The History
of the Lions
A Tradition
in Sports
Back in 2005, St. Joseph's Boy's Academy migrated to Illinois, and became the school we now know and love: Notre Dame de La Salette. When we moved, we brought with us our favorite sport, Rugby. Over the years La Salette has experienced many different sports: soccer, softball etc., but Rugby is one of the only ones that truly stuck, because it teaches the qualities of a true athlete: sportsmanship, respect, and a sense of unity with your team. Here are the famed games, tournaments, and players that have engrained this sport into the La Salette Legacy.
2006- 3rd in Midwest Championship, and Second in the Nation at the National Championship.
2007- After taking third place in the Regionals, we went on to the National Championship and won Second in the Nation.
2008- We managed to keep our status of Second in the Nation.
2009- We were stopped in Final Four competing for best in the State.
2010- We were defeated before even getting to the Final Four.
2011-2013- We again only reached Final Four in the State.
2014- We broke our Final Four curse and brought home Fifth in the Nation.
2016- We ranked Second in the Midwest.
2017- We ranked Second in the State.
Rugby Captains over the Years
2006-James Carlisle
2007-Jude DeTar
2008-Eric Populus
2009-Joseph Dolan
2010-John Shiltz
2011-Nicholas Jemison
2012-Blaise Flanery
2013-Nicholas Kracht
2014-Gerard Kleinsmith
2015-Aldo Cruz
2016-Joseph Brauner
2017-Jacob McDonough
2018-Declan Prather
2019-Thomas Peterson
2020-Nicholas Halligan
2021-Brendan Martonik
2022-Mark Shea