VP of Mortgage Lending at Guaranteed Rate NMLS
#2244227
. Voice of DePaul Prep Athletics. “Be strong. Be Good. Make Good Decisions.” Opinions are my own. 🐏
What a career
@RoryBoos
had for Loyola. He finished his senior season first on the team in catches (52), receiving yards (814), and touchdowns (10). He is second all-time in catches (97), receiving yards (1,641) and is the program’s all-time leader in receiving touchdowns (21).
FIRST LOOK: Loyola football’s state championship ring will feature the player’s last name, number and position on one side, with Loyola Academy Ramblers 2018 and Hoerster Field on the other. In a unique feature, “Revenge Tour” will be engraved on the inside of the ring.
Coach Holecek dodged the ice bucket hardcore. But the postgame celebration hug with his son Jake, donning the number 52 jersey he wore on the very same football field, was worth it.
Dallas Keuchel has a lifelong fan in me. He took the time to stop by my travel team’s scrimmage today to talk to my players and shared a great message about the game of baseball and life. Thank you
@kidkeuchy
.
@SeanRossSapp
The producer told Jessika Carr to hit the People’s Elbow. But yes she did a great job there. Especially to protect Shane when Snoop punched and knocked down Miz.
My grandmother was a secretary for George Halas. My parents were at the 1985 Super Bowl. I have grown up rooting for the Bears my entire life.
Now, I would like to throw my name into the hat for consideration for the
@ChicagoBears
PA job.
#FelishForBearsPA
x
@LAFootballAC
"Being the public address announcer of the Chicago Bears since 1982 has been a great thrill for me."
PA announcer Jim Riebandt to retire at the end of the 2019 season.
📰:
Loyola Academy Head Coach John Holecek was just named the Illinois Coach of Year by
@usatodaysports
. From the article: “After starting off the year a pedestrian 3-3, Holecek’s Ramblers rattled off eight straight victories on their way to claiming the Class 8A state title.”
DePaul Prep defeats Rockridge to secure the
@IHSAState
Class 2A Third Place Title. Every Ram played in the final game of the season at State Farm Center.
@DePaulPrepMBB
finished the 2022 season with 27 wins, the most in program history.
#RiseUp
@DePaulPrepAD
@DePaulPrep
Before you sit behind a keyboard and criticize a high school athlete, please remember that they are young teenagers going through the most developmental years of their life. They don’t receive paychecks. They won’t affect your fantasy team. Let the kids play and be POSITIVE.
FINAL: Loyola Academy 17 Maine South 0
Rambler defense carried them to victory in their second straight shutout of the
@IHSAState
playoffs. Loyola advances to the semifinals for the fourth consecutive season and 8 times in the last 11 years under Coach Holecek.
#GoRamblers
Loyola wins big on their senior night defeating De La Salle 59-21 but it was Julia Martinez’s dad, Rudy, who stole the show with his man bun in honor of his daughter. Should be a good luck charm and stay on for the rest of the season!
#GoRamblers
#ManBun
Rams add to their 2024 trophy collection. Battle of the Bridge Champions, Hinsdale Holiday Tournament Champions, and now outright CCL Regular Season Champs.
@DePaulPrepMBB
defeats Mt. Carmel 41-38. Seniors go out as winners one final time at Tom Winiecki Gym. RAMS!
@DePaulPrepAD
Congrats to
@zionrosebball4
for being named the MVP of the
@pbrgeorgia
National High School Select Tournament.
Zion hit .765 vs some of the top competition in the country 👀
13-17
4 2B
9R
3 SB
#WeAreBR
FINAL:
@LAFootballAC
13
@BrotherRiceFB
3
Against all odds. Lining up against the state’s best competition. Ramblers Ramble On! The Ramblers are state champions! Their third in program history, second of the storied Holecek era.
#GoRamblers
#Champions
FINAL: DePaul Prep 50 Brother Rice 38
In their final game played at historic Tom Winiecki Gym, DePaul ends Brother Rice’s undefeated conference reign. Tom Kleinschmidt calls all involved with the program to take a picture at center court. He then gets the water bath celebration.
The late Gordon Tech HC Steve Pappas praises his junior star Tom Kleinschmidt in his pregame interview before the 1990
@IHSA_IL
state championship. 33 years later, Coach Kleinschmidt leads
@DePaulPrepMBB
into another state title appearance in the same building.
