March 6, 2025 Attn: Leo High School Community From: Bill Figel, 72 Re: Author Appearance Monday, March 10, 2:00 p.m. We wish to thank Pulitzer Prize winning author Jonathan Eig for his on-going support of Leo. He will grace us with a talk Monday at 2 p.m. The entire student body will be in attendance. Through the support of […]
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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 fell in line with […]
Continue reading...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 Tuesday in a semifinal of the IHSA Class 2-A […]
Continue reading...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 64-35 […]
Continue reading...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. Armour also qualified for the state meet as a […]
Continue reading...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 Park in their regular-season finale […]
Continue reading...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 out the door. Rock bottom. Anyone who suggested the Lions […]
Continue reading...Leo Vs. Saint Ignatius – Basketball Commentary – By David Gross
The Lions Den was roaring Friday night as Leo closed out the Catholic League portion of its schedule against Blue Division rival Saint Ignatius College Prep. The Lions were anxious to bounce back and regain momentum after getting manhandled at Mt. Carmel three nights earlier, and they did just that, knocking off the Wolfpack 67-62 […]
Continue reading...Leo Vs. Mount Carmel – Basketball Commentary – By David Gross.
That “thud” you may have heard Tuesday night was the Leo Lions falling back to earth at Mt. Carmel. Seeking to build on the momentum of an upset victory over Loyola Academy four nights earlier, as well as six wins in their previous seven games and an 11-3 record since January 1, the Lions instead […]
Continue reading...Leo Vs. Loyola Academy – Basketball Commentary – By David Gross.
The Leo Lions prevailed in a tough, gritty thriller against Loyola Academy on Friday, pulling out a 69-66 victory before an excited and appreciative Alumni Night crowd in the Lions Den. The first of three games in seven nights against three of the top teams in the Catholic League Blue Division was a battle, but the Lions (17-9, 2-4) rallied from a 10-point halftime deficit to record the biggest victory of the three-year […]
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