Leo 68, Aurora Central Catholic 30,CCL crossover in Aurora on January 29 The three preliminary games of a rare four-game week could hardly have gone better for the Leo Lions – they dispatched Payton College Prep (48-39), Providence-St. Mel (82-30) and Aurora Central Catholic (68-30) by a combined 99 points, improving to 14-8 for the […]
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Leo Vs. Providence-St. Mel – Basketball Commentary – By Dan McGrath
Leo 82, Providence-St. Mel 30, CCL crossover at Leo January 28 Leo hadn’t played a home game in three weeks, but the Lions Den seemed as cozy as ever to them Tuesday night as a Catholic League crossover game with Providence-St. Mel got started. The Lions made 60 percent of their first-quarter shots, forced eight PSM […]
Continue reading...Leo V. Payton – Basketball Commentary – by Dan McGrath.
Leo 48, Payton 39 Breast Cancer Shootout at Rich Township, January 26 Maybe they were still sore from a bruising loss to Fenwick two nights earlier. Maybe there was no heat on the bus that delivered them to Richton Park. Whatever the reason, the Leo Lions were colder than a tax examiner’s heart in the […]
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Continue reading...Alumni Night Catholic League Basketball
FELLOW ALUMNI Alumni Night Catholic League Basketball Game What: LEO vs. LOYOLA Basketball Game & Reception When: Friday, Feb 7, 2025 Tip-off at 7 pm Where: Leo H.S. Gymnasium: 7901 S. Sangamon Transportation Compliments of the Leo Alumni Association FREE buses for the alumni will leave from the American Legion Post at 5:30 pm. Return […]
Continue reading...Leo enjoys increased enrollment in past decade
by Bill Figel Jan 21, 2025 When 100 freshmen arrive next year at Leo Catholic High School, 7901 S. Sangamon St., it will follow a triumphant trajectory of increased enrollment over the last decade. Those familiar with the 99-year-old school know the arrival 12 years ago of Leo President Dan McGrath—followed by his recruitment of […]
Continue reading...Leo Vs. Fenwick – Basketball Commentary – By Dan McGrath
From: Dan McGrath The Leo Lions traveled to Oak Park Friday night for a Catholic League Blue Division matchup with Fenwick. They wound up being taken to the woodshed. The Friars are a basketball team with a football mentality. They don’t guard so much as they punish, which stands to reason — their star is Nate […]
Continue reading...Leo Vs. Crete-Monee – Basketball Commentary – by Dan McGrath
Some 2 1/2 years after its inception, Leo High School’s basketball rebuild is gaining some traction. The Lions capped a highly satisfying three-win week by dismantling Crete-Monee 59-41 in the Chelby Frazier Shootout on Sunday at Thornwood High School in South Holland. The victory came 24 hours after a 63-56 decision over Northridge Prep in […]
Continue reading...CLASS OF 1975 – GOLDEN JUBILEE CLASS
Welcome, Gentlemen of the Class of 1975, to your golden Jubilee. This is our year, and we are asking all of you great Leo Men to step up and support the school. Please consider making a donation below along with your ticket purchase This year, for the first time, members of the Golden Jubilee class […]
Continue reading...Leo Vs. Perspectives-IIT – Basketball Commentary – By Dan McGrath
With a tall, rangy, active front line, Perspectives IIT seemed to have an advantage over the height-challenged Leo Lions in their Whitney Young Shootout matchup at Malcolm X College on Saturday. But never underestimate the value of determined guards … or a popular staff member making his head-coaching debut. After nursing a 38-36 lead into […]
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