Chicago Catholic League

Once again, it was a great pennant race in Catholic League baseball action. Congratulations to the Crusaders of Brother Rice for their Cathoilc League title. The Crusaders finished 18-3 overall in Catholic League play!

Fenwick and Montini Catholic both finished 11-9 to earn a share of the White division title. Congratulations to all of our schools on another great spring of baseball!

Congratulations to Brother Rice on capturing the Blue Division Volleyball title with an overall record of 7-1. Saint Ignatius won the Green Division with an undefeated record of 8-0 and Montini Catholic won the White Division with a 6-0 overall record. Congratulations to all three schools on a great volleyball season!

Congratulations to the Ramblers on winning the Chicago Catholic League Outdoor Track & Field Championships by the narrowest of margins over the Cadets of Marmion Academy. The Ramblers earned a total of 105 points and the Cadets managed only 103. This marked one of the closest finishes in Catholic League history. Congratulations to all the schools on a great day of competition.

The Chicago Catholic League Coaches Association is very excited to announce the newest members of the Chicago Catholic League Hall of Fame. The latest members of the Hall of Fame fraternity are men whose values and ideals complement that of the Catholic League and they will uphold the integrity and credibility of our very prestigious Hall of Fame.

The Class of 2017:

Rev. Robert Carroll, O.Carm, Ph.D. – Mount Carmel
Mr. Ed Formanski – Weber/Fenwick
Dr. Tom Goberville – Mendel Catholic
Mr. Brian Hurry – St. Francis de Sales/Mount Carmel
Mr. Terry Murphy – St. Laurence
Mr. Dan O’Connell – Brother Rice
Mr. John O’Neill – St. Rita
Mr. Gary Repetto – Weber
Mr. Will Rey – Gordon Tech/Fenwick
Mr. Don Sebestyen – Providence Catholic/Mount Carmel/Fenwick
Dr. Dominic Tedesco, M.D. – Fenwick
Mr. Mike Walaszek – St. Laurence
Mr. Jitim Young – Gordon Tech

Man of the Year

Mr. Doug Bruno – Head Women’s Coach at DePaul University


The Chicago Catholic League Hall of Fame dinner will take place on May 4th, 2017 - its traditional date of the first Thursday in May. Doors will open at 6:00 pm.

Crystal Sky Banquet Hall
7941 W. 47th
McCook, IL 60525

Tickets are $40.00 per person or $400.00 for a table of ten

On Friday February 24, 2017, The Chicago Catholic League (CCL) received official notification from St. Francis of Wheaton, Bishop McNamara and Aurora Christian regarding their application to, and acceptance into, the Metro Suburban Conference starting in the 2018-19 school year.

While the CCL is disappointed in their decisions to leave our great league, we appreciate and understand that every school has to do what they feel is in their best interest and do what best meets the needs of their respective stakeholders.

The three departing schools will fulfill their CCL schedules and contracts for the 2017-18 school year - which will allow the remaining schools in the CCL to work out new schedules for all our sports.

The CCL will remain committed to providing quality competitive experiences for our member schools and their students – we will continue to strive to create divisions and schedules based on parity which will allow schools to compete at an appropriate level allowing for opportunities for success in various sports. The CCL will continue to be committed to listening to the needs of our member schools and try to help all our schools.