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By  Matt Harness
   
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Loyola boys basketball coach Tom Livatino recently released his team’s Thanksgiving tournament field.

The eight-team invitational includes the host Ramblers, New Trier, Glenbrook South, St. Ignatius, Proviso West, Lincoln Park, Rowe Clark and Hope Academy.

The tournament starts Nov. 21.

For those looking even farther ahead, Loyola’s War on the Shore, which is Feb. 4, features Loyola, New Trier, Evanston, Waukegan, St. Patrick and St. Ignatius.

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