Chicago Catholic League

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The Chicago Catholic League (CCL) is a high school athletic conference in Chicago, Illinois, USA. The schools are all part of the Illinois High School Association. The conference is made up of the male teams from the member schools and also has a sister conference, the Girls Catholic Athletic Conference (GCAC).

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[edit] Member Schools

[edit] Sports

[edit] Football

The Chicago Catholic League is divided into a Blue, a White, and a Green Conference. The CCL Blue is the top football conference in Illinois and is arguably one of the best in the entire country. The Blue includes Mount Carmel, Loyola Academy, St. Rita, Brother Rice, and Providence Catholic. The White includes DeLaSalle, Fenwick, St. Ignatius, Bishop MacNamara, and St. Laurence. The Green includes Guerin Prep, Gordon Tech, St. Francis de Sales, Seton Academy, Hales Franciscan, and Leo.

[edit] Basketball

Hales Franciscan, Mount Carmel, and Fenwick (girls) have won state championships. The Conference is divided into a North and a South Conference. The border schools in the conferences flip conferences every two years.

[edit] Hockey

Fenwick, Mount Carmel and Loyola are perrenial contenders for the Kennedy Cup and state crown.

[edit] Baseball

Mount Carmel, St. Rita, St. Laurence, Brother Rice and Providence are often top teams in the state.

[edit] Soccer

St. Ignatius, Brother Rice, and Loyola are the traditional powers in Catholic League soccer.

[edit] Swimming

Loyola and Fenwick are usually in the top five teams in the state.

[edit] Lacrosse

Loyola is a favorite every year to win the state title.

[edit] Wrestling

Mount Carmel, St. Rita, St. Laurence and Providence have combined to win several state championships. The conference has won more AA State Wrestling titles (dual) than any other conference.

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