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School of the Year
The James Leary School of the Year Award was created in 1980 in honor of the late coach and athletic director at the University of Detroit High School. Leary also served several terms on the Catholic League’s Executive Athletic Board. This award is presented annually to the league school that best exemplifies spirit, sportsmanship and cooperation.
| 2024 | Detroit Catholic Central |
| 2023 | Clarkston Everest Collegiate |
| 2022 | Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood |
| 2020 | Detroit Cristo Rey |
| 2019 | Royal Oak Shrine Catholic |
| 2018 | Dearborn Divine Child |
2017 | Orchard Lake St. Mary's Preparatory |
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2016 | University of Detroit Jesuit |
2015 | Riverview Gabriel Richard |
2014 | Farmington Hills Mercy |
2013 | Detroit Catholic Central |
2012 | Regina High School |
2011 | Pontiac Notre Dame Prep |
2010 | Madonna University |
2009 | Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes |
2008 | Marine City Cardinal Mooney Catholic |
2007 | Warren De La Salle Collegiate |
2006 | Ann Arbor Fr. Gabriel Richard |
2005 | Royal Oak Shrine Catholic |
2004 | Orchard Lake St. Mary's Prep |
2003 | Detroit Dominican |
2002 | Detroit St. Martin de Porres |
2001 | University of Detroit Jesuit |
2000 | Hamtramck St. Florian |
1999 | Birmingham Marian |
1998 | Dearborn Divine Child |
1997 | Madison Heights Bishop Foley |
1996 | Livonia Ladywood |
1995 | Farmington Hills Mercy |
1994 | Orchard Lake St. Mary's Prep |
1993 | GPW Our Lady Star of the Sea |
1992 | Detroit Holy Redeemer |
1991 | Harper Woods Bishop Gallagher |
1990 | Marine City Cardinal Mooney |
1989 | Harper Woods Notre Dame |
1988 | Warren De La Salle |
1987 | Center Line St. Clement |
1986 | University of Detroit Jesuit |
1985 | Pontiac Catholic |
1984 | Madison Heights Bishop Foley |
1983 | Detroit Catholic Central |
1982 | Detroit De La Salle |
1981 | Orchard Lake St. Mary's Prep |
1980 | Livonia Ladywood |
1979 | Redford St. Mary |
1978 | Royal Oak Shrine |
1977 | Detroit St. Andrew, Redford Bishop |
1976 | Madison Heights Bishop Foley |
