No. 3 Loyola shakes off last season, looks ahead with a talented core and the return of John Holecek

The preseason talk at Loyola is all about returning to “the standard.” The Ramblers finished 4-5 last year, a shocking record taken at face value. But it is important to remember that Loyola’s young team gave Mount Carmel a stern test in the first round of the Class 8A playoffs. John Holecek, the Ramblers’ head coach from 2006 through 2022, is back at the helm after spending one year away from the program and the last two as an assistant coach. “[Holecek] is back and the standard is a little…