December 29 Reavis and De La Salle

Reavis High School
6034 W. 77th St.
Burbank, IL

All Start Time: 9 a.m.
January 3 DePaul, De La Salle, St. Laurence, St. Ignatius

DePaul Prep
3333 N. Rockwell St.
Chicago, IL

Varsity Start Time: 9 a.m.
January 4 St. Laurence, Marmion, Fenwick

St. Laurence
5556 W. 77th St.
Burbank, IL

Varsity Start Time: 9 a.m.
January 11 Thornton, Bremen, Eisenhower, Proviso East

Thornton High School
15001 Broadway Ave.
Harvey, IL

JV Start Time: 5:30 p.m.
January 13 St. Ignatius, Taft, Nazareth

St. Ignatius College Prep
1076 Roosevelt Rd.
Chicago, IL

Varsity Start Time: 5 p.m.
January 14 Sullivan HS Invitational

Sullivan High School
6631 N. Bosworth Ave.
Chicago, IL

Varsity Start Time: 9 a.m.
January 21 CCL Varsity Championships

Mt. Carmel High School
6410 S. Dante Ave.
Chicago, IL

Varsity Start Time: 9 a.m.
January 28 CCL Sophomore Championships

Providence High School
1800 W. Lincoln Highway
New Lenox, IL

Sophomore Start Time: 9 a.m.
February 4 IHSA Regionals

St. Laurence High School
5556 W. 77th Street
Burbank, IL

Varsity Start Time: 9 a.m.
February 10 IHSA Sectionals

Coal City High School
655 W. Division St.
Coal City, IL

Varsity Start Time: 5 p.m.
February 11 IHSA Sectionals

Coal City High School
655 W. Division St.
Coal City, IL

Varsity Start Time: 9 a.m.
February 16 IHSA State Finals

University of Illinois
Champaign, IL

Varsity Start Time: TBA
February 17 IHSA State Finals

University of Illinois
Champaign, IL

Varsity Start Time: TBA
February 18 IHSA State Finals

University of Illinois
Champaign, IL

Varsity Start Time: TBA
February 21 IHSA Team Sectionals

TBA

Varsity Start Time: 5 p.m.
February 24 IHSA Team State Finals

US Cellular Arena
Bloomington, IL

Varsity Start Time: 9 a.m.
February 25 IHSA Team State Finals

US Cellular Arena
Bloomington, IL

Varsity Start Time: 9 a.m.

By Dan McGrath

Rigorous Catholic League competition proved to be good preparation for the IHSA state series for Leo wrestlers Nick Armour, Chris Mathis and Fred Chandler.

Armour, a sophomore heavyweight, pinned all three opponents and took first place at the IHSA Class 1-A Regional at St. Laurence High School on Saturday, Feb. 4.

Mathis, a senior, placed second at 120 pounds, and Chandler, a freshman, finished fourth at 138 pounds. Sophomore Trevor Turpin also competed, but lost both his matches and didn’t place.

The top three finishers in each weight class advance to sectional competition, so it’s off to Coal City and the 1-A Sectional for Armour and Mathis on Feb. 10-11. Chandler also will advance if any of the three wrestlers who finished above him are unable to compete for any reason. The top three sectional finishers advance to the state meet Feb. 16-18 at State Farm Center on the University of Illinois campus.   

As a team, Leo placed seventh among 10 teams with 47 points. Host St. Laurence won the regional with 150.5 points and Nazareth was runner-up with 133.5 points.

Armour was an All-Catholic League Red Division defensive lineman as a sophomore for the Lions, while Mathis is an honor student and a member of the National Honor Society. We wish them well at the sectional.