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Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Since 1923 • For a greater Loyola

The Maroon

Women’s basketball team hits 10-game winning streak

Deja Magee February 13, 2021

Loyola's women's basketball team won its 10th consecutive game Friday night. The 23rd-ranked Wolf Pack continued its winning streak with a 92-61 win against cross-town rival the Dillard University Bleu...

Myles Burns (3)  finishes a fastbreak with a dunk against Stillman College. on Jan. 22. Both Loyola basketball teams have gotten out to hot starts this season, with both team appearing in every NAIA top 25 poll since Jan. 13. Maria Marino/The Maroon Photo credit: Maria Paula Marino

Basketball teams start spring season strong

Deja Magee February 12, 2021

Loyola's men’s and women’s basketball teams have become staples in the NAIA Coaches' Top 25 Polls since the end of winter break. The men's team ranked 12th, and the women's team ranked 24th in the...

Wolf Pack baseball players warm up during a game against University of Houston-Victoria on Jan. 29. Former Dartmouth first basemen Michael Calamari has become a strong contributor for the Wolf Pack this season after transferring to Loyola over the summer. Hannah Renton/The Maroon Photo credit: Hannah Renton

Former Ivy Leaguer Calamari fits in with the Wolf Pack

Alex Akes February 11, 2021

While Loyola hasn't been a historic destination for NCAA Division I transfers, that may be starting to change. Michael Calamari, the former first baseman for the Dartmouth Big Green baseball team, is...

Saints quarterback Drew Brees waves to the crowd.

Column: Brees will always be the Saints’ GOAT

Andrew Lang February 6, 2021

All the indications are pointing to the NFC Divisional Round loss against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers being the last game in the Hall of Fame career of New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees. The loss...

A Loyola tennis player swings his racket.

Loyola tennis ready to ace spring season

Jillian Oddo February 4, 2021

While the majority of Loyola's sports have had to get creative and adapt to new ways of practicing, conditioning and competing due to COVID-19 safety protocols, Wolf Pack tennis has remained relatively...

The Loyola Athletic Department announced Damali Thomas as their new assistant athletic director on the afternoon of January 20, 2021. In the past, Thomas has worked for the Intercollegiate Men’s Lacrosse Coaches’ Association, the Southern States Athletic Conference and universities at multiple levels of college athletics. Courtesy of Wolf pack Athletics

Loyola Athletic Department hires new assistant athletic director

Deja Magee January 21, 2021

The Loyola Athletic Department announced Damali Thomas as its new assistant athletic director Wednesday afternoon. Thomas previously served as the director of operations for the Intercollegiate Men’s...

Basketball player next to his father

Father-son basketball duo faced off in Loyola v. Southern Miss. game

Jillian Oddo January 6, 2021

While the Dec. 28 men's basketball game between Loyola University New Orleans and the University of Southern Mississippi was only an exhibition contest, it meant so much more to two of its participants. On...

Wolf Pack forward Terry Smith Jr. shoots a runner against Spring Hill College. Both Loyola basketball teams earned NAIA National Tournament births during the 2019-2020 season before the winter sport championships were canceled. File Photo

Basketball teams enter new season with confidence

Jillian Oddo November 14, 2020

Both Loyola basketball teams ended their 2019-20 season in a heartbreaking fashion when the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics canceled their winter sports national championships amid the...

Volleyball coach Jesse Zabal hand draws Christmas cards for friends and family. Art and creativity are an important outlet for her. Courtesy of Jesse Zabal

Volleyball coach finds joy drawing Christmas cards

Brendan Heffernan November 12, 2020

While she earns her living in locker rooms and gymnasiums, Loyola head volleyball coach Jesse Zabal says that art has always been a huge part of how she says, "I love you.""It definitely is a huge part...

A  Wolf Pack batter swings at a pitch during the spring of 1991. At the time, baseball was Loyolas only varsity sports team, now Loyola has 16.

How Loyola sports created Olympic athletes, lost its athletics program and gained it back

Rae Walberg October 31, 2020

Hidden in Loyola's athletic history are early Olympic and World Series athletes, a National Championship win and the disbandment of the athletic program following the pinnacle of what Wolf Pack Athletics...

Baseball player Payton Alexander runs the bases during a game last year before the 2019-2020 baseball season was canceled amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Alexander and his teammates have set high expectations for the Wolf pack baseball team this season after finishing with a winning record for the first time since 2014. Photo courtesy of Kyle Encar

Baseball team aims for NAIA World Series

Alex Akes October 29, 2020

The Wolf Pack baseball team is determined to succeed this spring after COVID-19 restrictions put an abrupt halt to last year’s winning season, the program's first since 2014.The team was devastated...

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees reacts after defeating the Los Angeles Chargers in overtime of an NFL football game in New Orleans, Monday, Oct. 12, 2020. The Saints won 30-27. (AP Photo/Butch Dill

Mayor agrees to start allowing fans at Saints’ home games

Brendan Heffernan October 27, 2020

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Saints will start having fans in the stands for home games after the mayor agreed with the team on a phased plan starting Sunday against Carolina. The plan announced...

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