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Girls' Basketball State Champs Celebrate 20th Reunion

The 1997 and 1998 girls’ basketball state championship teams celebrated their 20-year reunion earlier this week at Loyola Academy. Teammates joined with former coaches Tanya Johnson and Mary Just in the west gym to mark the occasion. 
During the 1996–97 season, the girls' varsity basketball team went 32-2 and defeated Taylorville 59-40 in the state championship. The team was coached by Tanya Johnson, assisted by Mary Just, Kerry Durham and Cindy Cernach:

Megan Finn
Liz Fletcher
Olga Gvozdenovic
Devin McCue
Katie Murphy
Erin Munroe
Jeanette Paukert,
Carolyn Proesel
Jackie Sadowski
Kristin Santa
Laura Sobieszczyk
Christine Switsky

The 1997 girls’ basketball team was in inducted into Loyola’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 2007.

During the 1997–98 season, Loyola went 36–1 and beat East St. Louis (Lincoln) 62-48 to claim its second consecutive state title. The team was coached by Tanya Johnson, assisted by Mary Just, Kerry Durham and Kathy Leyden-Brown:
 
Lisa Bruno
Kelly Chiczewski
Elizabeth Fletcher
Olga Gvozdenovic                                   
Amy Heller 
Meghan Jones            
Elizabeth LaFranco
Katie Murphy                                
Nell Murphy              
Jeanette Paukert 
Christine Switski       
Kristen Toren           
Laura Sobieszczyk      

The 1998 girls’ basketball team was inducted into Loyola’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 2011.

Head Coach Tanya Johnson spent ten seasons (1985–94) at Marillac High School before coming to Loyola. At Loyola, Johnson tallied an impressive 116-11 record with the Ramblers during the 1995-98 seasons. 

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