Coach Mike Anderson expects to see a fundamentally sound, more experienced baseball team with a deeper pitching staff each time the Leo Lions take the field this season. He had no reason to change those expectations after Tuesday’s opener at Kennedy High School. The Lions got six innings of … [Read more...]
Leo Hosts Famed History Author on Monday, March 10 at 2:00 PM – Alumni Welcome
March 6, 2025 Attn: Leo High School Community From: Bill Figel, 72 Re: Author Appearance Monday, March 10, 2:00 … [Read more...]
The 69th Annual Leo Alumni Banquet April 25th.
The 69th Annual Banquet will be held on Friday, April 25th, 2025 at the beautiful Chateau Del Mar, the Hickory Hills Country Club, in Hickory Hills, IL DATE: Friday, April 25th, 2025 Cocktails begin at 6:30 pm Dinner at 7:30 pm Address: 8301 W. 95th Street, Hickory Hills, IL Address by … [Read more...]
Leo Vs. Dyett – Sectional Final – Basketball Commentary by Dan McGrath
Dyett 44, Leo 43; Class 2-A Sectional Finalat Simeon on Friday, March 7 A one-point game often comes down to a razor-thin difference between plays made and plays that weren’t made. The stakes were high – a spot in Monday’s IHSA Class 2-A Supersectional at Joliet – as Leo and Dyett … [Read more...]
Leo Vs. North Lawndale College Prep – Sectional Semifinal – Basketball Commentary – By Dan McGrath
Leo 68, North Lawndale College Prep 57, Class 2-A Sectional Semifinal at Julian on Tuesday, March 4 An outstanding first quarter was all it took to move the Leo Lions within two wins of their first state tournament appearance since 2016. Facing North Lawndale College Prep on … [Read more...]
Leo Vs. Harlan – Class 2-A Regional title game – Basketball Commentary – By Dan McGrath.
Leo 64, Harlan 35; Class 2-A Regional title game at Harlan on Friday, February 28 No going easy on an inferior opponent and letting it stick around, as the Leo Lions had done against U-High two nights earlier. This time the Lions started firing when the bus arrived and never let up, burying Harlan … [Read more...]
Leo wrestlers grapple at state sectional with mixed successes, Senior advances to IHSA meet.
Leo Senior Nick Armour is headed for the IHSA state wrestling meet for the second consecutive year. Armour, a heavyweight, placed fourth in the Class 1-A Coal City Sectional last weekend, earning a trip to the state meet at the University of Illinois’ State Farm Center February 20-22. … [Read more...]
Leo Vs. Hyde Park – Basketball Commentary – By Dan McGrath
The intention was sound – schedule a nonconference game with a Public League opponent as a tuneup for state tournament play and a heavy dose of Public League competition in the early rounds. The result was borderline disastrous. Not only did the Leo Lions take a 61-43 whipping from Hyde … [Read more...]
Leo Vs. Marshall – Basketball Commentary – By Dan McGrath
Leo 71, Marshall 33, nonconference gameat Leo on Wednesday, February 19. In late summer 2022, Leo’s basketball program hit rock bottom. A popular and successful coach resigned, and the nucleus of a Catholic League championship team that had reached a Class 2-A Supersectional followed him … [Read more...]