@DePaulPrepAD
Battle of the Bridge Champions
Hinsdale Central Holiday Champions
Regular Season CCL Champions
Carmel Regional Champions
St. Viator Sectional Champions
Hoffman Estates Super Sectionals
IHSA Class 3A State Champions
Program Record for Most Wins (35-2)
Congrats TK &
@DePaulPrepMBB
Pound for pound the best student athlete I have ever seen compete for Loyola Academy Athletics... Congratulations Julia Martinez on a fantastic high school career.
@SaintLouisWBB
is getting a good one.
#ShesASenior
RAMS ARE STATE BOUND 🐏
DePaul Prep defeats Crystal Lake South 51-31. Rams are Super Sectional Champions. For the third straight year,
@DePaulPrepMBB
will make the trip down state to Champaign to compete for the state championship. RAMS!
@DePaulPrepAD
FINAL:
@LAMensBBall
48 Maine South 29
Ramblers are back to back Regional Champions, the first time they have accomplished such feat in 11 seasons. Coach Livatino described this game as one of the best games he’s ever been a part of. Loyola rambles on.
#GoRamblers
@PatMahoneyAD
John Maciaszkiewicz, affectionately known as Maz, holds onto the state title after yesterday’s game. John is the veteran presence at the scorer’s table. He is the bridge from the rich history of Gordon Tech to DePaul. I know how much this title means to him.
📸:
@depaulallin99
DePaul Prep ⚾️ is going to state!
Rams defeat Byron 13-3 in super sectional championship in Rockford.
In his first season as head coach, Sam Colon is taking the team he once played for down state for the first time in program history.
You can’t write it up any better. RAMS!
Happy for the boys, TK and Rams nation. The success of DePaul Prep athletics runs through Pat Mahoney. There is not a more hard working and selfless man in the business. Congratulations
@DePaulPrepAD
. You are a CHAMPION. You and DePaul deserve everything good that comes your way.
This past year I feel rejuvenated in my announcing career. I’m very grateful to be working for Pat Mahoney; he hired me when I was 16 years old. 13 years later, we are still going strong. I’m grateful to continue to work for him and represent DePaul Prep.
📸:
@VincentDJohnson
A house in Lucas, Texas is for sale for $10 million dollars. It comes complete with a turf baseball field, stadium seating, and batting cages 😱 (via
@DBATSPORTS
)
Thank you Coach Holecek. You carried on the legacy of JEH and took the Loyola Academy football program to new heights. It was an honor to have a front row seat to your storied career. Class, respect and fundamentals will be aligned alongside your championship legacy forever.
A story over three decades in the making, Head Coach Tom Kleinschmidt and
@DePaulPrepMBB
are STATE CHAMPIONS. The Rams capture their first state title in program history. It’s a great day to be a RAM! 🐏
@DePaulPrepAD
FINAL:
@LAFootballAC
24
@LWEGriffins
16
Down to the last play. Never daunted. Ramblers prevail. Loyola reaches their fourth consecutive state championship and sixth overall in the Holecek era. The top ranked
@BrotherRiceFB
awaits Loyola next weekend in Champaign.
#GoRamblers
With her 4th rebound in today’s 64-54 win over Argo, senior Julia Martinez broke the all-time rebounds record for Loyola (692), a record held the past ten years. She is also the program’s all-time assists leader, a record broken in her junior season.
#GoRamblers
#HardWorkPaysOff
Missing my dad today and everyday. Wish I could call him and hear his voice. He was my lifeline when things were tough and the first person I’d call with good news. If I can live out his mission everyday of being strong, being good and making good decisions then I’ll be alright.
Tonight I get to work the scorer’s table alongside Stan Breitzman. We got to sit together before the game in an empty gym and I got the chance to thank him for all he’s done for me during my time as a student.
Never pass the chance to let someone know how much they mean to you.
Final: Lincoln Park 57 New Trier 56
Lions upset the Trevians in the final of the NT/LA Thanksgiving Tournament Championship. Mike Robinson led LPHS with 14 pts. Tahir Thompson added 12. Ish Habib with 11. 5’8 Dee Habib with a block on 6’8 Spencer Boehm in the closing minute.
Rams advance to the state championship for the 2nd year in a row. Here’s
@MakaiKvamme13
’s postgame interview with
@kacystandohar
following
@DePaulPrepMBB
’s 52-41 win over Richwoods. It’s a CCL Showdown on State Championship Saturday with the Rams facing Mt. Carmel.
