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Lazzaretto major cog in Loyola machine

Luca Lazzaretto (right) strips a ball from a Glenbrook North player during a game this past season. The rising junior was a force defensively for the champion Ramblers at the long stick midfielder position.
Lazzaretto and the Ramblers celebrate after defeating New Trier, 10-7, in the state championship on June 4. Photos from Varsity Views
Luca Lazzaretto carries the ball during a game against New Trier this season. The sophomore helped the Ramblers to a state title this season, defeating the Trevians 10-7 at Montini Catholic on June 4. Photo by Varsity Views

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Derek Wolff, Assistant Editor
2:52 pm PDT June 13, 2016

In Italian, a lazzaretto is a quarantine station for buildings or ships, used primarily for detention.

That definition has carried across the Tyrrhenian, the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, where it’s found a host body in Luca Lazzaretto along the banks of Lake Michigan. There the 6-foot-2-inch, 195-pound Loyola Academy rising junior has earned a reputation for stranding opponents on an island, Darrelle Revis style.

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