Pool 1 (At Westmont) Christ the King Reavis Montini 12/26: Christ the King vs Montini 12/27: Reavis vs Montini 12/28: Reavis vs Christ the King 12/29 & 12/30: Bracket Play Pool 2 (At Westmont) Westmont Hope Alcott 12/26: Westmont vs Alcott 12/27: Hope … [Read more...]
Leo V. Southland – Basketball commentary by Dan Mcgrath.
Three-point shooting can overcome all manner of mistakes in a basketball game. The Leo Lions made a bundle in Wednesday’s nonconference skirmish with Southland College Prep, including 23 turnovers. They also buried nine three-pointers in the first half and 11 in the game in subduing … [Read more...]
Leo V. Christ the King – Basketball commentary by Dan McGrath
Christ the King 55, Leo 38 The Gladiators turned on the Lions Saturday with stunning ferocity. Christ the King Jesuit College Prep’s basketball team goes by Gladiators, and they hosted Leo’s Lions in a nonconference game on the West Side. Before halftime, Leo’s 17-point trimming of St. … [Read more...]
Leo V. St. Rita – Basketball commentary by Dan McGrath.
The last time the Leo Lions took the floor at St. Rita, in February 2022, they staged one of the epic performances in school history, rallying from a 17point second-half deficit to clip the Mustangs 59-57 on Austin Ford’s acrobatic put-back basket at the final buzzer. The dramatic road win … [Read more...]
Leo V. St. Francis – Basketball commentary by Dan McGrath
Down the road, maybe, the young Leo Lions will learn to win games like this. Utilizing superior quickness and a lot of want-to, the Lions battled bigger, stronger, older St. Francis of Wheaton to a standoff that required overtime to resolve at Leo on Tuesday night. Neither team led by more … [Read more...]
Leo V. Mount Carmel – Basketball commentary by Dan McGrath.
Offense, defense, rebounding … everything about the Leo Lions’ performance against Hyde Park in the Team Rose Shootout at Mount Carmel on Sunday was superior to their play against longtime rival Brother Rice at home two nights previous. The effort in particular. But a … [Read more...]
Leo Alumni Association’s Fall Newsletter.
To keep up on the current info on the status of the activities and events of the Leo Alumni Association please see the most recent newsletter attached here. LEO-2024-Fall-Issue-5Download … [Read more...]
Leo V. Brother Rice – Basketball Commentary by Bill Figel
One had to stare really hard at the uniforms to make sure it was Leo playing Brother Rice at Leo on Friday, Dec. 8. The crowd was uncommonly small and decidedly subdued, a half-full Lions Den totally devoid of the passion these two longtime rivals usually inspire. And the game was a … [Read more...]
Leo V. St. Laurence – Basketball Commentary by Bill Figel
Leo’s young basketball squad visited Catholic League rival St. Laurence in a non-conference tilt Tuesday night in Burbank with both teams eager to get back toward .500 on the season before tough conference play begins in earnest Friday. St. Laurence of the Catholic League White beat Leo 65-41 on … [Read more...]
Leo V. De La Salle – Basketball Commentary By Bill Figel
by Bill Figel The value of a learning curve is defined later by what is actually learned. Leo began its Catholic League play Friday night against conference favorite De La Salle (5-0, 1-0) falling 71-40 and to a 1-2 record, 0-1 in the Catholic League. A well-coached Meteor squad with … [Read more...]