That’s Doctor Rawls to you, if you please. On Wednesday, March 6, Leo Principal Shaka Rawls defended “Watching the Asphalt Grow,” the dissertation he prepared to complete his doctoral degree in Urban Educational Policy from the University of Illinois-Chicago. The topic covered the effect school closings and consolidation during Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s administration had on […]
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Leo V. Phillips – Basketball Commentary by Dan McGrath.
The fight went the distance, but practically speaking it was a first-round knockout. Phillips’ Wildcats put on a dazzling shooting display in the first quarter, raced out to a 29-6 lead and went on to bury the Leo Lions 64-37 in an IHSA Class 2-A Sectional semifinal Tuesday evening at Corliss High School. The Public […]
Continue reading...James T. Aldworth, Class of 1957, Rest In Peace
The Leo Alumni Association was recently notified of the death of James Aldworth of the Class of 1957. James came to Leo from St. Leo Grammar school. James was very popular among his classmates and served as an officer for his class during his time at Leo. After Graduation James regularly supported the Leo Alumni […]
Continue reading...Richard L. Furlong, Class of 1959, Rest In Peace
The Leo Alumni Association was recently notified of the death of Richard L. Furlong of the Class of 1959, by several of his friends and classmates. Rich came to Leo from St. Helen of the Cross Grammar school. According to the Leo Yearbook, Rich participated in the Glee Club while a student at Leo. Despite […]
Continue reading...Leo V. Julian – Basketball Commentary By Bill Figel.
Leo’s young varsity players cleared their first hurdle in IHSA 2-A division competition Wednesday night at Julian High School beating Longwood 35-34 in a tense game decided as the final shot clanged off the backboard and rim. Leo never trailed in its first regional game and ran its record to 12-19 on the season. In […]
Continue reading...Leo Youth To Be Tested Again As IHSA, March Madness Get Underway – Basketball Commentary By Bill Figel
The ups and downs of any regular season define the character of a team heading into playoff competition. Leo finished its regular season 11-19 and 1-6 in Catholic League play. During the toughest stretch run in Catholic League play, the Lions’ flirtation with a .500 record proved a slippery slope. But now a fresh start […]
Continue reading...Leo V. St. Ignatius – Basketball Commentary by Bill Fingl.
Leo and St. Ignatius – both in the highly competitive Catholic League Blue – faced off Friday night with the home team beating the Lions 72-43 on Senior Night, which served as another reminder of how young Leo is with only one senior. Leo finished its regular season 11-18 and 1-6 in Catholic League play. […]
Continue reading...Leo V. Mount Carmel – Basketball Commentary by Dan McGrath.
If the Leo Lions didn’t get a good enough sense of what a championship team looks like in earlier beatdowns by Catholic League Blue powers Brother Rice (70-34) and DePaul Prep (62-23) this season, Mt. Carmel offered them a refresher course at Leo Tuesday night. The Caravan (26-3, 5-0 CCL Blue, No. 4 Chicago Sun-Times) […]
Continue reading...Leo V. Oak Lawn – Basketball Commentary by Dan McGrath.
The South Suburban Red Conference which Oak Lawn (9-1, 18-6) is dominating this season is not as highly regarded as the Chicago Catholic League Blue in which Leo competes, so Coach Jamille Ridley expected the Spartans’ best shot in their meeting at the Evergreen Park Sunday Shootout. “Beating a Catholic League Blue team would be […]
Continue reading...Leo V. Loyola Academy – Basketball Commentary by Dan McGrath.
Coming off two semi-disheartening, coulda/woulda/shoulda losses to St. Francis de Sales and Riverside-Brookfield, Leo Coach Jamille Ridley wanted nothing more than to “pop” Loyola Academy with an upset in a Catholic League Blue Division matchup in Wilmette Friday night. Didn’t happen, but not for Leo’s lack of effort. Playing the perpetual-motion offense and vice-grip-tight defense […]
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