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 non-competitive yawner. Leo […]
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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 the strength of traditional three-point plays […]
Continue reading...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 a collective defensive wingspan that […]
Continue reading...Leo v Bogan High – Basketball Commentary by Dan McGrath
From: Dan McGrath There were some “winning ugly” aspects to the Leo Lions’ 55-46 trimming of Bogan in a Nov. 28 nonconference road game, but a win is a win for a young squad working to establish itself. So the Lions were happy to leave Bogan with a nice bounce-back victory that squared their record […]
Continue reading...Leo v Farragut High – Basketball Commentary by Dan McGrath
Dan McGrath’s commentary via Jack Hannigan As for the concept of starting the high school basketball season before Thanksgiving … bad idea. Young, inexperienced and new to each other as the Leo Lions are, they clearly could have used another week of preparation before facing Farragut in the Rich Township Shootout in Richton Park on […]
Continue reading...Andrew P VanderPloeg – Class of 1959 – Rest In Peace.
The Alumni Association was recently notified of the passing of Andrew P VanderPloeg on October 1st, 2023. Andrew came to Leo from St. Christina Grammar School. While at Leo, Andrew participated in Football, as a Class Officer and in other activities. After graduation, Andrew attended John Carroll University for two years, then graduated from Marquette […]
Continue reading...Leo Football – One Game Remaining. Links to football and basketball schedules attached below.
Leo Football has one game remaining in its season, for information on that October 19th game please click this link. The start of the Leo Basketball Season is only a month away. For details please click on this link to the Leo High School website, where the schedule and other information is listed.
Continue reading...Leo’s annual Scholarship Benefit
The Andy McKenna Legacy Award, will be presented to the honoree at Leo’s annual Scholarship Benefit. Ray Siegel ‘65, this year’s honoree, will receive the McKenna Award at the eighth annual Scholarship Benefit at the Four Seasons Chicago on Wednesday, Nov. 29. More information about Ray and the benefit can be viewed by clicking here.
Continue reading...Veterans Day Celebration
There will be a Veteran’s Day Celebration at Leo High school on November, 3rd. More details will come shortly.
Continue reading...Leo vs Joliet Catholic – full analysis by Dan McGrath
A team piles up 352 rushing yards, scores seven touchdowns in 10 possessions, doesn’t punt once all night and has “explosive plays” of 55, 49, 47, 28 and 25 yards, you might say its offense had a great night. Yep. And Joliet Catholic’s defense was even better. The Hillmen held Leo without a first […]
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