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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Vasquez goes for the ball on the beach court wearing cool shades and facing the net

Beach volleyball ends inaugural season

Jackie Galli, Sports Editor March 31, 2022

Sunscreen. Sandy toes. Cool shades. The beach volleyball team experienced these for the last time together this season on the court March 29. The beach volleyball team ended the roughly three week season...

Wolf Pack returns victorious from Kansas City

Parker Boyd March 26, 2022

The Loyola Wolfpack claimed the 84th NAIA men’s basketball championship in Kansas City after defeating Talladega College. Loyola senior Zach Wrightsil said that the feeling is overwhelming.  “Feels...

Payton Alexander crouches with a baseball mitt on the field

Taking the heat

Jackie Galli, Sports Editor March 24, 2022

New Orleanians are no stranger to rain and heat, but Loyola athletes who practice outdoors have an even deeper understanding. That’s the case for Payton Alexander, senior baseball player. He said that...

The Loyola Wolf Pack logo of a wolf head and the schools name

New names see hall of fame

Jabez Berniard March 24, 2022

Jasmine Brewer said she didn’t think basketball would become an essential part of her life when she first started playing. Growing up as the only girl on her street, Brewer said she joined the boys...

Senior guard Myles Burns collapses in tears on the ground right as the time runs out in the NAIA national championship game March 22. Burns was named the games most valuable player in its aftermath.

The Wolf Pack makes history with its first championship win since 1945

Gabriella Killett, Managing Editor for Print March 23, 2022

Senior guard Myles Burns collapsed in tears on the hardwood floor of the court just as the clock read 0.0. At that moment, Burns, later named the championship’s most valuable player, had just played...

The Wolf Pack mens basketball team wins the second team national title in Loyolas history. The teams single prior win was 78 years ago in 1945.

Loyola Wolf Pack wins national title for the first time in 78 years

Gabriella Killett, Managing Editor for Print March 22, 2022

The Loyola Wolf Pack men's basketball team has won its national championship against the Talladega College Tornados with Loyola ultimately leading with a score of 71-56. The team's lone prior national...

Myles Burns leap into the air for a jump shot with a basketball in his hands

NAIA Championship Tournament tonight on ESPN 3

Jackie Galli, Sports Editor March 22, 2022

History is being made tonight as the No. 1 seeded Wolf Pack plays against Talladega College in the NAIA National Championship game tonight at 7 p.m. This is the furthest the team has gotten in the National...

Senior guard Zach Wrightsil goes up for a layup in the second half of the NAIA semifinal March 21, 2022. Wrightsil was recruited by Head Coach Stacy Hollowell in 2017 and 2018 before coming to Loyola to play.

Wolf Pack dominates in semifinal, looks toward final tomorrow and beyond

Gabriella Killett, Managing Editor for Print March 21, 2022

Juanita Collins said her son Myles Burns has wanted to be a star since he was born. Before he turned one, Collins said she had people telling her that Burns was going to be an athlete. And Burns, a...

Mens basketball player No. 23 stands facing the court.

Wolf Pack prepares for semifinal in Kansas City

Gabriella Killett, Managing Editor for Print March 21, 2022

Senior guard Zach Wrightsil told The Maroon Monday at 4 p.m. he was "feeling good" for the Wolf Pack's 5 p.m. game in Kansas City, Missouri. The Pack will play Arizona Christian at the Kansas City Municipal...

A beach volleyball athlete sets up a ball to hit is across the net to two other players at Coconut Beach

Beach volleyball plays first game

Sebastian Witte, Staff Writer March 17, 2022

The inaugural season of beach volleyball kicked off last Friday as the Wolf Pack took on Spring Hill College. It took about three years of work and proposals to show how the beach volleyball program would...

mens basketball team stands for national anthem on court while one athlete bends the knee

Basketball Championship tournament marks mixed results for Wolf Pack

Jackie Galli, Sports Editor March 13, 2022

The men’s basketball team’s will be moving on to the next round while the women’s team saw the end of their championship hopes after the first round of the NAIA National Championship ended yesterday. Loyola...

mens basketball player Brandon Davis plays on the court facing several players from Mesas team during the national championship

No. 1 Men’s basketball breeze through first championship game

Alexandra Akes, Assistant Sports Editor March 12, 2022

Loyola men’s basketball team kicked off the opening round of the NAIA National Championship Tournament with a win against #16 Benedictine University Mesa. The Wolfpack entered the tournament as the...

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