@DePaulPrepAD
It’s 7:45pm on a Thursday night and I spot Loyola Academy long snapper
@christo_kelly42
‘20 practicing his snaps with two footballs and a net as the sun sets on Hoerster Field. If this isn’t dedication to your craft during the off-season then I don’t know what is.
#GoRamblers
FINAL:
@Ramblrbaseball
9 Evanston 3
Senior Ben Wagner goes the distance in Loyola’s first
@IHSA_IL
Sectional Championship victory since 2008; the second in program history. Every Rambler in the starting lineup reached base safely.
#GoRamblers
@PatMahoneyAD
DePaul Prep captures their first
@HINSDALECLASSIC
Championship after a dominating win over Marian Catholic. PJ Chambers named All-Tournament. Jaylan McElroy named Tournament MVP. Rams remain unbeaten on the season and dominate in Hinsdale all week.
@DePaulPrepAD
@DePaulPrepMBB
🐏
Vaughn Pemberton just threw down the meanest one-handed slam I’ve ever seen in Wilmette. The East Gym is rocking with Loyola leading Maine South 15-8 with 7:06 to go in the first half.
#GoRamblers
x
@vaughnpemberton
Growing up just a few blocks down from Welsh Ryan Arena, I would save up all my lunch money to buy a couple tickets from a scalper outside to see the Wildcats play with my dad. Tonight, I take the mic for
@LAMensBBall
inside the same arena. I’m honored, blessed and thankful.
DePaul Prep breaks out the Gordon Tech warmup pants for tonight’s CCL matchup against Brother Rice. Top 10 Showdown between the Rams and Crusaders tips off at 7pm.
#HereComesDePaul
Junior Addison Ebeling is in the final four of the
@IHSAState
Country Financial Three-Point Shootout. She made 10 out of 15 to go into a tie breaker then made 6 out of 10 to advance. Ebeling competes tomorrow for the championship.
#GoRamblers
#HardWorkPaysOff
SEMIFINAL MATCHUP SET, LOYOLA TO FACE LINCOLN WAY EAST
In a 2017 state title rematch, No. 19 Loyola Academy (9-3) will host No. 2 Lincoln Way East (12-0). The Griffins have averaged 48 PPG in the playoffs while the Rambler defense has held opponents to 4.6 PPG.
#GoRamblers
All three of Loyola’s losses were in action today in the semifinal round. Two of those teams have advanced to the state title. One will line up on the other side of the field against the Ramblers. The revenge tour rolls on. A date with Brother Rice for the championship awaits.
FINAL:
@LAFootballAC
40
@AthleticsNTHS
3
Senior QB Matthew Schiltz stellar in his first varsity career start, finishing with four touchdown and no turnovers. Rory Boos and Artie Collins each with two touchdowns on the night. Rambler defense is scary good.
#GoRamblers
My heart is heavy hearing of the passing of Coach Jim Ariel. Although our paths never crossed, we shared the same beginning journey assisting for
@Ramblrbaseball
in our first year out of college. Prayers to his family, friends and those he has impacted in the baseball community.
Rob Walls appreciation post. He was a man on a mission in Friday night’s sectional championship win over Lake Forest. Charges, steals, rebound, baskets, hustle and heart. Rams play Monday night at Now Arena in Hoffman Estates in Super Sectionals.
@DePaulPrepAD
@DePaulPrepMBB
RAMS
Congratulations to
@DePaulPrepMBB
and Coach Tom Kleinschmidt for advancing to the state finals. Ram Nation will be fully behind you Saturday afternoon in Champaign. There is no better coach than TK, the credentials hanging in the rafters back that up. Time to hang up another one.
The
@DePaulPrep
student section came out in full force tonight. What a moment to see the team celebrate with their fellow Rams following tonight’s big win. What a great high school basketball game. The Rams are going to state!
#RiseUp
@DePaulPrepAD
I’m grateful and humbled to be entering my tenth year on the mic with
@LAGoRamblers
and my third year with the football program. Also excited to announce I will be working the season opener in Michigan City, IN. Here’s to another fantastic year with
@LoyolaAcademy
.
#GoRamblers
DePaul pulls its starters, minutes away from a regional title. Coach Kleinschmidt has a special moment with his seniors as they walk off the court.
#RiseUp
Final:
@LAMensBBall
47 Maine South 25
Ramblers secure the
@IHSAState
Regional Championship on their home floor. They move onto sectionals red hot. Seniors leave their last game in the East Gym as CHAMPIONS.
