get a lot of scoring opportunities," …