#GoRamblers
x
#TheBrotherhood
The last time Loyola lost back to back games in a season was 2006; that year they went 7-5 and lost in Weeks 6 & 7. That was the 1st season of the Holecek Era. Let’s appreciate the level of consistency on the playing field before hitting the panic button on the season
#GoRamblers
“Go back to where you came from.”
I heard this a lot growing up on the north shore. I was adopted from Paraguay. My parents gave me a chance to have a better life. They provided for me until I was able to start a live of my own. That is the American Dream.
#RiseAboveTheHate
Loyola Academy alum Jimmy Murray has been activated to the Kansas City Chiefs’ 53-man roster. He becomes the first Rambler to enter the NFL ranks since Dave Finzer (1985).
@LAGoRamblers
@LAmaroongold
Very proud uncle today to see
@Chiefs
transaction wire and have my nephew
@Jmur65
hit the 53 man roster!!!! He continues to put his head down and work hard!! Keep up the hard work.
#ChiefsKingdom
That’s a Rams walkoff winner!
@DePaulPrepBSBL
trailed 5-3 in extras and walked it off in dramatic fashion thanks to a 2-RBI double from Griffin Horne and a 2-out walk off single from Cam Klein. Back and forth matchup goes in the favor of the boys in navy blue.
@DePaulPrepAD
RAMS!
Coach Z is the heart and soul of
@IndianaBase
.
@ASUSkip
brought him in.
@lemo22
and
@JeffMercer54
made sure he was just as important to the program as he was day one. Here’s to you Zach. A true champion today and everyday.
The Brotherhood is back in action tonight. 7pm at Niles North against Schaumburg. Ticket to the sectional championship on the line with Evanston awaiting. March basketball is the best. I want to be filming a PACKED student section tonight. Let’s go
@LAMensBBall
!
Final:
@LAGirlsHoops
49 Carmel Catholic 46
Trailing at half, Loyola put together a 19-6 3rd qtr and hit clutch FTs down the stretch. Seniors Alex Guzzardo, Kate Kurkowski, Riley Bendery, Addison Ebeling & Tara Kelly end their career at home with a W.
#GoRamblers
x
@LAGoRamblers
The face you make when you break a school record. Congratulations to Rambler captain and future
@GoStanford
Cardinal Luke Maurer ‘20 for breaking the school record in the 200 Yard IM with a time of 1:52:23.
#GoRamblers
x
@LoyolaSwimDive
Final: Loyola Academy 61 Senn 13
Will Loverdi leads Loyola with 9 points off three 3-pointers. Ramblers bench produced nicely in the second half.
#GoRamblers
x
#TheBrotherhood
Final:
@LAMensBBall
55 St. Rita 37
With tonight’s win, Loyola Academy Head Coach Tom Livatino notches his 300th career victory as a varsity head coach. Congratulations to Coach Livatino on this achievement. No coach more dedicated to the TEAM.
#GoRamblers
x
#TheBrotherhood
Julia Martinez is one of my favorite student athletes I’ve been around at Loyola. So happy for you in taking the next step at Saint Louis. But first, there’s business to get done in Wilmette. Congratulations to a champion player and family!
@J_Martinez1229
#ShesASenior
The rest of the team celebrates while seniors Summer Parker-Hall and Silvana Scarsella share a moment together following last night’s Jesuit Cup and GCAC Championship win.
This is what high schools sports is all about.
Working tonight’s Battle of the Bridge Thanksgiving Tournament championship game between
@DePaulPrepMBB
and
@NDCP_Hoops
. Big thanks to
@DePaulPrepAD
for having me back on the mic ten years after he gave me my first gig in announcing.
#grateful
Back to back nights of championship celebrations at Tom Winiecki Gym.
@DePaulPrepMBB
defeats Latin to take home the Regional Championship. Sectionals next week! RAMS
‘23 G Maurice Thomas, the lone senior starter on
@DePaulPrepMBB
, was a coach’s dream all season. From the clutch free throws in Joliet to his championship performance in Champaign, Thomas always showed up. Take a bow 25, you and the Rams are state champions.
@MauricezT50
#RingHim
I’m just going to throw this out there. I made a hype video for the start of the
@LAFootballAC
season. Posting it Saturday morning. Maybe Friday afternoon. Feeling hyped. May post tomorrow. Who knows! 🤷🏻♂️
Man, I love the family that is
@LAMensBBall
. Thanks for the ride boys. Congrats to all the seniors for continuing the proud tradition of
#TheBrotherhood
.